The Wildcats men’s baseball team defeated the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 10-0 in seven innings via the run rule. This moves the Wildcats to 11-1 on the season, which is the second best start in team history after the 2018 team.
The Wildcats scored five runs in the third inning to break the game open. Nick Lopez hit a three run home run to get the Wildcats going, and they added two more in the inning. They then put three more runs on the board in the fourth inning, one in the fifth, and then finally another run in the bottom of the seventh to hit the run rule.
Drew Lafferty pitched five innings, allowing no runs on two hits and striking out five. Lafferty has now pitched ten scoreless innings on the year. This was his first collegiate victory. The bullpen closed the game out with two more scoreless innings, pushing their scoreless streak to 19.2 innings.
Émilien Pitre had another good game for Kentucky, going two for five from the plate with two runs and an RBI. Junior outfielder Patrick Herrera reached base safely in all four of his plate appearances. He finished the day going one for one with three walks, scoring one run.
The Wildcats head to Eastern Kentucky’s home field for the second game of this home and home series. The game is on Wednesday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m. EST. The game will be available to watch on SECN+ and can be listened to the UK Sports Network on UKathletics.com and 98.5 FM.