2021 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

2021 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	29–23 (12–18 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Mingione (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Will Coggin Dan Roszel
Home stadium	Kentucky Proud Park
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee  x‍‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			50	–	18		.735
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	19	–	10		.655			49	–	18		.731
Florida  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			38	–	22		.633
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			34	–	23		.596
Georgia  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			31	–	25		.554
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			29	–	23		.558
Missouri  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			15	–	36		.294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  x‍†‍‡‍y	22	–	8		.733			50	–	13		.794
No. 1 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			50	–	18		.735
No. 13 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			45	–	22		.672
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			38	–	25		.603
Alabama  ‍‍‍y	12	–	17		.414			32	–	26		.552
Auburn  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			25	–	27		.481
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			29	–	27		.518
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2021 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. Kentucky was competing in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Wildcats played their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.

Previous season

Main article: 2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

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)
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 25 Florida Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL 1–4 SECN 29–23 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.

2021 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results, 2021 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	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

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB team
John Rhodes	OF	3	76	Baltimore Orioles
Austin Schultz	OF	10	285	Detroit Tigers
Holt Jones Jr.	RHP	14	419	Miami Marlins

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External links

• Kentucky Baseball