Kentucky Earns No. 2 Overall Seed in NCAA Tournament
Kentucky baseball earned its highest-ever NCAA Tournament seed as on Monday it was named the No. 2 overall seed in the 2024 postseason event. UK will host Western Michigan, who it will face in Friday’s opener, Illinois and Indiana State.
The Wildcats on Sunday night were named one of the 16 NCAA Regional host locations for the second season in a row the NCAA announced. It also marks the first time in school history UK has reached the postseason tournament in back-to-back seasons.
Kentucky, which were Southeastern Conference co-champions in the regular season, was one of five league schools among the eight national seeds, further cementing the conference as the deepest and most challenging in Division I.
The Lexington Regional will open play on Friday, May 31 at Kentucky Proud Park. Western Michigan, UK’s opening game opponent at noon ET on Friday, were champions of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Illinois won the Big 10 regular season and Indiana State was the Missouri Valley Conference regular season champion.
Lexington Regional Ticket Information
All advance requests from baseball season ticket holders that were placed by the May 21 deadline have been fulfilled, and confirmation emails will be sent on Monday.
All-session tickets will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, May 28 at 9 a.m. ET. All-session tickets include admission for all six/seven games of the regional tournament. Each session consists of a single game, and the stadium will be cleared between each game. Fans are encouraged to purchase all-session tickets to secure the best seat locations, as all chairbacks will be reserved. Based on availability, single game tickets will go on sale Thursday, May 30 at 9 a.m. ET.
Tickets may be purchased online at UKBaseballTix.com or by calling the UK Ticket Office at (800) 928-2287, option 4. The Joe Craft Center ticket office will be open this week Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. If tickets remain, they will also be sold on-site at Kentucky Proud Park beginning 90 minutes prior to the first game each day.
Ticket Prices
- All-Session Reserved Seats (Sections 101-111) $100
- All-Session Outfield Bleachers $75
- All-Session Terrace/Berm GA* $75
- Single-Session Reserved Seats $20, based on availability
- Single-Session Outfield Bleachers $15, based on availability
- Single-Session Terrace/Berm GA* $15, based on availability
*For the Regional, Terrace/Berm General Admission areas will include the right and left field terraces, grass berms, and standing room areas. These spaces are first-come, first-serve and do not contain any fixed seats. Fans are welcome to bring their own lawn chairs and/or blankets into the stadium for these areas. Terrace/Berm tickets are not valid for the Outfield Bleachers, and vice versa. The Outfield Bleachers feature general admission seating within that section. Gates will open 90 minutes prior to first pitch.
All tickets for the tournament will be mobile. UK Employee IDs, Junior Wildcat Club Passes and K Fund Sports Passes are not valid for admission to postseason events. Children ages one and under will not require a ticket for entry.
UK Athletics will provide a limited number of complimentary tickets to UK students, for the games that UK plays in. These tickets will be valid for the Terrace/Berm general admission areas of Kentucky Proud Park, and each student will be limited to one (1) ticket with their valid student ID. Student tickets will be distributed at the Left Field gate entrance to Kentucky Proud Park beginning 90 minutes prior to the first game each day, while supplies last.
