Kentucky Wildcats 11 (1-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. #31 Ball State Cardinals 7 (0-1, 0-0 MAC)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Kentucky | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| Ball St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
WP: Dustin Beggs (1-0). 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 5 K
LP: Zach Plesac (0-1). 3.1 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
SV: none
Ball State notables:
RF Alex Call: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 2B
2B Ryan Spaulding: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 HBP
3B Sean Kennedy: 2-for-5, 2 R, 1 RBI
Kentucky notables:
C Greg Fettes: 2-for-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, 2 BB
2B JaVon Shelby: 3-for-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 K
3B Thomas Bernal: 2-for-5, 3 RBI, 1 BB