Tuesday afternoon’s game at Western Kentucky should have been a tune-up before a matchup with SEC foe Missouri this weekend. However, that was not the case.
The pesky Hilltoppers hopped all over Kentucky starter Travis Smith early. Smith had his worst outing of the season, pitching 3.1 innings, giving up six hits and three earned runs. The Toppers, which entered Tuesday’s matchup with a 16-9 record, held a 4-0 lead over the No. 18 ranked ‘Cats through six innings. The Wildcats mustered just two hits in that span and it looked like they were still hungover from Sunday’s loss to Alabama.