The Kentucky Wildcats baseball team stayed hot, winning their seventh consecutive game on Friday. They beat the Missouri Tigers 9 – 4 in 11 innings to win the first of a three game series against their SEC foe.
The Wildcats opened the scoring, by plating two in the first inning. They scored again in the fourth to go up 3 – 1, but Missouri tied it in the seventh. They went to extra innings, and Kentucky broke through in the 11th inning, scoring six runs, which would be enough.
Mitchell Daly starred for the Cats. He went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs. Emilien Pitre had just one hit, but had two RBIs. Trey Pooser was terrific in the start, going six innings and giving up just one run.
The Tigers also got a good start from Logan Lunceford, who gave up three runs in seven innings. Thomas Curry also homered for them in the loss.
The Wildcats and Tigers play game two of the series on Saturday at 4:00 PM. It can be seen on SEC Network+.