2022 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2022
Team:	Kentucky Wildcats
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	Eastern Division
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	33–26
Conf Record:	12–18
Head Coach:	Nick Mingione
Hc Year:	6th
Asst Coach1:	Will Coggin
Asst Coach2:	Dan Roszel
Stadium:	Kentucky Proud Park

The 2022 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats play their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.

Previous season

See main article: 2021 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team.

The Wildcats finished 29–23, 12–18 in the SEC to finish in sixth place in the East division. They were not invited to the postseason.

Personnel

Coaching staff

2020 Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff
Name	Position
	Head coach
Dan Roszel	Assistant Coach/Pitching
Will Coggin	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Nick Ammirati	Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule and results

2022 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 18 at Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, AL 10-8^[2] Harney (1-0) Causey (0-1) None 1,028 1-0 February 19 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field 6-2^[3] Cotto (1-0) Jones (0-1) None 1,566 2-0 February 20 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field 15-1^[4] Bosma (1-0) Fortner (0-1) None 989 3-0 February 22 Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY Cancelled February 23 Kentucky Proud Park 3-2^[5] Strickland (1-0) Craven(1-1) None 1,568 4-0 February 25 Kentucky Proud Park 14-3^[6] Stupp (1-0) Huisman (0-1) None 1,594 5-0 February 26 Western Michigan Kentucky Proud Park 13-12^[7] Strickland (2-0) Berg (0-1) None 1,669 6-0 February 27 Western Michigan Kentucky Proud Park 16-5^[8] Williams (1-0) Vlcek (0-1) None 1,709 7-0
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 Kentucky Proud Park 5-7^[9] Vinyard (2-0) Strickland (2-1) None 1,597 7-1 March 2 Kentucky Proud Park 5-4^[10] Moore (1-0) Reinhardt (0-1) Williams (1) 1,737 8-1 March 4 Kentucky Proud Park 13-11^[11] Harney (2-0) Perez (1-1) None 1,776 9-1 March 5 TCU Kentucky Proud Park 5-1^[12] Bosma (2-0) Cornelio (1-1) None 2,270 10-1 March 6 TCU Kentucky Proud Park 8-12^[13] Ridings (1-0) Harper (0-1) None 2,270 10-2 March 8 Kentucky Proud Park 9-1^[14] Logue (1-0) Roulette (0-1) None 1,653 11-2 March 9 Kentucky Proud Park 8-9^[15] Sells (1-0) Strickland (2-2) None 1,527 11-3 March 11 Kentucky Proud Park 14-3^[16] Stupp (2-0) Merritt (1-3) None 3,104 12-3 March 12 High Point Kentucky Proud Park 9-5^[17] Williams (2-0) Keith (0-2) None 3,104 13-3 March 13 High Point Kentucky Proud Park 4-3^[18] Harney (3-0) Garcia (1-2) None 1,591 14-3 March 15 Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, IN 7-20^[19] Kraft (1-0) Logue (1-1) Holderfield (1) 1,884 14-4 March 18 Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR 2-6^[20] Noland (3-1) Stupp (2-1) None 9,993 14-5 0-1 March 19 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium 3-9^[21] Smith (4-1) Cotto (1-1) Vermillion (1) 10,300 14-6 0-2 March 20 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium 1-3^[22] Wiggins (3-0) Bosma (2-1) Tygart (1) 10,317 14-7 0-3 March 22 Kentucky Proud Park 7-5^[23] Hudepohl (1-0) Callahan (0-2) Guilfoil (1) 1,697 15-7 March 25 Kentucky Proud Park 2-4^[24] Cannon (5-1) Stupp (2-2) Woods (1) 1,785 15-8 0-4 March 26 Georgia Kentucky Proud Park 10-8^[25] Harney (4-0) Wagner (5-1) Guilfoil (1) 1,981 16-8 1-4 March 27 Georgia Kentucky Proud Park 18-5^[26] Bosma (3-1) Melear (1-1) None 1,819 17-8 2-4 March 29 Kentucky Proud Park 3-6^[27] Kalandros (3-0) Logue (1-2) Brian (1) 1,865 17-9
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 Kentucky Proud Park 1-2^[28] Harney (4-1) Johnson (1-0) None 2,042 17-10 2-5 April 2 Ole Miss Kentucky Proud Park 9-2^[29] Williams (3-0) Maddox (2-1) None 2,339 18-10 3-5 April 3 Ole Miss Kentucky Proud Park 1-10^[30] Washburn (4-1) Bosma (3-2) None 2,480 18-11 3-6 April 5 Cancelled Kentucky Proud Park April 7 Blue Bell Park College Station, TX 2-3^[31] Palisch (3-3) Harney (4-2) None 5,755 18-12 3-7 April 8 at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park 7-3^[32] Harper (1-1) Prager (0-1) Guilfoil (1) 6,529 19-12 4-7 April 9 at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park 3-17^[33] Dallas (4-1) Bosma (3-3) None 6,478 19-13 4-8 April 12 Kentucky Proud Park 11-1^[34] Harper (2-1) Johnson (0-2) None 1,693 20-13 April 14 Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO 15-6^[35] Hazelwood (1-0) Miles (2-3) Hagenow (1) 931 21-13 5-8 April 15 at Missouri Taylor Stadium 4-9^[36] Neubeck (3-1) Harney (4-3) None 1,011 21-14 5-9 April 16 at Missouri Taylor Stadium 6-10^[37] Guilfoil (0-1) Carter (3-1) None 1,231 21-15 5-10 April 19 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY 2-4^[38] Walter (2-0) Logue (1-3) Prosecky (1) 3,615 25-11 April 22 Kentucky Proud Park 0-10^[39] McElvain (5-2) Hazelwood (1-1) None 2,506 21-17 5-11 April 23 Vanderbilt Kentucky Proud Park 3-2^[40] Lee (1-0) Holton (4-3) Guilfoil (1) 2,394 22-17 6-11 April 24 Vanderbilt Kentucky Proud Park 3-5^[41] Cunningham (2-0) Logue (1-4) Schultz (1) 2,833 22-18 6-12 April 26 Kentucky Proud Park 12-1^[42] Cotto (2-1) Whitten (2-1) None 1,625 23-18 April 29 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL 2-9^[43] Sproat (5-4) Hazelwood (1-2) None 4,836 23-19 6-13 April 30 at Florida Condron Ballpark 1-9^[44] Neely (2-0) Lee (1-1) None 5,245 23-20 6-14
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 at Florida Condron Ballpark 8-1^[45] Harney (5-3) Slater (2-3) None 4,542 24-20 7-14 May 5 Kentucky Proud Park 3-2^[46] Guilfoil (1-1) Mclaughlin (2-1) None 2,394 25-20 8-14 May 6 Tennessee Kentucky Proud Park 5-2^[47] Lee (2-1) Tidwell (1-1) Harney (1) 2,661 26-20 9-14 May 7 Tennessee Kentucky Proud Park 2-7^[48] Walsh (3-1) Hudepohl (1-1) None 3,209 26-21 9-15 May 10 Kentucky Proud Park Cancelled May 13 Founders Park Columbia, SC 3-11^[49] Thomas (1-1) Strickland (2-3) None 6,139 26-22 9-16 May 14 at South Carolina Founders Park 0-7^[50] Hall (3-4) Harney (5-4) None 6,065 26-23 12-14 May 15 at South Carolina Founders Park 7-1^[51] Hazelwood (2-2) Sanders (7-3) None 5,846 27-23 12-15 May 17 Kentucky Proud Park 13-0^[52] Cotto (3-1) Hewitt (0-1) None 1,780 28-23 10-17 May 19 Kentucky Proud Park 5-1^[53] Harper (3-1) Barnett (2-2) Harney (2) 2,734 29-23 11-18 May 20 Auburn Kentucky Proud Park 3-6^[54] Bright (3-4) Hudepohl (1-2) Burkhalter (13) 2,734 29-23 11-17 May 21 Auburn Kentucky Proud Park 6-3^[55] Guilfoil (2-1) Skipper(5-3) None 2,355 30-24 12-18
Post-season
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 24 Auburn 5 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL 3-1^[56] Guilfoil (3-1) Burkhalter (4-2) None SECN 5,742 31-24 1-0 May 26 LSU 4 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 6-11^[57] Hilliard (7-1) Hazelwood (2-3) None SECN 9,697 31-25 1-1 May 27 Vanderbilt 8 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 10-2^[58] Harper (4-1) McElvain (5-5) Guilfoil (1) SECN 5,743 32-25 2-1 May 28 LSU 4 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 7-2^[59] Bosma (4-3) Hasty (2-1) None SECN 7,102 33-25 3-1 May 28 Tennessee 1 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 1-12^[60] Burns (8-1) Strickland (2-4) None SECN 8,924 33-26 3-2
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled Bold = Kentucky team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.^[61]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023 Baseball Roster. Kentucky Wildcats. March 22, 2023.
2. Web site: Kentucky at Jacksonville State (2/18). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701122347/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/jacksonville-state-university-3/. 1 July 2022.
3. Web site: Kentucky at Jacksonville State (2/19). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701114158/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/jacksonville-state-university-2/. 1 July 2022.
4. Web site: Kentucky at Jacksonville State (2/20). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701125336/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/jacksonville-state-university/. 1 July 2022.
5. Web site: Bellarmine at Kentucky (2/23). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124802/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/bellarmine-university-3/. 1 July 2022.
6. Web site: Western Michigan at Kentucky (2/25). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124403/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/western-michigan-university-3/. 1 July 2022.
7. Web site: Western Michigan at Kentucky (2/26). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701123300/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/western-michigan-university-2/. 1 July 2022.
8. Web site: Western Michigan at Kentucky (2/27). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701120025/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/western-michigan-university/. 1 July 2022.
9. Web site: Western Kentucky at Kentucky (3/1). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124922/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/western-kentucky-university-3/. 1 July 2022.
10. Web site: Western Michigan at Kentucky (3/1). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124411/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-evansville/. 1 July 2022.
11. Web site: TCU at Kentucky (3/4). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701105343/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/texas-christian-university/. 1 July 2022.
12. Web site: TCU at Kentucky (3/5). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701120914/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/texas-christian-university-3/. 1 July 2022.
13. Web site: TCU at Kentucky (3/6). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701121354/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/texas-christian-university-2/. 1 July 2022.
14. Web site: Murray State at Kentucky (3/8). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701121546/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/murray-state-university/. 1 July 2022.
15. Web site: Ohio at Kentucky (3/9). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124722/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/ohio-university-2/. 1 July 2022.
16. Web site: High Point at Kentucky (3/11). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124510/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/high-point-university-3/. 1 July 2022.
17. Web site: High Point at Kentucky (3/12). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701132315/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/high-point-university-2/. 1 July 2022.
18. Web site: High Point at Kentucky (3/13). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701130054/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/high-point-university/. 1 July 2022.
19. Web site: Kentucky at Indiana (3/15). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701114037/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/indiana-university-4/. 1 July 2022.
20. Web site: Kentucky at Arkansas (3/18). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701123409/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-arkansas-8/. 1 July 2022.
21. Web site: Kentucky at Arkansas (3/19). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701140340/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-arkansas-7/. 1 July 2022.
22. Web site: Kentucky at Arkansas (3/20). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701123033/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-arkansas-6/. 1 July 2022.
23. Web site: Morehead State at Kentucky (3/22). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701105347/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/morehead-state-university/. 1 July 2022.
24. Web site: Georgia at Kentucky (3/25). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701122744/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-georgia-9/. 1 July 2022.
25. Web site: Georgia at Kentucky (3/26). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701114113/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-georgia-8/. 1 July 2022.
26. Web site: Georgia at Kentucky (3/27). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124522/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-georgia-7/. 1 July 2022.
27. Web site: Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky (3/29). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701123624/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/eastern-kentucky-university-3/. 1 July 2022.
28. Web site: Ole Miss at Kentucky (4/1). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701123006/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-mississippi-7/. 1 July 2022.
29. Web site: Ole Miss at Kentucky (4/2). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701125346/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-mississippi-5/. 1 July 2022.
30. Web site: Ole Miss at Kentucky (4/3). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701120543/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-mississippi-6/. 1 July 2022.
31. Web site: Kentucky at Texas A&M (4/7). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701130151/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/texas-am-university-3/. 1 July 2022.
32. Web site: Kentucky at Texas A&M (4/8). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124833/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/texas-am-university-2/. 1 July 2022.
33. Web site: Kentucky at Texas A&M (4/9). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701105343/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/texas-am-university/. 1 July 2022.
34. Web site: Bellarmine at Kentucky (4/12). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701123537/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/bellarmine-university/. 1 July 2022.
35. Web site: Kentucky at Missouri (4/14). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701123505/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-missouri-10/. 1 July 2022.
36. Web site: Kentucky at Missouri (4/15). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701121817/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-missouri-9/. 1 July 2022.
37. Web site: Kentucky at Missouri (4/16). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230324040935/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-missouri-8/. 24 March 2023.
38. Web site: Kentucky at Louisville (4/19). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701123604/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-louisville-3/. 1 July 2022.
39. Web site: Vanderbilt at Kentucky (4/22). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701123256/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/vanderbilt-university-5/. 1 July 2022.
40. Web site: Vanderbilt at Kentucky (4/23). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701121329/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/vanderbilt-university-4/. 1 July 2022.
41. Web site: Vanderbilt at Kentucky (4/24). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124330/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/vanderbilt-university-3/. 1 July 2022.
42. Web site: Vanderbilt at Kentucky (4/24). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701145644/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-dayton/. 1 July 2022.
43. Web site: Kentucky at Florida (4/29). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701105336/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-florida-5/. 1 July 2022.
44. Web site: Kentucky at Florida (4/30). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701125313/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-florida-4/. 1 July 2022.
45. Web site: Kentucky at Florida (5/1). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701113115/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-florida-3/. 1 July 2022.
46. Web site: Tennessee at Kentucky (5/5). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20221204094236/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-tennessee-8/. 4 December 2022.
47. Web site: Tennessee at Kentucky (5/6). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124040/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-tennessee-7/. 1 July 2022.
48. Web site: Tennessee at Kentucky (5/7). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701121502/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-tennessee-6/. 1 July 2022.
49. Web site: Kentucky at South Carolina (5/13). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701115946/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-south-carolina-9/. 1 July 2022.
50. Web site: Kentucky at South Carolina (5/14). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701120447/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-south-carolina-8/. 1 July 2022.
51. Web site: Kentucky at South Carolina (5/15). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701113648/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-south-carolina-7/. 1 July 2022.
52. Web site: Tennessee Tech at Kentucky (5/17). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701105327/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/tennessee-tech-university/. 1 July 2022.
53. Web site: Auburn at Kentucky (5/19). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701122434/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/auburn-university-4/. 1 July 2022.
54. Web site: Auburn at Kentucky (5/20). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701125731/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/auburn-university-3/. 1 July 2022.
55. Web site: Auburn at Kentucky (5/21). UKAthletics . 23 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701120129/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/auburn-university-2/. 1 July 2022.
56. Web site: Kentucky vs. Auburn (5/24 SEC Tournament). UKAthletics . 26 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701121411/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/auburn-university-117/. 1 July 2022.
57. Web site: Kentucky vs. LSU (5/26 SEC Tournament). UKAthletics . 26 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124822/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/louisiana-state-university-110/. 1 July 2022.
58. Web site: Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt (5/27 SEC Tournament). UKAthletics . 26 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701123850/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/vanderbilt-university-109/. 1 July 2022.
59. Web site: Kentucky vs. LSU (5/28 SEC Tournament). UKAthletics . 26 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701105328/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/tba/. 1 July 2022.
60. Web site: Kentucky vs. Tennessee (5/28 SEC Tournament). UKAthletics . 26 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701124423/https://ukathletics.com/boxscore/university-of-tennessee-141/. 1 July 2022.
61. News: Kentucky Baseball Releases 2022 Schedule. University of Kentucky Department of Athletics. December 1, 2021.