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Kentucky Baseball beats Illinois to advance to the Regional Final
The Kentucky Wildcats battled the rain this afternoon but did enough to advance to the Regional Final with a victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini this afternoon with a final score of 6-1.
Yesterday against Western Michigan, it was the offense that helped propel UK to the win over the Broncos, but this afternoon, it was the pitching of Trey Pooser that propelled the Cats to the victory.
Pooser finished his night with 7.0 IP giving up five hits and one earned run. He also added seven strikeouts to move to 6-1 on the year.
The offense was propelled by a pair of home runs from Ryan Nicholson and Ryan Waldschmidt. James McCoy also continued his hot streak in the Regional, adding another double to his total for the post-season.
Now Kentucky will await the winner of the second matchup in this regional between Illinois and Indiana State.
Will the Cats wrap it up tomorrow night, or will they need a winner-take-all game on Monday? Let’s hope UK can close it out tomorrow and get ready to host a Super Regional.
Go Cats!