2018 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The 2018 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represents the University of Kentucky during the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats are a member of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by head coach Nick Mingione, who is in his second year at Kentucky. The 2018 season marks the 50th and last season to play their home games at Cliff Hagan Stadium.[1] The Wildcats will open their new stadium on Alumni Drive for the 2019 season.

2018 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2018 record	34–22 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Mingione (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Belanger (2nd season) Roland Fanning (2nd season) Todd Guilliams (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hagan Stadium

2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida  ^x‍†‍‍^y	20	–	10		.667			49	–	21		.700
No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12		.600			39	–	21		.650
No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13		.567			37	–	26		.587
No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14		.533			35	–	27		.565
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			34	–	22		.607
Missouri  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			34	–	22		.607
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			29	–	27		.518
West Division
No. 19 Ole Miss  ^x‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	12		.600			48	–	18		.727
No. 2 Arkansas  ^x‍‍‍^y	18	–	12		.600			48	–	21		.696
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15		.500			43	–	23		.652
LSU  ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15		.500			39	–	27		.591
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15		.500			39	–	29		.574
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17		.433			40	–	22		.645
Alabama  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			27	–	29		.482
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

2018 Kentucky Wildcats roster[2]
	Pitchers 12 – Alec Maley – Senior 14 – Zack Thompson – Sophomore 15 – Trip Lockhart – Freshman 21 – Justin Lewis – Junior 24 – Brett Marshall – Freshman 30 – Sean Hjelle – Junior 33 – Chris Machamer – Sophomore 34 – Carson Coleman – Freshman 37 – Cam Hill – Freshman 38 – Jimmy Ramsey – Freshman 39 – Zach Haake – Junior 40 – Crosby Bringhurst – Freshman 41 – Grant Macciocchi – Junior 42 – Brad Schaenzer – Senior 45 – Aaron McGeorge – Junior 50 – Mason Hazelwood – Freshman 54 – Daniel Harper – Freshman		Catchers 8 – Marshall Gei – Junior 13 – Kole Cottam – Junior 16 – Troy Squires – Senior 25 – Coltyn Kessler – Freshman Infielders 2 – Trey Dawson – Junior 4 – Zeke Lewis – Sophomore 5 – T.J. Collett – Sophomore 10 – Luke Becker – Senior 19 – Alex Rodriguez – Junior 23 – Brayden Combs – Freshman 26 – Luke Heyer – Senior		Outfielders 6 – Tristan Pompey – Junior 28 – Ryan Johnson – Junior 44 – Ryan Shinn – Junior 52 – Ben Aklinski – Junior

Schedule

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Legend
	Kentucky win
	Kentucky loss
	Postponement
Bold	Kentucky team member

2018 Kentucky Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 16 Wofford 8 Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC W 6–1 [4] Hjelle (1–0) Adams (0–1) none 857 1–0 February 17 USC Upstate 8 Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park • Spartanburg, SC W 6–5^10 [5] Hjelle (1–0) Adams (0–1) none 157 2–0 February 17 USC Upstate 8 Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park • Spartanburg, SC W 10–3 [6] Lewis (1–0) Van Der Weid (0–1) none 3–0 February 18 Evansville 8 Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park • Spartanburg, SC W 8–4 [7] McGeorge (1–0) Ellis (0–1) none 145 4–0 February 20 Xavier 8 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 2–3^10[8] Schramm (1–0) Ramsey (0–1) none 4,118 4–1 February 23 Oakland 8 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 10–1[9] Hjelle (2–0) Lee (0–2) none 3,154 5–1 February 24 Oakland 8 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 17–6[10] Thompson (1–0) Parr (0–1) none 2,508 6–1 February 25 Oakland 8 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 15–6[11] Lewis (2–0) Bowers (0–2) none 2,909 7–1 February 27 Western Kentucky 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 4–3[12] Haake (1–0) Morrison (0–1) none 3,240 8–1
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 2 Houston 6 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX Shriners College Classic W 14–2[13] Hjelle (3–0) Cumbie (0–1) none 9–1 March 3 Sam Houston State 6 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX Shriners College Classic W 7–2[14] Thompson (2–0) Wesneski (1–1) none 10–1 March 4 Louisiana 6 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX Shriners College Classic W 10–4[15] Lewis (3–0) Perrin (0–3) none 11–1 March 6 Eastern Kentucky 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 16–6[16] Harper (1–0) Teague (1–1) none 2,800 12–1 March 7 Northern Kentucky 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 6–8[17] Williams (1–1) Schaenzer (0–1) Martin (1) 2,342 12–2 March 9 Texas Tech 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 11–6[18] Hjelle (4–0) Harpenau (1–1) Machamer (1) 2,568 13–2 March 10 Texas Tech 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 10–7[19] Maley (1–0) Haveman (0–1) none 2,811 14–2 March 11 Texas Tech 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 3–5[20] Kilian (1–0) Lewis (3–1) Quezada (1) 2,643 14–3 March 16 Arkansas 4 Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 4–9[21] Reindl (1–1) Hjelle (4–1) Cronin (3) 8,751 14–4 0–1 March 17 Arkansas 4 Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 2–14[22] Campbell (2–2) Lewis (3–2) none 14–5 0–2 March 17 Arkansas 4 Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 9–16[23] Murphy (3–0) Harper (1–1) none 10,418 14–6 0–3 March 20 Xavier 6 J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH W 20–4[24] Schaenzer (1–1) Zwack (0–4) none 159 15–6 March 23 Auburn 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 5–4[25] Ramsey (1–1) Coker (3–1) none 3,158 16–6 1–3 March 24 Auburn 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 3–4[26] Malczewski (3–0) Machamer (1–1) Coker (4) 16–7 1–4 March 25 Auburn 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 13–3[27] Lewis (4–2) Burns (2–3) none 3,130 17–7 2–4 March 27 Miami 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 13–7[28] Harper (2–1) Wilson (0–1) none 3,032 18–7 March 30 Alabama 7 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 2–4[29] Finnerty (3–1) Hjelle (4–2) Medders (3) 4,421 18–8 2–5 March 31 Alabama 7 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 2–4[30] Duarte (3–0) Haake (1–1) Medders (4) 4,403 18–9 2–6
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 Alabama 7 Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 5–2[31] Lewis (4–2) Guffey (1–1) Machamer (2) 3,399 19–9 3–6 April 3 Louisville 9 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 8–5[32] Coleman (1–0) Thompson (1–3) Machamer (3) 4,798 20–9 April 6 South Carolina 9 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 14–1[33] Hjelle (5–2) Hill (3–3) none 3,422 21–9 4–6 April 7 South Carolina 9 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 1–15[34] Morris (6–2) Haake (1–2) Bridges (1) 2,642 21–10 4–7 April 8 South Carolina 9 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 10–5[35] Lewis (6–2) Chapman (1–4) Machamer (4) 2,853 22–10 5–7 April 11 Western Carolina 8 Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC W 7–5[36] Coleman (2–0) Therrian (0–3) Machamer (5) 754 23–10 April 13 Georgia 11 Foley Field • Athens, GA W 6–4^11[37] Machamer (2–1) Locey (6–1) none 3,004 24–10 6–7 April 14 Georgia 11 Foley Field • Athens, GA L 7–9[38] Hancock (4–2) Haake (1–3) Webb (2) 24–11 6–8 April 15 Georgia 11 Foley Field • Athens, GA W 1–0[39] Ramsey (2–1) Webb (1–4) Machamer (6) 3,218 25–11 7–8 April 17 Louisville 6 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–8[40] Detmers (2–0) Harper (2–2) none 3,806 25–12 April 19 Florida 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 2–11[41] Singer (8–1) Hazelwood (0–1) none 3,646 25–13 7–9 April 20 Florida 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 4–9[42] Kowar (7–1) Hjelle (5–3) none 4,174 25–14 7–10 April 21 Florida 6 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 3–2[43] Lewis (7–2) Dyson (5–3) Machamer (7) 4,461 26–14 8–10 April 25 Morehead State 13 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 7–1[44] Coleman (3–0) Rogers (0–1) none 2,835 27–14 April 27 Missouri 13 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 7–1[45] Hjelle (6–3) Sikkema (3–4) Machamer (8) 4,112 28–14 9–10 April 28 Missouri 13 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 11–14[46] Plassmeyer (5–2) Haake (1–4) De Oca (1) 3,864 28–15 9–11 April 29 Missouri 13 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 11–10[47] Marshall (1–0) De Oca (5–3) Harper (1) 3,499 29–15 10–11
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 4 Tennessee 13 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 2–6[48] Linginfelter (3–4) Hjelle (6–4) Crochet (1) 2,080 29–16 10–12 May 5 Tennessee 13 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 10–3[49] Haake (2–4) Hunley (6–2) none 1,912 30–16 11–12 May 6 Tennessee 13 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 3–5[50] Crochet (5–5) Lewis (7–3) Stallings (1) 2,324 30–17 11–13 May 8 Indiana 17 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN W 7–6[51] Harper (3–2) Saalfrank (1–3) Machamer (9) 2,882 31–17 May 11 Mississippi State 17 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 9–6[52] Hjelle (7–4) Pilkington (2–6) Machamer (10) 4,303 32–17 12–13 May 12 Mississippi State 17 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY W 4–1[53] Ramsey (3–1) France (3–3) none 4,416 33–17 13–13 May 13 Mississippi State 17 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 8–18[54] Billingsley (4–3) Schaenzer (1–2) none 4,096 33–18 13–14 May 15 Murray State 16 Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KY W 14–2[55] Hazelwood (1–1) Hayes (1–6) none 1,056 34–18 May 17 Vanderbilt 19 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 1–8[56] Fellows (6–4) Hjelle (7–5) none 3,018 34–19 13–15 May 18 Vanderbilt 19 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 1–5[57] King (1–3) Ramsey (3–2) none 2,894 34–20 13–16 May 19 Vanderbilt 19 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 6–9[58] Gillis (4–1) Hazelwood (1–2) Conger (1) 3,027 34–21 13–17
Postseason
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Tournament Record May 22 Auburn Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 3–4[59] Greenhill (4–2) Thompson (2–1) none 5,514 34–21 0–1

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