Missed Opportunities Haunt No. 15 Kentucky in Defeat

[Matt Dillon]

NASHVILLE – Free bases and a RJ Schreck blast proved too much to overcome as No. 5 Vanderbilt rallied for a 6-4 victory over No. 15 Kentucky on Friday night at Hawkins Field.

The Wildcats (30-11, 11-8 Southeastern Conference) took leads of 2-0 and 3-2 but saw walks and a hit by pitch set the Commodores (30-11, 14-5) up and Schreck pummeled a pitch deep into right field seats for a two-run shot.

UK left eight runners on base in the first four innings, including the bases loaded twice, as it couldn’t completely cash in on forcing Vandy ace Carter Holton to throw 101 pitches without getting out of the fourth.

The difference was UK’s inability to find a hole with runners on base (2-for-19) and the opposite for the ‘Dores (5-for-15).
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Missed Opportunities Haunt No. 15 Kentucky in Defeat – UK Athletics​

[Lighthouse]

This is a huge series. Come on CATS!!!

[Matt Dillon]

Perhaps it's just me, but it seems the team is losing a lot of games, at least some of which, they should be winning. I hope it doesn't come back to bite them.

[Lighthouse]

Perhaps it's just me, but it seems the team is losing a lot of games, at least some of which, they should be winning. I hope it doesn't come back to bite them.

This seems to happen every year. We win early, team is competing and winning games against tough teams, then they are still competing but pitching goes south and that big hit is missing. Next thing we know the spikes are in the locker. Puzzling.