WildcatRick
04-28-2006, 02:04 PM
LEXINGTON – The 13th-ranked Kentucky baseball team puts first-place in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division on the line this weekend when its travels to No. 21 Vanderbilt for a three-game series beginning Friday at 7 p.m. ET.
The series resumes Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and concludes on Sunday at 2 p.m. All three games of the series will be broadcast on WXRA 1580-AM in the Lexington area. Game two of the series is the SEC Game of the Week and can be seen on FSN.
The 21st-ranked Commodores enter with a 26-16 overall record and a 10-5 league mark, which is one game back of UK in the SEC Eastern Division. The Wildcats are 32-10 overall and have matched their best start in school history.
Senior southpaw Aaron Tennyson (4-1, 3.30) gets the nod for UK on Friday night against four-time SEC Pitcher of the Week David Price (5-3, 3.14). Kentucky sends senior Craig Snipp (4-3, 3.03) to the hill against either Matt Buschmann or Ty Davis, both right-handers.
The series wraps up as Roger Clemens Award candidate Greg Dombrowski (7-1, 2.25) starts for the Wildcats against lefty Cody Crowell (4-1, 2.80).
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Quick Notes
• At No. 13 in the latest Baseball America poll, Kentucky has earned its highest ranking in school history. The Wildcats have been ranked each of the past six weeks.
• Riding a seven-game win streak, Kentucky has vaulted into first-place tie in the SEC Eastern Division. UK is tied with South Carolina and one game ahead of this weekend’s opponent, Vanderbilt.
• At 32-10, Kentucky tied the 1991 team for the best start in school history. The 11-7 SEC record is the the best since 1988 when UK started 13-5 and was one win shy of the College World Series.
• Of the 14 main statistical categories, Kentucky leads the SEC in eight, including runs per game at 8.57. UK is also first in on-base percentage, slugging, RBIs, home runs, doubles and walks.
• Kentucky has been named the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Team of the Week after a 4-0 week that included a sweep of No. 7 South Carolina and a win over rival Louisville.
• John Shelby is the reigning SEC Player of the Week after hitting two home runs, three doubles and driving in seven in Kentucky’s sweep of No. 7 South Carolina. It is the fifth Player of the Week honor for UK this year, an SEC record.
• First baseman Ryan Strieby is the only players in the SEC to rank in the top 12 in the league in each of the traditional triple-crown categories of batting average (11th), home runs (4th) and RBIs (1st).
• Strieby was named to the Dick Howser Trophy watch list. The award is given to the National Player of the Year.
• Center fielder Antone DeJesus has been the best leadoff hitter in the SEC this year. He has posted a .467 on-base percentage, which is tops in the SEC among leadoff men and fifth overall. That has translated into him scoring a league-high 48 runs.
• Pitcher Greg Dombrowski has been added to the watch list for the Roger Clemens Award.
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The series resumes Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and concludes on Sunday at 2 p.m. All three games of the series will be broadcast on WXRA 1580-AM in the Lexington area. Game two of the series is the SEC Game of the Week and can be seen on FSN.
The 21st-ranked Commodores enter with a 26-16 overall record and a 10-5 league mark, which is one game back of UK in the SEC Eastern Division. The Wildcats are 32-10 overall and have matched their best start in school history.
Senior southpaw Aaron Tennyson (4-1, 3.30) gets the nod for UK on Friday night against four-time SEC Pitcher of the Week David Price (5-3, 3.14). Kentucky sends senior Craig Snipp (4-3, 3.03) to the hill against either Matt Buschmann or Ty Davis, both right-handers.
The series wraps up as Roger Clemens Award candidate Greg Dombrowski (7-1, 2.25) starts for the Wildcats against lefty Cody Crowell (4-1, 2.80).
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Quick Notes
• At No. 13 in the latest Baseball America poll, Kentucky has earned its highest ranking in school history. The Wildcats have been ranked each of the past six weeks.
• Riding a seven-game win streak, Kentucky has vaulted into first-place tie in the SEC Eastern Division. UK is tied with South Carolina and one game ahead of this weekend’s opponent, Vanderbilt.
• At 32-10, Kentucky tied the 1991 team for the best start in school history. The 11-7 SEC record is the the best since 1988 when UK started 13-5 and was one win shy of the College World Series.
• Of the 14 main statistical categories, Kentucky leads the SEC in eight, including runs per game at 8.57. UK is also first in on-base percentage, slugging, RBIs, home runs, doubles and walks.
• Kentucky has been named the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Team of the Week after a 4-0 week that included a sweep of No. 7 South Carolina and a win over rival Louisville.
• John Shelby is the reigning SEC Player of the Week after hitting two home runs, three doubles and driving in seven in Kentucky’s sweep of No. 7 South Carolina. It is the fifth Player of the Week honor for UK this year, an SEC record.
• First baseman Ryan Strieby is the only players in the SEC to rank in the top 12 in the league in each of the traditional triple-crown categories of batting average (11th), home runs (4th) and RBIs (1st).
• Strieby was named to the Dick Howser Trophy watch list. The award is given to the National Player of the Year.
• Center fielder Antone DeJesus has been the best leadoff hitter in the SEC this year. He has posted a .467 on-base percentage, which is tops in the SEC among leadoff men and fifth overall. That has translated into him scoring a league-high 48 runs.
• Pitcher Greg Dombrowski has been added to the watch list for the Roger Clemens Award.
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