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Techno beats, smoke, mir-rored decorations and cos-tumes filled the Pepper Ware-house Saturday night as people18 and up attended the BeauxArts Ball.

DJ Crow opened up thenight, pumping out electronicmusic to set the stage for theBeaux Arts Fashion Show withpieces reflecting the mirroredtheme.

“I actually only started onthis piece last week,” said Jen-nifer Wesley from the Lexing-ton Fashion Collaborative, re-ferring to a floor-length blackgown with silvery spikes.

Pointing to her own cos-tume, a white leotard adornedwith vines and flowers, Wesleysaid, “Oh and this? I started onthis last night.”

Models showcased fash-ions of mainly blacks, greensand silvers as they strutted

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Mirror, mirror at the ball

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Jacey Holloway models during the fashion show, which featured clothes designed with the ball’s mirrored theme in mind.

The crowd dances during Dieselboy's set at the Beaux Arts Ball, whichis hosted annually by the College of Design.

Throughout spring prac-tice, much of the buildup toSaturday’s Blue/White gamesurrounded the three-man

quarterbackcompeti-tion. Whowouldstart? Isthat theguy in thelead?

Whenthe firstteam of-fense linedup for itsfirst snap,all three

QBs trotted out into thebackfield, then motioned tobe split out wide. Runningback Raymond Sanders tookthe direct snap up the mid-dle for 6 yards.

You could almost feeloffensive coordinator NealBrown winking at everyonepondering who the preemi-nent passer would be.

“Y’all can’t say whostarted the game,” Brownsaid with a smile inpostgame interviews.

Before too long, howev-er, that lead player wouldmake himself known.

On his first drive, soph-omore Jalen Whitlow went

3-of-4 for 42 yards, cap-ping the series with a 16-yards touchdown pass toA.J. Legree to give theWhite team a 7-0 lead un-der five minutes into thegame.

Whitlow looked sharpon nearly every offensiveseries he piloted. Splittingtime between both Blue andWhite squads, Whitlow fin-ished 17-of-28 passing for193 yards and two touch-downs while rushing seventimes for 49 yards.

At times, Whitlow wasthe only bright spot escapingthe black hole that was the2012 UK football season.His athleticism was excitingbut raw, his passing erratic,his composure shaky at best.

But this spring, like somuch else associated withthe program, Whitlow hasundergone a metamorphosis.

He picked his runs well,hanging in the pocket untilit collapsed and scramblingfor positive yardage. Hispasses were tighter, spiralingdownfield and hitting tar-gets. He seemed poised andmore confident in his deci-sions than any other quarter-back to see action.

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Maturity gives Whitlow an edge African food, funintroduced at event

Students and their tastebuds were exposed to a diversepalate as the African StudentAssociation highlighted as-pects of the country’s cultureat the Taste of Africa event Fri-day night.

“We wanted to show dif-ferent perspectives of Africa,”said Michael Adeyinka, theASA vice president. He ex-plained that he wanted to showthat there is more to Africathan typical stereotypes, andwanted to represent an “Africathat smiles.”

The artistic side of Africawas emphasized through enter-tainment including dance, mu-sic, food and fashion.

“We did actually switchthe acts around so the programwas kinda jumbled up, but Ithink everything worked outperfectly,” said Christian Ster-ling, the ASA events coordina-tor.

The entertainment shiftedfrom a booming step routine toa show of contemporaryAfrican trends. Models sportedcolorful men’s and women’sclothing designed by OremeyiKareem from DebonaireAfrican Designs Boutique inLouisville. Kareem explainedthat all the pieces were hand-made.

The Gratitude to Steelband played compositions withmelodies showcasing the pianoand drums as audience mem-

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Talk touches onethnic identity

International studies stu-dents, parents and faculty gath-ered at the Davis MarksburyBuilding on Friday afternoonfor a celebration of internation-al scholars.

The event honored juniorand senior international studiesmajors who met the require-ments for national membershipin the international studieshonors society.

Presented by Sigma IotaRho International Honors So-ciety, the event welcomedkeynote speaker Jean MutebaRahier, an associate professorof anthropology and Africandiaspora studies at Florida In-ternational University. He hasstudied race, national identityand gender in Europe, LatinAmerica and Africa.

Rahier’s talk, “A Self-Ethnography on the Wander-ings and Meanderings of Iden-tities,” focused on Rahier’s ex-tensive research in the field ofethnography, or the scientificdescription of the customs ofpeoples and cultures.

“It was mostly part of aproject that dealt with the di-versity of black subjectivity inthe U.S., so we thought itwould be a good idea to haveindividuals who had this per-sonal experience of growingup somewhere, immigrating tothe U.S. and discovering U.S.

racial categories, and for themto talk about it in the first per-son,” Rahier said.

The talk included Rahier’spersonal experiences with raceand self-identification beingborn in the Belgian Congo, liv-ing in Europe, and moving tothe U.S. and Latin America.Rahier referenced his experi-ences with European national-ism and afrocentrism.

“Different people willself-identify differently and Iwill feel comfortable with agroup of people self-identify-ing in a variety of ways. I donot want to act the same wayas Afrocentrists to approachsomeone and tell them ‘yourtrue identity is ... ,’ ” Rahiersaid. “Everyone should self-identify the way he or shefeels.”

Rahier is working on aproject collecting research onAfrican culture in the Andeswith a focus on the Ecuadorianregion. He is also finalizing amanuscript of a book called“Blackness in the Andes:Transformations and Continu-ities of Cultural Politics in theTime of Multiculturalism andState Corporatism.”

MeNore Lake, the vicepresident of the Sigma IotaRho International Honors So-ciety, said she benefited fromRahier’s talk.

“Tonight’s event wasamazingly enlightening,” Lake

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Beaux Arts crowd follows reflectivetheme at annual art celebration

PHOTO BY JAMES HOLT | STAFFSophomore Jalen Whitlow throws a pass in the second quarter ofplay. He edged out the other two quarterbacks in Saturday’s game.

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Head coach MarkStoops’ first UK team wasunveiled at the Blue/WhiteGame in front of an estimat-ed 50,831 fans at Common-wealth Stadium.

The Blue team won, 24-23, after a failed two-pointconversion by sophomorequarterback Maxwell Smithfollowed his 47-yard touch-down pass to junior wide re-ceiver Demarco Robinson.

But the two storylinescoming into the game werethe crowd and the quarter-backs, and neither disap-pointed.

The crowd dwarfed theprevious spring game atten-dance record set in 1987,when 20,325 fans watchedJerry Claiborne’s sixth teamat UK.

Stoops was more than

pleased by the fans.“I was amazed,” Stoops

said. “You heard these num-bers for the past coupleweeks, and you never are go-ing to know who is going toshow up, and it was over-whelming. It was fantastic.Our players really felt that.”

The quarterback battle,on this night, leaned toward-sophomore Jalen Whitlow.Though neither Stoops noroffensive coordinator NealBrown have stated the orderof the quarterbacks on thedepth chart all spring, Whit-low, statistically, producedthe most.

Playing, as all the quar-terbacks did, on both sides,Whitlow combined to passfor 193 yards on 17-of-28passing, including two touch-downs. Whitlow also ran for49 yards on seven carries,though quarterbacks were la-beled as no-contact through-

out the game.“Jalen did a nice job,”

Stoops said. “He has the di-mension to run the footballand pull it down when some-thing is not there and create.So, he did. He did a nice jobtonight.”

As a freshman, Whitlowstruggled to complete passesand run the offense withpoise and confidence. Whit-low expressed he’s moreconfident now.

“If you have confidence,you make plays. You have tocarry yourself with confi-dence. Players carry them-

selves with confidence,”Whitlow said.

Meanwhile, Smith com-pleted 11 of 18 passes for108 yards and his touch-down to Robinson in an upand down day. Smith ledtwo scoring drives but wasalso sacked three times andwent three plays and outtwice.

Sophomore quarterbackPatrick Towles played in anoffense in high school similarto the one implemented byBrown. But Towles had the

By Nick Gray

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UK puts on forrecord crowd

PHOTO BY JAMES HOLT | STAFFHead coach Mark Stoops’ inaugural UK squad drew a crowd ofalmost 51,000 to Saturday’s Blue/White game.

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across the stage. Strayingfrom the format of a tradi-tional fashion show, themodels danced to the beatsof DJ Crow as they showedoff their designer’s creations.

“We actually sold out ofall our tickets that we print-ed,” said Hannah Sellers, thedirector of Beaux Arts Ballpublic relations and organi-zation. “Over 2,000 peoplecame and we’ve already seena lot of Facebook posts abouthow awesome it went.”

Crazy costumes were astaple for those in atten-dance. From 8 p.m. to 3a.m., people dressed as “Al-ice in Wonderland” charac-ters, Nacho Libre and cave-men filled both the ware-house and the white tent out-

side near fire throwers.Despite the 40-degree

weather, ball attendeescrowded around the perform-ers outside to watch. The firethrowers reflected the themeas they whipped, whirled andwiggled with enflamed ballsand torches.

“Unbelieveable!” saidHannah Gompers, a UK ar-chitecture student. “This ismy third time being at BeauxArts. I was director last yearand this year’s group did anamazing job.”

UK College of Designstudents decorated the ware-house with works echoing theball’s theme. Mirrored wallpieces and silvery strandswere placed around the venueand surrounded the bar.

One area of the ware-house was dedicated to inter-active art, with large ball-shaped structures and a mir-

rored hexagonal piece thatattendees bounced, climbedand lounged on.

“It was meant to be likean adult playground,” Sellerssaid. “They were a part ofour electives program ... in-stallations for people to inter-act with and sit on.”

Sellers emphasized thatall of the proceeds from theball go to charity. The UKCollege of Design chose fiveorganizations to divide theprofits among, includingCommon Good, Institute193, Lexington Dream Fac-tory, Be the Match and UK’sAmerican Institute of Archi-tecture Students.

“That’s why I did it ...not just for Beaux Arts, butto help,” Sellers said. “Allthe people that showed up ...that’s Lexington helping outthe community and helpingpeople in need.”

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“I just tried to come outhere and play my best,”Whitlow said of his perform-ance. “You try to play likeyou have a chip on yourshoulder. Sleep like that, eatlike that, so you have tocome out and show what youcan do.”

What was the biggestchange in Whitlow from lastfall to this spring?

“Maturity,” Whitlow said.“Last fall, I was a little 18-year-old just trying to graspeverything; everything wasmoving so fast. But now, thecollege life — it’s not a bigthing anymore — so justcoming in and focusing onfootball and school and beinggrounded is the biggestthing.”

Last season when Whit-low inherited the starting spotafter Maxwell Smith’s sea-son-ending ankle injury, he

was forced into the mix, mostlikely before he was ready.Now, Brown said, he is usingthat experience to propel hisperformance.

“I think he’s learninghow to prepare,” Brown said.“Getting thrown to the fire,you know, it does one of twothings: It can really damageyou, or you can find out whatit takes and come backstronger than ever, and Ithink that’s what happened tohim.”

Head coach Mark Stoopswas equally impressed.

“Jalen did a nice job,”Stoops said. “He has that di-mension to run the footballand pull it down when some-thing is not there and create.He did a nice job tonight. Iwas impressed with the wayJalen played.”

Brown said he’ll taketime to grade performanceswhen he watches the tape ofthe scrimmage and that it’stoo early to say if Whitlow isbeginning to edge out his

competition.But Whitlow’s newfound

confidence should shake upthe quarterback battle, whichgoing into Saturday was tooclose to call.

It sure looked like hecreated some separation,based on the outings ofSmith (11-of-18, 108 yards,one touchdown) and PatrickTowles (6-of-14, 65 yards,one touchdown, one inter-ception).

“If you have confidenceyou make plays,” Whitlowsaid. “You have to carryyourself with confidence.Players carry themselveswith confidence. You willnever see Peyton Manningcarrying himself like a regu-lar Joe.”

Last season, Whitlowcouldn’t even compare him-self to Cooper Manning —let alone model himself aftera Super Bowl MVP.

But spring brings flowers,and Jalen Whitlow is begin-ning to blossom.

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bers danced and clappedalong.

“My favorite was thedance team,” Adeyinka said.

Eight women dressed inblack with red and goldsashes moved across thestage in an original dance inthe first performance of thenight.

“I think that the host did areally good job of connectingthe performances,” said Mir-

na Azer, the ASA president.“He engaged well with audi-ence and kept everyonelaughing with his jokes.”

The host, a comedianfrom the Los Angeles area,opened the event with a jab atthe pronunciations of tradi-tional Nigerian names.

“My name is ChineduUnaka ... but ‘Chris’ is myStarbucks name,” he said. “Iwas tired of having questionmarks put on my cup.”

The program shifted to amore serious side as one ofthe performers teared up dur-ing his act of John Legend’s

“If You’re Out There.” Thesong was selected to promoteASA’s chosen charity, CharityWater.org.

“So far, we’ve raised al-most $1,000 and 50 percentwill go to the charity,” Azersaid. “And we haven’t evencounted all donations yet, butit’s over $500.”

The audience experienceda literal taste of Africa as theyindulged in a traditional mealprepared by UK Catering.The menu included Madagas-car chicken, jolof rice, redbeans and rice, fried plantains,lime cake and macaroons.

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least amount of production ofthe three, going 6-of-14 for65 yards and a touchdownwith an interception.

The quarterback with thebest completion percentagewas freshman early enrolleeReese Phillips, who complet-ed 10 of 12 passes for 75yards and a touchdown.

The game began with theWhite team using Towles atquarterback, after all threequarterbacks were lined in theWildcat formation on the firstplay. Towles threw an inter-ception to junior safety Ashe-ly Lowery on the sidelines onfourth down to end the firstdrive.

Whitlow led the White onits second drive, finishing thedrive with a 16-yard touch-down pass to sophomorewide receiver A.J. Legree.Senior tight end Tyler Robin-son extended the drive onfourth-and-three with a 20-yard catch.

Towles would come outwith the Blue team on offenseon the next drive and lead atouchdown drive of his own.Towles’ throw to sophomorewide receiver Rashad Cun-ningham from a yard out tiedthe game at seven.

Both sides would tradefield goals, as Smith movedthe White offense on a 12-play, 49-yard drive that endedwith a 38-yard field goal bysenior kicker Joe Mansour.

Whitlow’s drive that re-sulted in a 31-yard field goalby freshman kicker TannerBlain was one of three driveshe led in the second quarter.His first drive in the thirdquarter with the Blue team re-sulted in a touchdown, a 16-yard catch by sophomore re-ceiver DeMarcus Sweat.

Freshman quarterbackPhillips was the fourth andfinal quarterback to lead ascoring drive, an 11-play, 72-yard drive completed by a 1-yard touchdown run by sen-ior running back RaymondSanders.

Smith’s touchdown passto Robinson and the missed

two-point conversion provid-ed the final one-point margin.

Robinson led all playersin receiving, catching sixballs for 93 yards and atouchdown. Cunningham ledthe Blue team in receiving,gaining 80 yards on eightcatches and a score.

Sophomore running backDyshawn Mobley, on theBlue squad, led all rusherswith 80 yards on 15 carries.Sophomore running backJosh Clemons showed nosigns of knee fatigue after apast injury, running for 56yards on 10 carries.

Defensively, Stoopspraised both junior defensiveend Bud Dupree and juniordefensive end Za’DariusSmith, who were disruptiveon the Blue team defense.Dupree was credited with asack, and Smith earned sixtackles, including one for aloss.

Junior linebacker Mal-colm McDuffen made eighttackles, one of which was fora loss. Senior linebacker Av-ery Williamson led the Blueteam with seven total tackles.

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said. “I felt that I was able toidentify on a level not only asan international studies major,but as my own personal back-ground; my parents are from

Ethiopia.“A lot of the themes he

talked about were really simi-lar to my own experience and Ireally appreciate how he pre-sented that.”

Lake has plans to attendmedical school in the fall. Sheis passionate about global

health and said that is how sheplans to use her internationalstudies degree.

“I did not know there wasa major of international studieshere, but I think it’s great,”Rahier said. “I think it’s won-derful and I hope they willcontinue to grow.”

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This is the first in a se-ries on the life of a UK stu-dent athlete.

From the outside look-ing in the only thing thatmany people see are theperks and privileges thatcome with being a UK stu-dent athlete. They see thesuccess, the gear and fansthat love them. But thosethings can be blinding tothe reality of a student ath-

lete’s situation.“It’s not something that everyone can do,”

said UK football player Farrington Huguenin.“It takes a certain type of person to be able to

handle it all and all the things a student ath-lete has to do.”

Life for a student athlete can be verytough. In addition to athlete stuff, they haveto do everything that a regular student has todo. Every student athlete is responsible forkeeping a certain GPA.

At UK you have to have at least a 2.0 inorder to be eligible to play your given sport,but some teams have their own set goals forthe team’s overall GPA. And that means anathlete has to put in that much more time andeffort.

In order to keep their grades up, UK stu-dent athletes are required to go to mandatorystudy hall and tutoring sessions.

Most of them explained to me that theyare required to get a certain amount of hours

in study hall per week, but then they alsohave tutor sessions on top of that.

They aren’t able to just decipher on theirown when they need to study or when theyneed help. Not being able to make that deci-sion can be stressful and time consuming.

“Sometimes I just don’t have work to dobut I have to sit in study hall,” Hugueninsaid.

Unlike other students, UK student athletesalso have to keep up with a physical aspect ofplaying sports.

Most UK athletes will tell you that train-ing is the most difficult part of being a stu-dent athlete.

“I am not a morning person so our 6 a.m.workouts are the worst,” said UK Hoopsplayer Brittany Henderson. Brittany said that

getting up at 5 a.m. for a 6 a.m. workout isher least favorite part of being a student ath-lete.

She said that “you have to get up early,bust your butt in the workouts because it’swhat your team needs in order for you all toget better, and after you’re so dog tired thatyou just want to go home and get in yourbed.”

But for most of them there is no time forresting. Most of these athletes still have class-es to attend, and only have time for a quickmeal or a shower in between. Some athletesexplained that a meal and shower betweenworkouts are not always guaranteed.

Janee Thompson is a member of the UKHoops team. Email opinions@kykernel.com.

Playing collegiate athletics can be draining, physically and mentally

The values of the black man intoday’s era have been stereotypical-ly all things physical — from thecars, the jewelry, the drugs, thewomen, the involvement in the en-tertainment business and so on.

African-American men, on thesurface, appear to have taken part increating a race lacking intellect andpower as a whole.

Though there are a plethora ofprominent doctors, lawyers, entre-preneurs, and successful black busi-nessmen in society, the infamy cre-ated by the idolized celebrities andthe criminal activities in the streetshave greatly overshadowed said in-dividuals’ prominence.

It has also greatly overshad-owed those endeavoring to escapethe stereotypical lifestyle mentionedabove, somewhat producing a battlebetween the two — infamy versusprominence. Through this, the his-torical context behind the makeup

of the African-American man hasslipped through the cracks of indif-ference, ignorance and shame ofthose aware and those unaware,content in their depthless oblivion.

Yet, though said oblivion lacksany physical depth, and is bound bythe restricted, measurable space sur-rounding it, it is still possible forone to lose himself in its minisculesetting. As an infant or child candrown in a depthless body of water,so can a race of people in a depth-less body of ignorance.

Through this, many black men,lost in their oblivion, have latchedonto the aforementioned physicalattractions to compensate for theirlack of knowledge, their lack ofroots, but most importantly theirlack of self.

Yet another battle is then formu-lated: the battle of intellect versusphysical attractions. Stereotypes ofthe black man have been fueledfrom this, leaving society to ques-tion, what exactly makes up blackmen of today — the men behindthe physical attractions presented inthe media?

The stereotypical values of theblack man are frequently viewed asfollows — the value of sex, the val-ue of money, and finally the value

of other physical enrichments ver-sus the lack of value for knowledgeand intellect.

It is a part of our biologicalmakeup to value sex — it is a natu-ral and an essential part of life;hence, it is safe to say sex holds agreat deal of importance in the livesof most humans. Nevertheless, pre-sented in the media through numer-ous scandals, movies, songs and soon, the value of sex for black menis depicted as excessive and notsimply a part of life, but a way oflife.

This also applies to its counter-parts, the pleasure that one mayfind in drugs and money. Each ofthese attributes are stereotypicallylinked to African-American malesdue to the continuous talk of suchthrough media outlets, particularlythe vast genres of rhythm and blues,and hip-hop.

The body of women, especiallyblack women, has been frequentlyviewed as a means for sexual grati-fication, and nothing more, whilethe history behind it all frequentlyremains extraneous and irrelevant tomany.

The historical context of theblack man is simple, yet holds anunfathomable amount of complexity

as well. Through the process ofslavery black men had their mas-culinity lashed, beaten and tornfrom them.

Their women were brutallyraped, their children torn from theirfingertips, their manhood stompedand spit on, opening up yet anotherbattle fought within the conscious-ness of black men: the value ofconflict versus oppression. Resort-ing to conflict oftentimes meantdeath, while resorting to oppressionoftentimes meant death of one’spride, dignity and manhood.

Yet, survival so frequently re-quired the oppression to continue,leaving millions of men withoutguidance and knowledge, simplydesiring the power to work andmake an efficient amount of moneyover the power of thought and intel-lectual growth.

Prominent author, activist andinfluential figure W.E.B. Du Boisdisagreed with this method of sur-vival, stating, “To make men, wemust have ideals, broad, pure, andinspiring ends of living — not sor-did money-getting, not apples ofgold.

“The worker must work for theglory of his handiwork, not simplyfor pay; the thinker must think for

truth, not for fame.” However, work and physical at-

tractions have been and still are of-ten sought after while history andthe power of intellectual growth arenot.

The black men of today arehungry, but hungry for the wrongthings. Hunger alone is bountiful: itthrives, it leads, it grows, it suc-ceeds. But hunger for somethingthat will stimulate growth is much,much greater than hunger that willonly bring temporary happiness.

Physical attributes should notdefine, but complement an alreadyrefined group of individuals.

It is time for change. It is timefor black men to no longer solelybe known for their involvement inthe entertainment business, or theinfamy created by the crime andscandals in the streets, but instead,like the great men of our past, it istime for these men to alter their fu-tures, valuing their history to en-hance not only their present but thefuture generations of black men tofollow — yes, that is my dream.

Shacoya Kidwell is an integrat-ed strategic communication fresh-man. Email opinions@kykernel.com.

Image of black masculinity must not be limited by arcahic views, events

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After the long winter’swait, UK Athletics DirectorMitch Barnhart and softballhead coach Rachel Lawsonunveiled the John Cropp Sta-dium on Saturday afternoon.

“I was completely blind-sided by the naming,” saidJohn Cropp, who has spent thepast 20 years at UK as an ath-letic administrator. “You don’tname stadiums after assistantcoaches and administrators, sothis really shocks me.”

Cropp is credited withhelping not only start the soft-ball program at UK, but help-ing lead it to its current suc-cess. Cropp is the only origi-nal member of the programstill working for UK.

“There are many peoplewho transcend institutionsand make an impact on manylives,” Barnhart said during aspeech. “And John has beenthat person here at the Uni-versity of Kentucky.”

The new stadium, whichwon’t be 100 percent complet-ed until July, can hold 1,500

fans with the option for stand-ing room only if needed. UKwill host the 2013 SEC Tour-nament in John Cropp Stadi-um from May 8 to 11. Thiswill be UK’s first time hostingthe SEC Softball Tournamentin program history.

“I have yet to see betterfacilities in the entire coun-try,” Lawson said during theceremony. “A couple of yearsago I was interviewing forjobs and Mitch told me thathe would get me a stadium. Ididn’t believe him, but nowlook at us.”

By Tyler Spanyertspanyer@kykernel.com

UK unveils, names new softball stadium

Struggling starting pitch-ing and untimely hittingdoomed UK baseball to itsfirst home series loss, againstTennessee at Cliff Hagan Sta-dium.

The Volunteers capturedthe series win with a 5-0 vic-tory on Sunday with a six-hitshutout from pitcher ZackGodley.

UK junior left-handedpitcher Corey Littrell ran intotrouble in the sixth inningwith the game scoreless. Out-fielder Christin Stewart lifteda two-RBI double into leftfield, giving Tennessee a 2-0lead it would not relinquish.

The Volunteers would addanother run in the sixth andtwo more in the eighth inningto provide the final tally.

“We’ve lost two in a rowand it’s a part of being in this

league. You are certainly nothappy about it. You under-stand it is what it is,” UKhead coach Gary Hendersonsaid. “We are very disap-pointed about this weekendbut you can’t dwell on it.”

On Friday, UK camefrom two down to take thelead in the eighth inning, thenwithheld Tennessee’s rally inthe ninth inning to win, 5-4.

Freshman outfielder KyleBarrett went 3-for-5 with tworuns batted in and a runscored in his second gamebatting in the leadoff spot.Senior outfielder Zac Zellerswent 2-for-5, also with tworuns batted in and a runscored.

The Volunteers plated tworuns in the fourth and led, 2-1, going into the bottom ofthe eighth after a Barrett RBIsingle in the sixth. Tennesseeright fielder Pierce Bily mis-played a fly ball on the warn-

ing track off the bat of catch-er Micheal Thomas.

Thomas ended up at sec-ond base and ran to third aftera bloop single in shallow rightfield by shortstop Matt Reida.Barrett then came to the plateand delivered a double to rightfield, scoring Thomas.

Reida and Barrett wouldscore the go-ahead and add-on runs after a Zellers single.Sophomore centerfielderAustin Cousino just missed ahome run to right field, buthis double off the top of theold scoreboard scored Zellersand provided junior closerTrevor Gott with a 5-2 leadinto the ninth inning.

Gott earned the first out,then gave up consecutive sin-gles. Tennessee first basemanScott Price followed up witha single to left field that gotpast Zellers. Two runs scoredoff of the error, and Pricesprinted to third.

Reida would make a run-ning grab of a pop-up in shal-low left field, and Gott wouldcomplete the save with astrikeout.

Starting pitcher A.J. Reedwent 6.2 innings, giving uptwo runs (both earned) oneight hits, striking out twoand walking two on 104pitches.

Similarly, the Cats’ ninthinning rally on Saturday fell arun short as the Volunteerstook game two, 10-9.

Senior left-handed pitcherJerad Grundy struggledagain, taking his third consec-utive loss. Grundy pitchedfour innings, giving up sixruns (all earned) on nine hitswhile striking out seven.

The Volunteers addedfour runs in innings eight andnine off of the UK bullpen.

UK would load the baseswith two outs for Reed, whosmashed his ninth home run

of the season over the left-field wall off Tennesseepitcher Trevor Bettencourt.Bettencourt then allowed awalk to junior infielder J.T.Riddle and an infield singleto sophomore infielder MaxKuhn before leaving thegame.

Tennessee freshman JeffMoberg made his first pitchingappearance of the year and hitUK’s Thomas with the first

pitch. Reida came to the plateand flied out to center on thefifth pitch of the at-bat.

Tennessee starting pitcherNick Williams went seven in-nings, giving up five runs(three earned) on four hits.

The Cats will return toCliff Hagan Stadium onTuesday when Louisville vis-its at 6:30 p.m. The game willbe televised by FOX SportsSouth.

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UK drops home series to UT

PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES | STAFFJunior Micheal Thomas catches a pitch from senior Jerad Grundyduring a game against Georgia in March.

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