2017 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The 2017 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Cliff Hagan Stadium as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by head coach Nick Mingione, who was in his first year at Kentucky. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Wildcats were selected to host their second NCAA Regional, the first since 2006.[1] The Wildcats won their regional, and faced Louisville in the super regionals, losing 2 games to none.[2]

2017 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
CB	No. 9
2017 record	43–23 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Mingione (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Belanger (1st season) Roland Fanning (1st season) Todd Guilliams (1st season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hagan Stadium

2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ^x‍†‍‍^y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			52	–	19	–	0		.732
No. 10 Kentucky  ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			43	–	23	–	0		.652
No. 15 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍^y	15	–	13	–	1		.534			36	–	25	–	1		.589
Missouri  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			36	–	23	–	0		.610
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			35	–	25	–	0		.583
Georgia  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			25	–	32	–	0		.439
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	7	–	21	–	0		.250			27	–	25	–	0		.519
Western
No. 2 LSU  ^x‍†‍‡‍^y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			52	–	20	–	0		.722
No. 22 Arkansas  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	11	–	0		.621			45	–	19	–	0		.703
No. 13 Mississippi State ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			40	–	27	–	0		.597
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			41	–	23	–	0		.641
No. 29 Auburn  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			37	–	26	–	0		.587
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Alabama  ‍‍‍	5	–	24	–	1		.183			19	–	34	–	1		.361
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

2017 Kentucky Wildcats roster[3]
	Pitchers 9 – Josh Smith – Sophomore 12 – Alec Maley – Junior 14 – Zack Thompson – Freshman 21 – Justin Lewis – Sophomore 22 – Austin Keen – Freshman 24 – Brett Marshall – Freshman 25 – Gunnar McNeill – Senior 28 – Logan Salow – Senior 30 – Sean Hjelle – Sophomore 33 – Chris Machamer – Freshman 34 – Carson Coleman – Freshman 39 – Zach Logue – Junior 42 – Brad Schaenzer – Junior 44 – Colton Cleary – Senior 52 – Zach Pop – Junior		Catchers 5 – T.J. Collett – Freshman 13 – Kole Cottam – Sophomore 16 – Troy Squires – Junior 50 – Marshall Gei – Sophomore Infielders 2 – Riley Mahan – Junior 3 – Tyler Marshall – Junior 4 – Zeke Lewis – Freshman 7 – Connor Heady – Senior 10 – Luke Becker – Junior 20 – Joey Bellini – Freshman 23 – Brayden Combs – Freshman 26 – Luke Heyer – Junior		Outfielders 6 – Tristan Pompey – Sophomore 8 – Storm Wilson – Senior 15 – Marcus Carson – Freshman 19 – Evan White – Junior 40 – Zach Reks – Senior

Schedule

Legend
	Kentucky win
	Kentucky loss
	Postponement
Bold	Kentucky team member

2017 Kentucky Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 17 #12 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill L 1–3 [4] Bukauskas (1–0) Hjalle (0–1) Hiatt (1) 1,763 0–1 February 18 #12 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill L 5–6[5] Morgan (1–0) Logue (0–1) Hiatt (2) 2,551 0–2 February 19 #12 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill L 4–5[6] Dalatri (1–0) Lewis (0–1) Hiatt (3) 2,632 0–3 February 22 Liberty Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 4–5 [7] Tarantola (1–0) Thompson (0–1) Degroat (1) 1,335 0–4 February 24 vs. Saint Joseph's Bud Metheny Complex • Norfolk, VA W 16–9 [8] Pop (1–0) Gorman (0–1) None 1,000 1–4 February 25 vs. Old Dominion Bud Metheny Complex • Norfolk, VA W 19–2 [9] Logue (1–1) Maguire (1–1) None 1,004 2–4 February 26 vs. Delaware Bud Metheny Complex • Norfolk, VA L 3–4 [10] Meeker (1–1) Salow (0–1) Marinaccio (1) 1,056 2–5 February 28 Eastern Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 12–0 [11] Schaenzer (1–0) Quillens (0–1) None 1,846 3–5
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 Western Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 17–2 [12] Thompson (1–1) Acosta (0–1) None 2,015 4–5 March 3 #23 UCSB Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 2–1 [13] Hjelle (1–1) Davis (2–1) Cleary (1) 1,942 5–5 March 4 #23 UCSB Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 2–1 [14] Logue (2–1) Nelson (2–1) Salow (1) 2,273 6–5 March 5 #23 UCSB Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 12–1 [15] Lewis (1–1) Ledesma (0–1) None 2,439 7–5 March 7 Wright State Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 15–1 [16] Schaenzer (2–1) Swaney (1–1) None 1,830 8–5 March 8 Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 1–2 [17] Kullman (3–1) Salow (0–2) None 733 8–6 March 9 Miami (OH) Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 6–4 [18] Hjelle (2–1) Gnetz (0–3) Cleary (2) 2,099 9–6 March 10 Miami (OH) Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 16–3 [19] Logue (3–1) Spears (1–3) None 1,850 10–6 March 12 Miami (OH) Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 14–2 [20] Lewis (2–1) Schwartz (1–1) None 1,829 11–6 March 14 Murray State Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 9–7 [21] Cleary (1–0) Lollar (0–1) Salow (2) 1,758 12–6 March 17 Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 6–0 [22] Hjelle (3–1) Hill (4–1) None 5,242 13–6 1–0 March 18 Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 7–6 [23] Schaenzer (3–0) Cason (4–1) Salow (3) 5,796 14–6 2–0 March 19 Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 11–7 [24] Lewis (3–1) Kilkenny (2–1) None 4,472 15–6 3–0 March 21 Western Kentucky Bowling Green Ballpark • Bowling Green, Kentucky W 4–3 [25] Thompson (2–1) Ciocco (0–3) Salow (4) 2,825 16–6 March 23 Ole Miss Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 6–9 [26] McArthur (1–1) Hjelle (3–2) Woolfolk (6) 2,738 16–7 3–1 March 24 Ole Miss Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 4–2 [27] Logue (4–1) Holston (0–2) Salow (5) 2,770 17–7 4–1 March 25 Ole Miss Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 4–1 [28] Lewis (4–1) Ethridge (1–1) Salow (6) 2,841 18–7 5–1 March 28 Cincinnati Bearcats Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 13–7 [29] Schaenzer (4–0) Kullman 3–3 None 2,150 19–7 March 31 Vanderbilt Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 7–4 [30] Hjelle (4–2) Raby 4–3 None 3,071 20–7 6–1
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 Vanderbilt Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 10–3 [31] Logue (5–1) Wright (1–4) None 2,465 21–7 7–1 April 2 Vanderbilt Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 4–6 [32] Conger (2–0) Pop (1–1) Ruppenthal (3) 3,512 21–8 7–2 April 4 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 3–5 [33] Hummel (3–0) Thompson (2–2) Henzman (8) 6,210 21–9 April 7 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–2 [34] Salow (1–2) Barlow (0–1) None 9,256 22–9 8–2 April 8 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 6–10 [35] Plumlee (4–1) Logue (5–2) None 13,691 22–10 8–3 April 9 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 6–10 [36] Jolly (1–1) Lewis (4–2) Price (10) 8,082 22–11 8–4 April 12 UT Martin Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 8–0 [37] Thompson (3–2) Peyton (0–3) None 2,511 23–11 April 14 Mizzou Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO W 5–2 [38] Hjelle (5–2) Houck (3–5) Salow (7) 2,402 24–11 9–4 April 15 Mizzou Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO L 8–9 [39] Sikkema (6–0) Logue (5–3) None 2,402 24–12 9–5 April 16 Mizzou Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO W 6–1 [40] Lewis (5–2) Montes (3–2) Salow (8) 2,402 25–12 10–5 April 18 Louisville Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 11–7 [41] Thompson (4–2) Hummel (4–1) None 4,018 26–12 April 21 LSU Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 12–5 [42] Hjelle (6–2) Poche' (6–3) None 27–12 11–5 April 21 LSU Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 3–4 [43] Hess (4–0) Salow (1–3) None 3,847 27–13 11–6 April 23 LSU Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 10–2 [44] Lewis (6–2) Walker (5–1) None 3,311 28–13 12–6 April 26 Xavier Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 6–0 [45] Thompson (5–2 ) Williams (1–1) None 2,950 29–13 April 28 South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 19–1 [46] Hjelle (7–2) Crowe (4–4) None 7,753 30–13 13–6 April 29 South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC L 1–5 [47] Hill (3–3) Logue (5–4) Johnson (7) 8,025 30–14 13–7 April 30 South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 9–4 [48] Salow (2–3) Johnson (0–1) None 7,115 31–14 14–7
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 5 Georgia Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 3–5 [49] Kristofak (3–1) Salow (2–4) Smith (2) 1,917 31–15 14–8 May 6 Georgia Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 7–4 [50] Logue (6–4) Adkins (5–6) Thompson (1) 2,483 32–15 15–8 May 7 Georgia Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 3–6 [51] Smith (3–5) Salow (2–5) None 2,897 32–16 15–9 May 9 Indiana Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 5–2 [52] Thompson (6–2) Hobbie (2–5) Salow (9) 2,442 33–16 May 12 Tennessee Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 15–5 [53] Hjelle (8–2) Martin (5–6) None 2,368 34–16 16–9 May 13 Tennessee Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 8–3 [54] Machamer (1–0) Stallings (3–3) None 3,793 35–16 17–9 May 14 Tennessee Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 7–2 [55] Thompson (7–2) Warren (2–5) Salow (10) 3,085 36–16 18–9 May 16 Northern Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 10–1 [56] Schaenzer (5–0) Ganns (3–7) None 2,484 37–16 May 18 Florida McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 12–4 [57] Hjelle (9–2) Faedo (7–2) None 3,693 38–16 19–9 May 19 Florida McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 3–14 [58] Singer (7–3) Logue (6–5) None 4,153 38–17 19–10 May 20 Florida McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 4–6 [59] Kowar (10–0) Logue (6–5) None 3,938 38–18 19–11
Postseason
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Tournament Record May 24 South Carolina Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL W 7–2 [60] Logue (7–5) Morris (3–2) Machamer (1) 5,062 39–18 1–0 May 25 LSU Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 0–10 [61] Lange (8–5) Hjelle (9–3) None 9,823 39–19 1–1 May 26 South Carolina Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 1–3 [62] Reagan (6–2) Salow (2–5) Johnson (10) 9,823 39–20 1–2
NCAA Tournament Kentucky Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record June 2 Ohio Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 6–4 [63] Hjelle (10–3) Klein (5–3) Salow (11) 3,956 40–20 1–0 June 3 NC State Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 4–5 [64] Adler (6–6) Lewis (6–4) Staley (5) 4,742 40–21 1–1 June 4 Indiana Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 14–9 [65] Thompson (8–2) Krueger (5–2) None 2,480 41–21 2–1 June 4 NC State Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 8–6 [66] Machamer (2–0) Brown (4–2) None 3,261 42–21 3–1 June 5 NC State Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 10–5[67] Hjelle (11–3) Beckman (0–2) None 5,005 43–21 4–1
NCAA Tournament Louisville Super Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Regional Record June 9 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–5[68] McClure (8–3) Thompson (8–3) None 6,235 43–22 0–1 June 10 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–6 [69] McKay (10–3) Hjelle (11–4) Bordner (3) 6,237 43–23 0–2

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