The UK baseball team clinched the weekend series over No. 8 TCU with a 5-1 win Saturday afternoon.
TCU won the second game of the doubleheader 12-8, but the Wildcats win today plus last night’s victory earned them a top 10 series win for the first time in 4 years.
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Game recap by UK Athletics:
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky claimed its first series victory over a top 10 foe in nearly years, knocking off No. 8 TCU 5-1 in game one of a doubleheader on a perfect Saturday afternoon at Kentucky Proud Park.
TCU salvaged the final game, 12-8, but only after the Wildcats (10-2) erased a 7-0 deficit.
Chase Estep hit a three-run homer to open game one up after Adam Fogel and Hunter Jump hit back-to-back doubles to spur the Cats, while Tyler Bosma picked up the win with five superb innings.
The Cats nearly pulled a massive rally, during which Jake Plastiak hit a grand slam, in game two but were felled in the ninth inning.
NOTES
Kentucky now is 101-32 vs. non-conference opponents during coach Nick Mingione’s tenure, including 78-15 at home.
This is the first series win over a top 10 opponent since April 2019 at No. 10 Ole Miss.
The UK pitchers have struck out 137 in 12 games.
Junior IF Chase Estep went 6-for-12 in the series with a home run and double on Saturday.
Senior IF Jacob Plastiak
He is currently riding a career-long 15-game reached safely streak.
He hit his team-leading fifth home run, a gran slam in game 2.
Senior OFs Adam Fogel and Hunter Jump each had their first UK homers in game 2.
Fogel had two doubles in game one.
ON DECK
Kentucky hosts Murray State on Tuesday with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. The game will be aired on SECN+. The radio call will be on the UK Sports Network (98.5 FM).
