WildcatRick
05-22-2008, 04:30 AM
Making his first career start senior Aaron Lovett tossed a complete-game and senior outfielder Sawyer Carroll set the school record for RBI in a season, as the No. 19 Kentucky Wildcats pounded No. 29 Alabama 9-3, in front of 11,967 fans during the first round of the 2008 Southeastern Conference Tournament at Regions Park.
Lovett had a career day, going nine complete innings, allowing eight hits, three runs and striking out a career-best 12. Lovett, a native of Brownstown, Ill., entered the game with career highs of 5.2 innings against Tennessee and five strikeouts vs. Murray State in 2007. Lovett picked up the win (5-1), dropping his ERA to 4.15 in 52 innings on the year, striking out 40.
Carroll entered the tournament tied with 2006 SEC Player of the Year Ryan Strieby for the all-time season record for RBI in a season, 77. With a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, Carroll bumped his total up to 78. Carroll finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored, adding his 20th double of the season. On the year, Carroll, who extended his hit streak to a team-best 10 games, has hit for an SEC-high .418 average.
In a game that started at 10:50 p.m. and ended at 1:54 a.m. local time, Kentucky (42-15) won its first SEC Tournament contest since 2000. UK’s win was just its third win in the past 14 contests in the tournament. UK got the clutch hit in the game as each of its first five runs came with two out.
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Lovett had a career day, going nine complete innings, allowing eight hits, three runs and striking out a career-best 12. Lovett, a native of Brownstown, Ill., entered the game with career highs of 5.2 innings against Tennessee and five strikeouts vs. Murray State in 2007. Lovett picked up the win (5-1), dropping his ERA to 4.15 in 52 innings on the year, striking out 40.
Carroll entered the tournament tied with 2006 SEC Player of the Year Ryan Strieby for the all-time season record for RBI in a season, 77. With a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, Carroll bumped his total up to 78. Carroll finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored, adding his 20th double of the season. On the year, Carroll, who extended his hit streak to a team-best 10 games, has hit for an SEC-high .418 average.
In a game that started at 10:50 p.m. and ended at 1:54 a.m. local time, Kentucky (42-15) won its first SEC Tournament contest since 2000. UK’s win was just its third win in the past 14 contests in the tournament. UK got the clutch hit in the game as each of its first five runs came with two out.
http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_article_id=22146&change_well_id=2
