Kentucky’s Late Surge in Saturday’s NCAA Morgantown Regional Pushes WVU to the Brink of Elimination
Kentucky scored three in the eighth and held on after West Virginia rallied from a 6-0 deficit and lost ace Maxx Yehl to injury.
- On Saturday, May 30, 2026, the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 11-9 at Kendrick Family Ballpark, advancing to the Morgantown Regional final.
- West Virginia ace Maxx Yehl, the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, exited with an injury after recording just two outs, allowing Kentucky to build an early 6-0 lead.
- Kentucky's Ethan Hindle smashed a 417-foot home run, while Mountaineers star Gavin Kelly kept his team competitive with two home runs and three RBIs during the back-and-forth contest.
- Kentucky now awaits Sunday's opponent in the regional final, while West Virginia must face Wake Forest at noon Sunday in an elimination game to keep its season alive.
- West Virginia head coach Steve Sabins noted the Mountaineers' "resiliency" despite the loss, while Kentucky head coach Nick Mingione emphasized the importance of winning to avoid an extra regional game.
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COLUMN: There was plenty of the good, bad and ugly that led to West Virginia's 11-9 loss to Kentucky - The Dominion Post
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WVU's loss to Kentucky was a real-life nightmare
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It was as if West Virginia's baseball team spent its Saturday caught up in a real life nightmare as the Mountaineers suffered an 11-9 defeat to Kentucky in the Morgantown Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
Big Offensive Day Powers Kentucky Into Morgantown Regional Final
Following a comeback victory against Wake Forest, Kentucky advanced into the winners' bracket setting up a date with the 16th overall seed, West Virginia.No, it's not Groundhog's Day. The Wildcats and Mountaineers had met four times in the past three tournaments, splitting those games two each. Saturday's grudge match marked the third time in the last four NCAA Tournaments the two squads faced off.Despite facing off a top ten pitching staff in t…
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