Feb. 14, 2014

Recap |  Box Score

Team Records and Notes

• Kentucky is now 1-0, with Virginia dropping to 0-1.
• Kentucky improved to 60-41-3 all-time in season openers.
• UK posted its first win over a No. 1 ranked team since claiming a series vs. No. 1 LSU in 2012.
  • It marked UK’s first game against a non-conference team ranked No. 1 in the modern-era history of the program (2003-present).
  • It marked the fourth win over a No. 1 ranked team in the Gary Henderson era.

• UK totaled six doubles, its most in a game since collecting six doubles on April 22, 2012 vs. LSU.
• UK improved to 1-1 all-time against Virginia, winning the first meeting against the Hoos since 1906.
• UK stole four bases in the game, its most since stealing six in the 21-inning NCAA Tournament opener vs. No. 21 Kent State on June 1, 2012.
• Eight of UK’s nine starters totaled RBI.
• Kentucky will return to action on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET against host UNC Wilmington.

Individual Notes

• Freshman second baseman Connor Heady made his first career start.
  • Heady’s first career hit came in the fourth inning, a double off the wall in leftfield, coming on a 1-1 count with two outs, scoring Shelby.
  • Heady stole his first career base in the sixth.
  • Heady drew his first career walk in the sixth inning.
  • Heady laid down his first career sacrifice bunt.
• Freshman leftfielder JaVon Shelby made his first career start.
  • Shelby’s first career hit was a 2-out RBI single to rightfield in the fourth inning.
  • Shelby drew his first career walk in the eighth.
• Junior
  A.J. Reed
  made his second career season-opening start.
  • Reed doubled for the 18th time in his career.
  • Reed extended his hitting streak to a team-high three games.
• Senior
  Matt Reida
  made his 118th consecutive start at shortstop.
  • Reida had his career-long hitting streak snapped at 10 games
• Junior
  Austin Cousino
  doubled in his first at bat of the year, his 33rd career double.
  • Cousino notched his 43rd career multiple-hit game.
  • Cousino stole his 30th career base.
  • Has now reached base safely in 107 of his 118 career games.
• Junior
  Max Kuhn
  doubled for the 10th time in his career.
  • Kuhn doubled for the 11th time in his career and the second time in the game in the fifth.
  • Kuhn now has two, two-double games in his career.
  • Kuhn now has 13 multiple-hit games in his career
• 
  Thomas Bernal
  was hit by his ninth career pitch.
  • Bernal stole his third and fourth career bases.
  • Bernal now has six career multiple-hit games.
  • Bernal notched his first career two-steal game.
• Senior
  Micheal Thomas
  laid down his eighth career sacrifice bunt.
  • Thomas doubled for the seventh time in his career.

• Sophomore
  Kyle Barrett
  has now reached base safely in a team-high and career-long 20 consecutive games.
• Sophomore
  Ryne Combs
  finished an out shy of his first career save and equaling his career high.