May 9, 2014

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2014 Kentucky Baseball

Post-Game Notes

Auburn at Kentucky

May 9, 2014 — Lexington, Ky.

Cliff Hagan Stadium

Team Records and Notes

• UK improved to 29-19, 11-14 SEC. Auburn dropped to 26-24, 9-16 SEC.
• Auburn leads the series 73-41, including a 34-20 record in Lexington.
• UK’s last win vs. Auburn came in 2010. Its last victory in Lexington vs. Auburn came in 2009.
• Kentucky is 18-9 at Cliff Hagan Stadium this season, including a 6-7 record vs. SEC opponents.
• UK has a record of 10-6 vs. a left handed started pitcher.
• Kentucky is 11-5 in night games this season.
• UK is 20-11 when hitting at least one home run.
• UK is 8-5 on Fridays.
• UK moves to 13-2 when not committing an error.
• UK turned its 46th double play of 2014, ranking second in the SEC.
• Kentucky is 20-7 when scoring first.
• UK moves to 8-3 in its all-white uniform combination.
• Kentucky improves to 2-2 in the month of May.

Individual Notes

• Senior shortstop
  Matt Reida
  played in his 200th career game, marking the 10th player in program history to play in 200 or more games.
  • Reida has now started 185 games in his career to pass Billy Thompson (1990-93) for ninth in UK history.
  • Reida smacked his sixth double of 2014, the 23rd of his career.
  • Reida inked his ninth two-out hit, giving him his 10th two-out RBI.
• Junior LHP/1B
  A.J. Reed
  made his team-high 13th start of the year.
  • It marked Reed’s 27th consecutive weekend-opening start and his 28th straight start against an SEC foe or weekend opponent.
  • Reed made his team-leading 104th consecutive start.
  • Reed worked 8.0 innings, tossing 119 pitches, 77 for strikes.
  • Reed’s outing marks his 10th quality start of the year, the 19th of his career.
  • Reed hit his NCAA-leading 21st home run.
  • With 21 homers, Reed moves into third place in the UK history books for single-season home runs.
  • Reed ranks seventh in UK history for RBI in a season with 63.
  • Reed ranks third on the UK career lists for home runs and RBI.
  • Reed has reached base safely in 44 of 48 games this season, including the last 19 contests.
  • Reed has collected a walk in five consecutive games.
  • Reed wore his team-leading 12th hit by pitch of 2014.
• Junior centerfielder Austin Cousino has reached base safely in 150 of 164 career games.
• Junior third baseman
  Max Kuhn
  has reached base safely in 93 of 101 career games.
  • Kuhn inked his 31st career RBI in SEC play.
• Freshman outfielder
  Storm Wilson
  extended his hitting streak to eight games.
  • Wilson was hit by a pitch for a team-leading 13th time.
• Junior first baseman Thomas Bernal has reached base safely in four straight games.
• Sophomore Ka’ai Tom has notched a hit in six consecutive games.
  • Tom had multiple hits for the 13th time this season, his fifth three-hit game.
  • Tom collected his 21st two-out hit, giving him 13 two-out RBI.
• Senior catcher
  Micheal Thomas
  collected his 22nd two-out hit of 2014.
• Freshman second baseman JaVon Shelby laid down his third career sacrifice bunt.
  • Shelby has reached base safely in five straight games.
• Freshman southpaw
  Logan Salow
  made his 19th relief appearance.
• Junior
  Spencer Jack
  made his 22nd appearance of 2014.
  • Jack inherited his 27th runner, not allowing a score.