Baseball– Kentucky baseball picked up a 6-3 win over Austin Peay on Tuesday, behind five strong innings from freshman righthander Kyle Cody and a two-hit performance from freshman outfielder Kyle Barrett.- Kyle Barrett shined once again on Friday going 3-5 and plating the game-tying RBI in the series-opening comeback win over Tennessee.- After a quality start that led the Wildcats to victory on Friday night, A.J. Reed crushed his team-leading ninth homer of the year in UK’s heartbreaking 10-9 loss to Tennessee on Saturday afternoon.- Junior closer Trevor Gott added two more saves during the week, improving his total to nine on the year and program-record 20 in his career. Gott’s ERA is now an impressive 0.95 with a 4-0 record, while fanning 24 in 19.0 IP.Softball– The Kentucky softball team wrapped up one of its most historic weeks in school history last week with several records broken. The first was sixth-year head coach Rachel Lawson becoming the winningest head coach in school history with her 182nd career win. That honor came a few days before UK upset No. 3 Florida on the same day it named its new $9.5 million stadium after longtime administrator John Cropp. Overall, UK went 4-2 on the week with wins over Florida, Marshall and two against EKU.- Freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley earned the win in the upset over UF, becoming the first player in school history to win 20 games in a season, surpassing former stars Chanda Bell and Keary Camunas. Nunley went 3-0 on the week with a 1.64 ERA, while junior Lauren Cumbess also earned a win in the circle.- Cumbess was the star for UK at the plate, going 10-for-22 throughout the week with four doubles, three homers and seven RBI. Cumbess is riding a nine-game hitting streak – a career long – posting an extra-base hit in eight of those nine games. Senior Alice O’Brien went 8-for-19 on the week with a double, home run and four RBI, while freshmen Maisie Steed and Nikki Sagermann also had home runs.Men’s tennis– The University of Kentucky men’s tennis team has earned the No. 8 overall seed in this week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament, it was announced on Sunday night.- UK will face the No. 9 overall seed, Mississippi State on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. CT. The Wildcats and Mississippi State have faced off two times this season already, with UK winning both prior matches.- The first match saw Kentucky sweep MSU 4-0 at the ITA National Indoor Championships in Seattle, Wash., in the Sweet 16. Kentucky lost the doubles point and rallied to win four of six singles matches in the second meeting of the season in Starkville.Women’s tennis– The Kentucky women’s tennis team upset No. 27 South Carolina 4-3 on Sunday at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex.- Junior Caitlin McGraw clinched the match for Kentucky with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win on court five.- Kentucky won the doubles point, winning two of three doubles matches as Khristina Blajkevitch and Jessica Stiles clinched the point by winning three consecutive games to win the No. 3 doubles match 9-7.- Freshman Nadia Ravita defeated another ranked opponent, taking down No. 77 Jaklin Alawi 7-5, 0-6, 6-4.Track and field– The Kentucky track and field teams enjoyed one of the best total team performances of the season at the “Kentuckiana” Border Battle on Saturday.- The Wildcats’ men’s and women’s teams combined with Louisville to defeat the aggregate scores of Indiana and Notre Dame.- Fifteen – 10 men’s and five women’s – Wildcat individuals or relay teams claimed event titles on Saturday.- Rebecca Famurewa increased her UK freshman record discus throw to 57.09 meters / 187’04”, which gives her the No. 2 ranking in school history.- The mark also is the third-farthest discus throw in the nation this season.- UK competitors won four of the seven throws events they entered.- Tamyah Pipkin became the third fastest Wildcat ever at 200 meters as she won race with a time of 23.67.- Kadeem Kushimo enjoyed a career-afternoon winning both the 100 and 200 meters.Men’s golf– The UK men’s golf team placed eighth in the 14-team field at the Gary Koch Invitational last week, finishing at 22-over-par. The Wildcats recorded top-10 team finishes in all six of their spring tournaments.- Juniors Cody Martin and Ben Stow led the way for the Cats, shooting 5-over-par for the invitational and finished tied for 29th.- UK wrapped up its regular season schedule and now look toward the post season as the Wildcats travel to St. Simmons Island, Ga., this weekend for the Southeastern Conference Championships, April 19-21.Upcoming scheduleTuesday, April 16Baseball hosts Louisville – 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 17Softball at Middle Tennessee State (DH) – 4:00 p.m.Women’s tennis vs. LSU – 3:00 p.m. (Starkville, Miss.)Thursday, April 18Men’s tennis vs. Mississippi State – 7:00 p.m. (Oxford, Miss.)Women’s tennis at SEC Tournament (Starkville, Miss.)Friday, April 19Softball at Arkansas – 7:00 p.m.Baseball at South Carolina – 7:00 p.m.Men’s golf at SEC Championship (St. Simon’s, Ga.)Women’s golf at SEC Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)Men’s tennis at SEC Tournament (Oxford, Miss.)Women’s tennis at SEC Tournament (Starkville, Miss.)Saturday, April 20Track and field hosts Heart of the Bluegrass Classic – 10:00 a.m.Softball at Arkansas – 1:00 p.m.Baseball at South Carolina – 3:00 p.m.Men’s golf at SEC Championship (St.Simon’s, Ga.)Women’s golf at SEC Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)Men’s tennis at SEC Tournament (Oxford, Miss.)Women’s tennis at SEC Tournament (Starkville, Miss.)Sunday, April 21Baseball at South Carolina – 1:30 p.m.Softball at Arkansas – 2:00 p.m.Men’s golf at SEC Championship (St.Simon’s, Ga.)Women’s golf at SEC Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)Men’s tennis at SEC Tournament (Oxford, Miss.)Women’s tennis at SEC Tournament (Starkville, Miss.)

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