LEXINGTON, Ky. — Riding the longest winning streak in the nation, including a 7-0 record last week, the No. 2 Kentucky baseball team has been tabbed the CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Team of the Week, announced Wednesday.

Kentucky (18-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) sports the best record in college baseball, one of only two remaining unbeatens left in the country. UK completed a 7-0 week with a 3-0 sweep of Alabama, a team that entered the series riding a six-game winning streak. The Wildcats added a three-game sweep of Purdue and a twin-bill sweep of Eastern Michigan during the week.

UK has been led by a host of experienced positional players and a deep, veteran pitching staff. UK has posted a .364 team average, ripping 56 doubles, seven triples, 26 homers, and 182 RBI, scoring 202 times. On the mound, UK has totaled the second-best team ERA in the country, a 2.08 mark, working 160 innings and posting a 164-33 strikeout-walk ratio. UK right fielder Sawyer Carroll leads the team and the SEC in nearly every category, batting for a .532 average, ripping eight doubles, a triple, seven home runs, and 32 RBI.

One win shy of tying the school mark for the best start to a season, Kentucky will square off with Xavier on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET at Cliff Hagan Stadium, before traveling to Auburn for the second SEC series of the year.

Previous winners of the National Team of the Week honor from College Baseball Insider include, North Florida, San Diego State, Rice and Arkansas State.