May 14, 2015
KENTUCKY BASEBALL
Kentucky at Missouri
Postgame Notes
May 14, 2015
Taylor Stadium — Columbia, Mo.
FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 1, Missouri 0
Team Records and Series Notes
- Kentucky is 29-23, 14-14 in the Southeastern Conference. Missouri is 28-25, 14-14 in the SEC.
- The series is tied between the schools, 4-4, with Missouri winning both series meetings since joining the SEC and claiming the first game in the series in 1984, 11-4 in Columbia.
- UK head coach
Gary Henderson
has a 225-174 all-time record in his seventh year. - The series will resume on Friday at 7 p.m. ET at Taylor Stadium.
Team Notes
- UK is 8-12 on the road in 2015 and 6-7 on the road in the SEC.
- UK is 2-1 on Thursdays.
- UK is 21-17 vs. a right-handed starting pitcher.
- UK is 4-5 in May.
- UK is 12-9 in night games.
- UK is 24-9 when scoring first.
- UK threw its third complete game of the year and its third shutout of the year.
- UK is 4-1 in shutouts.
- UK is 7-2 in one-run games.
- UK is 25-7 when out hitting its opponent.
- UK is 26-3 when holding an eighth-inning lead.
- In the Henderson era, UK is 198-10 when holding an eighth-inning lead.
Individual Notes
- Sophomore righty
Zack Brown
made his 13th start of the year and appeared in his 14th game.- Brown has appeared in 33 games in his career with 18 starts.
- Brown won his seventh career game and his sixth of 2015.
- Brown worked his eighth quality start of the year.
- Brown has won four of his last five starts.
- Brown tossed his second complete-game shutout of the year and his third complete game.
- Brown now has five wins in SEC play in 2015.
- Brown threw the fewest pitches for a UK pitcher in a complete game shutout (100) since
Logan Darnell
(2008-10) blanked San Diego on 96 pitches in 2010.
- Sophomore second baseman
JaVon Shelby
made his team-leading 104th consecutive start.- Shelby has reached base safely in 48 of his 52 games in 2015.
- Shelby has 105 hits in his career, two away from
Micheal Thomas
(2011-14) for 41st in UK history.
- Junior leftfielder Ka’ai Tom has reached base safely in 48 of his 52 games in 2015 and in 96 of his 107 career games.
- Tom has reached base safely in a team-high 16 consecutive games.
- Tom laid down his first sacrifice bunt of the year and the third of his career.
- Tom has 142 hits in his career, tying him with Sean Coughlin (2006-07) for 28th in UK history.
- Tom has 24 multi-hit games in 2015 and 43 in his career.
- Tom has a team-high 31 two-out hits.
- Senior third baseman
Thomas Bernal
has played in 142 games in his career with 114 starts.- Bernal has 130 hits in his career, tying him with Brian Spear (2007-08) for 31st in program history.
- Junior centerfielder
Kyle Barrett
played in his 142nd career game.- Barrett has reached base safely in 41 of 49 games in 2015 and in 108 of his 126 career starts.
- Barrett has 166 hits in his career, ranking 22nd in program history.
- Sophomore rightfielder
Storm Wilson
doubled for the sixth time in 2015.- Wilson has seven two-strike hits in 2015.
- Wilson has 12 doubles in his career.
- Wilson was hit by his11th pitch of the year and the 26th of his career, passing Justin Scutchfield (2004-06) for 10th in UK history.
