CLEMSON, SC - JUNE 01: Kentucky Wildcats infielder Tyler Bell (6) during a NCAA Division 1 college regional baseball playoff game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Clemson Tigers on June 1, 2025 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. (Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesdholbrookThu, February 26, 2026 at 4:29 AM UTC·2 min readThe Bat Cats got a double dose of good news when they needed it. Nick Mingione provided an update on injured superstar Tyler Bell, and then the Cats followed that up with a nice home win against Western Kentucky.
Let’s start with the big news: Nick Mingione provided a nice little update on Tyler Bell ahead of the game Wednesday night.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTyler Bell is taking BP and light infield work
“He’s progressing along. Feels like he’s getting better and stronger. So he’s taking his groundballs, and he’s taking BP now. Seems as he’s progressing well so far.”
Bell has been out since opening day, when he dove and injured his shoulder when it got stuck in the grass and field in Greensboro. He was marked out indefinitely, and to see that he is taking batting practice and groundballs just 11 days later is pretty good.
Kentucky baseball knocks off Western Kentucky
And then to finish the day off, the Cats’ offense exploded for 20 hits against Western Kentucky. Every player in the lineup drove in at least one run except Luke Lawrence. Lawrence, though, was 3-6 on the night, so it wasn’t like he was bad.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementChase Alderman bounced back from his 5 runs allowed to Morehead State last week to cut that down to 2 this week, but the bullpen gave up 7 runs.
Still some work to do for the Cats, who used a 3-run 7th to pull away from Western 13-9.
Drew Holbrook has been covering the Cats for over 10 years. In his free time, he enjoys downtime with his family and Premier League soccer. You can find him on X here. Micah 7:7. #UptheAlbion
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