2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2020
Team:	Kentucky Wildcats
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	Eastern Division
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	11–6
Conf Record:	0–0
Head Coach:	Nick Mingione
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Will Coggin
Asst Coach2:	Dan Roszel
Stadium:	Kentucky Proud Park

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.

Previous season

See main article: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team.

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.^[1]

	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

Coaching Staff

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

Schedule Source:^[21] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

2020 MLB Draft

The Wildcats did not have any players selected in the 2020 MLB draft.

Notes and References

1. Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from.
2. Web site: 2020 Baseball Roster. Kentucky Wildcats. June 15, 2020.
3. Web site: KENTUCKY (0-1) -VS- # 20 TCU (1-0) . 17 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200217172904/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/texas-christian-university/boxscore/7135 . 17 February 2020.
4. Web site: KENTUCKY (0-2) -VS- # 20 TCU (2-0) . 17 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200217173519/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/texas-christian-university/boxscore/7136 . 17 February 2020.
5. Web site: KENTUCKY (0-3) -VS- # 20 TCU (3-0) . 17 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200217174143/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/texas-christian-university/boxscore/7137 . 17 February 2020.
6. Web site: SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (1-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (1-3) . 23 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200224010954/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/southeast-missouri-state-university/boxscore/7138 . 24 February 2020.
7. Web site: APPALACHIAN STATE (1-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (2-3) . 23 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200224013402/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/appalachian-state-university/boxscore/7139 . 24 February 2020.
8. Web site: APPALACHIAN STATE (1-4) -VS- KENTUCKY (3-3) . 23 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200224014051/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/appalachian-state-university/boxscore/7140 . 24 February 2020.
9. Web site: APPALACHIAN STATE (1-5) -VS- KENTUCKY (4-3) . 23 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200224023442/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/appalachian-state-university/boxscore/7141 . 24 February 2020.
10. Web site: TENNESSEE TECH (3-4) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-3) . 3 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404030226/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/tennessee-tech-university/boxscore/7142 . 4 April 2020.
11. Web site: 2020 Baseball Schedule . 4 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404145341/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/schedule . 4 April 2020.
12. Web site: UNC WILMINGTON (7-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-4) . 4 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404144034/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/university-of-north-carolina-wilmington/boxscore/7144 . 4 April 2020.
13. Web site: UNC WILMINGTON (8-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-5) . 4 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404152917/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/university-of-north-carolina-wilmington/boxscore/7145 . 4 April 2020.
14. Web site: UNC WILMINGTON (9-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-6) . 4 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404154122/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/university-of-north-carolina-wilmington/boxscore/7147 . 4 April 2020.
15. Web site: CINCINNATI (4-7) -VS- KENTUCKY (6-6) . 4 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404154353/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/university-of-cincinnati/boxscore/7146 . 4 April 2020.
16. Web site: MURRAY STATE (7-6) -VS- KENTUCKY (7-6) . 4 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404155110/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/murray-state-university/boxscore/7148 . 4 April 2020.
17. Web site: NORFOLK STATE (2-12) -VS- KENTUCKY (8-6) . 4 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404160018/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/norfolk-state-university/boxscore/7149 . 4 April 2020.
18. Web site: OAKLAND (2-9) -VS- KENTUCKY (9-6) . 4 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404161608/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/oakland-university/boxscore/7150 . 4 April 2020.
19. Web site: WESTERN KENTUCKY (10-6) -VS- KENTUCKY (11-6) . 4 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404162523/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2020/western-kentucky-university/boxscore/7152 . 4 April 2020.
20. Web site: SEC Cancels Remaining Spring Competitions . 4 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404150252/https://ukathletics.com/news/2020/3/17/sec-cancels-remaining-spring-competitions.aspx . 4 April 2020.
21. Challenging 2020 Schedule Awaits Kentucky Baseball. University of Kentucky Athletics. October 28, 2019. November 22, 2019.