UK Baseball’s Jim Belanger Assistant Coach of Year Candidate

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Ø Kentucky lost all 42 weekend starts from 2016
Ø Only five players returned in 2017 that logged at least 20 innings last season
Ø Top two relievers from last season moved into starting rotation
Ø Set the school single-season record for lowest opponent batting average against, 24 points lower than previous record
Ø Set school single-season record for most strikeouts in a season
Ø Set the school single-season record for innings pitched
Ø Had the second most shutouts in school history
Ø 15th nationally in hits allowed per nine innings
Ø 15th nationally in WHIP
Ø 20th nationally in strikeouts per nine innings
Ø 28th nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio
Ø Sean Hjelle is first Kentucky player to win SEC Pitcher of the Year
Ø Hjelle and closer Logan Salow each were named First-Team All-SEC
Ø Hjelle had fourth most wins in a single season.
Ø Zack Thompson set freshman single-season record for wins
Ø Logan Salow tied single-season record for saves

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MATT MAY
Assistant Media Relations Director
Baseball / Assistant Football Contact