2011 Catspy Awards results: 1. Character Award Caitlyn Ciokajlo (Gymnastics) 2. Community Service Award Ashleigh Gustafson (Softball) Josh Nadzam (Track and Field/Cross Country) 3. Supporting Role Megan Moir (Women’s Golf) 4. Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Kayla Sergesketter (Women’s Swimming and Diving) 5. Male Scholar Athlete of the Year T.J. Daugherty (Baseball) 6. Female [...]
Andy Burns, UK’s starting third baseman last year, will transfer to Arizona, according to Blugrassbaseball.com. Burns hit .271 with 11 home runs and 30 RBI as a sophomore last year. (For those of you more sabermetric-oriented, he had a .345 on-base percentage and a .531 slugging percentage.) Beyond being a solid player who provided some [...]
With their backs pressed against the walls guarding the SEC tournament, UK turned around to take a peak. The Cats (26-21, 9-15 SEC) still have hope of ending up on the right side of the wall after taking two of three from No. 4 South Carolina (36-11, 17-7 SEC). UK entered the weekend series two [...]
Life on the brink. That is what UK baseball faces as it enters the homestretch of the regular season. Look one way, and the golden promise of the Southeastern Conference tournament waits, where anything can happen. Look the other, and it’s a dull and bleak offseason, where nothing will happen. UK (24-20, 7-14 SEC) sits [...]
A couple game notes, mostly random, from the thrilling 10-9 walk-off win for Louisville against UK. – The closers from both teams – Matt Litle for UK and Neil Holland for U of L – both blew leads in the ninth inning. Both are really good closers. They combined to give up nine runs in [...]
It looked like Louisville had won the game. Then it looked like UK had won the game. Then, finally, Louisville did win the game. The scoreboard even said so. UK saw a three-run lead in the ninth inning crumble as Louisville scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth to send the Cats (23-18) [...]
It might just be me, but I was personally intrigued to no end on the walkup song selections by UK players. Something about what song they chose to represent them at the plate, and the thought process behind it, fascinated me. So, some extra material that wasn’t able to make it into the paper. – [...]
They are the soundtrack to singles and strikeouts, foul tips and fly outs, bunts and bloopers, grand entrances and grand slams. They are the walk-up songs, accompanying each batter as he strolls toward the batter’s box and each pitcher as he jogs toward the mound to fight for any one of the aforementioned results. Each [...]
Plenty of arguments exist as to whether or not baseball is an exciting sport. Ultimately, it’s a very personal decision based on a multitude of factors. UK’s brand of baseball seems to favor the side of being an exciting brand to watch. The Cats’ offense is diverse in their approach. They hit the long ball [...]
Auburn scored runs in seven of the nine innings as they claimed a 13-6 victory over UK on Friday. UK (22-16, 5-11 SEC) starter Logan Darnell allowed a career-high nine runs in 6.1 innings. He was relieved by Walter Wijas, the hero of the Florida game last Sunday. This time, however, Wijas didn’t record an [...]
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