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Deacons fall in 9th inning of regional opener
- Kentucky beat Wake Forest 6-5 in the Morgantown regional opener, overturning a tied game late.
- Wake Forest opened scoring with an early lead before Kentucky rallied for five runs across the middle innings.
- Conte hit a two-run homer in the fourth to pull the Deacons within two.
- Dalton Wentz added an RBI in the eighth to narrow the gap.
- Will Ray, the ninth-inning closer, gave up the decisive scoring play for Kentucky.
- Wake Forest finished with more hits than Kentucky but still fell short.
- Rhys Bowie struggled in relief, allowing two batters and the tying runs in the sixth.
- Chris Levonas pitched five innings for Wake Forest in the loss.
- Wake Forest now faces an elimination game Saturday, depending on the other regional results.
- The regional opener featured a back-and-forth scoring sequence with home runs and timely hits.
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