Following a near three-hour rain delay, No. 3 seed Kentucky fell to No. 2 seed West Virginia 4-3 in the opening game of the Clemson Regional on Friday. They’ve led first in five consecutive games, but have gone on to lose all five of those games.
With the loss, Kentucky will now be playing the loser of Friday night’s No. 1 Clemson/No. 4 USC Upstate matchup in the loser’s bracket of the Clemson Regional. That game is scheduled for 12:00 pm EST on Saturday.
The ‘Cats jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning, but were outscored 4-0 over the final five innings. Kentucky totaled just five hits in the loss, courtesy of five different batters. Its lone RBI came via a Kyuss Gargett bunt, with its other two runs coming on an error made by West Virginia shortstop Brodie Kresser.
Kentucky falls to West Virginia 4-3 in opening game of Clemson Regional​
With the loss, Kentucky will now be playing the loser of Friday night’s No. 1 Clemson/No. 4 USC Upstate matchup in the loser’s bracket of the Clemson Regional. That game is scheduled for 12:00 pm EST on Saturday.
The ‘Cats jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning, but were outscored 4-0 over the final five innings. Kentucky totaled just five hits in the loss, courtesy of five different batters. Its lone RBI came via a Kyuss Gargett bunt, with its other two runs coming on an error made by West Virginia shortstop Brodie Kresser.
Kentucky falls to West Virginia 4-3 in opening game of Clemson Regional​