Kentucky Wildcats
SEC (35-23, 14-16)
Big Wins: 2/14 Virginia (8-3), 3/21 South Carolina (13-5), 4/4 Florida (17-1)
Bad Losses: 2/16 vs VMI (9-10), 2/17 vs USC Upstate (6-8), 4/8 Morehead State (4-6)
Coach: Gary Henderson
Key Field Players:
A.J. Reed, Junior, 1B/P, .351 BA, 23 HR, 70 RBI
Max Kuhn, Junior, IF, .322 BA, 8 HR, 55 RBI
Ka’ai Tom, Sophomore, IF, .333 BA, 37 RBI, 13 SB
Michael Thomas, Senior, C, .310 BA, 8 HR, 44 RBI
Austin Cousino, Junior, OF, .298 BA, 38 RBI, 17 SB
Key Pitchers:
A.J. Reed, Junior, P/1B, 2.10 ERA, 11-2 W/L, 103.0 IP, 68 SO
Chandler Shepherd, Junior, P, 3.36 ERA, 5-4 W/L, 72.1 IP, 53 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .304 (17th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.93 (46, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.93 (34, 2)
Earned Run Average: 4.04 (135, 23)
Fielding Percentage: .968 (116, 12)
Home Runs per Game: 1.06 (5, 1)
Scoring Offense: 8.0 (5, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .457 (7, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.11 (106, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.19 (174, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 Regional lost to Kent State, defeated Valparaiso, defeated Purdue, eliminated by Kent State
2008 Regional lost to Michigan, defeated Eastern Michigan, defeated Michigan, eliminated by Arizona
2006 Regional lost to Ball State, defeated Notre Dame, defeated Ball State, eliminated by Charleston
1993 Regional lost to USC, eliminated by Texas
1988 Regional defeated Rutgers, defeated St. John's, lost to Stanford, eliminated by Stanford
*all team stats through 5/18
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