Kentucky blanks West Virginia 10-0 to reach Lexington Regional final
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Austin Strickland and two relievers scattered seven hits, Nolan McCarthy drove in three runs with a homer and a double, and Kentucky eliminated West Virginia with a 10-0 victory on Sunday at the Lexington Regional.
The Wildcats advanced to the championship round against Indiana and will have to beat the Hoosiers twice to reach the super regionals. Indiana, which sent Kentucky to the loser’s bracket with a 5-3 victory on Saturday, needs one win to advance.
McCarthy drove in one run with a double in the second and hit a two-run homer in the fourth. Devin Burkes added a three-run double in the eighth.
Strickland (4-1) allowed four hits in six innings and struck out six. Magdiel Cotto pitched two innings, allowing two hits and James McCoy pitched the ninth, allowing one hit.
J.J. Wetherholt went 3-for-4 for the Mountaineers.
Grant Siegel (4-3) took the loss.
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