Baseball

GAME NOTES: UK improves to 16-4 at Cliff Hagan Stadium, including 5-2 in SEC games … UK is now 5-5 in night games … UK is now 17-5 against right-handed starting pitching … UK is 6-3 on Friday nights … UK is now 4-1 in its all white uniform combination … UK trails the all-time series with Tennessee, 160-142, holding a 74-70 edge in games played in Lexington … UK is now 8-1 in one-run games in 2013 and 26-12 in one or two-run games in the last two years … UK is now 6-6 when its opponent scores first … UK is 6-0 in games won in its last at bat in 2013.

  • Junior second baseman
    J.T. Riddle
    made his team-leading 100th consecutive start.

    • Riddle recorded his seventh double of the year with one out in the fourth.
  • Sophomore
    A.J. Reed
    made his ninth start of 2013 and his 14th career start.

    • Reed worked 6.2 innings, allowing two runs, for his fifth quality start of the year and the seventh of his career.
    • Reed had the 10th multi-hit game of 2013 and the 27th of his two-year career.
  • Senior
    Zac Zellers
    has now reached base safely in 16 straight games after a single in the third.

    • Zellers has seven multi-hit games in 2013 and 20 in his two-year UK career.
    • It marked Zellers’ fifth multi-RBI game of 2013 and the eighth of his career.
  • Sophomore
    Max Kuhn
    has now reached base safely in 30 of 33 games in 2013.

    • Kuhn drew his team-high 27th walk of the year.
  • Freshman
    Kyle Barrett
    started in leadoff in the order for the second time in his career.

    • Barrett recorded his seventh two-out hit and his third two-out RBI.
    • Barrett had a career-high three hits and two RBI.
    • It marked Barrett’s seventh multi-hit game of 2013.
  • Sophomore
    Chandler Shepherd
    inherited a runner in the seventh inning and did not allow him to score.

    • Shepherd has now inherited 20 runners, allowing nine to score in 2013.
    • Shepherd improved to 2-0 in 2013 and 5-1 in his career.
  • Freshman
    Zack Storm
    made his first career appearance defensively in the ninth.
  • Junior Trevor Gott recorded his ninth save of the year.
    • Gott tied his single-season school record with his ninth save and extended his career record to 20 saves in three years.
    • Gott has saved 20 of 23 games in his career.
    • Gott has not allowed an earned run in his 21.2 innings in those 20 career saves, striking out 33.
  • Sophomore
    Austin Cousino
    made his second career start not hitting in the No. 1 spot in the order.

    • Cousino was hit by his 10th pitch of the year.
    • Cousino doubled for the team-high ninth time.

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