COLLEGE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS AT KENTUCKY WILDCATS
05/28/2055
 
COLLEGE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS AT KENTUCKY WILDCATS
GAME ID: 13669 - FRIDAY, MAY 28TH , 2055 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Washington State Cougars 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 0
Kentucky Wildcats 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 18 0
Kentucky Takes Sweet Sixteen in Deciding Game
Depending on your loyalties, the Sweet Sixteen was either thrilling or heartbreaking.

The series went down to its final game, with the Kentucky Wildcats and the Washington State Cougars giving their fans plenty of drama. In the end, the Wildcats came out on top, winning 9-8 at Cliff Hagan Stadium today to take the series 2-1.

"We're lucky to be going into the Elite 8," said Kentucky pitcher Grady Monroe. "If all the series are like this, it'll definitely be an entertaining postseason."

Monroe earned series MVP honors, hitting for a .357 average, with 2 home runs, 6 RBI and 3 runs scored.

The Elite 8 matchups and schedule will be announced after the Sweet Sixteen finishes.
WASHINGTON STATE BATTING LINESCORE KENTUCKY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Russell CF 6 0 2 1 3 1 2 .400 1 2
M. Barrington LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 4 .333 0 2
   d-J. Pérez PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Shrum LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-D. Montés PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-B. Seabolt RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Méndez 2B 8 0 2 0 0 1 6 .294 1 1
T. Ware DH 7 2 1 0 1 2 6 .188 1 2
G. Harvey 1B 5 2 1 0 2 0 2 .308 1 2
T. Price RF 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .429 1 5
   j-H. Hicks LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Dunn 3B 6 0 3 2 2 1 4 .357 0 2
D. Díaz SS 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .000 0 2
   a-A. Henry PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Miller SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .000 0 1
P. Sánchez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .143 0 0
   c-D. Connors PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   f-H. Quintana C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-J. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   k-J. Ecklund C 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
Totals 53 8 13 8 15 7 39      
a - A. Henry pinch hit for D. Díaz in the 7th
b - M. Miller substituted for A. Henry in the 7th
c - D. Connors pinch hit for P. Sánchez in the 9th
d - J. Pérez pinch hit for M. Barrington in the 9th
e - B. Shrum substituted for J. Pérez in the 9th
f - H. Quintana substituted for D. Connors in the 9th
g - D. Montés pinch hit for B. Shrum in the 10th
h - J. Anderson pinch hit for H. Quintana in the 10th
i - B. Seabolt substituted for D. Montés in the 10th
j - H. Hicks substituted for T. Price in the 10th
k - J. Ecklund substituted for J. Anderson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Price (2, 3rd Inning off H. Rodgers, 2 on, 1 out) , W. Russell (1, 7th Inning off A. Cook, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Harvey (2, 10th Inning off A. Cook, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Price (1, 2nd Inning off H. Rodgers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Russell 3 , M. Barrington , R. Méndez 2 , T. Ware , G. Harvey 2 , T. Price 6 , C. Dunn 3 , J. Ecklund
2-out RBI: M. Barrington , C. Dunn , M. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Russell , M. Barrington , R. Méndez 2 , C. Dunn , J. Anderson , J. Ecklund
GIDP: T. Price
Sac Bunt: H. Hicks , P. Sánchez
Hit by Pitch: B. Seabolt , G. Harvey , T. Price , A. Henry
Team LOB: 20

BASERUNNING
CS: W. Russell (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Méndez-Díaz-Harvey, Miller-Méndez-Harvey, Harvey-Méndez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ford CF 7 1 3 0 1 1 1 .273 0 1
T. Holmes RF 7 1 2 2 1 3 2 .200 1 4
G. Monroe 2B 6 2 3 1 1 0 3 .357 2 6
I. Mota LF 6 1 1 0 1 0 6 .231 0 0
P. Álvarez 1B 6 0 3 1 1 1 0 .385 1 2
L. Mann C 7 1 1 2 0 2 4 .167 0 2
R. Townsend DH 6 1 1 0 1 1 5 .385 2 2
M. Nesbitt SS 6 0 2 1 1 2 3 .231 0 2
H. Lilly 3B 7 2 2 1 0 1 4 .182 1 1
Totals 58 9 18 8 7 11 28      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Monroe (1, 6th Inning off K. Curry, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Townsend (1, 7th Inning off T. Aldridge, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Lilly (1, 10th Inning off T. Aldridge, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Ford (1, 5th Inning off K. Curry, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Lilly (1, 6th Inning off K. Curry, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Monroe (2, 15th Inning off W. Spencer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Ford 5 , T. Holmes 2 , G. Monroe 7 , I. Mota , P. Álvarez 3 , L. Mann , R. Townsend 2 , M. Nesbitt 2 , H. Lilly 6
2-out RBI: , T. Holmes 2 , P. Álvarez , L. Mann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Mota 2 , R. Townsend , M. Nesbitt , H. Lilly
GIDP: T. Holmes , H. Lilly
Hit by Pitch: G. Monroe
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nesbitt-Monroe-Álvarez)
WASHINGTON STATE PITCHING LINESCORE KENTUCKY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Curry 6.0 11 6 6 3 5 1 111 9.00   
T. Aldridge BS (1) 4.0 4 2 2 1 3 0 75 3.18   
I. Pérez 3.0 2 0 0 3 2 0 55 0.00   
W. Spencer L (0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Curry 28
Batters Faced: K. Curry 32, T. Aldridge 16, I. Pérez 14, W. Spencer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Curry 5-7, T. Aldridge 5-3, I. Pérez 4-3, W. Spencer 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Curry 111-70, T. Aldridge 75-46, I. Pérez 55-27, W. Spencer 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Aldridge 1-1 , W. Spencer 1-0
WP: T. Aldridge
Hit Batsmen: K. Curry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Rodgers 2.2 6 5 5 5 0 1 73 16.88   
J. Delgado 3.0 2 0 0 3 3 0 56 0.00   
R. Estrada 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
A. Cook 3.2 2 3 3 5 2 0 91 7.36   
J. Brewer 4.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 61 0.00   
D. Gwaltney W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Rodgers 17
Batters Faced: H. Rodgers 20, J. Delgado 13, R. Estrada 1, A. Cook 19, J. Brewer 19, D. Gwaltney 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Rodgers 5-3, J. Delgado 3-2, R. Estrada 1-0, A. Cook 5-3, J. Brewer 7-4, D. Gwaltney 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Rodgers 73-33, J. Delgado 56-29, R. Estrada 3-1, A. Cook 91-49, J. Brewer 61-38, D. Gwaltney 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Delgado 3-0 , R. Estrada 3-0 , J. Brewer 3-0 , D. Gwaltney 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Rodgers , A. Cook 2 , J. Brewer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Todd Price
Ballpark: Cliff Hagan Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 7:04
Attendance: 2568
Special Notes: Raúl Méndez sets the WAS playoff extra-inning game record for at bats with 8.
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