Ryan Nicholson homered twice, Emilien Pitre homered and doubled and Mason Moore was electric on the mound as Kentucky scored a run-rule 12-2 seven-inning victory on Sunday at Kentucky Proud Park to sweep No. 25 Georgia.
It is the first time in school history the Wildcats (17-3, 3-0 SEC) have opened SEC play by sweeping a three-game series in consecutive seasons, having wiped out Mississippi State in 2023.
Georgia (17-4, 0-3) came into Lexington with the school’s best start in modern history and the nation’s top home run-hitting offense but watched as Kentucky outscored it 37-15 and hit eight home runs in the series to just four for the Bulldogs. UK had three more on Sunday with Nicholson twice leaving the yard and Pitre hammering his second of the season. Nicholson has three in the last four games.
Moore flinched just once, a second inning home run that gave Georgia a 2-0 edge before the Cats scored 12 unanswered. It was the second time this week UK scored double-digit unanswered runs. Moore set a new career high with eight strikeouts in 6.0 three-hit innings, including two of Charlie Condon, one of the nation’s most feared hitters.
The Wildcats will return to Kentucky Proud Park on Tuesday night vs. Evansville. The contest between the Cats and the Aces will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday night and will be streamed on the SECN+, with radio coverage available on 98.5 FM (Lexington) and UKAthletics.com.
Kentucky Sweeps No. 25 Georgia in Run-Rule Victory – UK Athletics​
It is the first time in school history the Wildcats (17-3, 3-0 SEC) have opened SEC play by sweeping a three-game series in consecutive seasons, having wiped out Mississippi State in 2023.
Georgia (17-4, 0-3) came into Lexington with the school’s best start in modern history and the nation’s top home run-hitting offense but watched as Kentucky outscored it 37-15 and hit eight home runs in the series to just four for the Bulldogs. UK had three more on Sunday with Nicholson twice leaving the yard and Pitre hammering his second of the season. Nicholson has three in the last four games.
Moore flinched just once, a second inning home run that gave Georgia a 2-0 edge before the Cats scored 12 unanswered. It was the second time this week UK scored double-digit unanswered runs. Moore set a new career high with eight strikeouts in 6.0 three-hit innings, including two of Charlie Condon, one of the nation’s most feared hitters.
The Wildcats will return to Kentucky Proud Park on Tuesday night vs. Evansville. The contest between the Cats and the Aces will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday night and will be streamed on the SECN+, with radio coverage available on 98.5 FM (Lexington) and UKAthletics.com.
Kentucky Sweeps No. 25 Georgia in Run-Rule Victory – UK Athletics​
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