March 31 at Cliff Hagan Stadium in Lexington, KY
SEC Network
It was an ugly mid-week game for Kentucky, which blew a two-run lead in the late innings and lost 11-7.
The Wildcats on Tuesday had:
- Three balks, one of which was part of a two-run rally in the top of the seventh that helped the Hoosiers tie the game at 7-7.
- Three wild pitches, one in that seventh and one in the eighth, just before Brad Hartong got a belt high fastball from Logan Salow and ripped a two-run home run that turned out to be the game-winner.
- Three errors, which contributed to three early unearned runs.
- One hit batsman. It didn't end up hurting the Wildcats, but it did come from Zach Strecker in the eighth, who earlier in the inning had surrendered a two-run home run to Logan Sowers for the final runs of the day. All five UK relievers allowed at least one run.
It was great work by the Indiana bullpen, though, which held Kentucky scoreless over the final four innings. Luke Harrison, a senior right-hander for the Hoosiers, came on in relief with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh and got pinch-hitter Riley Mahan to hit into an inning-ending double play.
* Strecker is one of five Zac(h)(k)s on the Kentucky roster, which includes Webb Bobo All Star Zach Pop. After the game I checked each SEC roster to see if that Zac(h)(k) total leads the conference and the Wildcats have a healthy lead.
Here's how the rest of the SEC fares in the Zac(h)(k) department:
2 - Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama
1 - LSU, Mississippi State, Arkansas
0 - Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Mississippi, Auburn, Florida
Total number in league: 16
Throughout the season we'll be keeping track of each conference's Zac(h)(k) count here.
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