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GAME NOTES: Kentucky is now 4-4 in the white tops and white pants on the season … Kentucky is now 9-8 against left-handed starters in 2013 … The Wildcats are now 20-9 when playing in day games … Kentucky is 1-3 in the opener of a double header, with a 3-4 record overall … The Wildcats fall to 18-10 at Cliff Hagan Stadium in 2013, including a 6-7 mark in conference games … Kentucky’s record against top 25 opponents is now 6-12, and 1-5 going up against top 10 foes …  The Wildcats drop to 20-8 when scoring first in the game … Kentucky turned their 51st double play this season when they ended the third inning on a ground ball that went 6-4-3.


  • J.T. Riddle
    made his team-high 114th consecutive start.

  • Kyle Barrett
    reached base with a line drive to leftfield to start the game, his 17th hit as the leadoff man.

    • Extended his team-high hitting streak to 12 games.
    • Doubled off a runner at first base in the top of the sixth inning to record his third outfield assist of the season.
    • Recorded his 14th multi-hit game on the season and of his career.

  • Micheal Thomas
    made his first career start at first base.

    • Scorched his fifth two-out hit of the season with no one on in the bottom of the second.

  • Austin Cousino
    hit number 5 in the order for the first time in his career. He had batted No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 the last two years.

    • His bunt-single in the third inning gave him his 13th multi-hit game in 2013 and 41st in his career.
    • Plunked by his 21st HBP this season, tied for second most in a single-season in Kentucky history.

  • Max Kuhn
    ripped his fourth homerun of the season and fourth of his career in the bottom of the second inning.

    • Recorded his 11th multi-hit game of his career with a single past the pitcher in the bottom of the fourth inning.
    • Drew his team-high 35th walk of the season.

  • Greg Fettes
    threw out his first runner of the season in the top of the third, the 22nd for the Wildcats this season.

  • Matt Reida
    dropped his ninth sacrifice bunt of the season in the fourth inning.

  • Dylan Dwyer
    pitched a career-high four innings in relief.

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