WKU, EKU to play for automatic NCAA bids, UofL looks for national seed in tournaments

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Staff report   Three more Kentucky Division I college baseball teams open postseason play Wednesday in their respective conference tournaments.   The University of Louisville enters the Big East Tournament as the No. 1 seed, Western Kentucky University enters the …

UK baseball team’s SEC Tournament run
ends in first round with 4-1 loss to Ole Miss

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Staff report   The UK baseball team’s season came to an end Tuesday with a 4-1 loss to Ole Miss in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.   The Wildcats, who likely needed to win the tournament to …

MiLB roundup: Ryan Wright, Cameron Flynn, Wade Gaynor homer in multi-hit efforts

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See below for a roundup of the highlights from Kentucky high school and college alumni as well as the state’s three Minor League Baseball teams in the Monday BluGrass Baseball MiLB roundup:   The Lexington Legends opened a three-game homestead …

UK baseball team faces must-win scenario
in SEC Tournament to reach NCAA regional

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What started as a promising season for the UK baseball team, has turned into a disappointment.   The Wildcats, who had already earned three weekend series wins versus RPI top-40 teams by the end of March, find themselves likely in …

UK Hoops recruit Linnae Harper named
to U19 national team, will play in Lithuania

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  UK women’s basketball signee Linnae Harper was one of 12 players selected to the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Championship Team, USA Basketball announced Sunday.   Harper was one of 33 athletes invited to tryouts for the team, …

Ryan Huck, Brent Cobb, Kyle Funkhouser earn BluGrass Baseball weekly awards

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See below at a look at each of the seven Kentucky Division I baseball team’s performances in the final week of the 2013 regular season as well as the final weekly BluGrass Baseball awards of the regular season:   University …

MiLB roundup: Cooper, Wetherell earn wins; Wright, Davis post multi-hit performances

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See below for a roundup of the highlights from Kentucky high school and college alumni as well as the state’s active Minor League Baseball teams in the Sunday BluGrass Baseball MiLB Roundup:   The Lexington Legends earned a series split …

After freshman season, Willie Cauley-Stein features new mindset on and off the court

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Willie Cauley-Stein made no attempt to hide his opinion about school from his coach when arriving on campus for his freshman season at UK.   “Hated school,” said John Calipari of Cauley-Stein. “He’d have told you at the beginning of …

UK softball beats Virginia Tech to advance
to second super regional in program history

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  After Virginia Tech forced a winner-take-all game two in the NCAA regional final Saturday, UK head coach Rachel Lawson had a simple message for her squad.   “I told them that the defense, if they wanted to extend their …

MiLB roundup: Cameron Flynn tallies three hits; Koch, Darnell, Rusin post quality starts

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See below for a roundup of the highlights from Kentucky high school and college alumni as well as the state’s three Minor League Baseball teams in the Saturday BluGrass Baseball MiLB Roundup:   The Louisville Bats pounded out 14 hits …

UK softball remains undefeated in NCAA regional to advance to championship game

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  Freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley threw seven strong innings, allowing only one hit and no earned runs, while junior infielder Krystal Smith went 2 for 3 at the plate with a home run and two RBI, as the No. 12 …

Campbellsville baseball team’s season ends one win shy of NCCAA World Series title game

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Campbellsville University’s comeback season came to an end Friday night, one win away from playing for a national title. The Tigers managed to out-hit Southeastern University, but were unable to erase a third inning deficit in a 2-0 NCCAA World …

UofL extends nation’s longest winning streak to 15 games to clinch share of Big East title

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  Jeff Gardner hammered a pair of home runs and had four RBI while Adam Engel and Nick Ratajczak combined for four hits and five RBI as the No. 10 Louisville baseball team clinched a share of its fourth BIG …

MiLB roundup: Andrew Albers earns first win in fourth consecutive quality start in AAA

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See below for a roundup of the highlights from Kentucky high school and college alumni as well as the state’s three Minor League Baseball teams in the Friday BluGrass Baseball MiLB roundup:   The Bowling Green Hot Rods were outhit …

UK stays in winners’ bracket with extra-inning win vs. Marshall to open NCAA regional

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  Freshman infielder Nikki Sagermann went 2 for 3 in the game, including an RBI game-winning single in the eighth inning, while freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley went eight strong innings in the circle, becoming the second rookie in school history …

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