2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	11–6 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Mingione (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Will Coggin; Dan Roszel;
Home stadium	Kentucky Proud Park

The 2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kentucky Proud Park. On March 17, 2020, the Southeastern Conference canceled all intercollegiate sports for member institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which terminated the season.[2]

2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Tennessee ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	2	.882
No. 3 Georgia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	14	–	4	.778
South Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	4	.750
No. 6 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
Missouri • ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688
Kentucky ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	6	.647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Alabama ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	16	–	1	.941
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	3	.833
No. 17 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	4	.750
No. 18 Auburn ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	5	.722
No. 19 LSU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	12	–	5	.706
No. 14 Arkansas ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	11	–	5	.688

‡ – Tournament champion – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions As of October 27, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Wildcats finished 26–29 overall, and 7–23 in the conference.

2019 MLB Draft

The Wildcats had three players drafted in the 2019 MLB draft.[3]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Zack Thompson	Pitcher	1	19	St. Louis Cardinals
Carson Coleman	Pitcher	33	998	Tampa Bay Rays
Ryan Shinn	Outfield	34	1018	New York Mets
Sam Wibbels	Pitcher	36	1083	Washington Nationals
Jaden Brown	Shortstop	40	1203	Washington Nationals

Players in bold are signees drafted from high school that will attend Kentucky.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Kentucky Wildcats roster[4]

Pitchers

3 - Ben Jordan - Sophomore
11 - Trip Lockhart - Junior
16 - Will Gambino - Freshman
19 - Jake Tate - Freshman
20 - Braxton Cottongame - Sophomore
22 - Dillon Marsh - Sophomore
31 - Alex Degen - Sophomore
34 - Carson Coleman - Junior
35 - Cole Daniels - Sophomore
36 - Ron Cole - Freshman
38 - Jimmy Ramsey - Junior
39 - Hunter Rigsby - Sophomore
41 - Alex Margot - Freshman
43 - Harrison Cook - Freshman
46 - Sam Wibbels - Freshman
48 - Zack Lee - Freshman
49 - Cole Stupp - Freshman
50 - Mason Hazelwood - Junior
54 - Daniel Harper - Junior
55 - Tyler Burchett - Sophomore

Catchers

8 - Tanner Holen - Senior
13 - Brendan Hord - Freshman
44 - Jared Payne - Freshman

Infielders

2 - Austin Schultz - Sophomore
4 - Zeke Lewis - Senior
5 - T.J. Collett - Senior
6 - Jaden Brown - Freshman
7 - Drew Grace - Freshman
10 - Matt Golda - Junior
12 - Chase Estep - Freshman
33 - Trae Harmon - Sophomore
42 - Elliott Curtis - Senior

Outfielders

1 - John Rhodes - Freshman
28 - Oraj Anu - Junior
30 - Jaren Shelby - Senior
37 - Cam Hill - Sophomore
51 - Chase Bryan - Junior

Utility

9 - Breydon Daniel (INF/OF) - Senior
23 - Justin Olson (INF/OF) - Freshman
25 - Coltyn Kessler (C/INF) - Junior

Coaching Staff

2020 Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff[4]
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

2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 14	at TCU		Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	1-5[5]	Haylen (1-0)	Ramsey (0-1)	None		3,879	0-1	–
February 15	at TCU		Lupton Stadium	1-7[6]	Krob (1-0)	Stupp (0-1)	None		3,986	0-2	-
February 16	at TCU		Lupton Stadium	5-10[7]	Hill (1-0)	Marsh (0-1)	None		4,030	0-3	-
February 18	Southeast Missouri State		Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY	9-4[8]	Harper (1-0)	Mcneely (0-1)	Degen (1)		1,922	1-3	-
February 21	Appalachian State		Kentucky Proud Park	7-3[9]	Ramsey (1-1)	Tuthill (0-2)	None		2,019	2-3	-
February 22	Appalachian State		Kentucky Proud Park	21-4[10]	Hazelwood (1-0)	Roberts (0-1)	None		2,217	3-3	-
February 23	Appalachian State		Kentucky Proud Park	8-7¹⁵[11]	Daniels (1-0)	Cole (0-1)	None		2,392	4-3	-
February 25	Tennessee Tech		Kentucky Proud Park	13-3[12]	Stupp (1-1)	Fisher (0-1)	Gambino (1)		1,901	5-3	-
February 26	Eastern Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park	Postponed[13]
February 28	UNC Wilmington		Kentucky Proud Park	0-8[14]	Sharpe (2-0)	Ramsey (1-2)	None		1,987	5-4	-
February 29	UNC Wilmington		Kentucky Proud Park	0-3[15]	Roupp (3-0)	Hazelwood (1-1)	Smith (3)		2,005	5-5	-

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	UNC Wilmington		Kentucky Proud Park	4-7[16]	Gesell (2-1)	Lee (0-1)	Deatherage (2)		2,427	5-6	-
March 3	Cincinnati		Kentucky Proud Park	12-4[17]	Marsh (1-1)	Vore (0-1)	None		2,073	6-6	-
March 4	Murray State		Kentucky Proud Park	9-8[18]	Lee (1-1)	Jones (1-2)	None		2,093	7-6	-
March 7	Norfolk State		Kentucky Proud Park	11-1[19]	Hazelwood (2-1)	Wright (0-3)	None		2,248	8-6	-
March 8	Oakland		Kentucky Proud Park	11-6[20]	Daniels (2-0)	Keathley (0-2)	None		2,564	9-6	-
March 8	Oakland		Kentucky Proud Park	13-2	Ramsey (2-2)	Nolin (0-1)	None		2,564	10-6	-
March 10	Western Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park	10-4[21]	Marsh (2-1)	Peter (0-2)	None		2,094	11-6	-
March 13	at No. 6 Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field Nashville, TN	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
March 14	at No. 6 Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
March 15	at No. 6 Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
March 17	at Indiana		Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, IN	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
March 20	Florida		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
March 21	Florida		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
March 22	Florida		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
March 24	Morehead State		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
March 27	at Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
March 28	at Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
March 29	at Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	Xavier		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 3	Alabama		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 4	Alabama		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 5	Alabama		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 7	Louisville		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 9	LSU		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 10	LSU		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 11	LSU		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 14	UT Martin		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 16	at Auburn		Plainsman Park Auburn, AL	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 17	at Auburn		Plainsman Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 18	at Auburn		Plainsman Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 21	at Louisville		Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 23	Missouri		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 24	Missouri		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
April 25	Missouri		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 1	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
May 2	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
May 3	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
May 5	Wright State		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
May 8	South Carolina		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
May 9	South Carolina		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
May 10	South Carolina		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
May 12	Northern Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
May 14	at Georgia		Foley Field Athens, GA	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
May 15	at Georgia		Foley Field	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]
May 16	at Georgia		Foley Field	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]

Post-season

SEC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 19–24			Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)[2]

Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled
Bold = Kentucky team member

Schedule Source:[22]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

2020 MLB Draft

The Wildcats did not have any players selected in the 2020 MLB draft.

References

"2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
"SEC Cancels Remaining Spring Competitions". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
"MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from".
"2020 Baseball Roster". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
"KENTUCKY (0-1) -VS- # 20 TCU (1-0)". Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
"KENTUCKY (0-2) -VS- # 20 TCU (2-0)". Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
"KENTUCKY (0-3) -VS- # 20 TCU (3-0)". Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
"SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (1-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (1-3)". Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
"APPALACHIAN STATE (1-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (2-3)". Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
"APPALACHIAN STATE (1-4) -VS- KENTUCKY (3-3)". Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
"APPALACHIAN STATE (1-5) -VS- KENTUCKY (4-3)". Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
"TENNESSEE TECH (3-4) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-3)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
"2020 Baseball Schedule". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
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"UNC WILMINGTON (8-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-5)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
"UNC WILMINGTON (9-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-6)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
"CINCINNATI (4-7) -VS- KENTUCKY (6-6)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
"MURRAY STATE (7-6) -VS- KENTUCKY (7-6)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
"NORFOLK STATE (2-12) -VS- KENTUCKY (8-6)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
"OAKLAND (2-9) -VS- KENTUCKY (9-6)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
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"Challenging 2020 Schedule Awaits Kentucky Baseball" (Press release). University of Kentucky Athletics. October 28, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

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[1] "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[SECCancels-2] "SEC Cancels Remaining Spring Competitions". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[3] "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from".

[roster-4] "2020 Baseball Roster". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[g0214-5] "KENTUCKY (0-1) -VS- # 20 TCU (1-0)". Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

[g0215-6] "KENTUCKY (0-2) -VS- # 20 TCU (2-0)". Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

[g0216-7] "KENTUCKY (0-3) -VS- # 20 TCU (3-0)". Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

[g0218-8] "SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (1-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (1-3)". Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[g0221-9] "APPALACHIAN STATE (1-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (2-3)". Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[g0222-10] "APPALACHIAN STATE (1-4) -VS- KENTUCKY (3-3)". Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[g0223-11] "APPALACHIAN STATE (1-5) -VS- KENTUCKY (4-3)". Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[g0225-12] "TENNESSEE TECH (3-4) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-3)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[UK2020-13] "2020 Baseball Schedule". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[g0228-14] "UNC WILMINGTON (7-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-4)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[g0229-15] "UNC WILMINGTON (8-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-5)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[g0301-16] "UNC WILMINGTON (9-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (5-6)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[g0303-17] "CINCINNATI (4-7) -VS- KENTUCKY (6-6)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[g0304-18] "MURRAY STATE (7-6) -VS- KENTUCKY (7-6)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[g0307-19] "NORFOLK STATE (2-12) -VS- KENTUCKY (8-6)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[g0308a-20] "OAKLAND (2-9) -VS- KENTUCKY (9-6)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[g03010-21] "WESTERN KENTUCKY (10-6) -VS- KENTUCKY (11-6)". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[22] "Challenging 2020 Schedule Awaits Kentucky Baseball" (Press release). University of Kentucky Athletics. October 28, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

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