KENTUCKY BASEBALL POSTGAME NOTES
Dayton at No. 22 Kentucky
April 26, 2016
Cliff Hagan Stadium, Ky.
FINAL SCORE:
Kentucky 4, Dayton 3 (F/8)
Team Records and Series Notes
- Kentucky is now 25-15 overall, 10-8 in the Southeastern Conference. Dayton is now 14-28 overall and 5-10 in the Atlantic 10
- UK head coach Gary Henderson is 251-189 in his eighth season
- Kentucky leads the series, 8-2
- Next for UK: the five-game homestand resumes Wednesday vs. Miami (Ohio). First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.
Team Notes
- Kentucky is 17-7 at home this season
- UK is 7-8 in April
- UK is 17-14 when facing a right-handed starting pitcher
- UK has a 21-7 record in day games.
Individual Notes
- Sophomore Evan White led off the game with his team-leading 12th double of the season
- Junior third baseman JaVon Shelby broke out of an 0-for-29 slump with a solo home run in the second inning
- Shelby made his 142nd career start and played in his 146th career game, both highs on the current UK roster
- Sophomore right-hander Zach Pop picked up his first career victory in the game
- Kole Cottam is batting .750 (3-for-4) against Dayton in his career
- Sean Hjelle picked up his seventh save of the season, moving him to 14th on UK’s single-season list