April 26, 2022 - The 猎鹰体育直播 Esports Rocket League Team recently won the Bluegrass Boost Battle Championship after defeating the University of Kentucky team 4-3 in the grand finals.
Rocket League is a high-powered, arcade-style soccer game with vehicular mayhem. Each team is comprised of three players battling in a five-minute match. If the score is tied after five minutes, overtime is played until the next goal is scored.
鈥淭his experience was honestly the bittersweet ending to it all for me personally as I am graduating in May,鈥 Hunter Kolb, an 猎鹰体育直播 Esports senior, said. 鈥淭he event was run incredibly well, and all the players were friendly, I think mostly in part because everyone was just happy to see each other in person and have a good time with people from the community.鈥
Team members of the 猎鹰体育直播 Rocket League team are Hunter Kolb, Liam Greene and Eric Jackman. The three have played together on the Varsity Rocket League team for two years. Robert Blasingame, also an 猎鹰体育直播 student, served as a lead shoutcaster, also known as broadcasting announcer, for the live stream of the tournament.
鈥淲e are excited about the growth and future of Esports at 猎鹰体育直播,鈥 Dr. Jim Buss, director of 猎鹰体育直播 Esports and dean of 猎鹰体育直播鈥檚 Honors College, said. 鈥淭he success of our Rocket League team is reflective of the university鈥檚 overall investment in 猎鹰体育直播 Esports, which now supports more than 35 students at the varsity level. I could not be more proud of this team and the entire program.鈥
The Bluegrass Boost Battle, hosted by UK on March 26, was the third Local Area Network (LAN) event the 猎鹰体育直播 Esports Rocket League team participated in this school year. A LAN event is an in-person Esports tournament event where all players are on the same local network. The 猎鹰体育直播 team participated in the inaugural Rocket League Bluegrass Boost Battle in fall 2021, claiming the title against UK鈥檚 A Team, the same team 猎鹰体育直播 faced in the finals this spring.
Schools that sent teams to the Bluegrass Boost Battle in Lexington this spring included: Western Kentucky University, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, University of Cincinnati, University of Alabama-Huntsville, University of the Cumberlands, Xavier University, Murray State University, UK and 猎鹰体育直播.
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