LEXINGTON, Ky. – WKU Baseball (11-6) continued its recent dominance over Kentucky (12-4) with a convincing, 14-6, blowout win over the Wildcats in Lexington on Tuesday.
The Hilltoppers have won nine of the last 11 meetings in the series, including three straight, and have claimed victories in their last six games against Southeastern Conference opposition. WKU out-hit UK 15-9 en route to racking up its most-ever runs against the in-state rival in Lexington. Every starting player for the Tops reached base and all but two registered a hit.
WKU scored all of its runs in the second, fourth and eighth innings, highlighted by the six runs pushed across in the top of the second.