Déjà vu in Nashville.
Kentucky once again fell to No. 9 Vanderbilt via the walk-off Friday night, this time by a score of 9-8. The ‘Cats drop to 29-22 (13-16) and are now currently the No. 13 seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament.
Heading into the ninth inning trailing by two, Tyler Bell and Cole Hage belted solo home runs to tie the game. Kyuss Gargett then delivered the go-ahead RBI-double to give Kentucky the late lead. Right-hander James McCoy entered in the ninth to attempt to close out the win, but gave up a walk-off two-run home run to Jonathan Vastine.
Absolute heartbreak for the ‘Cats (again).
A sweep on Sunday would be a huge gut punch, as it would push Kentucky closer and closer to the NCAA Tournament bubble. 13-17 in the SEC has always been close to a lock, but the addition of two more teams this season in Texas and Oklahoma has changed that a bit. Kentucky is currently a projected No. 3 seed in On3’s latest Field of 64 Projections.
Kentucky falls victim to Vanderbilt walk-off once again; lose 9-8​
Kentucky once again fell to No. 9 Vanderbilt via the walk-off Friday night, this time by a score of 9-8. The ‘Cats drop to 29-22 (13-16) and are now currently the No. 13 seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament.
Heading into the ninth inning trailing by two, Tyler Bell and Cole Hage belted solo home runs to tie the game. Kyuss Gargett then delivered the go-ahead RBI-double to give Kentucky the late lead. Right-hander James McCoy entered in the ninth to attempt to close out the win, but gave up a walk-off two-run home run to Jonathan Vastine.
Absolute heartbreak for the ‘Cats (again).
A sweep on Sunday would be a huge gut punch, as it would push Kentucky closer and closer to the NCAA Tournament bubble. 13-17 in the SEC has always been close to a lock, but the addition of two more teams this season in Texas and Oklahoma has changed that a bit. Kentucky is currently a projected No. 3 seed in On3’s latest Field of 64 Projections.
Kentucky falls victim to Vanderbilt walk-off once again; lose 9-8​
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