Baseball

GAME NOTES: UK’s two errors in the first inning snapped a four-game stretch of errorless baseball … UK started a right-hander on the weekend for the first time in a 106-game span … Arkansas leads the all-time series with UK, 35-23, including a 15-12 mark in games played in Lexington … UK is now 8-7 against left-handed starting pitching … UK is now 8-12 when its opponent scores first and 7-4 when its opponent scores in the first inning … UK is now 7-1 when wearing white and black jerseys and is 21-2 in this uniform combination the last two years … UK drops to 6-11 against top-25 teams … UK turned its 49th double play of the year … UK is now 7-2 in last at bat games in 2013 … UK won its first game in 18 chances in 2013 when ending the eighth inning trailing … UK is now 8-9 when making two errors … UK is 15-5 when hitting at least one homer … UK is now an SEC-leading 10-5 in one-run games in 2013.

  • Junior second baseman J.T. Riddle made his team-high 112th consecutive start.
  • Senior
    Zac Zellers
    hit his third homer of the year.

    • Zellers recorded his third game-winning RBI of the year.
    • Zellers now has 10 multi-hit games in 2013.
  • Freshman
    Kyle Cody
    made his eighth career start and his first in conference play.

    • Cody worked a career-long seven innings.
    • Cody tossed his third quality start of 2013.
  • Sophomore
    Austin Cousino
    was hit by his SEC-leading 17th and 18th pitches of the year.
  • Freshman
    Kyle Barrett
    extended his hitting streak to a club-high 10 games.

    • Barrett now has 12 multi-hit games in 2013.
  • With the win, Chandler Shepherd improved to 7-1 in his two-year career with the lone loss coming in a quality start in the NCAA Regional Championship game.

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