2018 KENTUCKY BASEBALL WEEK 6 IN REVIEW

 
OVERALL RECORD: 17-7
WEEK RECORD: 3-1
 
LAST WEEK
Mar. 20 – Win, at Xavier, 20-4
Mar. 23 – Win, vs. #9 Auburn, 5-4
Mar. 25 – Loss, vs. #9 Auburn, 3-4 (7 inn.)
Mar. 25 – Win, vs. #9 Auburn, 13-3 (7 inn.)
 
THIS WEEK
Mar. 28 – vs. Miami (Ohio) [6:30 p.m., Lexington, SECN+]
Mar. 30 – at Alabama (7 p.m., Tuscaloosa, Ala., SECN+)
Mar. 31 – at Alabama (3 p.m., Tuscaloosa, Ala., SECN+)
Apr. 1 – at Alabama (2 p.m., Tuscaloosa, Ala., SECN+)
 
TEAM NOTES

• The Cats are now 5-5 vs. ranked teams this season, including 4-5 vs. Top 10 teams.
• The Cats have played three straight weekend series vs. Top 10 teams.
  • UK won series over No. 3 Texas Tech and No. 9 Auburn.
• The offense has …
  • Hit a home run in 23 of 24 games this season.
  • Racked up 109 extra-base hits
  • Hit .324 as a team this season
  • Slugged .572 as a team
  • Has eight lineup regulars hitting over .300
  • Team on-base percentage of .430
  • Eight regular starters have OBPs over .400
  • Stolen 26 bases

• The 20 runs scored vs. Xavier on Mar. 20 are the most for a UK team since plating 26 vs. Ball State on March 9, 2014.
• Hit seven home runs in the victory over Xavier.

 
PLAYER NOTES

• Several Cats extended impressive reached base safely streaks last week…
  • Junior OF Tristan Pompey has reached in 54 of the last 56 games.
  • Senior INF Luke Becker has reached in all 24 games.
  • Senior C/1B Troy Squires has reached in 23 of 24 games this season.
  • Junior OF Ben Aklinski has reached in 18 of the last 19 games.
  • Sophomore DH T.J. Collett has reached in 21 of the past 23 games.

• Senior IF/OF Luke Heyer

  • Hit .500 for the week with three home runs, two doubles, five runs scored and 10 RBI.
  • All three of Heyer’s home runs went to the opposite field, including two at Xavier.
  • Hit a game-tying, ninth inning, two-run home run vs. Auburn on Friday as the Cats rallied for three runs in a walk-off win.
  • Slugged 1.286 for the week.
  • Heyer now has 11 multi-hit games this season and 15 in his career.
  • He has nine multi-RBI games this season and 12 for his career.
  • He has 18 extra-base hits in 23 games.

• Junior OF Tristan Pompey

  • Went 4-for-5 in the final game vs. Auburn with a run, five RBI, double and home run.
  • The five RBI are a new career-high.
  • The four hits tied his career-high.
  • Moved back into the leadoff spot this week.
  • The home run was his third of the season and 20^th career blast.
  • He is the first UK player to lead off the game for the Cats with a home run since he did so at Missouri last season.
  • He now has nine doubles in 2018 and 35 for his career.
  • The five RBI are a new career-high, surpassing his previous best of four.
  • The four hits match his career-high.
  • Pompey now has six multi-hit games this season and 40 in his career.
  • He has three multi-RBI games this season and 23 for his career.

• Junior C/1B Kole Cottam

  • Homered twice at Xavier and in the series finale vs. Auburn.
  • Now has 10 home runs, which is a season career-high for him.
  • The four runs scored vs. Auburn on Sunday are a new career-high.
  • Cottam nine multi-hit games this season and 35 for his career.
  • Cottam has nine multi-RBI games this season and 24 for his career.

• Junior IF Alex Rodriguez

  • Walked four times and scored three runs vs.  Xavier.
  • Rodriguez is the first UK player to walk four times in a game since Andy Burns did so on May 3, 2009 vs. Tennessee.
  • Set a new career-high with three runs scored.

• Sophomore DH T.J. Collett

  • Collett now has nine home runs on the season.
  • Set a career-high for runs with three vs. Xavier.
  • Tied his career-high for hits with four vs. Xavier.
  • He now has eight multi-hit games this season.
  • He now has nine multi-RBI games this season and 11 for his career.

• Freshman RHP Jimmy Ramsey earned his first collegiate victory vs. Auburn on March 23.
• Junior RHP Zach Haake made his first start at UK on Sunday, March 25.