Kentucky and West Virginia took care of business to kick off the Morgantown Regional. They’ll go head-to-head on Saturday.
The three-seeded Bat Cats locked up the first spot in the second round earlier Friday thanks to a 6-5 win over two-seeded Wake Forest. Kentucky went into an early 3-0 hole but recovered to take a 5-3 lead. The Demon Deacons fought back to tie the game at 5-5, but a clutch performance in the ninth inning by junior outfielder Jayce Tharnish gifted the Wildcats a huge win while avoiding the losers’ bracket in the process…