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Patty Rivalry Games: Patrick Herrera Stamps Name in Commonwealth Lore

Patty Rivalry Games: Patrick Herrera Stamps Name in Commonwealth Lore

Patrick Herrera? More like Patty Commonwealth.

The senior infielder made sure if this was his final game in the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry it would be one nobody would soon forget, driving in a career-high five runs in UK’s 17-5 victory over No. 19 Louisville in seven innings on Tuesday night at Kentucky Proud Park. It is the Wildcats’ third straight win against a Top 20 opponent.

Herrera went 3-for-3 with two runs, five RBI, a three-run triple, a home run, an HBP and a walk.

It started early for the Cats (23-15), who scored in each of the first five innings. The Cats had a four-run second, four-run fourth and seven-run fifth after the Cardinals had cut the lead to 10-5. In addition to Herrera, Carson Hansen had a two-run home run, Tyler Bell and Kyuss Gargett each drove in three runs and seven different Cats scored multiple runs.

The Wildcats finished with 11 hits, 11 walks and six hit by pitch in the game.

 

NOTES

  • Kentucky is 23-15 (8-10 SEC) on the season.
  • UK was hit by six pitches in the game.
    • It entered the game with 104 on the season, which ranked third nationally.
    • Raphael Pelletier became the fourth UK player to have at least one game this season with two or more HBP.
  • UK now is 7-10 vs. ranked teams this season.
  • The crowd of 6,415 is the seventh-largest in UK history.
  • UK Coach Nick Mingione is in his ninth season at the helm and now owns a 286-179 career record.
    • Mingione is the second-winningest coach in school history.
    • UK is 15-5 this season and 166-49 in total against non-conference opponents in Mingione’s tenure.
    • UK is 64-65 in the month of April under Coach Mingione.
    • Mingione now is 5-10 vs. Louisville.
  • INF Tyler Bell now has reached base safely in 37 of 38 career games.
  • INF Patrick Herrera went 3-for-3 with two runs, 5 RBI, an HBP and BB.
    • He fell a double shy of hitting for the cycle.
    • The five RBI are a career high.
  • OF Carson Hansen went 1-for-3 with two runs, three RBI, a HR and SAC fly.
  • C Raphael Pelletier was hit by two pitches.
  • OF Cole Hage went 1-for-2 with three runs, an RBI, two walks and a SAC fly.
  • INF Kyuss Gargett went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, a double and HBP.
    • The hits, runs and RBI are all career highs.
  • LHP Ethan Walker earned his first win.
    • He went 4.0 innings, allowing two runs on six hits.
    • He struck out a season-high six.

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