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2024 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team


The 2024 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats play their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.

2024 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
D1Baseball.comNo. 4
Record37–11 (20–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Roszel
  • Austin Cousino
  • Nick Ammirati
Home stadiumKentucky Proud Park
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 20 – 7   .741 37 – 11   .771
No. 1 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 42 – 10   .808
No. 15 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 38 – 12   .760
No. 13 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 33 – 18   .647
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 34 – 18   .654
Florida ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 26 – 25   .510
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296 22 – 30   .423
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8   .704 42 – 10   .808
No. 3 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 42 – 10   .808
No. 14 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 33 – 18   .647
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 32 – 19   .627
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 27 – 24   .529
LSU  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 33 – 20   .623
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 25 – 25   .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 12, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season edit

Main article: 2023 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The Wildcats finished 40–21, 16–13 in the SEC to finish fifth in the SEC East division. They lost to Alabama in the SEC tournament. The Wildcats then competed in the NCAA tournament, winning the Lexington Regional. They would lose to eventual champion LSU in the Baton Rouge Super Regional.

Personnel edit

Roster edit

2024 Kentucky Wildcats roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 0 – Jake Titus – Freshman
  • 10 – Cameron O'Brien – Graduate Student
  • 11 – Colby Frieda – Junior
  • 20 – Mason Moore – Junior
  • 22 – Dominic Niman – Graduate Student
  • 24 – Ryan Hagenow – Senior
  • 25 – Seth Logue – Junior
  • 26 – Drew Lafferty –   Freshman
  • 28 – Hayden Smith –   Freshman
  • 29 – Robert Hogan – Junior
  • 30 – Aaron Blum – Freshman
  • 33 – Travis Smith –   Sophomore
  • 36 – Carson Applegate –   Freshman
  • 37 – Raymond Saatman – Freshman
  • 39 – Cooper Robinson – Junior
  • 40 – Zach Hise – Junior
  • 41 – Evan Byers –   Junior
  • 43 – Jackson Nove – Junior
  • 44 – Jacob Price – Sophomore
  • 46 – Christian Howe –   Sophomore
  • 48 – Ben Cleaver – Freshman
  • 49 – Johnny Hummel – Graduate Student
  • 50 – Evan Hart – Freshman
  • 51 – Trey Pooser – Graduate Student
  • 55 – Tommy Skelding – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 7 – Devin Burkes –   Junior
  • 52 – Austin Fawley –   Freshman
  • 54 – Eli Small – Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 – Patrick Herrera – Junior
  • 2 – Michael Daly – Senior
  • 4 – Émilien Pitre – Junior
  • 6 – Reuben Church – Senior
  • 9 – Nick Lopez – Graduate Student
  • 12 – Grant Smith – Senior
  • 13 – James McCoy –   Sophomore
  • 16 – Landon Franklin – Freshman
  • 17 – Ethan Hindle – Freshman
  • 23 – Hudson Brown – Freshman
  • 25 – Ryan Nicholson – Graduate Student
  

Outfielders

  • 8 – Ty Crittenberger – Graduate Student
  • 14 – Ben Higdon – Junior
  • 19 – Nolan McCarthy –   Junior
  • 21 – Ryan Waldschmidt – Junior
  • 34 – Lukas Schramm –   Freshman
  • 42 – Griffin Cameron – Freshman

Utility

  • 5 – Josh Skrowronski – Freshman
  • 35 – Blake Bowen – Freshman
  • 47 – Kyuss Gargett – Freshman
  

Coaching Staff edit

2024 Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff[2]
Name Position
Nick Mingione Head coach
Dan Roszel Assistant Coach/Pitching
Austin Cousino Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Nick Ammirati Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule and results edit

2024 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
May (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 3 No. 2 Arkansas No. 8 Kentucky Proud Park L 3–10[42] Smith (9–0) Pooser (3–1) None SECN+ 4,742 33–10 16–6
May 4 No. 2 Arkansas No. 8 Kentucky Proud Park W 11–3[43] Niman (8–3) Tygart (4–2) None SECN+ 4,015 34–10 17–6
May 5 No. 2 Arkansas No. 8 Kentucky Proud Park W 7-4[44] Moore (8–1) Molina (3–2) Hummel (6) SECN+ 6,024 35–10 18–6
May 7 at Xavier J. Page Hayden Field
Cincinnati, OH		 Cancelled (weather)
May 10 at Florida No. 4 Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, FL		 W 12-1110[45] Hummel (3-0) Fisher (3-3) Hagenow (2) SECN+ 5,294 36–10 19–6
May 11 at Florida No. 4 Condron Ballpark L 1–10[46] Peterson (2–4) Niman (8–4) Slater (1) SECN 5,571 36–11 19–7
May 12 at Florida No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 7-510[47] Hagenow (1–0) Neely (1–4) Cleaver (1) SECN 6,083 37–11 20–7
May 14 Wright State Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ –
May 16 Vanderbilt Kentucky Proud Park SECN+
May 17 Vanderbilt Kentucky Proud Park SECN+
May 18 Vanderbilt Kentucky Proud Park SECN+
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Kentucky team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Schedule source:[48]

Record vs. conference opponents edit

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2024 SEC baseball records

Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 10–14 2–1 5/18 . 0–3 0–3 5/12 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 . ALA W4 4–4 0–2
ARK 17–7 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 5/12 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 5/18 . ARK W1 6–2 3–0
AUB 4–20 5/18 1–2 . . 0–3 1–2 0–3 5/12 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 AUB W7 0–8 0–4
FLA 10–14 . 1–2 . 5/18 5/12 2–1 2–1 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 FLA E6 3–5 0–1
UGA 13–11 3–0 . . 5/18 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 5/12 1–2 1–2 3–0 UGA E4 4–4 2–1
KEN 18–6 3–0 2–1 3–0 5/12 3–0 . . 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 . 5/18 KEN E1 6–2 4–0
LSU 9–15 5/12 0–3 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 5/18 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 LSU W6 3–5 0–2
MSU 14–10 2–1 5/12 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 5/18 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 MSU W3 5–3 1–0
MIZZ 7–17 . 0–3 5/12 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 5/18 . 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 1–7 1–3
MISS 9–15 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 5/18 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 5/12 . MISS W5 3–5 0–2
SCAR 13–11 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 5/12 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 5/18 1–2 3–0 SCAR E3 4–4 1–0
TENN 17–7 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 5/18 . 5/12 TENN E2 7–1 2–0
TAMU 16–8 2–1 5/18 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 5/12 2–1 . 3–0 TAMU W2 6–2 2–0
VAN 11–13 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 5/18 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 0–3 5/12 0–3 VAN E5 4–4 2–3
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for all games through 5 May 2024. Tie Brkrs: TENN>ARK KEN common. SCAR>UGA KEN common. ALA>FLA ARK common. MISS>LSU TENN common.

Rankings edit

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[49]——*———25211685585
Baseball America[50]——————2318107796
NCBWA†[51]—24—25—21201584685
D1Baseball[52]——————241783484
Perfect Game[53]———25—241512978114

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

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