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2021 season of University of Kentucky baseball team
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
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
Roster
2021 Kentucky Wildcats roster[ 2]
Pitchers
11 - Trip Lockhart - Senior
16 - Cole Stupp - Sophomore
20 - Braxton Cottongame - Junior
21 - Wyatt Hudepohl - Freshman
22 - Dillon Marsh - Junior
24 - Ryan Hagenow - Freshman
31 - Alex Degen - Junior
34 - Sean Harney - Senior
35 - Cole Daniels - Junior
36 - Ron Cole - Sophomore
38 - Jimmy Ramsey - Senior
39 - Hunter Rigsby - Junior
40 - Zach Kammin - Graduate Student
41 - Evan Byers - Freshman
45 - Holt Jones - Senior
46 - Seth Logue - Freshman
48 - Zack Lee - Sophomore
49 - Austin Strickland - Freshman
50 - Mason Hazelwood - Senior
54 - Daniel Harper - Senior
55 - Tyler Burchett - Sophomore
Catchers
9 - Alonzo Rubalcaba - Junior
13 - Brendan Hord - Sophomore
25 - Coltyn Kessler - Senior
44 - Devin Burkes - Freshman
Infielders
4 - Zeke Lewis - Graduate Student
5 - T.J. Collett - Graduate Student
6 - Reuben Church - Freshman
7 - Drew Grace - Sophomore
10 - Jack Hicks - Freshman
12 - Chase Estep - Sophomore
26 - Jacob Plastiak - Junior
33 - Trae Harmon - Junior
47 - Ryan Ritter - Sophomore
Outfielders
1 - John Rhodes - Sophomore
23 - Houston King - Freshman
28 - Oraj Anu - Senior
30 - Jaren Shelby - Graduate Student
37 - Cam Hill - Junior
51 - Chase Bryan - Junior
Utility
2 - Austin Schultz (INF/OF) - Junior
8 - Kirk Liebert (OF/C) - Junior
19 - Nolan McCarthy (INF/P) - Freshman
Coaching staff
2020 Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff[ 2]
Name
Position
Nick Mingione
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
Miami (OH)
Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, Kentucky
5-1[ 3]
Hagenow (1-0)
Blackmore (0-1)
none
SECN+
490
1–0
–
Feb. 26
Milwaukee
Kentucky Proud Park
10-0[ 4]
Stupp (1-0)
Mahoney (0-1)
none
SECN+
716
2–0
–
Feb. 27
Milwaukee
Kentucky Proud Park
9-3[ 5]
Lee (1-0)
Edwards (0-1)
Harney (1)
SECN+
1,010
3–0
–
Feb. 27
Milwaukee
Kentucky Proud Park
4-2[ 6]
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
Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky Proud Park
6-3[ 7]
Logue (1-0)
Simpson (0-1)
Harney (2)
SECN+
556
5-0
–
Mar. 4
Evansville
Kentucky Proud Park
8-5[ 8]
Ramsey (1-0)
Parks (0-1)
Harney (3)
SECN+
517
6-0
–
Mar. 5
Ball State
Kentucky Proud Park
2-3[ 9]
Jaksich (1-0)
Daniels (0-1)
Baker (1)
SECN+
886
6-1
–
Mar. 6
Ball State
Kentucky Proud Park
6-0[ 10]
Hazelwood (2-0)
Ruetschle (1-1)
Logue (1)
SECN+
888
7-1
–
Mar. 7
Ball State
Kentucky Proud Park
3-4[ 11]
Jaksich (2-0)
Lee (1-1)
Baker (1)
SECN+
996
7-2
–
Mar. 9
Western Kentucky
Kentucky Proud Park
6-5[ 12]
Harper (1-0)
Shiflet (0-1)
Harney (4)
SECN+
881
8-2
–
Mar. 12
Georgia State
Kentucky Proud Park
16-1[ 13]
Stupp (2-0)
Watson (1-2)
none
SECN+
905
9-2
–
Mar. 13
Georgia State
Kentucky Proud Park
6-1[ 14]
Hazelwood (3-0)
Jones (0-1)
none
SECN+
1,017
10-2
–
Mar. 14
Georgia State
Kentucky Proud Park
4-2[ 15]
Jones (1-0)
Treadway (0-3)
Harney (5)
SECN+
824
11-2
–
Mar. 16
Murray State
Kentucky Proud Park
8-13[ 16]
Jones (2-0)
Daniels (0-2)
none
SECN+
659
11-3
Mar. 19
Missouri
Kentucky Proud Park
10-2[ 17]
Stupp (1-3)
Miles (3-0)
none
SECN+
1,050
12–3
1-0
Mar. 20
Missouri
Kentucky Proud Park
5-4[ 18]
Harney (1-0)
Lohse (1-2)
none
SECN+
1,122
13-3
2-0
Mar. 21
Missouri
Kentucky Proud Park
3-5[ 19]
Ash (1-0)
Marsh (0-1)
Veinbergs (1)
SECN+
1,140
13-4
2-1
Mar. 23
Butler
Kentucky Proud Park
6-5[ 20]
Daniels (1-2)
Pilcher (0-1)
none
SECN+
842
14-4
Mar. 26
at Auburn
Plainsman Park
8-610 [ 21]
Harper (2-0)
Fitts (0-3)
none
SECN+
850
15-4
3-1
Mar. 27
at Auburn
Plainsman Park
7-6[ 22]
Strickland (1-0)
Owen (0-1)
none
SECN+
850
16-4
4-1
Mar. 27
at Auburn
Plainsman Park
6-4[ 23]
Lee (2-1)
Gonzalez (0-2)
Jones (1)
SECN
850
17-4
5-1
Mar. 30
Bellarmine
Kentucky Proud Park
4-3[ 24]
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
at Mississippi State
21
Dudy Noble Field
1-8[ 25]
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[ 26]
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[ 27]
Fristoe (3-2)
Lee (2-2)
Stinnett (1)
SECN+
4,159
18-7
5-4
Apr. 6
at Louisville
Jim Patterson Stadium
11-7[ 28]
Harney (2-0)
Perkins (1-1)
Rigsby (1)
ACCN
880
19-7
Apr. 9
LSU
Kentucky Proud Park
2-15[ 29]
Marceaux (3-3)
Stupp (3-2)
none
SECN+
1,781
19-8
5-5
Apr. 10
LSU
Kentucky Proud Park
6-8[ 30]
Labas (2-0)
Hagenow (1-2)
Edwards (3)
SECN
1,041
19-9
5-6
Apr. 11
LSU
Kentucky Proud Park
13-4[ 31]
Lee (3-2)
Money (1-1)
none
SECN+
1,216
20-9
6-6
Apr. 13
Bellarmine
Kentucky Proud Park
12-0[ 32]
Kammin (1-0)
Nolan (0-3)
none
SECN+
702
21-9
Apr. 16
at Georgia
Foley Field
6-1[ 33]
Stupp (4-2)
Webb (2-2)
none
SECN+
664
22-9
7-6
Apr. 17
at Georgia
Foley Field
7-8[ 34]
Harris (3-0)
Daniels (1-3)
Woods (1)
SECN
664
22-10
7-7
Apr. 18
at Georgia
Foley Field
6-17[ 35]
Woods (2-0)
Lee (3-3)
none
SECN+
664
22-11
7-8
Apr. 20
Louisville
Kentucky Proud Park
5-12[ 36]
Lohman (1-1)
Kammin (1-1)
none
SECN+
1,730
22-12
Apr. 23
Alabama
Kentucky Proud Park
1-10[ 37]
Ras (6-1)
Stupp (4-3)
none'
SECN+
1,205
22-13
7-9
Apr. 25
Alabama
Kentucky Proud Park
5-2[ 38]
Harney (3-0)
Smith (0-5)
Rigsby (2)
SECN+
1,953
23-13
8-9
Apr. 25
Alabama
Kentucky Proud Park
11-0[ 39]
Lee (4-3)
Freeman (0-1)
none
SECN+
1,953
24-13
9-9
Apr. 27
Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky Proud Park
7-6[ 40]
Ramsey (2-0)
Bryce (2-2)
none
SECN+
1,289
25-13
Apr. 29
at Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
4-14[ 41]
Dallas (7-1)
Stupp (4-4)
none
ESPNU
1,511
25-14
9-10
Apr. 30
at Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
8-2[ 42]
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
at Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
2-11[ 43]
Tidwell (5-2)
Lee (4-4)
Walsh (5)
SECN+
2,101
26-15
10-11
May 6
Florida
Kentucky Proud Park
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
Morehead State
Cancelled
Kentucky Proud Park
SECN
May 14
South Carolina
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
Tennessee Tech
Kentucky Proud Park
8-4
SECN+
28-20
May 20
Vanderbilt
Hawkins Field
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.
Record vs. conference opponents
Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results , 2021 SEC baseball schedule
Team
ALA
ARK
AUB
FLA
UGA
KEN
LSU
MSU
MIZZ
MISS
SCAR
TENN
TAMU
VAN
Team
Div
SR
ALA
12–17
1–2
2–1
.
.
1–2
1–2
0–3
3–0
0–3
.
1–2
3–0
0–2
ALA
W5
3–7
2–2
ARK
22–8
2–1
2–1
3–0
2–1
.
2–1
3–0
.
2–1
2–1
2–1
2–1
.
ARK
W1
10–0
2–0
AUB
10–20
1–2
1–2
1–2
2–1
0–3
1–2
0–3
2–1
0–3
.
.
2–1
.
AUB
W6
3–7
0–3
FLA
17–13
.
0–3
2–1
2–1
2–1
.
.
3–0
2–1
0–3
1–2
3–0
2–1
FLA
E3
7–3
2–2
UGA
13–17
.
1–2
1–2
1–2
2–1
.
.
2–1
1–2
1–2
1–2
1–2
2–1
UGA
E5
3–7
0–0
KEN
12–18
2–1
.
3–0
1–2
1–2
1–2
0–3
2–1
.
0–3
1–2
.
1–2
KEN
E6
3–7
1–2
LSU
13–17
2–1
1–2
2–1
.
.
2–1
1–2
.
2–1
1–2
0–3
2–1
0–3
LSU
W4
5–5
0–2
MSU
20–10
3–0
0–3
3–0
.
.
3–0
2–1
1–2
2–1
2–1
.
3–0
1–2
MSU
W2
7–3
4–1
MIZZ
8–22
0–3
.
1–2
0–3
1–2
1–2
.
2–1
.
1–2
0–3
2–1
0–3
MIZZ
E7
2–8
0–4
MISS
18–12
3–0
1–2
3–0
1–2
2–1
.
1–2
1–2
.
3–0
.
1–2
2–1
MISS
W3
5–5
3–0
SCAR
16–14
.
1–2
.
3–0
2–1
3–0
2–1
1–2
2–1
0–3
1–2
.
1–2
SCAR
E4
5–5
2–1
TENN
20–10
2–1
1–2
.
2–1
2–1
2–1
3–0
.
3–0
.
2–1
2–1
1–2
TENN
E1
8–2
2–0
TAMU
9–21
0–3
1–2
1–2
0–3
2–1
.
1–2
0–3
1–2
2–1
.
1–2
.
TAMU
W7
2–8
0–3
VAN
19–10
2–0
.
.
1–2
1–2
2–1
3–0
2–1
3–0
1–2
2–1
2–1
.
VAN
E2
7–3
2–0
Team
W–L
ALA
ARK
AUB
FLA
UGA
KEN
LSU
MSU
MIZZ
MISS
SCAR
TENN
TAMU
VAN
Team
Div
SR
SW
Updated for entire regular season.
2021 MLB draft
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