Kentucky Wildcats Quickies: Super Regional Edition

Today at noon, the biggest baseball series in the history of the Commonwealth beings at 12:00 PM and the Louisville Cardinals take on the Kentucky Wildcats.

As this is UofL’s fifth straight Super Regional and the first ever for the ‘Cats, all the pressure is on the Cards.

The Cardinals are favored at home in the series, but there certainly seems to be something special going on with Nick Mingione and his Wildcats.

Baseball Cats Visit Louisville for Super Regional | UK Wildcats News
The Kentucky baseball team begins play in its first-ever NCAA Baseball Super Regional by facing Louisville. The two teams will meet in a best two-of-three series on Friday, Saturday and, if necessary, Sunday, with the winner advancing to Omaha for the College World Series next week.

UK-Louisville showdown can alter Cats-Cards rivalry | Lexington Herald Leader
When Kentucky faces Louisville June 9-11 in the NCAA baseball tournament, the Cats and the Cards could do more than determine which school will send a team to the College World Series.

Three Wildcats accept invites for USA U19 World Cup training camp - CoachCal.com
Diallo, Knox and Washington are three of 28 players who accepted invitations to the training camp. Those 28 players will be trimmed down to a 12-man team that will compete in the 2017 FIBA World Cup in Cairo from July 1-9.

Kentucky Baseball: Zack Thompson starting at pitcher vs. Louisville - 247
Freshman Zack Thompson will make his third start vs. the Cardinals this season.

Bam says he’s showing NBA teams he can shoot well - Lexington Herald Leader
Former University of Kentucky star Bam Adebayo, who worked out for the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, is adamant he is more than just a dunker. “It’s shocking everybody because after every workout, people say: ‘I didn’t know you could shoot like that.’ I never got a chance to because I played my role at Kentucky.”

Anthony Davis joins Jimmy Kimmel Live! - CoachCal.com
Former Kentucky All-American and national champion Anthony Davis went on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on and had a good time with Kimmel talking about a number of subjects.

UofL Audit paints disturbing picture- WDRB- The forensic audit of the UofL Foundation came out yesterday and it was a doozy. Former university president was using the Foundation as his own personal piggy bank. How was some of the money used? 300 K for a UofL radio station, 800 K for Tom Jurich’s son, 500 K for Ramsey’s secretary, and much more. People need to be indicted.

NBA draft prospect Jonathan Jeanne diagnosed with disorder - ESPN
NBA first-round draft prospect Jonathan Jeanne has been diagnosed with a potentially career-ending genetic connective-tissue disorder, his agent told The Vertical.

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