Kentucky (28-23) concluded its home schedule in 2015 with a 15-11 record. The Wildcats jumped out early with two runs in the first inning, adding a single run in the fifth and the two-run homer from Fettes in the eighth inning. NKU plated its run in the eighth inning, keeping UK from its fourth shutout of the year.
UK starter Andrew Nelson worked two innings on a pitch count, allowing two hits and two walks, striking out three without allowing a run. Lefty Brad Schaenzer (1-0) took over to start the third, working three shutout innings, scattering three hits without a walk, striking out a career-high tying four.