Heath baseball fans might want to keep an eye on their two favorite sons' fortunes with the University of Kentucky baseball team this week. Ranked in the national top 10 earlier this season, the Bat 'Cats are in danger of not making the SEC tournament after getting swept at home by LSU over the weekend.
Kentucky plays Murray State next Monday at Paducah's Brooks Stadium, just after the conclusion of their big-as-it-gets weekend series at Tennessee.
Pitcher Clint Tilford didn't work this weekend after a rough start against Marshall earlier in the week, but Kentucky may have to fill two spots in its weekend rotation. Ace Chris Rusin is scheduled to have an MRI on a sore shoulder, and replacement starter James Paxton left his start on Saturday after throwing just six pitches because of an Achilles' tendon injury.
If Rusin and/or Paxton aren't available, that seems to leave Scott Green as the next option. Green was drafted last spring by the Boston Red Sox, but turned down an $800,000 signing bonus to return to UK. That decision looks awfully shaky right now, considering that Green has already lost his job in the weekend rotation, and Green took the loss in relief against LSU on Saturday.
Outfielder-designated hitter Brock Wright has found playing time scarce because of hand and wrist injuries and the fact that UK's outfield is loaded with star-quality players. But left fielder Keenan Wiley was wearing a boot on his left foot after Sunday's game and it is believed he has a crack in a bone in the foot. If the diagnosis is correct, he could be out for a few weeks.
Wright could get an audition when UK meets Murray next Monday, but the 'Cats have an awful lot of sorting out to do before then.
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