2014 Kentucky Baseball

Post-Game Notes

UK vs. Cincinnati

March 5, 2014 — Lexington, Ky.

Cliff Hagan Stadium

Team Records and Notes

• With the win, Kentucky improves to 10-2, while the loss moves Cincinnati to 2-8.
• Kentucky pitched a nine-inning complete-game shutout for the first time since May 6, 2011 when Alex Meyer did so against No. 1 Vanderbilt.
• UK moves to 3-0 in its blue and white uniform combination.
• UK holds a record of 9-2 in day games this season.
• UK is 8-2 when facing a right-handed starting pitcher.
• Kentucky moves to 7-2 when scoring first.
• UK picked off its first runner of the year in the sixth inning.
• Kentucky won its 97th consecutive game when staked to an eighth-inning lead, dating back to 2011.
  • UK owns a 149-5 all-time record in the Gary Henderson era when staked to an eighth-inning lead.
• Kentucky is on a eight game winning streak for the first time since its streak from Feb. 22-March 8, 2013.

Individual Notes

• Sophomore
  Dylan Dwyer threw a career high 113 pitches.

• • Dwyer pitched a career high nine innings.
  • Dwyer struck out seven batters, a new career high.
  • Dwyer became the first UK pitcher in the modern-era history of the program (2003-precent) to throw a complete-game shutout in a midweek game.
    • The last UK player to throw a midweek complete game was Greg Dombrowski in 2005 vs. Murray State.

• Senior
  Matt Reida snapped his streak of 129 consecutive starts due to injury.

• • Entering today, Reida ranked 12th in the nation in most consecutive starts.
  • UK had not started anyone else at shortstop in 1,019 days.

• Junior
  A.J. Reed extended his hitting streak to 14 games.

• • Reed was walked for the fifth consecutive game.
  • Reed reached base safely for the 14th consecutive game.
  • Reed was walked multiple times for the fourth time this season, the 12th time of his career.

• Sophomore
  Kyle Barrett extended his hitting streak to 14 games.

• • Barrett has reached base safely in 45 of 49 career starts.
  • Barrett has reached base safely in 29 consecutive games.

• Freshman
  JaVon Shelby hit his first career home run in the fourth inning, bringing in two runs.

• • Shelby hit his first career double in the third inning.
  • Shelby’s home run was the 34th home run hit by a member of the Shelby family.
  • Shelby’s home run was the first by a Shelby family member in 2,831 days. (7 years, 9 months, 1 day)

• Sophomore Ka’ai Tom hit his fourth double of the year.

• • Tom extended his hitting streak to four games.
  • Tom reached base safely for the 11th consecutive game.

• Junior
  Austin Cousino
  extended his hitting streak to seven games.

• • Cousino has reached base safely in 118 of 127 career games.
  • Cousino has reached base safely in 12 consecutive games.
  • Cousino was hit by a pitch for the fourth and fifth time this season, the 38th and 39th times of his career.

• Junior
  Max Kuhn reached base safely for the 12th consecutive game.
  

• • Kuhn has reached base safely in 60 of 66 career games.
  • Kuhn doubled for the fifth time this season.
  • Kuhn was walked multiple times for the second time this season, the ninth time of his career.

• Freshman
  Connor Heady was walked multiple times for the fourth time in his career.
  
• Sophomore
  Storm Wilson reached base safely for the fifth consecutive game.
  

• • Wilson was hit by a pitch for the third time in his career.