Post by Lawdog on Apr 6, 2012 19:23:45 GMT -5
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- No. 1 Kentucky launched a season-high six home runs - including a two-homer game from catcher Luke Maile and a grand slam from outfielder Zac Zellers - to lead UK to its school-record 20th consecutive home win with a 19-6 shellacking over Dayton, on Wednesday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
Kentucky (28-2) has now opened its season with a school-record 20 consecutive wins at Cliff Hagan Stadium, eclipsing the previous record of 16 consecutive home wins in 2006 and 2007. The Wildcats passed their first test as the newly ranked top-ranked team in the nation in a ranking by Collegiate Baseball, ranking No. 4 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll, No. 7 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll and No. 8 in the Baseball America top-25.
The NCAA leader in wins, UK is off to the best start to a season in program history sitting alone atop the Southeastern Conference standings after just three of 10 league weekends. UK is coming off SEC series wins on the road at No. 18 Georgia and Tennessee, in addition to a series sweep over two-time defending NCAA Champions, No. 2 South Carolina.
-UKathletics
Kentucky (28-2) has now opened its season with a school-record 20 consecutive wins at Cliff Hagan Stadium, eclipsing the previous record of 16 consecutive home wins in 2006 and 2007. The Wildcats passed their first test as the newly ranked top-ranked team in the nation in a ranking by Collegiate Baseball, ranking No. 4 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll, No. 7 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll and No. 8 in the Baseball America top-25.
The NCAA leader in wins, UK is off to the best start to a season in program history sitting alone atop the Southeastern Conference standings after just three of 10 league weekends. UK is coming off SEC series wins on the road at No. 18 Georgia and Tennessee, in addition to a series sweep over two-time defending NCAA Champions, No. 2 South Carolina.
-UKathletics
