2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The 2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kentucky Proud Park. On March 17, 2020, the Southeastern Conference canceled all intercollegiate sports for member institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which terminated the season. [2]

2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2020 record	11–6 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Mingione (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Will Coggin Dan Roszel
Home stadium	Kentucky Proud Park

2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			15	–	2		.882
No. 3 Georgia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	4		.778
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	4		.750
No. 6 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	5		.722
Missouri •  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	6		.647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Alabama  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			15	–	3		.833
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	4		.733
No. 18 Auburn  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	5		.722
No. 19 LSU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	5		.706
No. 14 Arkansas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
‡ – Tournament champion – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions As of August 14, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Wildcats finished 26–29 overall, and 7–23 in the conference.

2019 MLB Draft

The Wildcats had three players drafted in the 2019 MLB draft.[3]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Zack Thompson	Pitcher	1	19	St. Louis Cardinals
Carson Coleman	Pitcher	33	998	Tampa Bay Rays
Ryan Shinn	Outfield	34	1018	New York Mets
Sam Wibbels	Pitcher	36	1083	Washington Nationals
Jaden Brown	Shortstop	40	1203	Washington Nationals

Players in bold are signees drafted from high school that will attend Kentucky.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Kentucky Wildcats roster[4]
	Pitchers 3 - Ben Jordan - Sophomore 11 - Trip Lockhart - Junior 16 - Will Gambino - Freshman 19 - Jake Tate - Freshman 20 - Braxton Cottongame - Sophomore 22 - Dillon Marsh - Sophomore 31 - Alex Degen - Sophomore 34 - Carson Coleman - Junior 35 - Cole Daniels - Sophomore 36 - Ron Cole - Freshman 38 - Jimmy Ramsey - Junior 39 - Hunter Rigsby - Sophomore 41 - Alex Margot - Freshman 43 - Harrison Cook - Freshman 46 - Sam Wibbels - Freshman 48 - Zack Lee - Freshman 49 - Cole Stupp - Freshman 50 - Mason Hazelwood - Junior 54 - Daniel Harper - Junior 55 - Tyler Burchett - Sophomore		Catchers 8 - Tanner Holen - Senior 13 - Brendan Hord - Freshman 44 - Jared Payne - Freshman Infielders 2 - Austin Schultz - Sophomore 4 - Zeke Lewis - Senior 5 - T.J. Collett - Senior 6 - Jaden Brown - Freshman 7 - Drew Grace - Freshman 10 - Matt Golda - Junior 12 - Chase Estep - Freshman 33 - Trae Harmon - Sophomore 42 - Elliott Curtis - Senior		Outfielders 1 - John Rhodes - Freshman 28 - Oraj Anu - Junior 30 - Jaren Shelby - Senior 37 - Cam Hill - Sophomore 51 - Chase Bryan - Junior Utility 9 - Breydon Daniel (INF/OF) - Senior 23 - Justin Olson (INF/OF) - Freshman 25 - Coltyn Kessler (C/INF) - Junior

Coaching Staff

2020 Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff[4]
Name	Position
Nick Mingione	Head Coach
Dan Roszel	Assistant Coach/Pitching
Will Coggin	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Todd Guilliams	Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule and results

2020 Kentucky Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 14 at TCU Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX 1-5[5] Haylen (1-0) Ramsey (0-1) None 3,879 0-1 – February 15 at TCU Lupton Stadium 1-7[6] Krob (1-0) Stupp (0-1) None 3,986 0-2 - February 16 at TCU Lupton Stadium 5-10[7] Hill (1-0) Marsh (0-1) None 4,030 0-3 - February 18 Southeast Missouri State Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY 9-4[8] Harper (1-0) Mcneely (0-1) Degen (1) 1,922 1-3 - February 21 Appalachian State Kentucky Proud Park 7-3[9] Ramsey (1-1) Tuthill (0-2) None 2,019 2-3 - February 22 Appalachian State Kentucky Proud Park 21-4[10] Hazelwood (1-0) Roberts (0-1) None 2,217 3-3 - February 23 Appalachian State Kentucky Proud Park 8-7^15[11] Daniels (1-0) Cole (0-1) None 2,392 4-3 - February 25 Tennessee Tech Kentucky Proud Park 13-3[12] Stupp (1-1) Fisher (0-1) Gambino (1) 1,901 5-3 - February 26 Eastern Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park Postponed[13] February 28 UNC Wilmington Kentucky Proud Park 0-8[14] Sharpe (2-0) Ramsey (1-2) None 1,987 5-4 - February 29 UNC Wilmington Kentucky Proud Park 0-3[15] Roupp (3-0) Hazelwood (1-1) Smith (3) 2,005 5-5 -
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 UNC Wilmington Kentucky Proud Park 4-7[16] Gesell (2-1) Lee (0-1) Deatherage (2) 2,427 5-6 - March 3 Cincinnati Kentucky Proud Park 12-4[17] Marsh (1-1) Vore (0-1) None 2,073 6-6 - March 4 Murray State Kentucky Proud Park 9-8[18] Lee (1-1) Jones (1-2) None 2,093 7-6 - March 7 Norfolk State Kentucky Proud Park 11-1[19] Hazelwood (2-1) Wright (0-3) None 2,248 8-6 - March 8 Oakland Kentucky Proud Park 11-6[20] Daniels (2-0) Keathley (0-2) None 2,564 9-6 - March 8 Oakland Kentucky Proud Park 13-2 Ramsey (2-2) Nolin (0-1) None 2,564 10-6 - March 10 Western Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park 10-4[21] Marsh (2-1) Peter (0-2) None 2,094 11-6 - March 13 at No. 6 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field Nashville, TN Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] March 14 at No. 6 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] March 15 at No. 6 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] March 17 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, IN Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] March 20 Florida Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] March 21 Florida Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] March 22 Florida Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] March 24 Morehead State Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] March 27 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] March 28 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] March 29 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 Xavier Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 3 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 4 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 5 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 7 Louisville Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 9 LSU Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 10 LSU Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 11 LSU Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 14 UT Martin Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 16 at Auburn Plainsman Park Auburn, AL Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 17 at Auburn Plainsman Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 18 at Auburn Plainsman Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 21 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 23 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 24 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] April 25 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 1 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] May 2 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] May 3 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] May 5 Wright State Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] May 8 South Carolina Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] May 9 South Carolina Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] May 10 South Carolina Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] May 12 Northern Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] May 14 at Georgia Foley Field Athens, GA Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] May 15 at Georgia Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2] May 16 at Georgia Foley Field Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
Post-Season
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 19–24 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Cancelled Bold = Kentucky team member

Schedule Source:[22]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

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