Softball– For the fifth consecutive season the University of Kentucky softball team has received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament with the selection committee naming Kentucky as the No. 12 national seed and one of 16 regional host locations for the first time in program history.- This is the fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history for Kentucky, who made its first showing in the tournament in 2009. The Wildcats hosted a NCAA Super Regional in 2011, dropping a best-of-three set to highly ranked Cal. All-time, UK is 8-8 in the NCAA Tournament. All tournament appearances have come under head coach Rachel Lawson. UK is one of 23 schools nationally to advance to five straight NCAA Tournaments.- Kentucky has earned 38 wins this season – thesecond most in school history – against some of the best teams in the nation, posting a 13-11 record in SEC action. Before falling in the first round of the SEC Tournament last week, Lawson and Co., had a historic weekend in Tuscaloosa, Ala., taking two of three games from top-10 ranked and defending national champion Alabama. The wins in Tuscaloosa were the first in school history for UK and its first-ever series win against the Tide.Men’s tennis– Kentucky advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth-straight season, a program first. UK collected wins over Western Michigan (4-0) and No. 41 Virginia Tech (4-1) to book its spot in Champaign, Ill.- Kentucky won the doubles point for the third straight match as the newly-formed tandem of Juan Pablo Murra and Anthony Rossi went 2-0 on the weekend with an 8-1 win on Friday and an 8-3 victory on Saturday afternoon.- Kentucky will take on the Duke Blue Devils, ranked No. 9 in the country, in the Sweet 16 on Thursday, May 16 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The match against the Blue Devils will be the Wildcats unprecedented 11th contest this season against teams that currently comprise the ITA top 10.Track and field– Both the UK men’s and women’s teams finished seventh overall with 46 points each at the SEC Outdoor Championships.- The women’s team earned its highest finish and point total since 2009 (sixth and 56th).- The Wildcat men’s team had its highest finish and point total since 2011 (seventh and 54th).- Kentucky finished the 2013 SEC Championships with eight medals, two gold, three silver and three bronze.- Chelsea Oswald became the first ever Wildcat to win at both 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the same SEC Championships.- Andrew Evans, Raymond Dykstra and Matt Hillenbrand all earned silver medals in the discus, javelin and 1,500 meters respectively.Baseball– The Kentucky baseball team completed a grueling stretch of 14 of 16 games against ranked foes with a three-game series sweep at the hands of No. 1 Vanderbilt. The Wildcats picked up a midweek win over Wright State, before falling in the three-game set at the hands of the record-breaking Dores.- The Wildcats picked up a 4-1 midweek win over Wright State on Tuesday behind a strong start from senior Jerad Grundy, in his midweek debut, and a three-hit game from freshman Kyle Barrett.- UK has been led at the plate by Barrett, who owns a .351 mark with four doubles, one triple, 14 RBI and four steals.- On the mound, UK has used the weekend rotation of Reed (2-7, 3.81 ERA), freshman righthander Kyle Cody (3-3, 4.82 ERA) and Littrell (5-5, 3.92 ERA) for two consecutive weeks. Grundy (6-5, 5.02 ERA) has also made 12 starts with 71.2 innings and 58 strikeouts.Women’s golf– The women’s golf team wrapped up its season at the NCAA East Regional last week at the Auburn University Club, May 9-11. UK finished in 12th place in the 24-team regional, shooting 33-over-par for the tournament.- With the top-eight teams from the regional advancing to the NCAA Championships, the Wildcats’ 12th place finish concluded their season but was their highest finish at the regionals in head coach Golda Borst’s three-year tenure. Cylia Damerau, Sarah Harris and Betsie Johnson all tied for 60th at 9-over-par.- Kentucky broke the single-season record with a team stroke average of 301.1, shattering the previous school-record of 304.73 set last season.- Senior Ashleigh Albrecht wrapped up her career as one of the most decorative women’s golfers in UK history. Her season stroke average of 75.07 was the lowest all-time at Kentucky, surpassing Mallory Blackwelder’s mark of 75.34 set during the 2007-08 campaign. She also tied her own record with eight par or better rounds in 2012-13 and finished her career with the most par or better rounds in school history with 26.Upcoming scheduleTuesday, May 14Baseball hosts Indiana – 6:30 p.m.Thursday, May 16Baseball at Missouri – 7:00 p.m.Men’s tennis vs. Duke – 8:00 p.m. (Champaign, Ill.)Men’s golf at NCAA Regionals (Fayetteville, Ark.)Friday, May 17Baseball at Missouri – 7:00 p.m.Softball hosts Marshall – 7:30 p.m. (NCAA Tournament)Men’s tennis vs. UCLA/Vanderbilt (Champaign, Ill.)Men’s golf at NCAA Regionals (Fayetteville, Ark.)Saturday, May 18Softball hosts Notre Dame/Michigan – 1:00 p.m. (NCAA Tournament)Baseball at Missouri – 7:00 p.m.Softball if necessary game – 3:30 p.m. (NCAA Tournament)Softball if necessary game – 6:00 p.m. (NCAA Tournament)Men’s golf at NCAA Regionals (Fayetteville, Ark.)Men’s tennis at NCAA Tournament (Champaign, Ill.)Sunday, May 19Softball championship series – 1:00 p.m. (NCAA Tournament)Softball if necessary game – 3:30 p.m. (NCAA Tournament)Men’s tennis at NCAA Tournament (Champaign, Ill.)

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