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SOFTBALL
AUGUST 16, 2024
Big Blue Boo 4 Set for October 20, UK Softball Releases Fall Games
Wildcats to play Tennessee on Oct. 20 for 2024 Big Blue Boo at John Cropp Stadium
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Softball team announced Friday that the 2024 edition of the annual Big Blue Boo will be held on Sunday, October 20 at John Cropp Stadium as Kentucky will take on Tennessee at 5 p.m. ET.
Similar to past editions of The Big Blue Boo, admission will be free for all patrons with gates opening for the games and festivities portion of the event 90 minutes before first pitch at 3:30 p.m. ET. Kentucky Softball season ticket holders and members of the Designated Players Club will receive special early entry at 3 p.m. ET prior to gates opening to the general public. To join the Kentucky Softball Designated Players Club, click here.
The game between UK and Tennessee will be the second part of a home-and-home with the Lady Vols in the fall, as the two teams do not meet in the 2025 regular season this year due to the updated Southeastern Conference schedule rotation. Kentucky will pay visit to Rocky Top on Saturday, October 5 for a 6 p.m. ET first pitch against the Lady Vols.
Big Blue Boo 4 will be televised on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app for fans not in the Lexington area, as the annual event continues to be one of the only fall games in the country broadcasted on linear or digital television. UK and Tennessee met in the original Big Blue Boo, during the 2021 fall season.
Kentucky also released the remainder of its fall exhibition season schedule Friday afternoon, with the season kicking off at Eastern Kentucky on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. ET in Richmond. UK will again play local schools Georgetown College (Sept. 27), Morehead State (Sept. 28) and Lake Land College (Sept. 29) in the fall in addition to the Battle of the Bluegrass with Louisville on Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. ET.
All games at John Cropp Stadium in the fall season are free admission and seating is first-come, first-served with gates opening an hour prior to scheduled first pitch. Other than the Big Blue Boo 4 on Oct. 20, concessions will not be operational, so fans may bring in their own food and non-alcoholic beverages to the stadium for consumption.
2024 Kentucky Softball Fall Schedule
Sunday, Sept. 22 // at Eastern Kentucky // 1 p.m. ET
Friday, Sept. 27 // vs. Georgetown // 6 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 28 // vs. Morehead State // 1 p.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 29 // vs. Lake Land College (DH) // TBA
Saturday, Oct. 5 // at Tennessee // 6 p.m. ET
Thursday, Oct. 17 // vs. Louisville // 6:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 20 // vs. Tennessee // 5 p.m. ET
SOFTBALL
AUGUST 16, 2024
Big Blue Boo 4 Set for October 20, UK Softball Releases Fall Games
Wildcats to play Tennessee on Oct. 20 for 2024 Big Blue Boo at John Cropp Stadium
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Softball team announced Friday that the 2024 edition of the annual Big Blue Boo will be held on Sunday, October 20 at John Cropp Stadium as Kentucky will take on Tennessee at 5 p.m. ET.
Similar to past editions of The Big Blue Boo, admission will be free for all patrons with gates opening for the games and festivities portion of the event 90 minutes before first pitch at 3:30 p.m. ET. Kentucky Softball season ticket holders and members of the Designated Players Club will receive special early entry at 3 p.m. ET prior to gates opening to the general public. To join the Kentucky Softball Designated Players Club, click here.
The game between UK and Tennessee will be the second part of a home-and-home with the Lady Vols in the fall, as the two teams do not meet in the 2025 regular season this year due to the updated Southeastern Conference schedule rotation. Kentucky will pay visit to Rocky Top on Saturday, October 5 for a 6 p.m. ET first pitch against the Lady Vols.
Big Blue Boo 4 will be televised on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app for fans not in the Lexington area, as the annual event continues to be one of the only fall games in the country broadcasted on linear or digital television. UK and Tennessee met in the original Big Blue Boo, during the 2021 fall season.
Kentucky also released the remainder of its fall exhibition season schedule Friday afternoon, with the season kicking off at Eastern Kentucky on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. ET in Richmond. UK will again play local schools Georgetown College (Sept. 27), Morehead State (Sept. 28) and Lake Land College (Sept. 29) in the fall in addition to the Battle of the Bluegrass with Louisville on Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. ET.
All games at John Cropp Stadium in the fall season are free admission and seating is first-come, first-served with gates opening an hour prior to scheduled first pitch. Other than the Big Blue Boo 4 on Oct. 20, concessions will not be operational, so fans may bring in their own food and non-alcoholic beverages to the stadium for consumption.
2024 Kentucky Softball Fall Schedule
Sunday, Sept. 22 // at Eastern Kentucky // 1 p.m. ET
Friday, Sept. 27 // vs. Georgetown // 6 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 28 // vs. Morehead State // 1 p.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 29 // vs. Lake Land College (DH) // TBA
Saturday, Oct. 5 // at Tennessee // 6 p.m. ET
Thursday, Oct. 17 // vs. Louisville // 6:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 20 // vs. Tennessee // 5 p.m. ET
