Scrimmage Observations (10/3): Tharnish, Marcy shine at the plate, Mattison and Bennett excel on the hill

Kentucky baseball held its fifth open scrimmage on Friday at Kentucky Proud Park as its fall season rolls on, gearing up for the 2026 campaign. The stats below are unofficial, as scrimmages have unique elements, such as innings ending due to pitch counts, batting out of order and receiving extra at-bats. However, in the seven-inning scrimmage, the Blue team won 5-3. 

BLUE

1. 1B Hudson Brown – 0-2
2. SS Luke Lawrence – 0-1, BB, HBP
3. RF/CF Scott Campbell Jr. – 1-4 
4. CF/RF Will Marcy – 2-3, HR, 2B, sac bunt, 2 RBI
5. LF Carson Hansen – 1-3, 3B, HBP, RBI
6. 3B Ethan Hindle – 1-3, RBI
7. C/1B Alex Duffey – 1-3, 2B, RBI
8. C/DH Owen Jenkins (missed 1st AB) – 0-2
9. 2B Michael Gardner (missed 1st 2 ABs) – 0-1

Pitchers: Burkley Bounds, Connor Mattison and Jack Bennett

BLACK

1. SS Tyler Bell – 0-3, HBP
2. CF Jayce Tharnish – 3-3, 3B, 2B, BB, SB
3. 3B Tyler Cerny – 0-3, HBP, RBI
4. 1B Ryan Schwartz – 0-3, sac fly, RBI
5. C Tagger Tyson – 0-3
6. RF Ryan Foscolo – 0-3
7. 2B Caden Cloud – 0-3
8. LF Braxton Van Cleave – 0-3

Pitchers: Will Coleman, Bryson Treichel and Jack Bennett 

Observations

• Jayce Tharnish crushed the ball today, finishing the scrimmage 3-3 with a walk. In his first at-bat, the junior roped a triple that jumped off his bat at 104 miles per hour. The next time at the dish, he hooked a double down the left-field line. This one was not as sweltering off the bat, registering at 83 mph. The outfielder lit up the scoreboard in his third at-bat with a single at 101 mph to the opposite field. This was a beautiful swing and a great situational hit as well because Tyler Bell was at first and easily moved to third.