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Big Blue Brew 4/9: Complete-Game Shutout for Hammond
The softball team beat Morehead State on Wednesday.
Big Blue Brew Crew
April 09, 2026
🔵The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics
Good Morning, Wildcats. The women’s basketball team finalized the season at No. 14 in the AP Poll!
What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew?
🥎 Cats score 7 runs
📈 BLUEprint
🔵 And much, much more!
Nick Mingione talked to Darren Headrick about Tyler Bell returning to the field and navigating injuries this season.
Hear more on the Nick Mingione Show, find it on your favorite podcast player or watch on UKSN All-Access.
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🔼 Shutout! The softball team beat Morehead State 7-0 on Wednesday. Abby Hammond threw a complete game shutout, allowing no walks and striking out three batters. She also went 1-for-2 at the plate with a hit, RBI and scoring a run on the night. Reaghan Oney hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning for her second homer of the season as both Allie Blum and Hammond scored on the homer that was over 240 feet out to left center.
Academic Honors.
How many swim and dive athletes were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team?
Got a guess? Check below for the answer!
🔵 ONE BIG THING
New Launch. Kentucky Athletics has launched BLUEprint, a private front office database powered by Dropback, designed to leverage data and analytics to inform roster decisions across the university’s revenue sharing sports programs. BLUEprint gives Kentucky’s front office leadership a unified platform to evaluate talent, model financial scenarios, and make smarter personnel decisions in a rapidly evolving college athletics landscape, all within a secure, Kentucky-owned environment. Dropback is now live across Kentucky’s football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams, with more programs coming online this year.
Thursday, April 9
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. LSU @ 5pm ET
Friday, April 10
👟 Track & Field Tennessee Inviational
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Nicholls/#5 LSU @ 11am/6:30pm ET | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at Auburn @ 7pm ET
🏐 Volleyball at Indiana @ 7pm ET | Exhibition
Saturday, April 11
👟 Track & Field Tennessee Inviational
📣 Stunt vs. Mercyhust/Central Arkansas @ 11am ET | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. Tennessee @ 1pm ET | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Ole Miss @ 1pm ET
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Cincinnati @ 2pm ET | Exhibition
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Bellarmine @ 5pm ET | Exhibition
⚾️ Baseball at Auburn @ 8pm ET
Sunday, April 12
📣 Stunt vs. TBD
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Ole Miss @ 1pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Auburn @ 3pm ET
🥎 Softball vs. Tennessee @ 6pm ET | Live Stats
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Answer: 8!
🔵 Have a great Thursday, y’all!
