Feb. 16, 2014

Recap |  Box Score

2014 Kentucky Baseball

Post-Game Notes

UK vs. VMI

Feb. 16, 2014 – Wilmington, N.C.

Brooks Field

Team Records and Notes

• Kentucky drops to 2-1, while VMI improves to 1-2.
• VMI won the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
• Kentucky suffered its first walk-off loss of the year and its first since an 11-inning walk-off loss at No. 14 South Carolina on April 20, 2012.
• UK will return to action on Monday, traveling to Wilmington to Spartanburg, S.C., for a matchup with USC Upstate at 1 p.m. ET. UK and USC Upstate have both yet to declare a projected starting pitcher. Fans can hear the game live on the UK IMG Radio Network, with Dick Gabriel voicing the action.

Individual Notes

• Freshman leftfielder
  Marcus Carson
  made his first career start.
  • The first pitch of Carson’s career was hit for a double in the second inning.
  • Carson was hit by his first career pitch in the third.
  • Carson stole his first career base.
• Freshman
  JaVon Shelby
  , who started in leftfield for the season opener, made his first career start at second base.
  • It has been a span of 402 games since UK started a Shelby at second base. JaVon’s brother John was an All-SEC second baseman on UK’s 2006 SEC Championship team.
• Sophomore right-hander
  Kyle Cody
  made his 11th career start.
• Sophomore catcher
  Greg Fettes
  made his first start of the year.
  • Fettes stole his first career base.
• Junior centerfielder
  Austin Cousino
  has now reached base safely in 109 of his 120 career games.
  • Cousino hit his 16th career home run on a 3-1 pitch in the second inning.
  • Cousino now has 45 career multiple-hit games.
• Junior
  A.J. Reed
  was hit by his 13th career pitch.
• Junior third baseman
  Max Kuhn
  launched his third double of the year and the 12th of his career.
• Sophomore rightfielder
  Kyle Barrett
  has now reached base safely in a team-high 22 consecutive games.
• Junior righty
  Andrew Nelson
  made his first career appearance.
• Sophomore
  Taylor Martin
  made his first appearance since 2012 after missing 2013 due to injury.
• Sophomore
  Matt Snyder
  made his first career appearance.
• Senior
  Micheal Thomas
  notched his fourth career pinch-hit.