UK Softball's Friday Morning Wakeup

@MrsTylerKSR

Looking for something to do today before the rain starts? Head on out to John Cropp Stadium at UK and cheer on the UK Softball Team, who is hosting the 2016 NCAA Softball Regional. UK, the 1-seed, plays 4-seed Butler at 1:30 p.m. ET. That game will be preceded by (2) Utah vs. (3) Illinois at 11 a.m. If you can't make it in person, you can cheer the ladies on via ESPN3. Here's the complete schedule for the weekend:

Friday, May 20

Game 1: (2) Utah vs. (3) Illinois — 11 a.m. ET [ESPN3, WatchESPN app, ESPNU Bases Loaded] Game 2: (1) Kentucky vs. (4) Butler — 1:30 p.m. ET [ESPN3, WatchESPN app, ESPNU Bases Loaded]

Saturday, May 21

Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 — 1 p.m. ET [ESPN3, WatchESPN app, ESPNU Bases Loaded] Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 — 3:30 p.m. ET [ESPN3, WatchESPN app, ESPNU Bases Loaded] Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 — 6 p.m. ET [ESPN3, WatchESPN app, ESPNU Bases Loaded]

Sunday, May 22

Game 6: Winner Game 3* vs. Winner Game 5 — 1pm ET [ESPN3, WatchESPN app, ESPNU Bases Loaded] Game 7 (if necessary) — Same teams — 3:30 p.m. ET [ESPN3, WatchESPN app, ESPNU Bases Loaded]

The winner moves on to the Super Regional next weekend. This should get you in the mood: https://youtu.be/ZY9cDHhfS9I Elsewhere in UK Sports world...

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