Kentucky baseball drops final game of the season to Vanderbilt

Kentucky baseball loses their final game of the season to the Vanderbilt Commodores.

The 2024 season has wrapped up for Kentucky baseball, and they finished up by winning two out of three games with the Vanderbilt Commodores. The series win clinched a share of the SEC regular season title with the Tennessee Volunteers.

Kentucky got early homeruns from Ryan Nicholson and Emilien Pitre which tied the game at two. Things got away from them in the sixth inning, though. Vanderbilt scored four runs in the inning, then added two apiece in each of the final three innings for a 12 – 4 victory over the Wildcats.

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The Wildcats recorded 12 hits in the game, but couldn’t get the runs across the plate. Nicholson and Pitre had two hits apiece. The Kentucky pitching struggled, giving up 16 hits and 12 runs.

Kentucky ended the season with a 39 – 12 record overall and went 22 – 8 in the SEC, which was tied with the Vols for first place.

The SEC Tournament is up next, and the Wildcats will play on Wednesday at 10:30 AM.