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Kentucky earns No. 12 seed in NCAA Tournament; will play Ball State on Friday

Sunday, we learned the Kentucky Wildcats will be a regional host in the NCAA Tournament.

Then on Monday, Kentucky learned its complete path to what hopes to be the school’s first College World Series berth.

During the NCAA Selection Show, it was revealed that Kentucky is the No. 12 overall seed and will open postseason play Friday against 4-seed Ball State at 1 pm ET on ESPN+.

Also in Kentucky’s region will be the 2-seed West Virginia Mountaineers and 3-seed Indiana Hoosiers.

The winner of the Lexington Regional will advance to face the winner of the Baton Rouge Regional.