Kentucky Kernel

Kentucky Track and Field hosts the second-to-last meet of the season from Wednesday, May 27, to Saturday, May 30, 2026, at the UK Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington, Ky.

PHOTOS: Kentucky hosts the 2026 NCAA East First Round Track and Field meet Kentucky Track and Field hosts the second-to-last meet of the season from Wednesday, May 27, to Saturday, May 30, 2026, at the UK Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington, Ky.

Kentucky baseball (32-21, 13-17 SEC) used a three-run eighth inning to advance to the regional finals with an 11-9 win over West Virginia (40-15, 21-9 Big 12).

Kentucky built a 6-0 lead after two innings, West Virginia followed with six unanswered runs. The Cats jumped back out to an 8-6 lead that the Mountaineers erased in the seventh inning.

Kentucky’s offense blew things open in the bottom of the eighth inning to take the lead for a third time.

Owen Jenkins got the eighth inning started with a one-out hit-by-pitch. Jayce Tharnish followed with an infield single, then Tyler Bell was also hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Luke Lawrence delivered a tie-breaking RBI-single into right-center field to give Kentucky a 9-8 lead.

Hudson Brown added two runs with a single into right field that scored Tharnish and Bell, extending the lead to 11-8 heading into the ninth.

Jack Bennett surrendered one in the ninth, but the Wildcats held their late lead to advance to their fourth-straight regional final.

The Mountaineers will take on Wake Forest at noon ET on Sunday, May 31. Kentucky will face the winner of that game in the regional final at 5 p.m. ET on May 31.

Kentucky baseball advances to NCAA Regional Final with 11-9 win over West Virginia Kentucky baseball (32-21, 13-17 SEC) used a three-run eighth inning to advance to the regional finals with an 11-9 win over West Virginia (40-15, 21-9 Big 12). Kentucky built a 6-0 lead after two innings, West Virginia followed with six unanswered runs. The Cats jumped back out to an 8-6 lead that t...