Kentucky falls to Vanderbilt 12-4 in regular season finale

[Matt Dillon]

No. 2 Kentucky fell in the regular series finale to Vanderbilt 12-4 on Saturday. With a win, Kentucky would’ve clinched its first sweep of Vanderbilt since 1988.

If there were any doubts that the Commodores would be in danger of missing their first NCAA Tournament since 2005, they shut those down with the win on Saturday.

By failing to finish off the sweep, Kentucky left the door open for Tennessee to clinch its share of the SEC Regular Season Championship. The Volunteers finished off the sweep of South Carolina on Saturday with a 4-1 win, clinching a share of their fifth SEC Regular Season title in program history.

With a Tennessee loss, Kentucky would have claimed the No. 1 seed and would have played the winner of Tuesday’s 8/9 game on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. EST. With Tennessee’s win however, Kentucky falls to the No. 3 seed and will play the winner of the 6/11 game on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. EST. Big difference there.

Kentucky finished the regular season 39-12 (22-7) and totaled its most SEC wins in program history (22) along with at least a share of its second ever SEC Regular Season Championship.

Onto Hoover.
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Kentucky falls to Vanderbilt 12-4 in regular season finale (on3.com)​

[CATHYnKY]

I was hoping they would sweep the series. Still a great season.

[Lighthouse]

So proud of this team! Now make this loss a positive and take an attitude to Hoover. GO CATS!!!

[Catsrock]

Got a first round bye. Play winner of UGA/LSU on Wednesday