#2 Kentucky Baseball Defeats #1 LSU, 8-1

April 14, 2012; Kansas City, MO, USA; General view of batting practice baseballs before a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-US PRESSWIRE

The #2 Kentucky Baseball team took on #1 LSU at Cliff Hagan Stadium today. The Cats were looking to even up the series after losing a heartbreaker last night, 5-4.

UK jumped out early to a 2-1 lead and Austin Cousino belted a 3-run homer in the 4th inning to extend the Cats lead to 6-1

They continued to lead 6-1 in the bottom of the 7th inning, when Luke Maile added on two more runs with his 11th homer of the season to extend the lead, 8-1, which would prove to be the games’ final score.

UK pitcher Jerad Grundy had a solid outing as he pitched 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits while striking out 3 and walking 3 on 86 pitches.

The rubber game between the nation’s top two schools will be tomorrow at 2 pm.