March 9, 2014

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2014 Kentucky Baseball

Post-Game Notes

UK vs. Ball State

March 9, 2014 — Lexington, Ky.

Cliff Hagan Stadium

Team Records and Notes

• With the win, Kentucky moves to 13-3, while Ball State drops to 10-5.
• UK moves to 2-0 in its black and white uniform combination. UK is 24-3 in this combination that past three years.
• Kentucky has a record of 97-39 against teams in the Mid-American Conference.
• Kentucky outscored Ball State 58-14 in the series.
• Kentucky holds a record of 3-0 in non-conference rubber matches and an overall record of 16-11 in rubber matches in the Henderson era.
• Kentucky’s 26 runs are the second most for a single game in school history.
• UK holds a record of 12-3 in day games this season.
• Kentucky moves to 2-1 in Sunday games.
• Kentucky’s 58 runs mark the most runs scored in a three game series in school history.
• Kentucky recorded 15 two-out RBI, giving UK a total of 64 for the season.
• UK had double-digit runs for sixth time this season.
• Kentucky had double-digit hits for the 11th time this season.
• UK is 2-0 when facing a left-handed starting pitcher.
• UK moves to 10-3 when scoring first.
• UK was hit by a season high eight pitches.
• Kentucky had multiple steals for the 12th time this season.
• UK owns a 152-6 all-time record in the Gary Henderson era when staked to an eighth-inning lead.
• With the series victory, Kentucky ties the all-time series with Ball State 5-5.
• Kentucky concluded its week by scoring a total of 76 runs over a five game span.
• UK continues action Tuesday, March 11 against Indiana with the first pitch set for 4:05 p.m. ET at Bart Kaufman Field.

Individual Notes

• Junior
  A.J. Reed extended his hitting streak to 18 games.

• • Reed collected his NCAA leading 28th RBI of the season.
  • Reed reached base safely for the 18th consecutive game.
  • Reed was hit by pitches for the fourth and fifth time this season, the 16th and 17 times of his career.
  • Reed was intentionally walked for the eighth time this season, the 16th time of his career.

• Junior
  Andrew Nelson threw a career high 84 pitches, 57 of them being strikes.
  • Nelson tossed a career high 6.2 innings.
  • Nelson equaled his career high with three strikeouts.
  • Nelson recorded the first quality start of his career.
• Freshman
  Marcus Carson extended his hitting streak to three games.
  • Carson scored a career high three runs.
  • Carson gathered the first multi-hit and multi-RBI games of his career.
  • Carson has reached base safely in four consecutive games.
• Freshman
  Connor Heady gathered his 10th career RBI with a single in the seventh inning.
  • Heady laid down the second sacrifice bunt of his career.
  • Heady collected his sixth two-out RBI of the season.
• Sophomore rightfielder
  Kyle Barrett reached base safely for the 33rd consecutive game.
  • Barrett extended his hitting streak to 18 games.
  • Barrett has reached base safely in 49 of 53 career games.
  • Barrett had multiple hits for the sixth time this season.
• Junior
  Austin Cousino extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
  • Cousino hit his eighth double of the season, the 40th of his career.
  • Cousino had multiple hits for the 12th time this season, the 54rd time of his career.
• Freshman
  JaVon Shelby hit his first career triple and second career double.
  • Shelby hit his second two-out RBI of the season, giving him his second two-strike hit.
  • Shelby wore his second career hit by pitch.
• Junior
  Thomas Bernal extended his hitting streak to seven games.
  • Bernal hit the first sacrifice fly of his career.
  • Bernal has reached base safely in seven consecutive games.
  • Bernal stole his third base of the season.
• Junior
  Max Kuhn reached base safely for the 16th consecutive game.
  • Kuhn hit his sixth career home run, the first of the season.
  • Kuhn has reached base safely in 64 of 70 career games.
  • Kuhn gathered a career high four hits.
  • Kuhn doubled for the 16th time in his career, his seventh of the season.
  • Kuhn has six two-out RBI on the year.
• Senior catcher
  Micheal Thomas
  finished the weekend with 13 RBI.
  
  • Thomas hit his second home run on the year, the sixth of his career.
  • Thomas was hit by a pitch for third time this season, the 21st time in his career.
  • Thomas collected his 11th two-out RBI of the season.
  • Thomas had multiple RBI for the fourth time this season, the 10th time of his career.
• Sophomore
  Dorian Hairston extended his hitting streak to three games.
  • Hairston gathered his third and fourth two-out RBI.
  • Hairston stole the first base of his career.
  • Hairston hit his way to his second career multi-RBI game.
  • It was Hairston’s first career game with multiple hits.
  • Hairston was hit by a pitch for the first time in his career.
• Freshman
  Storm Wilson has reached base safely in seven straight games.
  • Wilson scored a career high three runs.
  • Wilson was hit by a pitch for the fifth and sixth time in his career.
• Sophomore catcher
  Greg Fettes collected his third career multi-RBI game.
• Sophomore
  Zach Arnold extended his hitting steak to four games.
  • Arnold hit his first career double.
  • Arnold has reached base safely in six straight games.
• Junior
  Spencer Jack extended his streak of 11.1 innings pitched without allowing an earned run.