May 30, 2014

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2014 Kentucky Baseball

Post-Game Notes

No. 22 Kentucky vs. Kansas

May 30, 2014 — Louisville, Ky.

Jim Patterson Stadium

Team Records and Notes

• Kentucky made its eighth all-time NCAA tournament appearance.
• UK squared off with Kansas for the first time in school history.
• UK dropped to 12-15 all-time in the NCAA tournament.
• UK moved to 6-3 in neutral site games.
• UK is 9-6 on Fridays and 8-7 in May.
• Kentucky moved to 8-4 in its all-white uniform combination.
• UK is now 21-17 in day games.
• UK turned its 57th double play of 2014.
• Kentucky is 23-18 when facing a right handed starting pitcher.
• UK is 11-16 when its opponent scores first.
• Kentucky will face the loser of Louisville and Kent State on Saturday, with the first pitch set for 1 p.m. ET.

Individual Notes

• Sophomore right hander
  Kyle Cody
  made his sixth start of 2014.
• Junior LHP/1B 
  

  
    made his team-leading 114th consecutive start.

  • Reed has reached base safely in 55 of 59 games in 2014, including a team-high 30 straight.
  • Reed collected his team-leading 48th walk, tying him with David Cheatle for third in UK history.
• Sophomore LF Ka’ai Tom belted his third career home run.
  • Tom had multiple RBI for the 10th time this season.
• Senior SS 
  

  
   played in his 211th career game, starting 196 of them.

  • Reida hit his 10th double of the season.

• Junior 3B
  Max Kuhn
  collected his team-leading 22nd multi-hit game.
  • Kuhn has reached base safely in 104 of his 112 career starts, including 16 straight.
  • Kuhn picked up his 30th two-strike hit.
  • Kuhn drew his 42nd walk of the season.
• Junior CF
  Austin Cousino
  hit his 15th double of the season.

• • Cousino has reached base safely in 159 of 176 career games, including 10 consecutive.
  • Cousino had multiple hits for the 21st time this year.
  • Cousino has a hit in nine of his last 10 games.

• Senior catcher 
  

  
  
  has inked a hit in six straight games.

  • Thomas picked up his 25th two-strike hit of 2014.

• Junior
  Thomas Bernal
  picked up his fifth multi-RBI game of the season.
  • Bernal stole a base for the sixth time this year.
  • Bernal laid down his fourth sacrifice bunt of 2014.
• Junior
  Andrew Nelson
  made his 19th appearance of the season, the ninth in relief.
  • Nelson inherited a runner, giving him a total of six for 2014.
• Junior
  Chandler Shepherd
  made his 15th appearance of 2014, the sixth in relief.