2021 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2021
Team:	Kentucky Wildcats
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	Eastern Division
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	29-23
Conf Record:	12-18
Head Coach:	Nick Mingione
Hc Year:	5th
Asst Coach1:	Will Coggin
Asst Coach2:	Dan Roszel
Stadium:	Kentucky Proud Park

The 2021 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. Kentucky is competing in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Wildcats play their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.

Previous season

See main article: 2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team.

The Wildcats finished 11-6 overall, and 0–0 in the conference. The season was prematurely cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Legend
	Kentucky win
	Kentucky loss
	Postponement
Bold	Kentucky team member

2021 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season (18-4)
February (4-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Feb. 23 Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, Kentucky 5-1^[2] Hagenow (1-0) Blackmore (0-1) none SECN+ 490 1–0 – Feb. 26 Kentucky Proud Park 10-0^[3] Stupp (1-0) Mahoney (0-1) none SECN+ 716 2–0 – Feb. 27 Milwaukee Kentucky Proud Park 9-3^[4] Lee (1-0) Edwards (0-1) Harney (1) SECN+ 1,010 3–0 – Feb. 27 Milwaukee Kentucky Proud Park 4-2^[5] Hazelwood (1-0) Frey (0-1) none SECN+ 1,010 4-0 –
March (14-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Mar. 2 6-3^[6] Logue (1-0) Simpson (0-1) Harney (2) SECN+ 556 5-0 – Mar. 4 Kentucky Proud Park 8-5^[7] Ramsey (1-0) Parks (0-1) Harney (3) SECN+ 517 6-0 – Mar. 5 Kentucky Proud Park 2-3^[8] Jaksich (1-0) Daniels (0-1) Baker (1) SECN+ 886 6-1 – Mar. 6 Ball State Kentucky Proud Park 6-0^[9] Hazelwood (2-0) Ruetschle (1-1) Logue (1) SECN+ 888 7-1 – Mar. 7 Ball State Kentucky Proud Park 3-4^[10] Jaksich (2-0) Lee (1-1) Baker (1) SECN+ 996 7-2 – Mar. 9 Kentucky Proud Park 6-5^[11] Harper (1-0) Shiflet (0-1) Harney (4) SECN+ 881 8-2 – Mar. 12 Kentucky Proud Park 16-1^[12] Stupp (2-0) Watson (1-2) none SECN+ 905 9-2 – Mar. 13 Georgia State Kentucky Proud Park 6-1^[13] Hazelwood (3-0) Jones (0-1) none SECN+ 1,017 10-2 – Mar. 14 Georgia State Kentucky Proud Park 4-2^[14] Jones (1-0) Treadway (0-3) Harney (5) SECN+ 824 11-2 – Mar. 16 Kentucky Proud Park 8-13^[15] Jones (2-0) Daniels (0-2) none SECN+ 659 11-3 Mar. 19 Kentucky Proud Park 10-2^[16] Stupp (1-3) Miles (3-0) none SECN+ 1,050 12–3 1-0 Mar. 20 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park 5-4^[17] Harney (1-0) Lohse (1-2) none SECN+ 1,122 13-3 2-0 Mar. 21 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park 3-5^[18] Ash (1-0) Marsh (0-1) Veinbergs (1) SECN+ 1,140 13-4 2-1 Mar. 23 Kentucky Proud Park 6-5^[19] Daniels (1-2) Pilcher (0-1) none SECN+ 842 14-4 Mar. 26 at 8-6^10^[20] Harper (2-0) Fitts (0-3) none SECN+ 850 15-4 3-1 Mar. 27 at Auburn Plainsman Park 7-6^[21] Strickland (1-0) Owen (0-1) none SECN+ 850 16-4 4-1 Mar. 27 at Auburn Plainsman Park 6-4^[22] Lee (2-1) Gonzalez (0-2) Jones (1) SECN 850 17-4 5-1 Mar. 30 Kentucky Proud Park 4-3^[23] Degen (1-0) Ethington (2-1) Logue (1) SECN+ 1,453 18-4
April (8-11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Apr. 1 21 1-8^[24] MacLeod (3-2) Hagenow (1-1) none ESPNU 3,448 18-5 5-2 Apr. 2 at Mississippi State 21 Dudy Noble Field 2-3^[25] Sims (2-0) Stupp (3-1) none SECN 3,912 18-6 5-3 Apr. 3 at Mississippi State 21 Dudy Noble Field 3-4^[26] Fristoe (3-2) Lee (2-2) Stinnett (1) SECN+ 4,159 18-7 5-4 Apr. 6 11-7^[27] Harney (2-0) Perkins (1-1) Rigsby (1) ACCN 880 19-7 Apr. 9 2-15^[28] Marceaux (3-3) Stupp (3-2) none SECN+ 1,781 19-8 5-5 Apr. 10 LSU Kentucky Proud Park 6-8^[29] Labas (2-0) Hagenow (1-2) Edwards (3) SECN 1,041 19-9 5-6 Apr. 11 LSU Kentucky Proud Park 13-4^[30] Lee (3-2) Money (1-1) none SECN+ 1,216 20-9 6-6 Apr. 13 Kentucky Proud Park 12-0^[31] Kammin (1-0) Nolan (0-3) none SECN+ 702 21-9 Apr. 16 6-1^[32] Stupp (4-2) Webb (2-2) none SECN+ 664 22-9 7-6 Apr. 17 at Georgia Foley Field 7-8^[33] Harris (3-0) Daniels (1-3) Woods (1) SECN 664 22-10 7-7 Apr. 18 at Georgia Foley Field 6-17^[34] Woods (2-0) Lee (3-3) none SECN+ 664 22-11 7-8 Apr. 20 Louisville Kentucky Proud Park 5-12^[35] Lohman (1-1) Kammin (1-1) none SECN+ 1,730 22-12 Apr. 23 Kentucky Proud Park 1-10^[36] Ras (6-1) Stupp (4-3) none' SECN+ 1,205 22-13 7-9 Apr. 25 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park 5-2^[37] Harney (3-0) Smith (0-5) Rigsby (2) SECN+ 1,953 23-13 8-9 Apr. 25 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park 11-0^[38] Lee (4-3) Freeman (0-1) none SECN+ 1,953 24-13 9-9 Apr. 27 Kentucky Proud Park 7-6^[39] Ramsey (2-0) Bryce (2-2) none SECN+ 1,289 25-13 Apr. 29 4-14^[40] Dallas (7-1) Stupp (4-4) none ESPNU 1,511 25-14 9-10 Apr. 30 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8-2^[41] Degen (2-0) Heflin (2-2) none SECN+ 2,400 26-14 10-10
May (3-8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 2-11^[42] Tidwell (5-2) Lee (4-4) Walsh (5) SECN+ 2,101 26-15 10-11 May 6 7-5 Harper SECN 27-15 11-11 May 7 Florida Kentucky Proud Park 5-8 SECN+ 27-16 11-12 May 8 Florida Kentucky Proud Park 2-9 SECN+ 27-17 11-13 May 11 Cancelled Kentucky Proud Park SECN May 14 Kentucky Proud Park 6-12 SECN+ 27-18 11-14 May 15 South Carolina Kentucky Proud Park 0-9 SECN+ 27-19 11-15 May 16 South Carolina Kentucky Proud Park 6-11 SECN+ 27-20 11-16 May 18 Kentucky Proud Park 8-4 SECN+ 28-20 May 20 2-4 SECN+ 28-21 11-17 May 21 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 2-8 SECN+ 28-22 11-18 May 22 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 7-5 SECN+ 29-22 12-18
Postseason (0–1)

† 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.

2021 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
John Rhodes	OF	3	76	Baltimore Orioles
Austin Schultz	OF	10	285	Detroit Tigers
Holt Jones Jr.	RHP	14	419	Miami Marlins

External links

• Kentucky Baseball

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 Baseball Roster. Kentucky Wildcats. March 22, 2021.
2. Web site: MIAMI (OHIO) (3-1) -VS- KENTUCKY (1-0). 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322200854/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/miami-university-oh-/boxscore/8834. 22 March 2021.
3. Web site: MILWAUKEE (0-1) -VS- KENTUCKY (2-0) . 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322201520/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/milwaukee/boxscore/8825 . 22 March 2021.
4. Web site: MILWAUKEE (0-2) -VS- KENTUCKY (3-0) . 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322202037/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/milwaukee/boxscore/8826 . 22 March 2021.
5. Web site: MILWAUKEE (0-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (4-0) . 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322202458/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/milwaukee/boxscore/8827 . 22 March 2021.
6. Web site: EASTERN KENTUCKY (2-5) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-0). 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322221042/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/eastern-kentucky-university/boxscore/8831 . 22 March 2021.
7. Web site: EVANSVILLE (3-5) -VS- KENTUCKY (6-0). 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322220421/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-evansville/boxscore/8835 . 22 March 2021.
8. Web site: BALL STATE (5-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (6-1). 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322222140/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/ball-state-university/boxscore/8818 . 22 March 2021.
9. Web site: BALL STATE (5-4) -VS- KENTUCKY (7-1). 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322225628/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/ball-state-university/boxscore/8819 . 22 March 2021.
10. Web site: BBALL STATE (6-4) -VS- KENTUCKY (7-2). 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322232624/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/ball-state-university/boxscore/8820 . 22 March 2021.
11. Web site: WESTERN KENTUCKY (4-7) -VS- KENTUCKY (8-2). 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190311013854/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?id=5569&path=baseball . 11 March 2019.
12. Web site: GEORGIA STATE (4-11) -VS- KENTUCKY (9-2). 23 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323132901/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/georgia-state-university/boxscore/8828 . 23 March 2021.
13. Web site: GEORGIA STATE (4-12) -VS- KENTUCKY (10-2). 23 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323133458/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/georgia-state-university/boxscore/8829 . 23 March 2021.
14. Web site: GEORGIA STATE (4-13) -VS- KENTUCKY (11-2). 23 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323133835/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/georgia-state-university/boxscore/8830 . 23 March 2021.
15. Web site: MURRAY STATE (8-8) -VS- KENTUCKY (11-3). 23 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323161148/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/murray-state-university/boxscore/8837 . 23 March 2021.
16. Web site: MISSOURI (7-11, 0-1 SEC) -VS- KENTUCKY (12-3, 1-0 SEC). 23 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323161931/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-missouri/boxscore/8769 . 23 March 2021.
17. Web site: MISSOURI (7-12, 0-2 SEC) -VS- KENTUCKY (13-3, 2-0 SEC). 23 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323163522/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-missouri/boxscore/8770 . 23 March 2021.
18. Web site: MISSOURI (8-12, 1-2 SEC) -VS- KENTUCKY (13-4, 2-1 SEC). 23 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190320124727/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?id=5573&path=baseball . 20 March 2019.
19. Web site: BUTLER (3-5) -VS- KENTUCKY (14-4). 23 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210324034546/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/butler-university/boxscore/8854 . 24 March 2021.
20. Web site: KENTUCKY (15-4, 3-1 SEC) -VS- AUBURN (11-9, 0-4 SEC). 27 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210327140156/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/auburn-university/boxscore/8772 . 27 March 2021.
21. Web site: KENTUCKY (16-4, 4-1 SEC) -VS- AUBURN (11-10, 0-5 SEC). 27 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210327230155/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/auburn-university/boxscore/8774 . 27 March 2021.
22. Web site: KENTUCKY (17-4, 5-1 SEC) -VS- AUBURN (11-11, 0-6 SEC). 27 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210328032113/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/auburn-university/boxscore/8773 . 28 March 2021.
23. Web site: BELLARMINE (8-14) -VS- KENTUCKY (18-4). 31 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210331173224/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/bellarmine/boxscore/8853 . 31 March 2021.
24. Web site: # 21 KENTUCKY (18-5) -VS- # 5 MISSISSIPPI STATE (18-7). 5 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210405223608/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/mississippi-state-university/boxscore/8775 . 5 April 2021.
25. Web site: # 21 KENTUCKY (18-6) -VS- # 5 MISSISSIPPI STATE (19-7). 5 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210405224238/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/mississippi-state-university/boxscore/8776. 5 April 2021.
26. Web site: # 21 KENTUCKY (18-7) -VS- # 5 MISSISSIPPI STATE (20-7). 5 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210405225420/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/mississippi-state-university/boxscore/8777. 5 April 2021.
27. Web site: KENTUCKY (19-7) -VS- # 5 LOUISVILLE (18-9). 7 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210407182436/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-louisville/boxscore/8816. 7 April 2021.
28. Web site: LSU (19-11, 2-8 SEC) -VS- KENTUCKY (19-8, 5-5 SEC). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429213344/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/louisiana-state-university/boxscore/8778. 29 April 2021.
29. Web site: LSU (20-11, 3-8 SEC) -VS- KENTUCKY (19-9, 5-6 SEC). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429213555/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/louisiana-state-university/boxscore/8779. 29 April 2021.
30. Web site: LSU (20-12, 3-9 SEC) -VS- KENTUCKY (20-9, 6-6 SEC). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429213849/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/louisiana-state-university/boxscore/8780. 29 April 2021.
31. Web site: BELLARMINE (10-19) -VS- KENTUCKY (21-9). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429214505/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/bellarmine/boxscore/8833. 29 April 2021.
32. Web site: KENTUCKY (22-9, 7-6 SEC) -VS- # 20 GEORGIA (21-12, 5-8 SEC). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429214938/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-georgia/boxscore/8781. 29 April 2021.
33. Web site: KENTUCKY (22-10, 7-7 SEC) -VS- # 20 GEORGIA (22-12, 6-8 SEC). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429215452/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-georgia/boxscore/8782. 29 April 2021.
34. Web site: KENTUCKY (22-11, 7-8 SEC) -VS- # 20 GEORGIA (23-12, 7-8 SEC). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429215840/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-georgia/boxscore/8783. 29 April 2021.
35. Web site: # 3 LOUISVILLE (23-11) -VS- KENTUCKY (22-12). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429220422/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-louisville/boxscore/8817. 29 April 2021.
36. Web site: ALABAMA (24-13, 8-8 SEC) -VS- KENTUCKY (22-13, 7-9 SEC). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429220713/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-alabama/boxscore/8784. 29 April 2021.
37. Web site: ALABAMA (24-14, 8-9 SEC) -VS- KENTUCKY (23-13, 8-9 SEC). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429221019/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-alabama/boxscore/8785. 29 April 2021.
38. Web site: ALABAMA (24-15, 8-10 SEC) -VS- KENTUCKY (24-13, 9-9 SEC). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429221432/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-alabama/boxscore/8786. 29 April 2021.
39. Web site: EASTERN KENTUCKY (13-26) -VS- KENTUCKY (25-13). 29 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210429221733/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/eastern-kentucky-university/boxscore/8832. 29 April 2021.
40. Web site: KENTUCKY (25-14, 9-10 SEC) -VS- # 4 TENNESSEE (33-10, 13-6 SEC). 30 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210430165316/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-tennessee/boxscore/8787. 30 April 2021.
41. Web site: KENTUCKY (26-14, 10-10 SEC) -VS- # 4 TENNESSEE (33-11, 13-7 SEC). 1 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210502022430/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-tennessee/boxscore/8788. 2 May 2021.
42. Web site: KENTUCKY (26-15, 10-11 SEC) -VS- # 4 TENNESSEE (34-11, 14-7 SEC). 1 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210502023650/https://ukathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2021/university-of-tennessee/boxscore/8789. 2 May 2021.