No. 9 Kentucky Grounds the Dayton Flyers

Oui, oui.

Emilien Pitre delivered a two-out, two-run go-ahead single to elevate No. 9 Kentucky to a 13-6 victory in entrance of three,274 followers on Tuesday evening, the biggest crowd of the season at Kentucky Proud Park. UK now’s 18-1 at residence this season.

The Wildcats (26-3) have been in a dogfight trough 5 innings earlier than Pitre’s hit highlighted a four-run sixth inning and the Cats tacked on 5 extra within the seventh. Nolan McCarthy drove in 4 runs and had three hits whereas Hunter Gilliam prolonged his hit streak to 22 video games.

Each groups used a parade of pitchers on an excellent climate night within the Bluegrass. Kentucky now has received 22 of its final 23 video games.

NOTES

• Kentucky is 33-6 over its final 39 video games courting to final season.
• Kentucky now has received 22 of its final 23 video games.
• UK Coach Nick Mingione is in his seventh season on the helm and now owns a 202-132 profession file.
  • Kentucky is 127-38 in non-conference video games below Coach Mingione.
  • UK is 112-16 vs. non-Energy 5 opponents.
  • UK is 45-44 within the month of April below Coach Mingione.
  • Mingione is 90-43 at Kentucky Proud Park.
  • UK is 8-0 this season in midweek video games.
• UK has scored in 328 of 334 video games below Coach Mingione.
• The Cats stole three bases and now are 57-of-72 on the season.
• UK was hit by six pitches, together with two every for each Jase Felker and Chase Stanke.
• Pitcher Ryan Hagenow on Tuesday was named a Third Crew Midseason All-American by Excellent Sport.
• First Baseman Hunter Gilliam ran his hit streak to 22 video games and he now has reached safely in all 28 video games wherein he’s performed.
  • The streak is the second-longest at UK since 2005, one behind Gunnar McNeill’s 23-game streak in 2016.
  • He was deliberately walked twice and scored three runs.
• Catcher Devin Burkes has reached safely in 18 consecutive video games.
• Infielder Emilien Pitre hit a two-out, two-run go-ahead single within the sixth inning.
  • He now has 10 multi-RBI video games this season.
• Outfielder Nolan McCarthy had three hits and drove in 4.
  • He now has three multi-RBI video games this season.
  • He now has 5 multi-hit video games.
• Outfielder Jackson Grey has reached safely in 20 consecutive video games.
  • He has been hit by 16 pitches this season.
• Infielder Grant Smith has began all 145 video games of his collegiate profession.
  • He has reached in 17 straight video games.
• Pitcher Reed Gannon made his collegiate debut on the mound.

 ON DECK

Kentucky will journey to Georgia to open a sequence on Friday evening at 6 p.m. ET. It will likely be streamed on SECN+. The radio name will probably be on the UK Sports activities Community (630 AM WLAP, domestically).