Kentucky Baseball aids cleanup efforts in Russell County

Following its 5-1 loss to Oklahoma on Tuesday in the First Round of the 2025 SEC Baseball Tournament, the Kentucky Baseball team made a stop in Russell County to aid with cleanup efforts following the weekend’s deadly tornado outbreak.

“Today’s story is quite remarkable! The University of Kentucky Baseball team, en route back from Hoover, Alabama, made a noteworthy stop in Russell County, lending a hand with cleanup efforts following this past weekend’s devastating tornado,” Laker Country 104.9 WJRS wrote on Facebook on Wednesday. ‘The team and coaches provided valuable assistance with cleanup operations in the John St. area.”

Last Friday night, an EF-4 tornado that boasted winds of 170 mph tore a 55.6 mile-long path across multiple Kentucky counties. In the following days, relief efforts have spawned from all across the state and even the country. Prominent Kentucky figures in Mark Pope and Reed Sheppard have been amongst those helping with the efforts, and they were joined by Nick Mingione and the Bat Cats on Wednesday.

In the pictures posted, the team is seen disposing of limbs, trees and debris in the John St. area of Russell County.

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Although it has lost four consecutive games heading into the 2025 NCAA Tournament, Kentucky has dropped just one spot to No. 37 in the RPI Rankings. The ‘Cats are 11-19 against Quad One teams and remain a consensus No. 3 seed in the latest Field of 64 Projections.

Kentucky will now have to wait until the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Monday, May 26, at 12 p.m. ET to learn where (or if) it will be traveling next week.

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