2018 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

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2018 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The 2018 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats were a member of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by head coach Nick Mingione, who was in his second year at Kentucky. The 2018 season marked the 50th and last season to play their home games at Cliff Hagan Stadium.[1] The Wildcats opened their new stadium on Alumni Drive for the 2019 season.

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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
Seasons
 2017
2019 
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2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida  xy 2010 .6674921 .700
No. 20 Georgia  y 1812 .6003921 .650
No. 12 South Carolina y 1713 .5673726 .587
No. 16 Vanderbilt  y 1614 .5333527 .565
Kentucky   1317 .4333422 .607
Missouri   1218 .4003422 .607
Tennessee   1218 .4002927 .518
West Division
No. 19 Ole Miss  xy 1812 .6004818 .727
No. 2 Arkansas  xy 1812 .6004821 .696
No. 15 Auburn  y 1515 .5004323 .652
LSU  y 1515 .5003927 .591
No. 4 Mississippi State  y 1515 .5003929 .574
Texas A&M  y 1317 .4334022 .645
Alabama   822 .2672729 .482
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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Roster

2018 Kentucky Wildcats roster[2]
 
Pitchers
  • 12 – Alec Maley – Senior
  • 14 – Zack ThompsonSophomore
  • 15 – Trip Lockhart – Freshman
  • 21 – Justin Lewis – Redshirt Junior
  • 24 – Brett Marshall – Redshirt Freshman
  • 30 – Sean HjelleJunior
  • 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 PompeyJunior
  • 28 – Ryan Johnson – Junior
  • 44 – Ryan Shinn – Junior
  • 52 – Ben Aklinski – Junior
 

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2018 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 16Wofford8Russell C. King FieldSpartanburg, SCW 6–1 [4]Hjelle (1–0)Adams (0–1)none8571–0
February 17USC Upstate8Cleveland S. Harley Baseball ParkSpartanburg, 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 StadiumLexington, 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 ParkHouston, 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 StadiumLexington, 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 StadiumFayetteville, 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 FieldCincinnati, 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 StadiumTuscaloosa, 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 StadiumTuscaloosa, ALW 5–2[31]Lewis (4–2)Guffey (1–1)Machamer (2)3,39919–93–6
April 3Louisville9Cliff Hagan StadiumLexington, 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 StadiumCullowhee, NCW 7–5[36]Coleman (2–0)Therrian (0–3)Machamer (5)75423–10
April 13Georgia11Foley FieldAthens, 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 StadiumLouisville, 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 StadiumKnoxville, 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 FieldBloomington, INW 7–6[51]Harper (3–2)Saalfrank (1–3)Machamer (9)2,88231–17
May 11Mississippi State17Cliff Hagan StadiumLexington, 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 StadiumPaducah, KYW 14–2[55]Hazelwood (1–1)Hayes (1–6)none1,05634–18
May 17Vanderbilt19Hawkins FieldNashville, 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 StadiumHoover, ALL 3–4[59]Greenhill (4–2)Thompson (2–1)none5,51434–210–1
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Record vs. conference opponents

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

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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
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