2019 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team
The 2019 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. For the first season, the Wildcats played their home games at their new stadium, Kentucky Proud Park.
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Eastern Division | |
2019 record | 26–29 (7–23 SEC) |
Head coach | Nick Mingione (3rd season) |
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Home stadium | Kentucky Proud Park |
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No. 1 Vanderbilt x†‡y | 23 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .767 | 58 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Georgia y | 21 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .700 | 46 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee y | 14 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .467 | 40 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 13 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .450 | 34 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida y | 13 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .433 | 34 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 8 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .267 | 28 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 7 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .233 | 26 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 5 Mississippi State xy | 20 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .667 | 52 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .776 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Arkansas xy | 20 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .667 | 46 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 LSU y | 17 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .567 | 40 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Texas A&M y | 16 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .550 | 39 | – | 23 | – | 1 | .627 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Ole Miss y | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 41 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Auburn y | 14 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .467 | 38 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 7 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .233 | 30 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 25, 2019[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball |
Preseason
SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Wildcats predicted to finish in sixth place in the Eastern Division.[3]
Media poll (East) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Vanderbilt | 87 (9) |
2 | Florida | 81 (4) |
3 | Georgia | 68 (1) |
4 | South Carolina | 53 |
5 | Tennessee | 40 |
6 | Kentucky | 30 |
7 | Missouri | 26 |
Preseason All-SEC teams
1st Team
- T.J. Collett - Designated Hitter/Utility
- Zack Thompson - Starting Pitcher
Roster
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Personnel
Coaching staff
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Schedule and results
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Postponement | |
Bold | Kentucky team member |
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† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2019 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | |
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Baseball America[60] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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D1Baseball |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
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