Kentucky’s baseball team found a heck of a way to win its first-ever College World Series game on Saturday.
In the bottom of the tenth inning for the team’s first game against NC State, Wildcats infielder Mitchell Daly broke the 4-4 tie and hammered a home run out of the baseball diamond to win the game.
The seismic homer cleared the bench and brought all of Daly’s teammates to celebrate with him on home plate, making this easily the best moment for Kentucky baseball in quite some time.
Walk-off homers in Omaha are always special, but this is just on another level for the Wildcats.
KENTUCKY WALKS IT OFF IN ITS FIRST EVER #MCWS GAME IN PROGRAM HISTORY pic.twitter.com/q6igsD384n
— ESPN (@espn) June 15, 2024
The radio call from UK Sports Network’s Darren Headrick and Keith Madison was particularly enjoyable, as it’s always great to hear such a historic moment broadcasted from the school’s point of view.
"DALY WINS IT, DALY WINS IT, DALY WINS IT!!"
– @Darren_Headrick & @KeithMadison32 call of the @UKBaseball's walk off win in the College World Series.
Final Score Kentucky 5, NC State 4. pic.twitter.com/t1tK7qtcV9— UK Sports Network (@UKSportsNetwork) June 15, 2024
No matter what else happens in this College World Series, this Kentucky walk-off homer will be hard to top.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
