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
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2018 record34–22 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Belanger (2nd season)
  • Roland Fanning (2nd season)
  • Todd Guilliams (2nd season)
Home stadiumCliff Hagan Stadium
2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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  x‍‍‍y 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
BoldKentucky team member
2018 Kentucky Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 4Tennessee13Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TNL 2–6[48]Linginfelter (3–4)Hjelle (6–4)Crochet (1)2,08029–1610–12
May 5Tennessee13Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TNW 10–3[49]Haake (2–4)Hunley (6–2)none1,91230–1611–12
May 6Tennessee13Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TNL 3–5[50]Crochet (5–5)Lewis (7–3)Stallings (1)2,32430–1711–13
May 8Indiana17Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, INW 7–6[51]Harper (3–2)Saalfrank (1–3)Machamer (9)2,88231–17
May 11Mississippi State17Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 9–6[52]Hjelle (7–4)Pilkington (2–6)Machamer (10)4,30332–1712–13
May 12Mississippi State17Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 4–1[53]Ramsey (3–1)France (3–3)none4,41633–1713–13
May 13Mississippi State17Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYL 8–18[54]Billingsley (4–3)Schaenzer (1–2)none4,09633–1813–14
May 15Murray State16Brooks Stadium • Paducah, KYW 14–2[55]Hazelwood (1–1)Hayes (1–6)none1,05634–18
May 17Vanderbilt19Hawkins Field • Nashville, TNL 1–8[56]Fellows (6–4)Hjelle (7–5)none3,01834–1913–15
May 18Vanderbilt19Hawkins Field • Nashville, TNL 1–5[57]King (1–3)Ramsey (3–2)none2,89434–2013–16
May 19Vanderbilt19Hawkins Field • Nashville, TNL 6–9[58]Gillis (4–1)Hazelwood (1–2)Conger (1)3,02734–2113–17
Postseason
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Tournament Record
May 22AuburnHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, ALL 3–4[59]Greenhill (4–2)Thompson (2–1)none5,51434–210–1

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