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GAME NOTES: This marked just the third unranked opponent UK has faced in its last 17 games … This is UK’s first SEC series against an unranked team since facing Tennessee April 12-14 … UK and Missouri met for the first time since 1984 and just the second time in series history, with the series now even 1-1 … UK drops to 3-6 in its all grey uniform combination … UK is now 7-10 on the road in 2013 and 4-9 on the road in the SEC … UK drops to 19-15 against right-handed starting pitching … UK is now 6-7 on Fridays … UK is now 3-6 in May … UK drops to 8-11 in night games … UK falls to 8-14 when its opponent scores first.

  • Junior second baseman J.T. Riddle made his team-leading 118th consecutive start.
  • Sophomore
    A.J. Reed
    made his team-high 14th start on the mound in 2013.

    • Reed was hit by his eighth pitch of 2013.
    • Reed equaled his shortest outing of the year, also tossing 4.1 innings vs. Kansas State on Feb. 21.
  • Junior
    Paul McConkey
    made his first start since May 4 vs. No. 15 Arkansas.

    • McConkey recorded his third two-out hit and his first two-out RBI of the year.
  • Senior
    Zac Zellers
    was hit by his 11th pitch of the year.

    • It was Zellers’ 32nd career HBP.
  • Sophomore
    Austin Cousino
    notched his 15th two-out hit of the year and the 33rd of his two-year career.
  • Freshman
    Kyle Barrett
    extended his hitting streak to a club-best 16 games, the longest streak for UK in 2013.

    • It is UK’s longest streak since Reed had a 16-game hit streak in 2012.
  • Sophomore
    Chandler Shepherd
    appearing in his 24th game of the year.

    • Shepherd retired all 11 hitters he faced in his longest outing since April 13.
  • Freshman catcher Zach Arnold appeared in his eighth game of 2013 and his third SEC game.
  • Junior shortstop
    Matt Reida
    extended his hitting streak to a career-long eight games.

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