Illinois (35-20) will play an elimination game against Indiana State (43-14) on Sunday.
Illinois pitcher Payton Hutchings throws during an NCAA baseball game against Minnesota on Friday, April 5, 2024 in Minneapolis. LEXINGTON, Ky. — Ryan Nicholson put Kentucky ahead to stay with a two-run home run in the second inning, Ryan Walkschmidt added a two-run shot and an RBI double, and Trey Pooser tossed seven stellar innings to lead the No. 2 national seed to a 6-1 victory over Illinois on Saturday night at the Lexington Regional.
Kentucky to a 2-0 lead when Mitchell Daly was hit by a pitch to lead off the second and Nicholson followed with a shot over the fence in left-center field. The Wildcats answered with Waldschmidt’s run-scoring double in the top of the fifth and Emilien Pitre’s RBI groundout in the seventh for a 4-1 lead. Waldschmidt homered to left center with nobody out in the ninth after No. 9 hitter Grant Smith drew a leadoff walk.
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