LEXINGTON, Ky. — No. 10 Kentucky picked up an easy win over UT Martin on Wednesday night. First baseman Evan White tied a career-high with four RBI as he went 1 for 2 with a three-run home run in the 7th inning. Left fielder Zach Reks also hit his second home run of the season in Kentucky's 8-0 win.

Kentucky starting pitcher Zack Thompson was sharp for the Wildcats night. He threw a career-high 113 pitches, tied a career-high with eight strikeouts and also had the longest outing of his career with 6.2 innings.

Kentucky scored eight runs without collecting many hits. The Wildcats only had six hits. White and Rek delivered the power with the home runs, but the Wildcats benefited from patient at-bats. The offense drew six walks and only struck out five times.

Riley Mahan joined White with two hits on the night. White had four runs batted in, Reks had one while Mahan and Tyler Marshall both had one RBI. The other run was unearned as the Skyhawks made two errors in the eighth inning. Marshall reached first on an error by the UT Martin first baseman and later scored on an error by the second baseman.

Thompson's main combination of pitches against UT Martin were his fastball and curveball. He used a nice mix of both to record eight strikeouts. Thompson sat at 97 pitches through six innings but pitching coach Jim Belanger let him start the 7th inning.

Thompson struck out the first batter in the inning and got the next hitter to ground out, but a two out walk ended his night. Righthander Chris Machamer walked a hitter but recorded a groundout to get out of the inning.

Colton Cleary sat down the Skyhawks in order in the 8th. Alec Maley recorded the first two outs of the 9th inning and lefthander Josh Smith finished the game off.

Bottom 1: Zach Reks hit his second home run of the season on a 3-2 count with two outs in the bottom of the inning. Kentucky 1, UT Martin 0.

Bottom 4: Evan White walked to start the inning. Reks' second hit of the day, a single through the left side, moved White to second. Kole Cottam flew out to the warning track, advancing White to third. A single by Riley Mahan scored White. Kentucky 2, UT Martin 0

Bottom 5: Connor Heady walked to start the 5th inning. Tristan Pompey singled down the right field line, sending Heady to 3rd base. Heady scored on a sacrifice fly by White. Kentucky 3, UT Martin 0.

Bottom 7: White hit a three-run home run with two outs in the 7th. It was his fourth home run of the season. Kentucky 6, UT Martin 0.

Bottom 8: Mahan roped a double with one out and advanced to third on a wild pitch. He scored when Marshall hit a grounder to first. The first baseman booted it, allowing Marshall to reach base. T.J. Collett pinch-hit later in the inning and hit a ground ball with two outs that went between the second baseman's legs, scoring another run. Kentucky 8, UT Martin 0.

Kentucky (23-11): The Wildcats travel to Missouri for their second straight road SEC series.

UT Martin (12-17): UT Martin is on the road for a weekend series against Wright State.