2014 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team explained

Year:2014
Team:Kentucky Wildcats
Sport:baseball
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:37–25
Conf Record:14–16
Head Coach:Gary Henderson
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Brian Green
Ac1 Year:6th
Asst Coach2:Brad Bohannon
Ac2 Year:10th
Asst Coach3:Keith Vorhoff
Ac3 Year:7th
Stadium:Cliff Hagan Stadium

The 2014 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games in Cliff Hagan Stadium. The team was coached by Gary Henderson, who was in his sixth season at Kentucky.

Consensus All-American A. J. Reed (pitcher - first baseman) won numerous awards: Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy, SEC Player of the Year, and John Olerud Award (two-way player).

Schedule

! style="background:#0133a0;color:white;"| Regular season: 32–22|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 1 || February 14 || No. 12 Virginia || || Brooks Field || W 8–3 || Reed (1–0) || Waddell (0–1) || none || || 1–0 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 2 || February 15 || @ || || Brooks Field || W 10–4 || Shepherd (1–0) || Ramsey (0–1) || none || 1,513 || 2–0 ||  - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 3 || February 16 || VMI || || Brooks Field || L 9–10 || Thomas (1–0) || Strecker (0–1) || none || || 2–1 ||  - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 4 || February 17 || @ || || Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park || L 6–8 || Mitchell (1–0) || Zeigler (0–1) || Samples (1) || 117 || 2–2 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 5 || February 21 || || || Bud Metheny Baseball Complex || W 16–2 || Reed (2–0) || Carter (0–1) || none || || 3–2 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 6 || February 22 || @ Old Dominion || || Bud Metheny Baseball Complex || W 7–5 || Combs (1–0) || Ali (0–1) || none || 772 || 4 - 2 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 7 || February 23 || || || Bud Metheny Baseball Complex || W 13–0 || Cody (1–0) || McCormick (0–1) || none || || 5 - 2 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 8 || February 25 || || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 7–1 || Salow (1–0) || Braun (0–1) || none || 1,469 || 6 - 2 ||  - |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 9 || February 26 || || || Cliff Hagan Stadium ||colspan=7|Canceled|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 10 || February 28 || || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 8–2 || Reed (3–0) || Andrews (1–1) || none || 1,461 || 7 - 2 ||  - |-|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 11 || March 1 || Eastern Michigan || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 9–5 || Shepherd (2–0) || Russell (0–1) || none || || 8 - 2 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 12 || March 1 || Eastern Michigan || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 13–2 || Cody (2–0) || Land (0–1) || none || 1,668 || 9 - 2 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 13 || March 5 || || No. 23 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 7–0 || Dwyer (1–0) || Walsh (1–2) || none || || 10 - 2 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 14 || March 5 || Cincinnati || No. 23 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 11–4 || Jack (1–0) || Walker (0–2) || none || 1,460 || 11 - 2 ||  - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 15 || March 7 || || No. 23 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 8–1010 || Bautista (1–0) || Combs (1–1) || none || 1,911 || 11 - 3 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 16 || March 8 || Ball State|| No. 23 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 24–1 || Shepherd (3–0) || Baker (1–2) || none || 2,091 || 12 - 3 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 17 || March 9 || Ball State || No. 23 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 26–3 || Nelson (1–0) || Manering (1–2) || none || 1,596 || 13 - 3 ||  - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 18 || March 11 || @ Indiana || No. 21 || Bart Kaufman Field || L 2–7 || Hart (2–1) || Dwyer (1–1) || none || 2,746 || 13 - 4 ||  - |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 19 || March 12 || || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium ||colspan=7|Canceled|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 20 || March 14 || @ Alabama || No. 21 || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || L 0–3 || Turnbull (2–1) || Reed (3–1) || none || 4,258 || 13 - 5 || 0 - 1|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 21 || March 15 || @ Alabama || No. 21 || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || W 7–2 || Shepherd (4–0) || Kamplain (2–2) || none || || 14 - 5 || 1 - 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 22 || March 15 || @ Alabama || No. 21 || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || L 3–510 || Burrows (3–0) || Salow (1–1) || none || 4,142 || 14 - 6 || 1 - 2|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 23 || March 18 || || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 10–3 || Mahar (1–0) || Bartley (2–2) || none || 1,633 || 15 - 6 || 1 - 2|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 24 || March 21 || No. 1 South Carolina || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 13–5 || Reed (4–1) || Montgomery (3–2) || none || 1,937 || 16 - 6 || 2 - 2|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 25 || March 22 || No. 1 South Carolina || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 2–1 || Shepherd (5–0) || Wynkoop (4–1) || Salow (1) || 2,220 || 17 - 6 || 3 - 2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 26 || March 23 || No. 1 South Carolina || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 3–8 || Crowe (5–0) || Nelson (1–1) || Seddon (7) || 1,870 || 17 - 7 || 3 - 3|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 27 || March 26 || || No. 17 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 9–6 || Cody (3–0) || Astle (1–2) || Jack (1) || 1,424 || 18 - 7 || 3 - 3|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 28 || March 28 || @ No. 5 Vanderbilt|| No. 17 || Hawkins Field || W 4–2 || Reed (5–1) || Beede (4–3) || Cody (1) || 2,545 || 19 - 7 || 4 - 3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 29 || March 29 || @ No. 5 Vanderbilt|| No. 17 || Hawkins Field || L 3–9 || Miller (6–1) || Shepherd (5–1) || none || 2,885 || 19 - 8 || 4 - 4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 30 || March 30 || @ No. 5 Vanderbilt|| No. 17 || Hawkins Field || L 2–6 || Ferguson (5–0) || Nelson (1–2) || Fulmer (8) || 2,869 || 19 - 9 || 4 - 5|-|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 31 || April 1 || No. 8 Louisville || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 8–3 || Dwyer (2–1) || Rogers (0–1) || Jack (2) || 3,742 || 20 - 9 || 4 - 5|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 32 || April 4 || No. 12 Florida || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 17–1 || Reed (6–1) || Hanhold (3–3) || none || 2,133 || 21 - 9 || 5 - 5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 33 || April 5 || No. 12 Florida || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 10–11 || Shore (3–1) || Shepherd (5–2) || Puk (1) || 1,992 || 21 - 10 || 5 - 6|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 34 || April 6 || No. 12 Florida || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 9–8 || Dwyer (3–1) || Poyner (3–3) || Cody (2) || 1,920 || 22 - 10 || 6 - 6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 35 || April 8 || || No. 18 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 4–6 || Schneider (2–2) || Combs (1–2) || none || 1,618 || 22 - 11 || 6 - 6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 36 || April 11 || Missouri || No. 18 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 7–8 || Williams (2–1) || Jack (1–1) || Steele (8) || 1,950 || 22 - 12 || 6 - 7|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 37 || April 12 || Missouri || No. 18 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 12–0 || Dwyer (4–1) || Miles (2–4) || none || 2,458 || 23 - 12 || 7 - 7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 38 || April 13 || Missouri || No. 18 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 3–8 || Anderson (2–2) || Nelson (1–3) || Steele (9) || 2,063 || 23 - 13 || 7 - 8|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 39 || April 15 || @Louisville || || Jim Patterson Stadium || W 4–2 || Salow (2–1) || Rogers (0–2) || Cody (S) || 2,597 || 24 - 13 || 7 - 8|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 40 || April 18 || @ || || Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park || W 6–3 || Reed (7–1) || Ray (4–3) || Cody (4) || 4,339 || 25 - 13 || 8 - 8|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 41 || April 19 || @ Texas A&M || || Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park || W 11–4 || Dwyer (5–1) || Mengden (2–6) || none || 5,311 || 26 - 13 || 9 - 8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 42 || April 20 || @ Texas A&M || No. 21 || Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park || L 2–14 || Long (5–1) || Nelson (1–4) || none || 3,308 || 26 - 14 || 9 - 9|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 43 || April 22 || || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 15–13 || Jack (2–1) || Tolle (3–1) || Cody (5) || 1,830 || 27 - 14 || 9 - 9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 44 || April 25 || No. 12 Ole Miss || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 12–4 || Ellis (6–0) || Reed (7–2) || none || 2,247 || 27 - 15 || 9 - 10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 45 || April 26 || No. 12 Ole Miss || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 5–18 || Trent (6–0) || Dwyer (5–2) || Weathersby (1) || 2,474 || 27 - 16 || 9 - 11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 46 || April 27 || No. 12 Ole Miss || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 6–9 || Massie (3–2) || Salow (2–2) || none || 2,380 || 27 - 17 || 9 - 12|-|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 47 || May 1 || @ || || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || W 15–1 || Reed (8–2) || Martin (3–3) || none || 1,894 || 28 - 17 || 10 - 12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 48 || May 2 || @ Tennessee || || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || L 2–8 || Williams (5–4) || Dwyer (5–3) || Serrano (1) || 2,089 || 28 - 18 || 10 - 13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 49 || May 3 || @ Tennessee || || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || L 1–5 || Cox (4–1) || Nelson (1–5) || none || 1,991 || 28 - 19 || 10 - 14|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 50 || May 9 || || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 6–3 || Reed (9–2) || Dedrick (1–3) || Jack (3) || 2,239 || 28 - 19 || 11 - 14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 51 || May 10 || Auburn || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 1–8 || Ortman (9–3) || Shepherd (5–3) || none || 2,492 || 29 - 20 || 11 - 15|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 52 || May 11 || Auburn || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 6–510 || Jack (3–1) || Tella (0–1) || none || 2,279 || 30 - 20 || 12 - 15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 53 || May 13 || || || Brooks Stadium || L 3–412 || Lollar (1–1) || Salow (2–3) || none || 502 || 30 - 21 || 12 - 15|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 54 || May 15 || @ || || Foley Field || W 13–0 || Reed (10–2) || Lawlor (4–6) || none || 2,003 || 31 - 21 || 13 - 15|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 55 || May 16 || @ Georgia || || Foley Field || W 10–0 || Nelson (2–5) || Sosebee (1–4) || none || 1,933 || 32 - 21 || 14 - 15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 56 || May 17 || @ Georgia || || Foley Field || L 10–11 || Tyler (6–4) || Brown (0–1) || Cheek (3) || 2,507 || 32 - 22 || 14 - 16|-! style="background:#0133a0;color:white;"| Post-season: 5–3|-|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 57 || May 20 || vs. (8) Alabama || (9) || Hoover Met || W 7–1 || Reed (11–2) || Eicholtz (3–2) || Nelson (1) || || 33 - 22 || 1 - 0|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 58 || May 21 || vs. (1) No. 11 Florida || (9) || Hoover Met || W 4–2 || Cody (4–0) || Shore (7–3) || Shepherd (1) || || 34 - 22 || 2 - 0|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 59 || May 22 || vs. (5) No. 17 Mississippi State || (9) || Hoover Met || W 7–612 || Jack (4–1) || Brown (4–3) || none || 8,501 || 35 - 22 || 3 - 0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 60 || May 24 || vs. (1) No. 11 Florida || (9) || Hoover Met || L 5–6 || Hanhold (4–3) || Shepherd (5–4) || none || 8,116 || 35 - 23 || 3 - 1|- align="center"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 61 || May 30 || vs. (3) || (2) No. 26 || Jim Patterson Stadium || L 6–10 || Drew (10–4) || Shepherd (5–5) || none || 2,365 || 35 - 24 || 0 - 1|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 62 || May 31 || vs. (4) || (2) No. 26 || Jim Patterson Stadium || W 4–2 || Reed (12–2) || Fasola (2–2) || none || 2,258 || 36 - 24 || 1 - 1|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 63 || June 1 || vs. (3) Kansas || (2) No. 26 || Jim Patterson Stadium || W 8–6 || Brown (1–1) || Kahana (4–7) || Jack (4) || 2,275 || 37 - 24 || 2 - 1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 64 || June 1 || @ (1) No. 12 Louisville || (2) No. 26 || Jim Patterson Stadium || L 1–4 || Rogers (3–3) || Salow (2–4) || Burdi (16) || 4,319 || 37 - 25 || 2 - 2|-| 2014 Kentucky Wildcats Baseball Schedule

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