Big Blue Brew 3/12: Baseball Beats NIU

The baseball team beat Northern Illinois 9-2.

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Big Blue Brew Crew
March 12, 2025

🔵The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good Morning, Cats. UK Pro Day was amazing! Check out all of the exclusive interviews with Eli Cox, Ray Davis, Coach Stoops and more on the team’s X account!

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check It Out Below!

⚾️ Cats beat Northern Illinois
🤸 SEC Honor
🔵 And much, much more!

Women’s Basketball Ranking

A new week means a new ranking! The women’s basketball team is No. 12 in the USA Today National Poll. The Cats are No. 13 in the AP Ranking.

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📈 STOCK UP 

🔼 Midweek Win. The baseball team beat Northern Illinois 9-2. Nate Harris pitched 5.0 innings and struck out two batters. He is 3-0 now in his career. The Cats now prepare to begin SEC play this weekend against Georgia.

🔼 So Special. The Southeastern Conference named Creslyn Brose the Specialist of the Week. Brose scored a perfect 10 in the floor performance against No. 16 Arkansas.

🔼 Watch This. See what amazing play happened in the men’s basketball game against Missouri in this broadcast table cam clip here!

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

One and Only.

Kentucky gymnast _____ is the only specialist in the country to rank in the top five on multiple events.

Got a guess? Check below for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

National Award. Sophomore shortstop Cassie Reasner was named the Softball America National Star of the Week. Reasner drove in 10 of Kentucky’s 20 runs scored on the weekend. She hit .667 with six hits in her nine at-bats, driving out three home runs and scoring four runs of her own.

📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, March 12

🏊 Swim and Dive NCAA Diving Zones
🥎 Softball vs. Virginia Tech @ 5pm ET
📣 Stunt vs. Vanguard/Concordia Irvine @ 9/10:30pm ET

Thursday, March 13

🏊 Swim and Dive CSCAA National Invite
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. LSU @ 5pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia/Oklahoma @ 9:30pm ET

Friday, March 14

🏊 Swim and Dive CSCAA National Invite
👟 Track & Field NCAA Indoor Championships
👟 Track & Field Cumberlands Early Spring Meet
🎯 Rifle vs. NCAA Championships @ 9am | NCAA Scorecard | Live Targets | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball at Georgia @ 6pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Oklahoma @ 6pm ET
🤸 Gymnastics at Florida @ 6:45pm ET | Watch
🥎 Softball at LSU @ 7pm ET
📣 Stunt vs. Arizona Christian/William Jessup @ 7/9pm ET

Saturday, March 15

🏊 Swim and Dive CSCAA National Invite
👟 Track & Field NCAA Indoor Championships
🎯 Rifle vs. NCAA Championships @ 9am | NCAA Scorecard | Live Targets | Tickets
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Vanderbilt @ 1pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Georgia @ 2pm ET
🥎 Softball at LSU @ 6pm ET
📣 Stunt vs. Arizona State/TBD @ 8/9pm ET

Sunday, March 16

⚾️ Baseball at Georgia @ 1pm ET
🥎 Softball at LSU @ 2pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Arkansas @ 1pm ET

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Isabella Magnelli! (#5 vault, #4 beam)

🔵 Have a great Wednesday, y’all!