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Kentucky baseball bounces back, survives South Carolina 15-13

No. 4 Kentucky baseball (33-8 16-4 SEC) held off No. 24 South Carolina (28-14 10-10 SEC) in a 15-13 win on Saturday.

With the win, the Bat Cats snapped a three-game conference losing streak.

The Wildcats grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a Grant Smith infield single that scored Ryan Waldschmidt.

Kentucky infielder Emilien Pitre up to bat during the Kentucky vs Tennessee baseball game on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky lost 9-4. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff (Sydney Yonker)

Dominic Niman took the hill in the first and gave up a leadoff single to Austin Brinling before striking out Ethan Petry for the first out.