“I walked off that field thinking that this was the last pitch I’m ever going to throw here. It brought tears to my eyes, I have to admit it.“
Mason Hazelwood had the storybook ending he always dreamed of when he came to the University of Kentucky. But as it often goes, not all stories end the way you want them to.
As one of the few remaining players on the Kentucky Baseball roster who can say they played at Cliff Hagan Stadium, Hazelwood has had a long and arduous journey that led to him grabbing the ball for the most important game of the Wildcats’ 2022 season.