March 7, 2014

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2014 Kentucky Baseball

Post-Game Notes

UK vs. Ball State

March 7, 2014 — Lexington, Ky.

Cliff Hagan Stadium

Team Records and Notes

• With the loss, Kentucky moves to 11-3, while Ball State improves to 10-3.
• UK drops to 2-1 in its all-white uniform combination.
• UK holds a record of 10-3 in day games this season.
• Kentucky moves to 3-1 in Friday games.
• Kentucky had double-digit hits for the ninth time this season.
• UK is 9-3 when facing a right-handed starting pitcher.
• UK moves to 8-3 when scoring first.
• With the loss, Kentucky snaps its 98 game winning streak when staked to an eighth-inning lead, dating back to 2011.
  • UK owns a 150-6 all-time record in the Gary Henderson era when staked to an eighth-inning lead.
• Ball State leads the all-time series with Kentucky 5-3.
• Kentucky snaps a nine game winning streak, its longest since its 22 game streak dating from Feb. 17-March 21, 2012.
• UK continues play Saturday, March 8 against Ball State with the first pitch set for 2 p.m. ET at Cliff Hagan Stadium.

Individual Notes

• Junior
  A.J. Reed extended his hitting streak to 16 games.

• • Reed hit his NCAA leading 25th and 26th RBI this season.
  • Reed had his third quality start of the season, the 12th of his career.
  • Reed threw a career high 115 pitches in a 8.0 inning outing.
  • Reed was intentionally walked for the sixth and seventh times this season, the 14th and 15th times of his career.
  • Reed was walked for the seventh consecutive game, intentionally walked for the third consecutive game.
  • Reed had multiple intentional walks for the second time this season.
  • By allowing a run in the third inning, Reed snapped his streak of 9.0 consecutive scoreless innings pitched.
  • Reed was walked multiple times for the fifth time this season, the 13th time of his career.
  • Reed was hit by a pitch for the second time this season, the 14th time of his career.

• Sophomore
  Kyle Barrett reached base safely for the 31st consecutive game.
  • Barrett extended his hitting streak to 16 games.
  • Barrett has reached base safely in 47 of 51 career games.
  • Barrett hit his third double of the season, the seventh of his career.
• Senior
  Matt Reida did not start for the third consecutive game, which is the first time in his career.
• Junior
  Austin Cousino extended his hitting streak to nine games.
  • Cousino has reached base safely in 120 of 129 career games.
  • Cousino hit his seventh double of the season, the 39th of his career.
  • Cousino had multiple hits for the 10th time this season, the 51st time of his career.
• Junior
  Thomas Bernal extended his hitting streak to five games.
  • Bernal has reached base safely in five consecutive games.
  • Bernal had his second multi-hit game of the season, the seventh of his career.
• Sophomore Ka’ai Tom extended his hitting steak to six games.
  • Tom has reached base safely in 13 consecutive games.
  • Tom gathered his ninth and 10th RBI of the season.
  • Tom collected his fourth multi-hit game of his career.
• Junior
  Max Kuhn reached base safely for the 14th consecutive game.
  • Kuhn has reached base safely in 62 of 68 career games.
  • Kuhn wore his first hit pitch this season.
  • Kuhn collected his fourth multi-walk game of the season, the third in a row.
  • It was Kuhn’s 12th career game with multiple walks.
• Senior
  Micheal Thomas hit his way to his first career four-hit game.
  • Thomas had multiple hits for the fourth time this season, the 10th time of his career.
  • Thomas had multiple RBI for the second time this season, the eighth time of his career.
  • Thomas collected his sixth and seventh two-strike hits of the season.
  • Thomas hit his fifth two-out RBI with a single in the third inning.