Back to the Kentucky Wildcats Newsfeed

Kentucky baseball opens weekend series against Lipscomb with a win

The Kentucky baseball team opened the weekend with a 7-4 victory over Lipscomb at Kentucky Proud Park.

The Wildcats are now 8-1 to open the season.

Game 2 against Lipscomb is tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. ET.

Here’s a recap from UK Athletics:

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The bullpen shined and Devin Burkes did Devin Burkes things on a baseball diamond again as Kentucky fought off a pesky Lipscomb club to score a series-opening 7-4 victory at Kentucky Proud Park on Friday.

In a game moved up three hours due to the forecast for heavy rains in the late afternoon and evening, UK moved to 8-1 with a hard-fought win.