2018 KENTUCKY BASEBALL WEEK 6 IN REVIEW
OVERALL RECORD: 17-7
WEEK RECORD: 3-1
LAST WEEK
Mar. 20 – Win, at Xavier, 20-4
Mar. 23 – Win, vs. #9 Auburn, 5-4
Mar. 25 – Loss, vs. #9 Auburn, 3-4 (7 inn.)
Mar. 25 – Win, vs. #9 Auburn, 13-3 (7 inn.)
THIS WEEK
Mar. 28 – vs. Miami (Ohio) [6:30 p.m., Lexington, SECN+]
Mar. 30 – at Alabama (7 p.m., Tuscaloosa, Ala., SECN+)
Mar. 31 – at Alabama (3 p.m., Tuscaloosa, Ala., SECN+)
Apr. 1 – at Alabama (2 p.m., Tuscaloosa, Ala., SECN+)
TEAM NOTES
·The Cats are now 5-5 vs. ranked teams this season, including 4-5 vs. Top 10 teams.
·The Cats have played three straight weekend series vs. Top 10 teams.
oUK won series over No. 3 Texas Tech and No. 9 Auburn.
·The offense has …
oHit a home run in 23 of 24 games this season.
oRacked up 109 extra-base hits
oHit .324 as a team this season
oSlugged .572 as a team
oHas eight lineup regulars hitting over .300
oTeam on-base percentage of .430
oEight regular starters have OBPs over .400
oStolen 26 bases
·The 20 runs scored vs. Xavier on Mar. 20 are the most for a UK team since plating 26 vs. Ball State on March 9, 2014.
·Hit seven home runs in the victory over Xavier.
PLAYER NOTES
·Several Cats extended impressive reached base safely streaks last week…
oJunior OF Tristan Pompey has reached in 54 of the last 56 games.
oSenior INF Luke Becker has reached in all 24 games.
oSenior C/1B Troy Squires has reached in 23 of 24 games this season.
oJunior OF Ben Aklinski has reached in 18 of the last 19 games.
oSophomore DH T.J. Collett has reached in 21 of the past 23 games.
·Senior IF/OF Luke Heyer
oHit .500 for the week with three home runs, two doubles, five runs scored and 10 RBI.
oAll three of Heyer’s home runs went to the opposite field, including two at Xavier.
oHit a game-tying, ninth inning, two-run home run vs. Auburn on Friday as the Cats rallied for three runs in a walk-off win.
oSlugged 1.286 for the week.
oHeyer now has 11 multi-hit games this season and 15 in his career.
oHe has nine multi-RBI games this season and 12 for his career.
oHe has 18 extra-base hits in 23 games.
·Junior OF Tristan Pompey
oWent 4-for-5 in the final game vs. Auburn with a run, five RBI, double and home run.
oThe five RBI are a new career-high.
oThe four hits tied his career-high.
oMoved back into the leadoff spot this week.
oThe home run was his third of the season and 20th career blast.
oHe is the first UK player to lead off the game for the Cats with a home run since he did so at Missouri last season.
oHe now has nine doubles in 2018 and 35 for his career.
oThe five RBI are a new career-high, surpassing his previous best of four.
oThe four hits match his career-high.
oPompey now has six multi-hit games this season and 40 in his career.
oHe has three multi-RBI games this season and 23 for his career.
·Junior C/1B Kole Cottam
oHomered twice at Xavier and in the series finale vs. Auburn.
oNow has 10 home runs, which is a season career-high for him.
oThe four runs scored vs. Auburn on Sunday are a new career-high.
oCottam nine multi-hit games this season and 35 for his career.
oCottam has nine multi-RBI games this season and 24 for his career.
·Junior IF Alex Rodriguez
oWalked four times and scored three runs vs. Xavier.
oRodriguez is the first UK player to walk four times in a game since Andy Burns did so on May 3, 2009 vs. Tennessee.
oSet a new career-high with three runs scored.
·Sophomore DH T.J. Collett
oCollett now has nine home runs on the season.
oSet a career-high for runs with three vs. Xavier.
oTied his career-high for hits with four vs. Xavier.
oHe now has eight multi-hit games this season.
oHe now has nine multi-RBI games this season and 11 for his career.
·Freshman RHP Jimmy Ramsey earned his first collegiate victory vs. Auburn on March 23.
·Junior RHP Zach Haake made his first start at UK on Sunday, March 25.
OVERALL RECORD: 17-7
WEEK RECORD: 3-1
LAST WEEK
Mar. 20 – Win, at Xavier, 20-4
Mar. 23 – Win, vs. #9 Auburn, 5-4
Mar. 25 – Loss, vs. #9 Auburn, 3-4 (7 inn.)
Mar. 25 – Win, vs. #9 Auburn, 13-3 (7 inn.)
THIS WEEK
Mar. 28 – vs. Miami (Ohio) [6:30 p.m., Lexington, SECN+]
Mar. 30 – at Alabama (7 p.m., Tuscaloosa, Ala., SECN+)
Mar. 31 – at Alabama (3 p.m., Tuscaloosa, Ala., SECN+)
Apr. 1 – at Alabama (2 p.m., Tuscaloosa, Ala., SECN+)
TEAM NOTES
·The Cats are now 5-5 vs. ranked teams this season, including 4-5 vs. Top 10 teams.
·The Cats have played three straight weekend series vs. Top 10 teams.
oUK won series over No. 3 Texas Tech and No. 9 Auburn.
·The offense has …
oHit a home run in 23 of 24 games this season.
oRacked up 109 extra-base hits
oHit .324 as a team this season
oSlugged .572 as a team
oHas eight lineup regulars hitting over .300
oTeam on-base percentage of .430
oEight regular starters have OBPs over .400
oStolen 26 bases
·The 20 runs scored vs. Xavier on Mar. 20 are the most for a UK team since plating 26 vs. Ball State on March 9, 2014.
·Hit seven home runs in the victory over Xavier.
PLAYER NOTES
·Several Cats extended impressive reached base safely streaks last week…
oJunior OF Tristan Pompey has reached in 54 of the last 56 games.
oSenior INF Luke Becker has reached in all 24 games.
oSenior C/1B Troy Squires has reached in 23 of 24 games this season.
oJunior OF Ben Aklinski has reached in 18 of the last 19 games.
oSophomore DH T.J. Collett has reached in 21 of the past 23 games.
·Senior IF/OF Luke Heyer
oHit .500 for the week with three home runs, two doubles, five runs scored and 10 RBI.
oAll three of Heyer’s home runs went to the opposite field, including two at Xavier.
oHit a game-tying, ninth inning, two-run home run vs. Auburn on Friday as the Cats rallied for three runs in a walk-off win.
oSlugged 1.286 for the week.
oHeyer now has 11 multi-hit games this season and 15 in his career.
oHe has nine multi-RBI games this season and 12 for his career.
oHe has 18 extra-base hits in 23 games.
·Junior OF Tristan Pompey
oWent 4-for-5 in the final game vs. Auburn with a run, five RBI, double and home run.
oThe five RBI are a new career-high.
oThe four hits tied his career-high.
oMoved back into the leadoff spot this week.
oThe home run was his third of the season and 20th career blast.
oHe is the first UK player to lead off the game for the Cats with a home run since he did so at Missouri last season.
oHe now has nine doubles in 2018 and 35 for his career.
oThe five RBI are a new career-high, surpassing his previous best of four.
oThe four hits match his career-high.
oPompey now has six multi-hit games this season and 40 in his career.
oHe has three multi-RBI games this season and 23 for his career.
·Junior C/1B Kole Cottam
oHomered twice at Xavier and in the series finale vs. Auburn.
oNow has 10 home runs, which is a season career-high for him.
oThe four runs scored vs. Auburn on Sunday are a new career-high.
oCottam nine multi-hit games this season and 35 for his career.
oCottam has nine multi-RBI games this season and 24 for his career.
·Junior IF Alex Rodriguez
oWalked four times and scored three runs vs. Xavier.
oRodriguez is the first UK player to walk four times in a game since Andy Burns did so on May 3, 2009 vs. Tennessee.
oSet a new career-high with three runs scored.
·Sophomore DH T.J. Collett
oCollett now has nine home runs on the season.
oSet a career-high for runs with three vs. Xavier.
oTied his career-high for hits with four vs. Xavier.
oHe now has eight multi-hit games this season.
oHe now has nine multi-RBI games this season and 11 for his career.
·Freshman RHP Jimmy Ramsey earned his first collegiate victory vs. Auburn on March 23.
·Junior RHP Zach Haake made his first start at UK on Sunday, March 25.
