04-24-2011, 10:51 PM
MAILE’S TWO-RUN BLAST LIFTS UK TO SERIES-CLINCHING WIN
UK Seeking its first Series Sweep over Arkansas in Program History
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Catcher Luke Maile belted a no-doubt blast in the fourth inning and Kentucky got dynamic pitching from freshman starter Corey Littrell and relievers Alex Phillips and Trevor Gott, posting a 3-1 series-clinching win over No. 12 Arkansas on Sunday afternoon at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
The finale of the series is currently underway at Cliff Hagan Stadium, with UK seeking its first sweep of Arkansas in program history. UK’s last series win over Arkansas came during the 2005 season in Lexington.
The two teams battled through an 18-hour and 40-minute rain delay, as the game was postponed in the bottom of the third inning with the game scoreless on Saturday night. Upon returning on Sunday after a second delay, UK sent Littrell back to the mound, with the freshman twirling a gem in a winning effort. Maile got UK on the board with the game-winning hit in the fourth, a blast over the leftfield fence, his team-best sixth of the year. After UK took the lead, the Wildcats used a combination of Phillips and Gott to seal the win, with Gott getting the final two outs by strikeout for his second save of the year.
UK posted a 3-2 win over the Razorbacks in the series opener, on Saturday after Friday’s game was rained out. UK got a dynamic starting performance in the opener from junior Alex Meyer, who tossed his third complete game and fanned 10, allowing only three hits and one earned run in nine frames. s
Kentucky (19-21, 4-13 Southeastern Conference) used strong pitching from Littrell (5-3), who finished one out shy of his fifth quality start of the year. The native of Louisville, Ky., went 5.2 innings, allowing only three hits and one run, walking two and striking out four. Phillips put UK in a great position to win, coming on in place of Littrell with runners on first and second and two outs in the sixth and stranded the runners on base with a fly out. Phillips went 2.2 shutout innings, allowing only two hits. Gott came on with the game-tying run at the plate in the ninth inning, striking out two hitters in nine pitches for the save.
The Wildcats were led at the plate offensively by Maile, who hit the decisive homer, also adding a walk and laying down a sacrifice bunt. Third baseman Thomas McCarthy charted a two-hit game, adding an RBI in the bottom of the eighth inning to give UK a manageable cushion. Chad Wright and Taylor Black each collected hits, with Wright reaching in the 17th consecutive game and Black extending his hitting streak to a career-long 12 games.
UK Seeking its first Series Sweep over Arkansas in Program History
http://www.wkyt.com/sports/headlines/Mai...73214.html
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Catcher Luke Maile belted a no-doubt blast in the fourth inning and Kentucky got dynamic pitching from freshman starter Corey Littrell and relievers Alex Phillips and Trevor Gott, posting a 3-1 series-clinching win over No. 12 Arkansas on Sunday afternoon at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
The finale of the series is currently underway at Cliff Hagan Stadium, with UK seeking its first sweep of Arkansas in program history. UK’s last series win over Arkansas came during the 2005 season in Lexington.
The two teams battled through an 18-hour and 40-minute rain delay, as the game was postponed in the bottom of the third inning with the game scoreless on Saturday night. Upon returning on Sunday after a second delay, UK sent Littrell back to the mound, with the freshman twirling a gem in a winning effort. Maile got UK on the board with the game-winning hit in the fourth, a blast over the leftfield fence, his team-best sixth of the year. After UK took the lead, the Wildcats used a combination of Phillips and Gott to seal the win, with Gott getting the final two outs by strikeout for his second save of the year.
UK posted a 3-2 win over the Razorbacks in the series opener, on Saturday after Friday’s game was rained out. UK got a dynamic starting performance in the opener from junior Alex Meyer, who tossed his third complete game and fanned 10, allowing only three hits and one earned run in nine frames. s
Kentucky (19-21, 4-13 Southeastern Conference) used strong pitching from Littrell (5-3), who finished one out shy of his fifth quality start of the year. The native of Louisville, Ky., went 5.2 innings, allowing only three hits and one run, walking two and striking out four. Phillips put UK in a great position to win, coming on in place of Littrell with runners on first and second and two outs in the sixth and stranded the runners on base with a fly out. Phillips went 2.2 shutout innings, allowing only two hits. Gott came on with the game-tying run at the plate in the ninth inning, striking out two hitters in nine pitches for the save.
The Wildcats were led at the plate offensively by Maile, who hit the decisive homer, also adding a walk and laying down a sacrifice bunt. Third baseman Thomas McCarthy charted a two-hit game, adding an RBI in the bottom of the eighth inning to give UK a manageable cushion. Chad Wright and Taylor Black each collected hits, with Wright reaching in the 17th consecutive game and Black extending his hitting streak to a career-long 12 games.