By Joe Yates, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations
SCHEDULE PAGE (Links to live stats and live video)
MOREHEAD, Ky.—After dropping the series against Kansas State, the Morehead State baseball team travels to Lexington to battle Kentucky on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET. Both teams are looking to rally, as Morehead State (7- 12) has lost four, and Kentucky (14-7) is on a four-game skid as well. The contest will air live on the SEC+ network and live stats will also be available.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Season Records: Morehead State (7-12) / Kentucky (14-7)
Kentucky leads the series 47-27. The last meeting was Mar. 26, 2019 where MSU lost 7-0 in Lexington, Ky.
PROBABLE STARTERS (2022 STATISTICS)
Morehead State:
Trevor Callahan (0-1, 8.68 ERA)
Kentucky: Seth Logue (1-1, 5.40 ERA)
NOTABLE
- Alex Jacobs looks to continue his 17-game reached base streak. He is also on a nine-game hitting streak for the Eagles, recording five multi-hit games in that time frame.
- Jackson Feltner leads the team in RBI with 18 on the season.
- Colton Becker had two multi-hit games this weekend, recording his first home run Sunday. His batting average improved to .281 on the season.
- John Bakke had his first career start, where he pitched three innings, had three strikeouts and no earned runs allowed. He is the Eagles' normal closer and had made 50 career appearances with no starts.
- Trevor Callahan, Tuesday's starter for the Eagles, pitched two and a third innings against Saint Louis last week. The freshman from Olive Hill, Ky., looks to get back on track after giving up seven runs in his last outing.
- Carter Sakamoto drove in a run off of a sacrifice fly on Friday in Kansas, his first career RBI.
- 10 different Eagles have homered this season, Ryley Preece leads the Eagles with five on the year followed by Jackson Feltner with four on the year.
- Preece has batted in the leadoff spot in all 19 games this season. The sixth and eighth batting order spots have seen the most variety with seven different players in that slot in the 19 games.
- Kentucky has impressed at home this season, with 11 of its 14 wins coming at Kentucky Proud Park.