April 21, 2015

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KENTUCKY BASEBALL

Xavier at Kentucky

Postgame Notes

April 21, 2015

Cliff Hagan Stadium — Lexington, Ky.

FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 6, Xavier 1

Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 23-16 and Xavier is 10-30.
• UK coach
  Gary Henderson
  has a 219-167 all-time record in his seventh year.
  • Henderson is 5-0 in his career vs. Xavier.
• UK holds a 30-8 all-time lead in the series with Xavier.
  • UK has a 22-6 record in games played in Lexington.
  • UK has won 12 consecutive games in the serieos, dating back to a 1998 loss.
• Kentucky will return to action on Friday, starting a three-game series at No. 6 Florida, with first pitch at 7 p.m. at McKethan Stadium.

Team Notes

• Kentucky turned its 39th double play of the year in the first inning and its 40th in the sixth.
• UK has scored 36 runs in the first inning in 2015, its most of any inning.
• The Wildcats scored in four consecutive innings for the first time since a March 1 win vs. Mount St. Mary’s.
• UK is 19-5 when scoring first and 12-5 when scoring in the first inning.
• Kentucky has a 12-6 record at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
• UK is 16-11 vs. a right-handed starting pitcher.
• UK is 6-6 in night games.
• UK is 5-4 in midweek games.
• Under coach
  Gary Henderson
  , UK is 192-8 when staked to an eighth-inning lead.

Individual Notes

• Sophomore second baseman
  JaVon Shelby
  made his team-leading 91st consecutive start.
  • Shelby has reached base safely in a team-high 13 straight games.
  • Shelby has 17 two-out hits and 16 two-out RBI.
  • Shelby charted his 18th multi-hit game.
• Junior centerfielder
  Kyle Barrett
  played in his team-high 130th career game, starting his 114th contest.
  • Barrett has reached base safely in 34 of 38 games in 2015 and in 100 of his 113 career starts.
  • Barrett has a five-game hitting streak.
  • Barrett has 21 two-out hits and 10 two-out RBI.
  • Barrett has 22 multi-hit games in 2015.
• Junior righty
  Kyle Cody
  made his ninth start of the year in his 10th appearance.
  • Cody has appeared in 44 games and started 25 in his career.
  • Cody worked four shutout innings in his first appearance since April 12 at Arkansas.
  • Cody improved to 10-7 in his three-year career with the win.
• Junior leftfielder Ka’ai Tom doubled for the 13th time in 2015 and the 26th time in his career.
  • Tom has 127 hits in his career, passing Chad Stewart (2003-04) for 32nd in UK history and tying Mike Breyman (2003-04) for 31st.
  • Tom has 24 two-out hits.
  • Tom notched his 20th multi-hit game of the year and seven three-hit games.
  • Tom stole his 14th base in 14 attempts in 2015 and is 28-for-32 in his career.
• Junior rightfielder
  Storm Wilson
  totaled his second outfield assist of the year and the third of his career.
  • Wilson hung his fifth sac fly of the year and the eighth of his career.
  • Wilson notched his sixth two-out RBI.
• Sophomore shortstop
  Connor Heady
  notched his seventh two-out hit.
  • Heady was hit by his 10th pitch in 2015 and the 12th in his career.
• Junior catcher
  Zach Arnold
  was hit by his sixth pitch of the year.
  • Arnold doubled for sixth time in 2015 and the ninth time in his career.
• Junior outfielder
  Dorian Hairston
  laid down his second career sacrifice bunt.
• Freshman first baseman
  Evan White
  has a team-leading eight game hitting streak.
  • White doubled for the ninth time.
• Junior right-hander
  Taylor Martin
  appeared in his eighth game of the year and the 26th of his career.
• Junior lefty
  Dylan Dwyer
  made his 12th relief appearance of the year and the 40th of his career.
  • Dwyer has inherited 11 runners in 2015 and allowed three to score, facing his first bases-loaded jam of the year.
    • Dwyer has inherited 23 runners in his career, allowing only eight to score.
• Sophomore righty
  Robert Zeigler
  has appeared in eight games and 14 in his career.
• Junior right-hander
  Zach Strecker
  appeared in his team-leading 17th game of the year and the 51st of his career.
• Freshman righty
  Zach Pop
  appeared in his ninth game of the year.