It must have been in the name.
The Evansville Aces trumped UK’s ace, sophomore pitcher Alex Meyer, in a sixth inning that saw five runs score against the Cats’ front-of-the-rotation arm en route to a 8-4 loss for UK (10-2).
Meyer, UK’s No. 1 starter, entered the game in the fifth inning out of the bullpen with [...]
In a game where UK was missing two top-of-the-order bats, the Cats turned to the bottom of the order to get the offense rolling.
With second baseman Chris Bisson and catcher Marcus Nidiffer injured and out of the lineup, the 7-8-9 hitters — Braden Kapteyn, Michael Williams and Taylor Black — went a combined 5-for-10 with [...]
UK’s West Coast swing garnered national attention for its players.
Junior relief pitcher Matt Little was named one of three National Players of the Week by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Little earned a save and a win in five innings of work and two relief appearances this week.
Little now has a 0.82 ERA on the year, [...]
With the last frame in mind and the game on the line, UK entrusts its bullpen to lock down the win.
When UK head coach Gary Henderson strides from the dugout to the mound and raises his arm in a single-handed summoning of a relief pitcher, UK feels the game is in good hands.
“The biggest part [...]
Junior Logan Darnell was named SEC Pitcher of the Week after throwing a complete-game shutout against San Diego Friday.
In his third career start, Darnell needed just 90 pitches to make it through nine innings. He allowed just eight singles while striking out four. He also induced San Diego into four double plays.
The complete-game shutout was [...]
UK (9-1) was gift-wrapped a rally that allowed them to get a 14-13 walk-off win against Monmouth and walk out of the West Coast.
Trailing by one entering the final inning, the Cats had one of the strangest rallies imaginable. The first batter, Neiko Johnson, ripped a home run that tied the game at 13-13.
And then [...]
Junior pitcher Logan Darnell threw a complete-game shutout to lead the Cats (8-1) to a 6-0 victory against San Diego.
Darnell, making his third career start, was a model of efficiency. He needed only 90 pitches — and 70 of those were strikes — to work through all nine innings. He struck out three and allowed [...]
UK (7-1) suffered its first loss of the season to San Diego State, coached by Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn, 12-4.
San Diego State pitcher Addison Reed, who was named the top closer in baseball last year, shut down UK, allowing two runs in six innings.
His counterpart, UK sophomore pitcher Alex Meyer, did not fare [...]
It may have taken six UK pitchers to finish off the Morehead State lineup, but it only took one Cat to add pop to UK’s offense.
Sophomore third baseman Andy Burns went 3-for-4, blasting his second and third home runs of the season to lead UK (7-0) to a 5-2 victory over the Eagles on Tuesday [...]
For the first time, Luke Maile stepped into the batter’s box against a college pitcher in a college game.
Maile, a freshman, had replaced catcher Michael Williams midway through the game against Bowling Green Sunday. In the bottom of the eight inning, Maile strode to the plate for the first time.
He battled through five pitches. On [...]
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