Jared Ruxer’s gem versus UK highlights
week nine Kentucky college baseball action

The UK baseball team rebounded from a midweek blowout loss to UofL with a series win at Arkansas. Five of the six Kentucky Division I teams finished with at least a .500 record on the week. You can see each team’s results below with the weekly BluGrass Baseball award winners below.

University of Kentucky (2-2)

Tuesday — UofL 12, UK 0
Friday — Arkansas 8, UK 7
Saturday — UK 5, Arkansas 4
Saturday — UK 2, Arkansas 1

Top performers
Thomas McCarthy — 8-17 (.471), 5 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R
Chandler Shepherd — 2 G, 1-0, 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 SO, 0 BB
Tim Peterson — 3 G, 1 S, 4.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 SO, 2 BB
Corey Littrell — 1 GS, 1-0, 6.1 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 SO, 1 BB

University of Louisville (2-2)

Tuesday — UofL 12, UK 0
Friday — Seton Hall 3, UofL 2
Saturday — UofL 12, Seton Hall 7
Sunday — Seton Hall 9, UofL 4

Top performers
Adam Engel — 7-19 (.368), 1 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 SB
Zak Wasserman — 5-11 (.455), 1 RBI, 1 R
Jeff Gardner — 4-11 (.364), 1 HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB
Cole Sturgeon — 8-16 (.500), 3 2B, 6 RBI, 3 R
Jared Ruxer — 1 GS, 1-0, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB
Justin Amlung — 1 GS, 0-1, 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 SO, 3 BB
Jeff Thompson — 1 GS, 1-0, 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 7 SO, 1 BB

Morehead State University (3-1)

Tuesday — Morehead State 7, Georgetown College 3
Friday — Morehead State 7, SEMO 2
Saturday — SEMO 9, Morehead State 4
Sunday — Morehead State 16, SEMO 14

Top performers
Taylor Pickens — 6-16 (.375), 3 2B, 5 RBI, 6 R, 4 BB, 2 SB
Andrew Deeds — 6-15 (.400), 2 2B, 5 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP
Drew Williams — 7-12 (.583), 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
Gerardo Arias — 2 G, 1 GS, 1-0, 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 SO, 2 BB
Aaron Goe — 1 GS, 1-0, 7.1 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 SO, 1 BB

Murray State University (2-2)

Wednesday — Murray State 3, Evansville 1
Friday — Murray State 13, Austin Peay 7
Saturday — Austin Peay 9, Murray State 8
Sunday — Austin Peay 13, Murray State 12)

Top performers
Brandon Elliott — 6-14 (.429), 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 R, 1 BB
Mike Kozlowski — 7-18 (.388), 2 2B, 4 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB
Dylan Wheeler, 6-18 (.333), 3 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R
Paul Ritzheimer — 7-13 (.538), 1 2B, 2 RBI, 6 R, 3 BB
Kyle Cornett — 1 GS, 1-0, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 SO, 3 BB

Eastern Kentucky University (2-1)

Friday — EKU 5, Eastern Illinois 4 (11 innings)
Saturday — EKU 9, Eastern Illinois 2
Sunday — Eastern Illinois 9, EKU 7

Top performers
Richie Rodriguez — 6-12 (.500), 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 3 BB
Jacob Daniel — 6-14 (.429), 1 3B, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 4 R, 1 BB
Bryan Soloman — 6-14 (.429), 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R
Matt Harris — 1 GS, 7.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 SO, 1 BB
Matt Fyffe — 1 G, 1-0, 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 SO, 2 BB
Shane Grimm — 1 GS, 1-0, 7 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 SO, 1 BB

Western Kentucky University (1-2)

Friday — Arkansas State 5, WKU 0
Saturday — WKU 8, Arkansas State 3
Sunday — Arkansas State 6, WKU 3

Top performers
Scott Wilcox — 5-12 (.417), 1 RBI, 4 R, 1 BB
Ryan Hutchison — 3-10 (.300), 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R, 3 BB
Tim Bado — 1 GS, 1-0, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 SO, 3 BB
Ross Hammonds — 1 G, 1 S, 3.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 SO, 1 BB

Weekly BluGrass Baseball Awards

Hitter of the Week: C Drew Williams (Morehead)
– Stats: 7-12 (.583), 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
– Honorable mention: Thomas McCarthy (UK), Cole Sturgeon (UofL), Adam Engel (UofL), Taylor Pickens (Morehead), Andrew Deeds (Morehead), Brandon Elliott (Murray), Paul Ritzheimer (Murray), Mike Kozlowski (Murray), Richie Rodriguez (EKU), Jacob Daniel (EKU), Bryan Soloman (EKU), Scott Wilcox (WKU)

Pitcher of the Week: RHP Jared Ruxer (UofL)
– Stats: 1 GS, 1-0, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB
– Honorable mention: Corey Littrell (UK), Jeff Thompson (UofL), Gerardo Arias (Morehead), Aaron Goe (Morehead), Kyle Cornett (Murray), Matt Harris (EKU), Shane Grimm (EKU), Tim Bado (WKU)

Freshman of the Week: RHP Jared Ruxer (UofL)
– Stats: 1 GS, 1-0, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB
– Honorable mention: Chandler Shepher (UK), Aaron Goe (Morehead), Kyle Cornett (Murray)