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Kentucky Baseball hammers Oregon State in Game 1 of Lexington Super Regional
The Kentucky Wildcats are now one win away from Omaha.
Hosting their first Super Regional in program history, the Bat Cats made easy work of Oregon State en route to a 10-0 victory Saturday evening in front of a record-breaking crowd at Kentucky Proud Park. It marked the first win Kentucky has ever had in the Super Regional round.
Starting pitcher Trey Pooser produced seven innings of shutout baseball while striking out eight batters and allowed just one hit vs. four walks.
First baseman Ryan Nicholson produced three RBI on three hits, including a home run.
While the Cats dominated the final box score, it was close through the first six innings. Kentucky took an early 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning, then added two more in the 5th before erupting for seven in the 7th to put this one out of reach.
Kentucky led wire to wire and has yet to trail in the NCAA Tournament with a 4-0 record.
With the win, Kentucky takes a 1-0 series lead and will look to clinch the program’s first College World Series berth Sunday night when Game 2 vs. the Beavers kicks off at 9 pm ET on ESPNU.
Go Cats!
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Ohio tornado warnings: what residents should know
Severe storms June 17 in Ohio: know tornado watch vs. warning, safety steps, shelters and alerts.
A tornado was confirmed to have ripped through the Florence area during the overnight storms June 18.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington released a statement June 20 saying a tornado traveled eastward 6.2 miles across the Northern Kentucky city, 10 miles south of Cincinnati. It had estimated peak winds of 100 mph, which classifies it as an EF1 “moderate” tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
The tornado’s path goes mostly through residential areas, and the first evidence was found on Landings Way where several trees were snapped at their trunks, the weather service reported.
The tornado progressed east, crossing Interstate 71/75 and then seemingly dissipating on Tallwood Circle where multiple large branches were downed, the final known instance of damage.
Along the way, the tornado uprooted multiple trees and snapped branches, damaged several buildings and businesses, and snapped a large power pole near the intersection of U.S. 42 and Dream Street, according to the weather service.
How many tornadoes have been confirmed in Greater Cincinnati, beyond?
As of 1 p.m. June 20, the weather service has confirmed that apart from the one in Florence, two other tornadoes touched down in Greater Cincinnati on June 18:
- An EF2 “significant” tornado that traveled about 9 miles from Dearborn County, Indiana, to Boone County, Kentucky.
- An EF2 “significant” tornado that traveled just over 5 miles from Franklin County, Indiana, to Butler County, Ohio.
A few other tornadoes have been confirmed outside the Greater Cincinnati region, including an EF2 that traveled 23.6 miles from Scott County, Indiana, to Trimble County, Kentucky; an EF2 that traveled 9 miles across Pike County, Ohio; and one in Grant County, Kentucky, just north of Williamstown.
The weather service said details on the Grant County tornado will be released later on June 20.
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