LEXINGTON ? The Kentucky baseball team went on the road this past weekend, took two of three from No. 21 Vanderbilt and has been rewarded by climbing two spots to No. 11 in the latest Baseball America poll, it was announced Monday.

The Wildcats are one of the hottest teams in the nation, having jumped 10 places in the national rankings over the past two weeks while compiling a 9-1 record in that span.

The series victory over the Commodores pushed UK?s overall record to 34-11 and helped the team hold onto a tie for first place in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division at 13-8. The Wildcats have the best overall winning percentage in the SEC.

It is the seventh consecutive week Kentucky has been ranked and the current ranking is the highest in school history. Prior to holding down the No. 13 spot last week, the Wildcats highest previous ranking was 14th in 1994.

Kentucky does not play a midweek game this week due to finals and will have to wait until Friday to play its next contest. No. 18 Ole Miss, which has won 10 straight, comes to Lexington for a three-game set this weekend.