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.