Kentucky
No. 15 Kentucky Drops Series at No. 5 Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE – No. 5 Vanderbilt scored a pair of runs within the first inning after which answered each rally with certainly one of its personal, defeating No. 15 Kentucky 9-3 on Saturday afternoon at Hawkins Subject. UK will look to keep away from a sweep on Sunday.
The Wildcats dropped to 30-12 total and 11-9 in Southeastern Convention play. Vanderbilt continues to set the tempo within the league crown race.
The Commodores scored a pair of runs within the first earlier than the Cats bought two-out RBI from Emilien Pitre and Hunter Gilliam to tie the rating within the third. However Vanderbilt responded with back-to-back two-out solo dwelling runs in its half of the inning to reclaim the lead and by no means look again.
Outfielder Jackson Grey as soon as once more was a brilliant spot for the Cats. He banged out three hits and demolished a solo dwelling run that left Hawkins Subject solely. He has 13 hits in his final 21 at bats and has reached base safely in 24 of his final 32 plate appearances.
UK will flip to right-hander Zack Lee on Sunday to attempt to regain its mojo from earlier this season.
NOTES
- UK Coach Nick Mingione is in his seventh season on the helm and now owns a 206-141 profession report.
- UK is 49-53 within the month of April beneath Coach Mingione.
- Mingione now could be 5-13 vs. Vanderbilt.
- UK is 6-6 this season vs. ranked opponents.
- UK has scored in 340 of 347 video games in Mingione’s tenure.
- Outfielder Jackson Grey went 3-for-5 with two runs and a solo dwelling run.
- He has a season-high 11-game hit streak.
- He’s now 13-of-21 (.619) in his final six video games.
- He has 14 multi-hit video games this season, together with six of three or extra hits.
- Outfielder Nolan McCarthy has reached safely in 21 straight video games.
ON DECK
Kentucky faces No. 5 Vanderbilt on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. The radio name will likely be on the UK Sports activities Community (630 AM WLAP, domestically) and it is going to be aired on the SEC Community.