Kentucky sweeps Lexington Super Regional over Oregon State, advances to first-ever College World Series
No. 2 Kentucky has made history again by reaching a height that they never had before in the College World Series.
The Wildcats swept Oregon State in the Lexington Super Regional in front of record crowds at Kentucky Proud Park with a 10-0 shutout on Saturday and a 3-2 victory on Sunday. Those two monumental wins for the program will now send them to Omaha for the first time ever in school history.
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The Wildcats got the scoring started with one run apiece in the second and top of the fourth. Nolan McCarthy was part of both as his double in the second scored Ryan Nicholson first before a fielder’s choice involving him saw him get to first while Mitchell Daly got home.
However, the Beavers responded in the bottom of the fourth due to some uncharacteristic poor pitching from RHP Mason Moore. Between a field error and four walks, the bases got loaded and led to two unearned runs scoring from Micah McDowell and Gavin Turley. That would lead to a pitching change to Cameron O’Brien for UK, who got them out of the inning at a tie.
The matchup then had a pitching standoff between O’Brien and Jacob Kmatz through the fifth and sixth.
The action picked back up in the seventh inning upon the insertion of Nelson Keljo. With McCarthy again on base at second, a wild pitch by Keljo got past his catcher at home. No one came up to cover the plate, though, with McCarthy racing and laying out to score the third run of the game and break the 2-2 tie. After that, Kentucky then got themselves out of their own pinch with two on base for Oregon State at the bottom of the seventh.
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That was the end of the scoring for both sides. Oregon State wouldn’t respond in their opportunity in the seventh, no one scored a run in the eighth, and then, with two pitching changes, Kentucky just needed one out to end the game. That out came from Johnny Hummel who struck out McDowell in three pitches with two on base to secure the momentous victory for UK.
Kentucky is now 45-14 after winning a share of the regular-season crown in the SEC. If that wasn’t enough for them, they’ll now head to the College World Series and make their first impression in Omaha after what was a program-changing win tonight for the Bat ‘Cats.
Kentucky celebrates first-ever World Series berth with dogpile
The Kentucky Wildcats have punched their ticket to the College World Series for the first time in program history, defeating Oregon State in a narrow victory after the clock struck midnight in front of their home crowd at Kentucky Proud Park.
Kentucky swept their three-game series with the Beavers following a dominant 10-0 win on Saturday. Having to work a little bit harder for the win on Sunday night and celebrating their momentous victory the proper way. With an epic dogpile on their home field which can be seen below.