Oklahoma (32-17, 13-14 SEC) is tied for 10th in the SEC standings. The Sooners were three games ahead of Kentucky in the standings before the series, but the teams are now tied. All 16 SEC teams qualify for the conference tournament, hosted in Hoover, AL, from May 20-25.

The Wildcats ride strong pitching and timely hitting to take down another top-15 opponent in a crucial late-season series.

Tyler Bell hit a two-run home run and Luke Lawrence followed one batter later with a solo shot off Malachi Witherspoon to open the last lead Kentucky would need. The Wildcats went ahead and tacked on two more insurance runs in the seventh inning with two RBI singles.