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.