AUBURN, Ala. – Down seven runs and looking like a team that had been on the road for a week and could have been content with a series win, No. 8 Kentucky roared back with 13 unanswered runs in the final five innings on the way to a 13-8 victory at Auburn and claimed its third consecutive Southeastern Conference sweep.
UK (30-5, 14-1) now has won a school-record 10 straight conference games and the 2024 Wildcats are the second-fastest to 30 wins in a season in school history behind only the 2012 team that started 30-3 and ascended to No. 1 in the nation.
James McCoy bashed a three-run home run to breathe life into the Cats and Devin Burkes cleared the bases with a three-run double off the top of the wall to complete the comeback and tie the game in the sixth. On the next pitch, Nick Lopez greeted an Auburn reliever with a two-run, game-winning shot to left-centerfield. He later added a three-run blast over the UK bullpen in right to put the game out of reach.
Starter Mason Moore had a rare off day as Auburn jumped out to a 7-0 lead through three but a parade of UK relievers would allow only a ninth inning solo home run the rest of the way. Robert Hogan earned the victory with three innings of one-hit baseball and Johnny Hummel earned his fourth save by extinguishing a potential rally in the eighth and striking out the side to close the game out.
The Wildcats wrap their five-game road trip at Louisville on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be aired on the ACC Network and there will be an audio broadcast via the UK Sports Network.
Nick, Knack, the Cats Come Back! Nick Lopez Blasts Two Homers as No. 8 Kentucky Erases Seven-Run Deficit – UK Athletics
UK (30-5, 14-1) now has won a school-record 10 straight conference games and the 2024 Wildcats are the second-fastest to 30 wins in a season in school history behind only the 2012 team that started 30-3 and ascended to No. 1 in the nation.
James McCoy bashed a three-run home run to breathe life into the Cats and Devin Burkes cleared the bases with a three-run double off the top of the wall to complete the comeback and tie the game in the sixth. On the next pitch, Nick Lopez greeted an Auburn reliever with a two-run, game-winning shot to left-centerfield. He later added a three-run blast over the UK bullpen in right to put the game out of reach.
Starter Mason Moore had a rare off day as Auburn jumped out to a 7-0 lead through three but a parade of UK relievers would allow only a ninth inning solo home run the rest of the way. Robert Hogan earned the victory with three innings of one-hit baseball and Johnny Hummel earned his fourth save by extinguishing a potential rally in the eighth and striking out the side to close the game out.
The Wildcats wrap their five-game road trip at Louisville on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be aired on the ACC Network and there will be an audio broadcast via the UK Sports Network.
Nick, Knack, the Cats Come Back! Nick Lopez Blasts Two Homers as No. 8 Kentucky Erases Seven-Run Deficit – UK Athletics
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