March 26, 2014

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2014 Kentucky Baseball

Post-Game Notes

UK vs. Xavier

March 26, 2014 — Lexington, Ky.

Cliff Hagan Stadium

Team Records and Notes

• Kentucky improves to 18-7 while Xavier moves to 12-11.
• UK leads the series with Xavier 32-8.
• UK is 5-1 in its all-white uniform combination.
• UK moves to 5-2 in midweek games.
• Kentucky moves to 12-2 at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
• UK holds a record of 16-6 in day games.
• Kentucky had double-digit strikeouts for the fourth time this year.
• UK moves to 6-2 when facing a left-handed starting pitcher.
• UK has a record of 3-0 on Wednesdays.
• Kentucky holds a record of 11-5 in the month of March.
• UK moves to 13-3 when scoring first.
• Kentucky has outscored opponents 25-5 in the first inning.
• UK has 85 2-out RBI this season.
• UK continues action on the road against No. 5 Vanderbilt on Friday, March 28 at Charles Hawkins Field with the first pitch set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

Individual Notes

• Junior centerfielder
  Austin Cousino
  made his team-leading 136th consecutive start.
  • Cousino has reached base safely in 129 of 142 career games.
  • Cousino hit his second career sacrifice fly, his first of 2014.
• Junior
  Max Kuhn hit his ninth double of the year.
  • Kuhn was walked for the 21st time this season, the 59th time of his career.
• Sophomore left-hander
  Ryne Combs
  made his third start of his career and the second of 2014.
• Sophomore rightfielder
  Dorian Hairston
  made his first start since March 11 at No. 16 Indiana.
  • Hairston hit his second career triple.
  • Hairston hit his fifth two-out RBI of 2014.
  • Hairston collected his third career multi-hit game.
• Sophomore catcher
  Zach Arnold
  made his first start since the second game of a doubleheader with Cincinnati on March 5.
  • Arnold hit his second career double, capturing his fifth RBI of the season.
• Fifth-year senior catcher
  Micheal Thomas
  had his streak of consecutive innings caught snapped at 77.2 innings over the last eight games.
  • Thomas started as the designated hitter for the second time in his career and the first time in 2014.
  • Thomas hit his fifth sacrifice fly of his career, the second of the season.
• Sophomore lefty
  Dylan Dwyer made his fifth appearance of 2014, his first in relief.
  • Dwyer struck out two batters in one inning of work.
• Sophomore
  Taylor Martin made his fifth appearance of the year.
  • Martin collected two strikeouts in one inning pitched.
• Senior shortstop
  Matt Reida collected his 14th RBI of the season, the 62nd of his career.
  • Reida was hit by a pitch for the 10th time in his career, the second time this season.
• Sophomore reliever
  Zach Strecker made his sixth appearance of the season.
  • Strecker inherited two runners, giving him a total of four in 2014.
• Sophomore right-hander
  Kyle Cody
  made his fifth appearance of the season.
• Junior
  A.J. Reed
  collected his 33rd RBI of 2014 with a single in the sixth inning.
  • Reed hit his 14th two-out RBI of the season.
• Sophomore
  Sam Mahar
  made his seventh appearance of 2014.
• Freshman
  JaVon Shelby was hit by a pitch for the fourth time in his career.
  • Shelby has reached base safely in six consecutive games.
  • Shelby collected the sixth walk of his career.
  • Shelby hit his fourth double of 2014.
• Junior
  Spencer Jack made his 12th appearance of the season.
• Sophomore Ka’ai Tom reached base safely for the 19th consecutive game.
  • Tom has got a hit in four consecutive games.
  • Tom stole the eighth base of his career.