March 24, 2019

By Matt May

UK Athletics

Kentucky Drops Series Finale to No. 13 Texas A&M

Senior OF Ryan Shinn remains hot with his third home run of the weekend

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky jumped out to an early lead but couldn’t hold off No. 13 Texas A&M in the weekend series finale, dropping a 17-5 decision on Sunday afternoon at Kentucky Proud Park.

Senior outfielder Ryan Shinn blasted a home run in the first inning for the second time in the series and finished with three on the weekend, giving him six for the season. He has flourished in games against teams from the Lone Star State this season, hitting .476 with eight runs, seven RBI, three doubles, four home runs, five HBPs and two steals in six games.

The Cats (14-10, 0-6 Southeastern Conference) also got multi-hit games from senior catcher Marshall Gei and junior infielder Elliott Curtis. Gei reached base four times and drove in a run as well. Sophomore catcher/infielder Coltyn Kessler also added an RBI double.

Kentucky returns to the diamond on Tuesday evening when it hosts Morehead State at Kentucky Proud Park. The game will air on the SEC Network Plus. Audio coverage can be found via UKathletics.com.

SCORING

Bottom 1st – Ryan Shinn homered to LF. Elliott Curtis (Waterloo, Ont.) singled to RF, T.J. Collett scored. UK 2, Texas A&M 0.

Top 3rd – Cam Blake singled to CF, Bryce Blaum scored. Jonathan Ducoff singled to LF, Braden Shewmake advanced to second, Cam Blake scored. UK 2, Texas A&M 2.

Top 5th – Ty Coleman singled to RF, Jonathan Ducoff advanced to second, Braden Shewmake scored. Mikey Hoehner singled to RF, Will Frizzell advanced to third, Jonathan Ducoff and Ty Coleman scored. Logan Foster flied out to CF, Will Frizzell scored. Bryce Blaum tripled to RF, Mikey Hoehner and Hunter Coleman scored. Braden Shewmake doubled to RCF, Cam Blake and Bryce Blaum scored. Texas A&M 10, UK 2.

Bottom 5th – Coltyn Kessler doubled to LCF, Elliott Curtis advanced to third, Cam Hill scored. Marshall Gei grounded out to 2B, Coltyn Kessler advanced to third, Elliott Curtis scored. Dalton Reed grounded out to SS, Breydon Daniel advanced to second, Coltyn Kessler scored. Texas A&M 10, UK 5.

Top 6th – Hunter Coleman doubled to LCF, Logan Foster scored. Texas A&M 11, UK 5.

Top 9th – Hunter Coleman homered to LF. Bryce Blaum scored on a wild pitch. Jonathan Ducoff doubled to LF, Braden Shewmake scored. Ty Coleman singled to LF, Jonathan Ducoff scored. Mikey Hoehner doubled to LCF, Ty Coleman and Will Frizzell scored. Texas A&M 17, UK 5.

NOTES

· Kentucky has scored in 88 consecutive games and 164 of the past 165 dating to the 2016 season. The lone shutout came in a seven-inning game. The current streak now is the the fifth-longest in school history.

· UK now is 11-4 at Kentucky Proud Park.

· Junior 1B/DH T.J. Collett has reached base in 14 straight games.

· Freshman IF Austin Schultz extended his reached base safely streak to 14 games.

· Senior OF Ryan Shinn homered in the first inning.

o It was his third home run of the series and sixth of the season.

o It was the second time he had homered in the first inning this weekend.

o Shinn now has 17 extra-base hits on the season.

o In six games against teams from Texas, Shinn has hit .476 with eight runs, seven RBI, three doubles, four home runs, five HBPs and two steals.

ON DECK

Kentucky returns to the diamond on Tuesday evening when it hosts Morehead State at Kentucky Proud Park. The game will air on the SEC Network Plus. Audio coverage can be found via UKathletics.com.