UK Athletics

Baseball vs. Bryant -- Postgame Notes

KENTUCKY BASEBALL Kentucky vs. Bryant Postgame Notes Feb. 28, 2016 Fowler Park -- San Diego, Calif.

FINAL SCORE: Bryant 7, No. 22 Kentucky 4

Team Records and Series Notes

  • Kentucky is 3-3 and Bryant is 6-1.  
  • This was the first meeting between the two teams.
  • UK head coach Gary Henderson has a 230-178 all-time record in his eighth year. He is the fastest coach to reach 200 wins in program history. .
  • Kentucky will return to action on Wednesday, playing host to Austin Peay in the home opener.

Team Notes

  • Kentucky has a 3-2 record in neutral-site games.
  • UK is 2-3 in day games.
  • UK is 0-2 in its black jersey and white pants combination.
  • UK is 0-2 when its opponent scores first.

Individual Notes

  • Senior righty Kyle Cody made his 30th career start and appeared in his 49th career game.
  • Sophomore shortstop Riley Mahan tripled for the second time in 2016 and the third time in his career.
    • Mahan has reached base safely in 22 of his 28 career starts.
  • Junior JaVon Shelby made his team-leading 111th consecutive start.
    • Shelby has reached base safely in 96 of his 113 career starts.
    • Shelby doubled for the fifth time in 2016 and the 23rd time in his career.
    • Shelby has 119 hits in his career, equaling Michael Williams for 36th in UK history.
  • Sophomore first baseman Evan White extended his team-leading streak of reaching base safely to nine games.
    • White has reached base safely in 53 of his 58 career starts.
    • White doubled for the third time in 2016 and the 15th time in his career.
  • Junior shortstop Connor Heady was hit by his 16th career pitch.
  • Senior reliever Zach Strecker appeared in his 61st career game.
    • Strecker has inherited 54 runners in his career, allowing 16 to score.
  • Senior catcher Zach Arnold caught his first runner stealing this season.
  • Junior centerfielder Storm Wilson has reached base safely in 61 of his 72 career starts.
  • Senior left-hander Dylan Dwyer appeared for the first time in his career as a position player, serving as a pinch runner in the sixth.  
  • Sophomore southpaw Zach Logue appeared in his second game of the year and the 21st of his career.
  • Junior lefty Logan Salow appeared in his 48th career game and his second of 2016.
    • Salow inherited two runners, not allowing them to score.
      • Salow has inherited three runners in 2016, not allowing any to score.
      • In his career, Salow has inherited 50 runners, allowing only 12 to score.