2018 KENTUCKY BASEBALL WEEK 5 IN REVIEW

 
OVERALL RECORD: 14-6
WEEK RECORD: 0-3
 
LAST WEEK
Mar. 16 – Loss, at #5 Arkansas, 4-9
Mar. 17 – Loss, at #5 Arkansas, 2-14
Mar. 17 – Loss, at #5 Arkansas, 9-16
 
THIS WEEK
Mar. 20 – at Xavier (3 p.m.; Cincinnati, OH)
Mar. 23 – vs. #13 Auburn (6:30 p.m., Lexington, SECN+)
Mar. 24 – vs. #13 Auburn (Noon; Lexington; SEC Network)
Mar. 25 – vs. #13 Auburn (1 p.m.; Lexington; SECN+)
 
TEAM NOTES

• Kentucky is 4-4 against ranked opponents this season.
• The Cats have played six straight games against Top 5 opponents.
• The sweep was only the second in that last 34 SEC series (Ole Miss, 2016)
• The offense has …
  • Hit a home run in 19 of 20 games this season
  • Hit .317 as a team through 20 games
  • Racked up 90 extra-base hits
  • Slugged .548 as a team
  • Has eight lineup regulars hitting over .300
  • Team on-base percentage of .427
  • All nine regular starters have OBPs over .400
  • Stolen 26 bases

 
PLAYER NOTES

• The Cats have a number of players with impressive reached base safely streaks…
  • Junior OF Tristan Pompey has reached in 50 of the last 52 games.
  • Senior INF Luke Becker has reached in all 20 games.
  • Junior OF Ben Aklinski has reached in 15 straight games.
  • Senior C/1B Troy Squires has reached in 19 of 20 games this season.
  • Sophomore DH T.J. Collett has reached in 18 of the past 19 games.

• Junior C Marshall Gei recorded his first hit of the season and his first career stolen base.

• Junior C/1B Kole Cottam

  • Homered in the first two games of the series to give him home runs in back-to-back games.
  • Had two hits in Saturday’s opener for seventh multi-hit game of the season and 33^rd of his career.
  • Had two RBI in the opener for his seventh career multi-RBI game and 21^st of his career.

• Junior OF Ryan Johnson has a career-long six-game hit streak.