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!