The Cleveland Cavaliers will have the #1 overall pick when the NBA Draft rolls around in a few weeks. I was hoping to see Nerlens Noel play along side John Wall, but I suppose playing alongside a Dukie that was also a #1 pick won’t be so bad. Good luck in (likely) Cleveland, @NerlensNoel3.
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Nerlens Noel tears ACL
Nerlens Noel is out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL. His estimated recovery time is 6-8 months. From UKAthletics.com: University of Kentucky men’s basketball freshman Nerlens Noel will be out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL injury suffered during Tuesday night’s game at Florida. According to the [...]
Kentucky Baseball Announces Fall World Series Rosters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UK MEDIA RELATIONS Oct. 29, 2012 BASEBALL ANNOUNCES FALL WORLD SERIES ROSTERS Wildcats to Hold Three-Game Fall World Series Friday-Saturday-Sunday LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky baseball team will hold a three-game fall world series to conclude the fall practice season, starting on Friday afternoon at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The series will resume [...]
UK BASEBALL ANNOUNCES WEEKEND SCRIMMAGE TIMES
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky baseball team will host three intrasquad weekend scrimmages at Cliff Hagan Stadium, starting Friday with a six-inning game at 2 p.m. ET. Kentucky will play four total scrimmages during the week, with the Wildcats splitting into two squads to play six-inning games. On Tuesday, UK will play an intrasquad at [...]
Kentucky to play in Nike Tournament in 2017
Andy Katz is reporting Nike is to hold 2 tournaments consisting of 8 teams each in Portland, Oregon, and UK is one of those teams selected. From his article: The two tournaments, each consisting of eight teams, would take place in Portland, Ore. during a four-day period in November 2017. Knight’s 80th birthday is Feb. [...]
Bat Cats back at No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball poll
A 2-1 series victory against LSU this past weekend pushed Kentucky’s baseball team back to No. 1 in the Collegiate Baseball poll. The Cats were also ranked No. 2 by Baseball America and No. 3 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll. The Southeastern Conference-leading Wildcats, who were ranked No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball earlier this [...]
Bat Cats prove they’re for real
The 35-6 record should be a tip-off. Or maybe it’s the 13-5 mark in the Southeastern Conference. In early March, UK swept South Carolina, the two-time defending national champions. And yet it may not have been until this weekend, right there at Cliff Hagan Stadium, that it became clear that this Kentucky baseball team is [...]
Kentucky, LSU to face off in huge baseball series in SEC
The Kentucky Derby of college baseball begins Friday in Lexington, Ky. – three weeks and 70 miles away from the big horse race in Louisville. No. 4 LSU (31-7, 11-4 Southeastern Conference) and No. 3 Kentucky (33-5, 11-4 SEC) open a three-game series in Cliff Hagan Stadium with races to follow Saturday and Sunday afternoon. [...]
Barnhart revels in Kentucky success
It’s hard to believe it has been 10 years since Mitch Barnhart left Oregon State to take over as athletic director at Kentucky. “Not a day goes by when I don’t think of my time in Corvallis,” says Barnhart, OSU’s AD from 1998-2002. “I love the Northwest.” When he retires, Barnhart and his wife, Connie, [...]
Cats take series from Razorbacks
Cameron Flynn hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and starting pitcher Corey Littrell got his fourth straight win as No. 1 Kentucky beat No. 9 Arkansas 2-1 win the nightcap and sweep a Southeastern Conference baseball doubleheader at Baum Stadium. UK (32-5, 11-4 SEC) lost Friday, but still won a series at Arkansas [...]