The Kentucky Wildcats baseball team had a seven game win streak after their win over the Missouri Tigers Friday night. On Saturday, though, the streak ended in a 2 – 1 loss in game two with Missouri.
The Cats averaged seven runs per game during the winning streak, and were hitting the ball as well as any team in the country. Missouri’s pitching was fantastic on Saturday, however, and Kentucky’s offense was shut down.
Dominic Niman pitched very well for the Wildcats. He gave up just five hits and two runs in seven innings. Nolan McCarthy went 2-for-4, but was the only hitter to get going for Kentucky.
Missouri’s pitching was even better. Javyn Pimental went six innings, surrendering just a single run, and Bruce Mayer pitched three shutout innings to close it out. Jedier Hernandez had one hit for the Tigers, but it was the game winner, a double that drove in the winning run.
The Wildcats and Tigers will meet on Sunday to decide the series. The game will be played at noon on the SEC Network.