The BatCats rebounded in the last 2 games of the series with #4 South Carolina to hang the Gamecocks with their first SEC series loss of the season. This is from Eric Lindsey for UK Athletics.com:
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK][QUOTE]This was supposed to be the weekend we officially buried the Kentucky baseball team. Two games back of the eighth and final spot for the Southeastern Conference Tournament isn’t a mountain to climb, but it’s no small hill either. With three series to go, one against the No. 4 team in the nation and the other against the defending national champion, the situation appeared dire for the Cats heading into a three-game home stand this past weekend against SEC -leading South Carolina. Pitcher Alex Meyer was slated to return Sunday after nearly a four-week absence, but what you can expect from a guy who has been bedridden with mononucleosis is anyone’s guess. If you’re looking for an analogy, the Cats were standing on their burial plot staring straight down at a six-foot hole. The No. 4 Gamecocks were in town to close the casket, especially after a series-opening 13-9 loss on Friday night. Then, with two brilliant pitching efforts on Saturday and Sunday – one by a freshman that has been thrust into a starting role (Jordan Cooper) and one by a guy who could hardly stand up under his own strength – UK suddenly has life again. The Cats took two of three from South Carolina, one of the top teams in baseball, with a 9-3 win Sunday at Cliff Hagan Stadium in a game UK had to have to stay alive in the SEC race. [/QUOTE][URL=”http://www.ukathletics.com/blog/2010/05/uk-baseball-still-alive-and-kicking.html”]Read Entire Article[/URL]
Kentucky travels to Indiana on Tuesday and then come back home to play Lipscomb for the last non conference home game. The weekend brings a huge home SEC series with LSU. This will be the first time the Cat have played the Tigers this season. Kentucky, in my opinion, will have to sweep the weekend series to have a shot of overtaking Tennessee for the 8th and final spot to make the SEC Tournament.
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