“What goes around comes around.” That saying is one of my favorites and it rang true today for the UK baseball team, as they had a very efficient outing at the plate in their 12-6 win over No. 13 Michigan.
Using 12 hits, the Cats eliminated the host Wolverines from the NCAA regional. Sawyer Carroll had a HR and two RBIs. Brian Spear led with three RBIs and Colin Cowgill had three hits for UK.
The bad news is that UK really worked the bullpen, using four pitchers throughout the game. Clint Tilford got the starting nod, but only lasted 3.1 innings. Freshman Mike Kaczmarek got the win, pitching 1.2 innings, giving up three hits and one earned run. Scott Green came on for the last 2.2 innings, giving up no runs–twice getting out of jams–in what has to be a confidence boost for the struggling pitcher. Brock Baber also pitched 1.1 innings.
Now, UK gets a quick rest before facing Arizona at 7 p.m. Lose and UK is out and Arizona moves to a super regional, win and they would push the regional into tomorrow, where a regional champ would be crowned. Go Cats.
UPDATE: Cats broke the school record for most runs scored in a single season, smashing the previous record of 500, set in 2006. The Cats are currently at 506. Also, they tied the single season win record. A win tonight over No. 12 Arizona would break that record.
