Kentucky’s offense was arguably the nation’s most balanced and versatile in 2017, ranking near the top on almost every significant offensive category (see chart) a season after not faring well in any of those rankings. Every single regular starter saw significant jumps across the board in their production.
| CATEGORY | TOTAL | 2017 SEC RANK | 2016 SEC RANK | 2017 NATIONAL RANK |
| Batting Avg. | .316 | 1st | 11th | 12th |
| Runs Scored | 484 | 1st | 11th | 7th |
| Doubles | 148 | 1st | 10th | 2nd |
| Total Bases | 1,093 | 1st | 9th | |
| Slugging Pct. | .489 | 1st | 8th | 11th |
| On Base Pct. | .416 | 1st | 12th | 4th |
| Hits | 706^ | 1st | 11th | 4th |
| RBI | 446 | 1st | 11th | |
| Home Runs | 73 | 2nd | 3rd | 20th |
| SAC Bunts | 57 | 1st | 5th | 10th |
| Hit By Pitch | 92 | 1st | 7th | 8th |
| Walks | 310 | 2nd | 14th | 9th |
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Ø Kentucky offense ranked in nation’s top 12 in 10 categories this season
Ø Led the SEC in 10 major offensive categories and ranked second in two others
Ø Set the school record for hits in a season
Ø Nearly set schools records in batting average, doubles, RBI and total bases
Ø Tristan Pompey was all over the UK single-season hitting charts:
o 3rd in hits (96)
o 3rd in runs (70)
o 15th in total bases (143)
o 6th in walks (46)
Ø Riley Mahan also landed on the single-season charts:
o 9th in hits (88)
o 6th in doubles (23)
o 6th in RBI (67)
o 9th in total bases (159)
Ø Evan White ranked second on single-season doubles list with 24 despite missing 13 games
Ø Zach Reks ranked 12th in hits (86) and 14th in walks (42)
Ø Marcus Carson ranked 4th on all-time single-season HBP list (20)
Ø Connor Heady (3rd) and Troy Squires (4th) each finished in top five single-season sacrifices list
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