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Through three-and-a-half innings, Kentucky was without a hit and down 2-0 to Marshall on Wednesday. To overcome the deficit, the Wildcats relied on the bottom third of their lineup.
No. 8 UK (19-5) scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth on singles by first baseman Thomas Bernal and shortstop Matt Reida and five more in the fifth en route to an 8-2 victory over visiting Marshall. Reida finished the game with two hits, two runs and two runs batted in, while No. 9 hitter and catcher Greg Fettes went 2-for-2 with two walks and two runs. Fettes is now batting 8-for-14 (.571) in seven games (five starts).
The Cats will next take Georgia for a three-game series beginning 6:30 p.m. ET Friday at Cliff Hagan Stadium. In the meantime, here are video interviews with head coach Gary Henderson, Reida and Fettes.
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Reida
Fettes
No. 8 UK (19-5) scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth on singles by first baseman Thomas Bernal and shortstop Matt Reida and five more in the fifth en route to an 8-2 victory over visiting Marshall. Reida finished the game with two hits, two runs and two runs batted in, while No. 9 hitter and catcher Greg Fettes went 2-for-2 with two walks and two runs. Fettes is now batting 8-for-14 (.571) in seven games (five starts).
The Cats will next take Georgia for a three-game series beginning 6:30 p.m. ET Friday at Cliff Hagan Stadium. In the meantime, here are video interviews with head coach Gary Henderson, Reida and Fettes.
Henderson
Reida
Fettes
After hearing for the last week and a half about the pace with which Kentucky is practicing under Mark Stoops, the media got a chance to see it up close.
On Wednesday, Stoops opened the Nutter Field House to the media for the entirety of UK's Wednesday practice, the sixth of the spring. Those in attendance saw an energetic coaching staff lead a still-learning team through a two-hour-plus indoor session. There were positives, there were negatives and everything in between, but it all happened with speed and enthusiasm.
"Both sides had some good and had some bad," Stoops said. "I thought the offense did some really good things early and then the second half of the practice they dipped a little bit."
The big news from Wednesday, however, was an injury sustained by senior defensive tackle Donte Rumph. Rumph had been UK's most consistent player on the defense according to Stoops, but went down with an unspecified injury on Monday. The injury is being evaluated on Wednesday.
"It looks like it's fairly a significant," Stoops said. "He may be out for a while and he may require some surgery. We'll see."
Further details on the injury will be released later, but the Wildcats will go about the business of trying to replace Rumph in the meantime.
"He was consistent and was playing extremely well and he's a leader," defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot said. "He's a senior and he's been there, so we're just going to have to fill that void for the rest of the spring until he gets back."
Stay tuned over the next day or two for more on UK's open practice. Until then, here are video interviews with Stoops and Eliot.
Stoops
Eliot
On Wednesday, Stoops opened the Nutter Field House to the media for the entirety of UK's Wednesday practice, the sixth of the spring. Those in attendance saw an energetic coaching staff lead a still-learning team through a two-hour-plus indoor session. There were positives, there were negatives and everything in between, but it all happened with speed and enthusiasm.
"Both sides had some good and had some bad," Stoops said. "I thought the offense did some really good things early and then the second half of the practice they dipped a little bit."
The big news from Wednesday, however, was an injury sustained by senior defensive tackle Donte Rumph. Rumph had been UK's most consistent player on the defense according to Stoops, but went down with an unspecified injury on Monday. The injury is being evaluated on Wednesday.
"It looks like it's fairly a significant," Stoops said. "He may be out for a while and he may require some surgery. We'll see."
Further details on the injury will be released later, but the Wildcats will go about the business of trying to replace Rumph in the meantime.
"He was consistent and was playing extremely well and he's a leader," defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot said. "He's a senior and he's been there, so we're just going to have to fill that void for the rest of the spring until he gets back."
Stay tuned over the next day or two for more on UK's open practice. Until then, here are video interviews with Stoops and Eliot.
Stoops
Eliot
John Wall is reminding everyone why he was the clear-cut No. 1 overall pick back in 2010.
The third-year Washington Wizard point guard is having the best month of his NBA career. He's fresh off of being named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the first time since entering the pros out of Kentucky. And after Monday night, Wall is making a pretty strong case to win it for the second time in three weeks.
On Monday night, he set a career high by scoring 47 points in an impressive 107-94 win over the playoff-bound Memphis Grizzlies. He needed just 22 field-goal attempts to do it, hitting 19 of 24 from the free-throw line. He also added eight assists, seven rebounds, a steal and a block along the way.
Wall is now averaging 21.8 points, 8.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 steals in 14 games this month. The Wizards (26-44 overall) are 8-6 during that stretch and now 21-16 since Wall made his return from an offseason knee injury.
A former teammate of Wall's had a career night of his own, as New Orleans Hornets rookie Darius Miller started at shooting guard in place of the injured Eric Gordon. He played 26 minutes as the Hornets ended the Denver Nuggets' 15-game winning streak, scoring a career-high 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. Anthony Davis, meanwhile, battled foul trouble and posted 14 points and six rebounds in the 110-86 win.
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Jennifer O'Neill
During Kentucky's fifth practice of the spring, the Wildcats - if they hadn't met him already - were introduced to angry Mark Stoops. Looking for more of a sense of urgency out of his players, Stoops didn't pull any punches.
"I tell them the truth," Stoops said. "I'm always going to try to tell them the truth. There's not games with me, where today's on my calendar to get after them. That's not it. If they need getting after, if they need it, they're going to get it."
It was the defense that drew Stoops' ire, with the offense taking advantage. It's been a back and forth between the two sides of the ball thus far in spring football. For that reason, offensive coordinator Neal Brown knows his unit will be in for a test the next time out.
"We'll see what we're made out of on Wednesday because the defense is going to be amped up," Brown said. "We got after them pretty good, and our guys have got to rise to that challenge Wednesday."
Video of Stoops' and Brown's complete post-practice comments below:
Stoops
Brown
"I tell them the truth," Stoops said. "I'm always going to try to tell them the truth. There's not games with me, where today's on my calendar to get after them. That's not it. If they need getting after, if they need it, they're going to get it."
It was the defense that drew Stoops' ire, with the offense taking advantage. It's been a back and forth between the two sides of the ball thus far in spring football. For that reason, offensive coordinator Neal Brown knows his unit will be in for a test the next time out.
"We'll see what we're made out of on Wednesday because the defense is going to be amped up," Brown said. "We got after them pretty good, and our guys have got to rise to that challenge Wednesday."
Video of Stoops' and Brown's complete post-practice comments below:
Stoops
Brown
