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
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍†‍‍y 20–10 .66749–21 .700
No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60039–21 .650
No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56737–26 .587
No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53335–27 .565
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43334–22 .607
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40034–22 .607
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40029–27 .518
West Division
No. 19 Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y 18–12 .60048–18 .727
No. 2 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 18–12 .60048–21 .696
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50043–23 .652
LSU  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50039–27 .591
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50039–29 .574
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43340–22 .645
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26727–29 .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 – Redshirt Junior
  • 24 – Brett Marshall – Redshirt Freshman
  • 30 – Sean Hjelle – Junior
  • 33 – Chris Machamer – Sophomore
  • 34 – Carson Coleman – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Junior
  • 13 – Kole Cottam – Junior
  • 16 – Troy Squires – Redshirt Senior
  • 25 – Coltyn Kessler – Freshman
Infielders
  • 2 – Trey Dawson – Junior
  • 4 – Zeke Lewis – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 5 – T.J. Collett – Sophomore
  • 10 – Luke Becker – Senior
  • 19 – Alex Rodriguez – Junior
  • 23 – Brayden Combs – Redshirt 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
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 16Wofford8Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SCW 6–1 [4]Hjelle (1–0)Adams (0–1)none8571–0
February 17USC Upstate8Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park • Spartanburg, SCW 6–510 [5]Hjelle (1–0)Adams (0–1)none1572–0
February 17USC Upstate8Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park • Spartanburg, SCW 10–3 [6]Lewis (1–0)Van Der Weid (0–1)none3–0
February 18Evansville8Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park • Spartanburg, SCW 8–4 [7]McGeorge (1–0)Ellis (0–1)none1454–0
February 20Xavier8Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYL 2–310[8]Schramm (1–0)Ramsey (0–1)none4,1184–1
February 23Oakland8Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 10–1[9]Hjelle (2–0)Lee (0–2)none3,1545–1
February 24Oakland8Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 17–6[10]Thompson (1–0)Parr (0–1)none2,5086–1
February 25Oakland8Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 15–6[11]Lewis (2–0)Bowers (0–2)none2,9097–1
February 27Western Kentucky6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 4–3[12]Haake (1–0)Morrison (0–1)none3,2408–1
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 2Houston6Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
Shriners College Classic		W 14–2[13]Hjelle (3–0)Cumbie (0–1)none9–1
March 3Sam Houston State6Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
Shriners College Classic		W 7–2[14]Thompson (2–0)Wesneski (1–1)none10–1
March 4Louisiana6Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
Shriners College Classic		W 10–4[15]Lewis (3–0)Perrin (0–3)none11–1
March 6Eastern Kentucky6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 16–6[16]Harper (1–0)Teague (1–1)none2,80012–1
March 7Northern Kentucky6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYL 6–8[17]Williams (1–1)Schaenzer (0–1)Martin (1)2,34212–2
March 9Texas Tech6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 11–6[18]Hjelle (4–0)Harpenau (1–1)Machamer (1)2,56813–2
March 10Texas Tech6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 10–7[19]Maley (1–0)Haveman (0–1)none2,81114–2
March 11Texas Tech6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYL 3–5[20]Kilian (1–0)Lewis (3–1)Quezada (1)2,64314–3
March 16Arkansas4Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, ARL 4–9[21]Reindl (1–1)Hjelle (4–1)Cronin (3)8,75114–40–1
March 17Arkansas4Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, ARL 2–14[22]Campbell (2–2)Lewis (3–2)none14–50–2
March 17Arkansas4Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, ARL 9–16[23]Murphy (3–0)Harper (1–1)none10,41814–60–3
March 20Xavier6J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OHW 20–4[24]Schaenzer (1–1)Zwack (0–4)none15915–6
March 23Auburn6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 5–4[25]Ramsey (1–1)Coker (3–1)none3,15816–61–3
March 24Auburn6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYL 3–4[26]Malczewski (3–0)Machamer (1–1)Coker (4)16–71–4
March 25Auburn6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 13–3[27]Lewis (4–2)Burns (2–3)none3,13017–72–4
March 27Miami6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 13–7[28]Harper (2–1)Wilson (0–1)none3,03218–7
March 30Alabama7Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALL 2–4[29]Finnerty (3–1)Hjelle (4–2)Medders (3)4,42118–82–5
March 31Alabama7Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALL 2–4[30]Duarte (3–0)Haake (1–1)Medders (4)4,40318–92–6
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 1Alabama7Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALW 5–2[31]Lewis (4–2)Guffey (1–1)Machamer (2)3,39919–93–6
April 3Louisville9Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 8–5[32]Coleman (1–0)Thompson (1–3)Machamer (3)4,79820–9
April 6South Carolina9Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 14–1[33]Hjelle (5–2)Hill (3–3)none3,42221–94–6
April 7South Carolina9Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYL 1–15[34]Morris (6–2)Haake (1–2)Bridges (1)2,64221–104–7
April 8South Carolina9Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 10–5[35]Lewis (6–2)Chapman (1–4)Machamer (4)2,85322–105–7
April 11Western Carolina8Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NCW 7–5[36]Coleman (2–0)Therrian (0–3)Machamer (5)75423–10
April 13Georgia11Foley Field • Athens, GAW 6–411[37]Machamer (2–1)Locey (6–1)none3,00424–106–7
April 14Georgia11Foley Field • Athens, GAL 7–9[38]Hancock (4–2)Haake (1–3)Webb (2)24–116–8
April 15Georgia11Foley Field • Athens, GAW 1–0[39]Ramsey (2–1)Webb (1–4)Machamer (6)3,21825–117–8
April 17Louisville6Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYL 2–8[40]Detmers (2–0)Harper (2–2)none3,80625–12
April 19Florida6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYL 2–11[41]Singer (8–1)Hazelwood (0–1)none3,64625–137–9
April 20Florida6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYL 4–9[42]Kowar (7–1)Hjelle (5–3)none4,17425–147–10
April 21Florida6Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 3–2[43]Lewis (7–2)Dyson (5–3)Machamer (7)4,46126–148–10
April 25Morehead State13Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 7–1[44]Coleman (3–0)Rogers (0–1)none2,83527–14
April 27Missouri13Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 7–1[45]Hjelle (6–3)Sikkema (3–4)Machamer (8)4,11228–149–10
April 28Missouri13Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYL 11–14[46]Plassmeyer (5–2)Haake (1–4)De Oca (1)3,86428–159–11
April 29Missouri13Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYW 11–10[47]Marshall (1–0)De Oca (5–3)Harper (1)3,49929–1510–11
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC 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
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC Tournament record
May 22AuburnHoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, ALL 3–4[59]Greenhill (4–2)Thompson (2–1)none5,51434–210–1

Record vs. conference opponents


Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2018 SEC baseball records

Source: 2018 SEC baseball game results

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA8–220–30–3.1–22–11–21–22–11–2.0–30–3.ALAW72–80–4
ARK18–123–03–01–21–23–01–20–3.1–22–1.3–0.ARKW25–54–1
AUB15–153–00–31–2.1–22–12–11–20–3..2–13–0AUBW35–52–2
FLA20–10.2–12–12–12–1.0–33–0.2–12–12–13–0FLAE19–12–1
UGA18–122–12–1.1–21–2..3–01–23–02–12–11–2UGAE26–42–0
KEN13–171–20–32–11–22–1.2–12–1.2–11–2.0–3KENE55–50–2
LSU15–152–12–11–2...2–12–11–20–33–01–21–2LSUW45–51–1
MSU15–152–13–01–23–0.1–21–21–22–1..1–20–3MSUW54–62–1
MIZZ12–181–2.2–10–30–31–21–22–1.1–22–1.2–1MIZZE64–60–2
MISS18–122–12–13–0.2–1.2–11–2.1–22–12–11–2MISSW17–31–0
SCAR17–13.1–2.1–20–31–23–0.2–12–13–02–12–1SCARE36–42–1
TENN12–183–0..1–21–22–10–3.1–21–20–32–11–2TENNE73–71–2
TAMU13–173–00–31–21–21–2.2–12–1.1–21–21–2.TAMUW63–71–1
VAN16–14..0–30–32–13–02–13–01–22–11–22–1.VANE46–42–2
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season.

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