Baseball– Kentucky continued a grueling stretch with 14-of-16 ranked opponents with a four-game week, with No. 8 Louisville earning a midweek win and No. 14 South Carolina sweeping the Wildcats in Columbia over the weekend.- Sophomore two-way standout A.J. Reed smashed his team-high 10th homer of the year on Saturday, as a part of a 4-12 weekend at the plate.- Junior lefty Corey Litrell tossed his seventh quality start of the year and 21st of his illustrious career on Sunday, allowing three earned runs in 7.2 innings.- Freshman catcher George Fettes belted his first homer of his career on Saturday afternoon over the left-field wall that helped UK rally to take the lead before falling to the Gamecocks.Softball– The Kentucky softball team is coming off a 3-2 week where it swept a doubleheader at Middle Tennessee State before earning a win at Arkansas in a three-game set. UK defeated MTSU 7-4 in game one before a 13-1 triumph in game two.- Home runs led UK in game two over MTSU as the Wildcats blasted five home runs to break the school record for most homers in a game. Sophomore catcher Griffin Joiner started the home run assault, blasting a leadoff shot in the second inning before junior infielder Krystal Smith hit a two-run homer later that inning. Junior pitcher/infielder Lauren Cumbess hit a two-run home run in the third inning before freshman infielder Ansley Smith hit consecutive two-run round trippers in the third and fourth innings to tie and break the school record. In all, the Wildcats posted 15 hits in the game, including three doubles and 12 RBI.- Cumbess has been the offensive leader for UK, hitting safely in 13 of her last 14 games with an extra-base hit in nine of those 14 games. For the season, Cumbess leads the team with a .359 (56-for-156) average, including 12 doubles, 11 homers and 37 RBI. Freshman Kelsey Nunley is 20-6 on the year in the circle with a 2.08 ERA. Cumbess is secondon the team with a 3.52 ERA and a 10-5 record.Men’s tennis– Kentucky advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2013 SEC Tournament, knocking off No. 9 Mississippi State in the second round, 4-2.- The Wildcats bowed out in the quarterfinals after dropping a tight match with number one overall seed, and No. 2 Georgia, 4-3. Anthony Rossi defeated No. 6 KU Singh 7-6, 6-3 in his second win of the year over a top-10 player.- The NCAA Selection Show is Tuesday, April 30 at 5:00 p.m. ET on NCAAsports.com.Women’s tennis- The Kentucky women’s tennis team lost 4-2 in its opening round match vs. LSU at the Southeastern Conference Tournament.- Junior Caitlin McGraw and freshman Nadia Ravita won the No. 1 doubles match 8-0.- Ranked 22nd, Ravita recorded another singles win, defeating Kaitlin Burns 7-5, 6-3 in the No. 1 singles slot.- McGraw also recorded a singles win for UK, taking court four 7-5, 7-6 (3).Women’s golf– The women’s golf team recorded its best finish at the SEC Championships in 20 years as it placed tied for fifth, shooting 58-over-par for the tournament at the Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Ala.- Freshman Sarah Harris was the highlight of the tournament for the Wildcats, finishing a career-best second place at 9-over-par for the event. Harris, who was tied for the individual lead after day one, was tied for fifth coming into Sunday before a 4-over-par, 76 catapulted her into second overall. The second place individual finish was also the highest this season for Kentucky.- Junior Liz Breed, who was nearly as impressive as Harris over the weekend, recorded a career-high finish tying for sixth overall at 11-over-par. The Waynesboro, Pa., native came into Sunday tied for fifth before falling just one slot after a 6-over-par, 78 final round.Men’s golf– The UK men’s golf team finished in 13th place at the SEC Championships last weekend, shooting 50-over-par for the tournament at the Seaside Course in St. Simmons Island, Ga.- Junior Ben Stow was the high finisher for the Wildcats, placing tied for 12th at 5-over-par. The Salisbury, England native was even par through the first round before posting 2-over in round two and 3-over in the final 18.Track and field– Kentucky opened the new UK Outdoor Track and Field Facility with the inaugural collegiate Heart of the Bluegrass Classic on Saturday.- UK won all but one of the 29 events the team entered at the inaugural collegiate Heart of the Bluegrass Classic on Saturday.- Cally Macumber and Michelle Canterna set the school records in their respective events.- Macumber’s mile time of 4:37.75 also set the facility record.- Canterna cleared the new outdoor school record vault height at 3.87 meter /12’08.25″.- Keith Hayes won all four of the events he entered, including two relays.- Rebecca Famurewa won three throws events, including a PR in the hammer throw.Upcoming scheduleTuesday, April 23Baseball at Western Kentucky – 7:00 p.m.Wednesday, April 24Softball hosts Louisville – 6:00 p.m.Thursday, April 25Track and field at Penn Relays – 10:00 a.m. (Philadelphia, Pa.)Baseball at Ole Miss – 7:30 p.m.Friday, April 26Track and field at Penn Relays – 9:00 a.m. (Philadelphia, Pa.)Track and field at Triton Invitational – 1:00 p.m. (San Diego, Calif.)Softball hosts Missouri – 5:00 p.m.Baseball at Ole Miss – 7:30 p.m.Saturday, April 27Track and field at Penn Relays – 12:55 p.m. (Philadelphia, Pa.)Track and field at Triton Invitational – 1:00 p.m. (San Diego, Calif.)Softball hosts Missouri- 1:00 p.m.Baseball at Ole Miss – 3:15 p.m.Track and field at Miami University RedHawk Invitational (Miami, Ohio)Sunday, April 28Softball hosts Missouri – 1:00 p.m.Track and field at Payton Jordan Invitational – 4:00 p.m.(Palo Alto, Calif.)

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