Kentucky Baseball dropped its third consecutive SEC series opener Friday night with a 9-7 loss to Texas A&M. The ‘Cats jumped out to a 7-1 lead, but were outscored 8-0 over the final 5 1/2 innings.
With yet another loss, Kentucky has lost seven of its last nine games and is now 2-5 in SEC play. Its 2-5 start in conference play is its worst since the 2022 season (also 2-5), where the ‘Cats missed the NCAA Tournament.
Senior right-hander Scott Rouse made his first start of the season for Kentucky Friday night, shifting from a reliever role to a Friday night role to replace Ethan Walker in the starting rotation. Rouse didn’t have the best first impression, as he gave up five hits and six earned runs with two strikeouts in four innings of work. Two of the four relievers that followed Rouse also gave up one run each (Evan Byers and Jackson Nove).
Kentucky falls to Texas A&M 9-7 in blown series opener Friday night
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With yet another loss, Kentucky has lost seven of its last nine games and is now 2-5 in SEC play. Its 2-5 start in conference play is its worst since the 2022 season (also 2-5), where the ‘Cats missed the NCAA Tournament.
Senior right-hander Scott Rouse made his first start of the season for Kentucky Friday night, shifting from a reliever role to a Friday night role to replace Ethan Walker in the starting rotation. Rouse didn’t have the best first impression, as he gave up five hits and six earned runs with two strikeouts in four innings of work. Two of the four relievers that followed Rouse also gave up one run each (Evan Byers and Jackson Nove).
Kentucky falls to Texas A&M 9-7 in blown series opener Friday night
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