WATCH: Nick Mingione, Grant Smith, Austin Strickland Preview Super Regional at LSU
On Wednesday morning, Kentucky head coach Nick Mingione, shortstop Grant Smith and right-handed pitcher Austin Strickland spoke to reporters ahead of the Wildcats' trip to Baton Rouge to face LSU in a Super Regional.
Mingione's scrum can be seen above, while Smith and Strickland's can be seen below:
The Super Regional first-game schedule around the tournament can be found below:
- Duke vs. #7 Virginia - Friday, June 9 at 12 PM ET
- #14 Indiana State vs. TCU - Friday, June 9 5 PM ET
- #15 South Carolina vs. #2 Florida - Friday, June 9 at 6 PM ET
- Oral Roberts vs. Oregon - Friday, June 9 at 8 PM ET
- #16 Alabama vs. #1 Wake Forest - Saturday, June 10 12 PM ET
- #12 Kentucky vs. #5 LSU - Saturday, June 10 at 3 PM ET
- Tennessee vs. Southern Miss - Saturday, June 10 at 3 PM ET
- Texas vs. #8 Stanford - Saturday, June 10, 6 PM ET
Times for games two and three (if necessary) for UK-LSU are yet to be announced.
Roommates, Kentuckians, Brothers: More on Darren Williams and Mason Moore HERE.
The King of Work: More on catcher Devin Burkes and his MVP honors HERE.
Game recap of Kentucky's Regional-clinching win can be found HERE.
How getting hit in batting practice helps Kentucky HERE.
How hard conversations molded RHP Austin Strickland HERE.
More on LSU HERE.
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