🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good Morning. Proof that Kentucky develops star athletes: Gabriel Diallo, a star on the UK 2019-2022 men’s tennis team, punched his ticket into the main draw at the 2024 French Open.

What else are we mixing in today’s Brew?

⚾️ Baseball beat Arkansas
👟 Powers is ready for Oregon
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Moving On! The baseball team beat Arkansas 9-6 and will move onto play in the fourth round! The Cats will play either South Carolina or LSU today at 4 p.m. ET. Trey Pooser made his SEC debut pitching five innings with three strikeouts. Ryan Nicholson hit a home run for his 18th of the year. Ryan Waldschmidt hit a 420ft homer in the fifth inning and went yard again in the seventh. Nolan McCarthy had a huge catch in centerfield to rob Arkansas of a home run.

⚾️ Here’s more about the victory.
🎥 Ryan Waldschmidt’s postgame interview.

🔼 More Tickets! A hammer throw of 209’10” secured Kate Powers’ ticket to her first NCAA Outdoor Championships in Oregon. Powers finished in fifth overall. Five runners qualified for Saturday’s quarterfinals also. Alexis Glasco will compete in the 100m hurdles, Victoria Perrow in the 100m dash, Jania Martin and Oneika McAnnuff in the 400m and Sydney Steely in the 800m.

👟 See all of the runner’s times here.

We Meet Again. The women's basketball team will be playing Purdue this season and next season! See when the games will be below.

When did UK and Purdue first ever meet?

Got a guess? Check below for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

Series Set. The women’s basketball team announced the formation of a home-and-home series over the next two seasons. Kentucky will play Purdue at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Dec. 14. The Wildcats will host the Boilermakers in the 2025-26 season. The Cats look to even up the all-time series between the programs with two wins.

🏀 Read more about the matchup here.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD 

Friday, May 24

👟 Track and Field NCAA East First Rounds | Meet Info | Schedule | Live Results | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball SEC Tournament Fourth Round vs. South Carolina/LSU @ 4pm ET

Saturday, May 25

👟 Track and Field NCAA East First Rounds | Meet Info | Schedule | Live Results | Tickets

Answer: 1999!

🔵 Have a great weekend!