FB Recruiting RECAP: Cats wrap up 3-0 showing at Shriners College Classic

[Jeff Drummond]

RECAP: Kentucky Wildcats complete 3-0 showing at Shriners College Classic
Jeff Drummond | Managing Editor

Sophomore designated hitter T.J. Collett went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a home run on Sunday.
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T.J. Collett and Luke Heyer continued their assault on opposing pitchers Sunday, combining for eight hits in Kentucky's 10-4 win over Louisiana to wrap up a 3-0 showing at the Shriners College Classic in Houston.

Collett went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles, a home run and three RBI. Heyer went 4-for-5 with two doubles and one RBI.

Heyer, a senior infielder/outfielder, pushed his team-leading batting average to .462 on the season. Collett, a sophomore designated hitter, tied Heyer for the club lead in home runs (7) and pushed his team-leading RBI total to 22, a pace to challenge UK's single-season record.

The No. 7 Wildcats (11-1) had 16 hits on the day. Seven of them were extra-base hits, including a two-run triple by Ryan Shinn.

Louisiana (4-7) led 3-2 in the sixth inning, but the Cats struck for four runs in the sixth, one in the seventh and three in the eighth to put the game away.

Kentucky starter Justin Lewis (3-0) pitched 6.1 innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on seven hits and one walk. The junior right-hander struck out seven batters.

Mason Hazelwood, Jimmy Ramsey, Aaron McGeorge and Chris Machamer gave UK 2.2 scoreless innings of relief to preserve the win.

Austin Perrin (0-3) took the loss for the Ragin' Cajuns, allowing four runs on eight hits and one walk through five-plus innings on the mound.

Kentucky returns to action on Tuesday in a 4 p.m. ET matchup with Eastern Kentucky at Cliff Hagan Stadium.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

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NOTES

·Kentucky’s 11-1 start to the season is the best for the program since the 2013 club also opened up 11-1.

·The offense has …

oHit a home run in all 12 games this season.

oScored 77 runs in the past seven games.

oRecorded 62 extra base hits this season.

oScored 31 runs on 39 hits in two games in Houston.



·Sophomore RHP Justin Lewis pitched 6.0 innings, giving up seven hits, four runs (two earned) walking one and striking out seven.

oFor the season, Lewis has struck out 27 hitters and walked just two.



·Senior 3B/OF Luke Heyer went 4-for-5 with two runs and two doubles.

oHeyer hit .727 with five runs, six RBI, two doubles and three home runs on the weekend.



·Sophomore C/1B T.J. Collett went

oCollett’s home run gives him seven on the season.

oHe has homered in back-to-back games and in six of the past eight games overall.

oRiding a career-long 11-game hitting streak.

oFor the weekend Collett hit .583 with two doubles, two home runs, five runs and five RBI.



·Junior OF Tristan Pompey pinch hit in the sixth inning and doubled.

oThe hit extended his reached base safely streak to 44 games.





ON DECK

Kentucky returns home for a six-game homestand that begins Tuesday, March 6 against Eastern Kentucky. First pitch is set for4 p.m. and it will be aired on SECN+.

 

[Jeff Drummond]

 

[Old_Red]

Texas Tech is coming in and they are looking like an extreme test. They destroyed South Alabama over the weekend and some services had South Alabama ranked #15 to #21.