Kentucky bounces back against Mizzou to even series
By David Wasson
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The 22nd-ranked Kentucky baseball team evened its weekend series against Missouri on Saturday night, taking a 9-2 decision in front of 3,471 at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington.
Kentucky (23-7 overall, 6-5 SEC) has a chance to rally and win the weekend series against Mizzou (18-14, 2-9) in Sunday’s season finale (1 pm ET, SEC Network).
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Scott Campbell Jr. hit a grand slam and Tyler Bell added a solo shot for the Wildcats on Saturday. Bell started the game with his blast to left-center, and Campbell’s homer was the keystone of Kentucky’s 5-run third inning. Tagger Tyson and Luke Lawrence added RBI singles for the Wildcats.
Missouri did all its damage in the fifth inning, as Mateo Serna singled home a run and Tyler Macon drove home the Tigers’ other run with a fielder’s choice grounder.
Nate Harris (4-2) scattered five hits and struck out three in five innings of work to earn the win for Kentucky. Brady Kehlenbrink (3-4) took the loss for Missouri. Serna and Kaden Peer each had two hits for the Tigers. Tharnish went 3-for-5 for Kentucky and both Lawrence and Tyson finished with two hits.
Missouri finished with two errors defensively, and Kentucky stranded seven baserunners.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
