Ryan Hutchison, Justin Amlung, Aaron Goe
honored for NCAA baseball performances

Week 11 of the college baseball season saw UK post its first series loss of the season, and EKU sweep in-state rival Morehead State to stay in the thick of the OVC race. You can see a rundown of each of the six Kentucky Division I teams’ weeks below as well as the weekly BluGrass Baseball awards.

University of Kentucky (1-3)

Tuesday — UofL 10, UK 2
Friday — UK 5, Vanderbilt 2
Saturday — Vanderbilt 4, UK 3
Sunday — Vanderbilt 6, UK 1

Top performers
Austin Cousino — 5-16 (.313), 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB, 1 SB
Luke Maile — 5-16 (.313), 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 SB
Taylor Rogers — 1 GS, 1-0, 5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 SO, 0 BB
Corey Littrell — 1 GS, 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 SO, 2 BB

University of Louisville (3-1)

Tuesday — UofL 10, UK 2
Friday — UofL 5, Connecticut 0
Saturday — UofL 14, Connecticut 6
Sunday — Connecticut 7, UofL 4

Top performers
Zach Lucas — 5-14 (.357), 1 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
Ty Young — 6-15 (.400), 2 2B, 4 RBI, 7 R, 1 BB, 3 SB
Chad Green — 1 GS, 1-0, 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 SO, 1 BB
Justin Amlung — 1 GS, 1-0, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB
Dace Kime — 2 G, 1-0, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 SO, 1 BB
Jared Ruxer — 1 GS, 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 SO, 1 BB

Morehead State University (0-3)

Friday — EKU 6, Morehead State 4
Saturday — EKU 4, Morehead State 3
Sunday — EKU 9, Morehead State 1

Top performers
Luke Bainer — 5-11 (.455), 1 HR, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R
Aaron Goe — 1 GS, 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 SO, 0 BB
Noah Smallwood — 1 GS, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 SO, 1 BB

Eastern Kentucky University (5-0)

Tuesday — EKU 12, Ohio 1
Wednesday — EKU 12, Marshall 4
Friday — EKU 6, Morehead State 4
Saturday — EKU 4, Morehead State 3
Sunday — EKU 9, Morehead State 1

Top performers
Richie Rodriguez — 9-22 (.409), 1 HR, 1 3B, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 7 R, 3 BB, 3 SB
Austin Grisham — 8-24 (.333), 1 2B, 2 RBI, 5 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
Jacob Daniel — 10-22 (.455), 1 3B, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 6 R, 1 HBP, 2 SB
Bryan Soloman — 7-22 (.318), 2 HR, 1 2B, 6 RBI, 6 R
A. J. Jamison — 8-22 (.364), 1 HR, 1 3B, 1 2B, 5 RBI, 6 R
Michael Garcia — 8-19 (.421), 1 HR, 1 2B, 4 2B, 6 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
Dustin Dunlop — 6-16 (.375), 2 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 SB
Sean Hagen — 6-15 (.400), 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R
Anthony Bazzani — 4 G, 2 S, 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 SO, 1 BB
Matt Fyffe — 2 G, 1 GS, 1-0, 9 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 8 SO, 2 BB
Matt Harris — 1 GS, 6.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 3 SO, 4 BB
Shane Grimm — 1 GS, 1-0, 9 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 SO, 2 BB

Murray State University (2-2)

Wednesday — Evansville 13, Murray State 2
Friday — Murray State 11, SIUE 5
Saturday — SIUE 8, Murray State 6
Sunday — Murray State 16, SIUE 10

Top performers
Ty Stetson — 7-17 (.412), 1 3B, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB, 1 HBP
Brandon Eggenschwiler — 8-17 (.471), 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB
Paul Ritzheimer — 6-16 (.375), 1 3B, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 1 HBP
Dylan Wheeler — 7-14 (.500), 1 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R, 1 BB
Tyler Beers — 1 GS, 7 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB

Western Kentucky University (1-3)

Tuesday — Lipscomb 7, WKU 6
Friday — ULM 14, WKU 6
Saturday — WKU 7, ULM 6
Sunday — ULM 7, WKU 6

Top performers
Jared Andreoli — 8-17 (.471), 3 2B, 2 RBI, 7 R, 4 BB, 2 HBP
Casey Dykes — 9-19 (.474), 1 3B, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
Ryan Hutchison — 9-19 (.474), 2 HR, 1 2B, 8 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB
Taylor Haydel — 1 G, 1-0, 5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 8 SO, 0 BB

BluGras Baseball Weekly Awards

Hitter of the Week: OF Ryan Hutchison (WKU)
– Stats: 9-19 (.474), 2 HR, 1 2B, 8 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB
– Honorable mention: Ty Young (UofL), Luke Bainer (Morehead), Richie Rodriguez (EKU), Jacob Daniel (EKU), A. J. Jamison (EKU), Michael Garcia (EKU), Sean Hagen (EKU), Ty Stetson (Murray), Brandon Eggenschwiler (Murray), Dylan Wheeler (Murray), Jared Andreoli (WKU), Casey Dykes (WKU)

Pitcher of the Week: RHP Justin Amlung (UofL)
– Stats: 1 GS, 1-0, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB
– Honorable mention: Corey Littrell (UK), Taylor Rogers (UK), Dace Kime (UofL), Jared Ruxer (UofL), Aaron Goe (Morehead), Noah Smallwood (Morehead), Matt Fyffe (EKU), Shane Grimm (EKU), Tyler Beers (Murray), Taylor Haydel (WKU)

Freshman of the Week: RHP Aaron Goe (Morehead)
– Stats: 1 GS, 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 SO, 0 BB
– Honorable mention: Austin Cousino (UK), Zach Lucas (UofL), Jared Ruxer (UofL)

KyForward file photo of Aaron Goe by Jon Hale.