The Bat ‘Cats continue to float on the NCAA Tournament bubble, but another big win on Friday has the program riding positive momentum with more resume-building opportunities ahead. Kentucky Baseball, which entered the 2022 SEC Tournament as a 12-seed, knocked the eight-seed Vanderbilt Commodores out of the conference’s postseason with a dominant 10-2 victory.
With the win over the ‘Dores, Kentucky (32-25; 12-18 SEC) advances to the fourth round of the SEC Tournament where they will play on Saturday against the loser of Friday night’s contest between 4-seed LSU and top-seed Tennessee.
UK upset the Volunteers earlier this month in thrilling fashion (the only team this season to win a series against UT), winning two of three games at Kentucky Proud Park.