Stayin' Alive on the diamond

Big night on the diamond for the Kentucky Wildcats as both the softball and baseball teams are still alive in their respective seasons.

The softball team, making their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, staved off elimination by winning a pair of games today in Columbus, OH. They beat Canisius and BYU to advance to the regional final tomorrow at 1:00pm against Ohio State. They need to beat the Buckeyes twice to advance to the Super Regional. If they lose tomorrow, they are done for the season. This was easily the best season in the history of softball at the University. Cats Scratches will have a live blog of tomorrow's game.

The baseball team kept their postseason hopes alive by taking down SEC East champ Florida tonight. Chad Wright robbed a potential game tying grand slam in the bottom of the ninth, and the Cats held on for an 8-7 victory. They have to win tomorrow and hope for a Vandy loss vs. Tennessee to even make the SEC Tournament. Kentucky does hold the tiebreaker with Vandy, so if there is a rainout in either game, only one of the above results need to happen (UK win/Vandy loss).

Go Cats.