“The sign when you walk into our dugout clearly says that victory needs to be earned every day and that’s what our team did. We’ve earned another opportunity to play.”
It may not have been easy, it definitely wasn’t pretty, but the Kentucky Wildcats clinched a spot in the SEC Tournament with a 6-3 win over the Auburn Tigers.
The ‘Cats get a gem from Mason Hazelwood
Regardless of what else they needed to go on around the SEC on Saturday, Kentucky was still in a position to control its own destiny. Looking at a win-and-in situation, Head Coach Nick Mingione had to go to arguably his most consistent and reliable arm.