LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky senior pitcher Zack Lee has been honored by Collegiate Baseball as one of its national players of the week after he throttled a powerful South Carolina lineup on Sunday.
Lee, a right-hander from Effingham, Illinois, turned in a career effort in a 9-2 victory that sealed Kentucky’s sweep of No. 3 South Carolina. The Gamecocks were able to only manage a two-run home run off Lee, as he set career bests with 12 strikeouts and 105 pitches in 6.2 innings before leaving to a standing ovation at Kentucky Proud Park.
Lee joined big leaguers Sean Hjelle and Zack Thompson, as well as Mason Hazelwood as the only Wildcats to have a dozen or more strikeouts in a game during Nick Mingione’s seven seasons as head coach. He did not walk a batter while spraying seven hits around.
Highlights from Lee’s outing:
He struck out 12, a new career high.
The 12 strikeouts tie Mason Hazelwood for the third-most in a single-game in the Coach Mingione era, one off Zack Thompson and Sean Hjelle’s high of 13.
He set a career high with 105 pitches.
The only blemish was a two-run HR.
Dominated a lineup with more than 100 HR on the season.
Finished off UK’s first sweep of Top 5 team in 11 years.
Last two starts (both vs. Top 5 teams): 11.2 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 15 K
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