🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good Morning. We hope all the moms had an amazing Mother’s Day!

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🎾 Men are going to the NCAA quarterfinals
👟 Day 2-3 SEC Championships
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Moving On. The men’s tennis team beat the No. 12 seed Harvard Crimson 4-2 in the NCAA Super Regional. This is the third consecutive year and seventh time in program history the Cats are headed to the NCAA Quarterfinals in program history. The men took wins in all three courts to earn the doubles point. Next, they won on three courts in singles play.

🎾 See each match result here.

🔼 Series Win. The baseball team won its series over Florida 2-1. The Cats went into 10 innings in game one and came out victorious 12-11. They dropped game two 1-10 but came back to win 7-5 in game three. On Friday, Nick Lopez lined a three-run double into the corner with two out in the 10th to get ahead. Ryan Hagenow completed a double play to prevent the Gators from tying the game again. The Cats went to 10 innings in game three, and Ben Cleaver was stellar on the mound. He blew three fastballs by a Gator with tying runs in scoring position to give the Wildcats the victory.

🔼 Championships Results. The track and field team finished competing at the SEC Outdoor Championships, winning many medals. On day two, the Cats earned three medals. Payton Phillips earned silver in the women’s pole vault, Charity Hufnagel earned silver in the women’s heptathlon, and Jackson Watts earned bronze in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase. On day three, Keaton Daniel and Luke Brown earned two gold medals. Daniel won in the pole vault, and Brown won the triple jump. The men and the women both finished in 11th place.

🔼 Postseason Honors. The Southeastern Conference named Alex Goff and Tanner Parks to postseason honors. Goff was named to the Second Team All-SEC, and Parks was recognized on the Community Service Team. This is Goff’s second time being named to the second team. He posted a career-best scoring average of 70.21 in 10 events this season. Parks totaled more than 160 hours of service time dating back to June. He has helped the FCA Leadership Camp, mentoring and tutoring students at Booker T. Washington Elementary School, interacting with youth at the Kentucky Children’s Hospital, and more.

⛳️ Read more about Goff and Parks here.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Academic Streak.

UK Athletics has gone ___ straight semesters with a 3.0 GPA or above.

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

Conference Honors. The Southeastern Conference named Erin Coffel and Rylea Smith to the 2024 All-SEC team. Coffel was named to the First Team for her third straight season. She hit .304 in league games with three home runs, 10 RBIs, 24 walks and nine hit-by pitches. Smith was named to the Second Team and batted .313 with 26 hits, six doubles, a triple and eight RBIs.

🥎 Read more about Coffel and Smith here.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD 

Monday, May 13

⛳️ Men’s Golf NCAA Regional

Tuesday, May 14

⛳️ Men’s Golf NCAA Regional
⚾️ Baseball vs. Wright State @ 6:30pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Wednesday, May 15

⛳️ Men’s Golf NCAA Regional

Thursday, May 16

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. #4 TCU @ 2:30pm ET | Bracket
⚾️ Baseball vs. Vanderbilt @ 6:30pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Friday, May 17

🥎 Softball NCAA Stillwater Regional vs. Michigan @ 3pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. Vanderbilt @ 6:30pm ET | Live Stats | Watch

Saturday, May 18

⚾️ Baseball vs. Vanderbilt @ 12pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
🥎 Softball NCAA Stillwater Regional vs. TBA @ TBA

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 24!

(The Cats had a 3.27 GPA for spring 2024)

🔵 Have a great Monday!