May 31, 2014

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2014 Kentucky Baseball

Post-Game Notes

Kentucky vs. Kent State

May 31, 2014 — Louisville, Ky.

Jim Patterson Stadium

Team Records and Notes

• UK improved to 13-15 all-time in the NCAA tournament.
• UK is 6-2 all-time vs. Kent State.
• UK moved to 7-3 in neutral site games.
• UK is 10-7 on Saturdays and 9-7 in May.
• Kentucky moved to 5-3 in its all-grey uniform combination.
• UK is now 22-17 in day games.
• UK turned its 58th double play of 2014.
• UK is 16-2 when not committing an error.
• Kentucky is 24-18 when facing a right handed starting pitcher.
• UK is 12-16 when its opponent scores first.
• Kentucky won its first game of the year when trailing after eight innings.
• Kentucky will face the loser of Louisville and Kansas on Sunday, with the first pitch set for 12 p.m. ET.

Individual Notes

• Junior LHP/1B 
  

  
   made his 16th start on the mound in 2014.

  • Reed made his team-leading 115th consecutive start.
  • Reed worked nine innings, allowing two runs, no walks and three strikeouts.
  • Reed picked up his 12th win of 2014, tying him with Joe Georger for second in UK history.
  • Reed worked his 12th quality start of the season, the 21st of his career.
  • Reed’s nine innings tie a career high and gave him the first complete game of his career.
  • Reed has reached base safely in 56 of 60 games in 2014, including a team-high 31 straight.
  • Reed hit his 18th double of the year, giving him his 71st RBI of 2014.
  • Reed ranks third in UK career history with a 2.83 ERA, ranks 10th in wins (19) and 12th in innings pitched (248).
• Sophomore LF Ka’ai Tom made the fifth outfield assist of his career.
• Senior SS 
  

  
   played in his 212th career game, tying him with Keenan Wiley and Darin Rieman for fourth in UK history.

  • Reida’s 197 career starts rank him sixth in UK history.
  • Reida collected his 11th two-out hit and his 11th two-out RBI.
  • Reida had multiple hits for the 12th time this season.

• Junior 3B
  Max Kuhn
  has reached base safely in 105 of his 113 career starts, including 17 straight.
  • Kuhn picked up his 31st two-strike hit.
• Junior CF
  Austin Cousino
  reached on his third bunt single of 2014.

• • Cousino has reached base safely in 160 of 177 career games, including 11 consecutive.
  • Cousino collected his 23rd two-out hit of the season.
  • Cousino has a hit in 10 of his last 11 games.

• Senior catcher 
  

  
  
  has inked a hit in seven straight games.

• Junior
  Thomas Bernal
  picked up his sixth multi-RBI game of the season.
  • Bernal’s ninth double of the season brought home two runs, including the go-ahead run.
  • Bernal collected his 20th two-out hit and his 10th two-out RBI.