Kentucky Wildcats
SEC (36-17, 12-12)
Big Wins: 2/15 at UCLA (2-1), 4/15 Florida (5-1), 4/29 Texas A&M (7-2)
Bad Losses: 2/11 vs Pittsburgh (3-6), 3/31 at Mississippi (1-7), 5/5 at Mississippi State (2-6)
Coach: Rachel Lawson
Key Field Players:
Katie Reed, Sophomore, IF, .351 BA, 21 RBI
Abbey Cheek, Sophomore, UTL, .319 BA, 12 HR, 39 RBI
Erin Rethlake, Junior, P, .306 BA, 13 RBI, 18 SB
Breanne Ray, Senior, OF, .285 BA, 26 RBI
Alex Martens, Freshman, IF, .287 BA, 24 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Meagan Prince, Senior, P, 1.98 ERA, 19-7 W/L, 12 CG, 173.2 IP, 165 SO
Erin Rethlake, Junior, P, 1.96 ERA, 9-5 W/L, 4 CG, 93.0 IP, 70 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .284 (102nd in nation, 9th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.35 (81, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.16 (138, 9)
Earned Run Average: 2.30 (40, 9)
Fielding Percentage: .970 (38, 8)
Home Runs per Game: 0.75 (70, 6)
Scoring Offense: 4.12 (162, 13)
Slugging Percentage: .415 (108, 10)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.53 (39, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.04 (284, 13)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 Regional defeated Butler, lost to Utah, defeated Illinois, eliminated by Utah
2015 Regional defeated Northwestern, defeated Ball State, defeated Notre Dame
2015 Super Regional eliminated by Florida
2014 Regional defeated Ohio, defeated James Madison, lost to DePaul, defeated DePaul
2014 WCWS defeated Louisiana Lafayette, lost to Alabama, eliminated by Baylor
2013 Regional defeated Marshall, defeated Virginia Tech, defeated Virginia Tech
2013 Super Regional lost to Arizona State, eliminated by Arizona State
2011 Regional defeated Notre Dame, defeated Michigan, defeated Michigan
2011 Super Regional eliminated by California
2010 Regional defeated Ohio State, lost to California, eliminated by Ohio State
2009 Regional lost to BYU, defeated Canisius, defeated BYU, eliminated by Ohio State
*all team stats through 5/7