How to Watch Indiana Baseball Against Kentucky on Saturday

After defeating West Virginia on Friday, Indiana baseball advances to the second round of NCAA Tournament regional play in Lexington, Ky., where the Hoosiers will face the No. 12 overall seed Kentucky Wildcats. Here's how to watch, plus team records, series history, the coaching matchup, stat leaders and more.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Indiana continues NCAA Tournament play on Saturday against the Kentucky Wildcats, the regional's host and No. 1 seed.

The Hoosiers defeated West Virginia 12-6 on Friday night despite an injury to their top starting pitcher, Luke Sinnard. Relief pitchers Brayden Risedorph and Ty Bothwell stepped up in Sinnard's absence, and Indiana scored five runs in the ninth inning to secure the win.

Indiana will have its hands full with a Kentucky team that received the No. 12 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament thanks to the nation's No. 2 RPI. The Hoosiers lost 12-2 at Kentucky back on March 14, when the Wildcats' first baseman Hunter Gilliam drove in five runs. Kentucky defeated Ball State 4-0 on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament, improving its record to 26-6 at Kentucky Proud Park.

How to watch Indiana Hoosiers vs. Kentucky Wildcats

• Who: No. 3 seed Indiana Hoosiers vs. No. 1 seed Kentucky Wildcats
• What: Second Round of NCAA Tournament Lexington Regional
• When: 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 3
• Where: Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington, Ky.
• TV: SEC Network 
• Streaming: ESPN-plus
• Radio: IU Radio Network
• Team records: Indiana (42-18, 16-8 in Big Ten) vs. Kentucky (37-18, 16-14 in SEC)
• RPI rankings: Indiana: 30, Kentucky: 2
• Home, road and neutral trends: Indiana is 26-4 at home, 13-11 in true road games and 3-3 at neutral sites. Kentucky is 26-6 at home, 11-11 in true road games and 0-1 at neutral sites.
• Conference tournament outcomes: Indiana beat Illinois 4-3, lost to Iowa 9-4 and was eliminated by Michigan after a 13-6 loss. Kentucky was eliminated with a 4-0 loss to Alabama.

Stat leaders

• Indiana Hoosiers
• 1B Brock Tibbitts: .368 BA, .461 OBP, .605 SLG, 10 HR, 68 RBI
• SS Phillip Glasser: .353 BA, .445 OBP, .508 SLG, 6 HR, 46 RBI, 14 SB
• RF Devin Taylor: .311 BA, .429 OBP, .647 SLG, 16 HR, 58 RBI
• RHP Luke Sinnard: 6-3, 4.127 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 86.1 IP, 114 K, 25 BB
• LHP Ryan Kraft: 6-1, 2.51 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 57.1 IP, 49 K, 21 BB, 5 SV
• Kentucky Wildcats
• CF Jackson Gray: .363 BA, .514 OBP, .580 SLG, 5 HR, 32 RBI, 19 SB
• 2B Emilien Pitre: .337 BA, .469 OBP, .440 SLG, 1 HR, 46 RBI, 18 SB
• 1B Hunter Gilliam: .330 BA, .432 OBP, .567 SLG, 11 HR, 63 RBI
• RHP Zack Lee: 5-2, 3.58 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 60.1 IP, 64 K, 27 BB
• RHP Mason Moore: 2-1, 2.43 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 40.2 IP, 42 K, 27 BB, 4 SV

Meet the coaches

• Nick Mingione, Kentucky: Mingione is in his seventh season at Kentucky. In his first season in 2017, he was named National and SEC Coach of the Year as Kentucky made the NCAA Tournament Super Regionals for the first time and finished ranked in the Top 10 of every major college baseball poll. Mingione has helped 21 Kentucky players reach the MLB.
• Jeff Mercer, Indiana: Mercer is in his fifth season at Indiana. He led the Hoosiers to a Big Ten title and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2019. After finishing second in the Big Ten with their first 40-win regular season since 2013, Mercer will make his second NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023. During his playing career, Mercer was a third-team All-American for Wright State in 2009 after hitting .357 with 26 doubles and 74 RBI.

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