May 20, 2014

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2014 Kentucky Baseball

Post-Game Notes

Kentucky vs. Alabama

May 20, 2014 — Hoover, Ala.

Hoover Met

Team Records and Notes

• Kentucky made its 14th appearance in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
  • It marks the third consecutive trip to Hoover for UK.
• UK moves to 19-29 all-time in the SEC tournament.
• Alabama leads the all-time series 59-38.
• UK is 6-3 on Tuesdays and 6-5 in May.
• Kentucky improves to 5-3 in its blue and grey uniform combination.
• UK is now 20-15 in day games.
• UK turned its 52nd double play of the year.
• UK is 28-2 when out-hitting its opponent.
• Kentucky is 22-15 when facing a right handed starting pitcher.
• Kentucky has hit an SEC-leading 159 two-out RBI in 2014.
• UK is 23-7 when scoring first.
• UK’s elimination-game win was its first in the SEC Tournament since 1996, breaking a string of seven consecutive elimination-game losses.
• Kentucky will continue action against Florida in the second round of the SEC tournament on Wednesday, May 21 with the first pitch set for 5:30 p.m. ET.

Individual Notes

• Junior LHP/1B 
  

  
   made his 15th start on the mound this year.

  • Reed made his team-leading 110th consecutive start.
  • Reed worked five innings, allowed one run and struck out two.
  • Reed’s 11 wins in 2014 place him third in UK history.
  • Reed’s 18 career victories tie him with Doug Sutton for 10th in UK history.
  • Reed has notched a win in each of his last four starts.
  • Reed has reached base safely in 51 of 55 games in 2014, including a team-high 26 straight.
  • Reed hit his 15th double of the year, the 32nd of his career.
  • Reed collected his 12th multi-walk game of the season.
• Senior SS 
  

  
   played in his 207th career game, starting in 193 of them.

  • Reida hit his second sacrifice fly of 2014.
  • Reida notched his 10th multi-hit game of the year.

• Junior CF
  Austin Cousino
  has produced a hit in six straight games.

• • Cousino collected his 21st two-out hit and 16th two-out RBI of 2014.
  • Cousino laid down his fourth sacrifice bunt of the season.

• Senior catcher 
  

  
  
  hit his ninth double of 2014, the 15th of his career.

  • Thomas collected his 24th two-out hit.

• Junior 3B 
  

  
   has reached base safely in 100 of his 108 career starts, including 12 straight.

• Freshman RF 
  

  
   has reached base safely in 17 straight games.

  • Wilson has plated a hit in 13 of his last 14 games.
  • Wilson had multiple hits for the eighth time of his career.
• Junior 1B
  Thomas Bernal
  has reached base safely in 11 consecutive games.
  • Bernal was hit by two pitches, giving him a total of 16 for the season.
• Freshman
  JaVon Shelby
  has reached base safely in 12 straight games.
  • Shelby had multiple hits for the 11th time of his career.
• Junior right hander
  Andrew Nelson
  made his 17th appearance of 2014, his seventh in relief.
  • In his last three appearances Nelson has tossed 11 shutout innings, allowing seven hits, while striking out seven.
  • Nelson has worked 12.2 innings, allowing two earned runs and nine hits while striking out six vs. Alabama this season.
  • Nelson captured the first save of his career with his four inning, two-hit performance.