Clark's Pump-n-Shop BBN Radio March 3rd with Andrew Kappes

·28 min·2 clips

Kentucky's national championship trophy returns as hosts preview a packed March with basketball, baseball, and NFL draft coverage.

The episode opens with energetic calls of Kentucky victories, setting a celebratory tone for March sports. Host Darren Hedrick introduces co-host Andrew Kappes, who covers multiple sports for the UK Sports Network. They begin by discussing the women's basketball team's successful first season under coach Kenny Brooks, highlighting a 22-6 record and an 82-58 win over Tennessee. Key players like Georgia Amoore and Clara Strack are noted for postseason award nominations. The conversation shifts to the men's basketball team, which is dealing with Jackson Robinson's wrist injury and the need to adjust lineups for the SEC tournament. Andrew Kappes analyzes the impact on players like Otega Oweh and Amari Williams. The hosts then explore the possibility of both Kentucky basketball teams hosting NCAA tournament games in Lexington, with the men at Rupp Arena and the women at Memorial Coliseum. They recap the men's upcoming games against LSU and Missouri to close the regular season. After a break, the focus turns to Kentucky baseball, which has replaced 29 players from last year's College World Series team. Newcomer Carson Hanson is highlighted for hitting a grand slam in his second pitch as a Wildcat. The episode concludes with a mention of Kentucky softball coach Rachel Lawson's 700th career win and a look ahead to SEC play for both baseball and softball.

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A grounded Kentucky check-in on basketball injuries, lineup uncertainty, and spring sports moving back into view.

March crossover season gives Clark's Pump and Shop Big Blue Nation Radio a clean frame: UK athletics is trying to close the men's basketball regular season, prepare for the SEC tournament, and make room for baseball's return and softball's strong start.

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You get a candid Kentucky basketball reset, then a quick turn toward baseball, softball, and the March calendar crowding in.

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