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SEC Eastern Division co-champions SEC regular season co-champions Lexington Regional champion Lexington Super Regional champion | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Coaches | No. 2 |
D1Baseball.com | No. 2 |
Record | 46–16 (22–8 SEC) |
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No. 1 Tennessee x†‡y | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 60 | – | 13 | .822 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Kentucky x†y | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 46 | – | 16 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Georgia y | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 43 | – | 17 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt y | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 38 | – | 23 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Florida y | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 36 | – | 30 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina y | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 37 | – | 25 | .597 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 23 | – | 32 | .418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 17 Arkansas xy | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | 44 | – | 16 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Texas A&M y | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | 53 | – | 15 | .779 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Mississippi State y | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 40 | – | 23 | .635 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama y | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 33 | – | 24 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU y | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | 43 | – | 23 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 27 | – | 29 | .482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | 27 | – | 26 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 24, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2024 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats play their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.
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.
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Nick Ammirati | Volunteer Assistant Coach |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Kentucky team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. Schedule source: [62] |
Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
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Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
ALA | 13–17 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | ALA | W4 | 5–5 | 0–2 | |
ARK | 20–10 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | . | ARK | W1 | 7–3 | 3–0 | |
AUB | 8–22 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | AUB | W7 | 2–8 | 0–4 | |
FLA | 13–17 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | FLA | E5 | 4–6 | 0–1 | |
UGA | 17–13 | 3–0 | . | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | UGA | E3 | 5–5 | 3–1 | |
KEN | 22–8 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | KEN | E2 | 8–2 | 4–0 | |
LSU | 13–17 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | LSU | W5 | 4–6 | 1–2 | |
MSU | 17–13 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | MSU | W3 | 6–4 | 1–0 | |
MIZZ | 9–21 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 1–9 | 1–3 | |
MISS | 11–19 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | MISS | W6 | 4–6 | 0–3 | |
SCAR | 13–17 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | SCAR | E6 | 4–6 | 1–2 | |
TENN | 22–8 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | TENN | E1 | 9–1 | 3–0 | |
TAMU | 19–11 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | TAMU | W2 | 7–3 | 2–0 | |
VAN | 13–17 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | VAN | E4 | 4–6 | 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 entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
Coaches' [63] | — | —* | — | — | — | 25 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 3 |
Baseball America [64] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 3 |
NCBWA† [65] | — | 24 | — | 25 | — | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
D1Baseball [66] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 3 |
Perfect Game [67] | — | — | — | 25 | — | 24 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
† 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.
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its 16 members include the flagship public universities of 12 states, three additional public land-grant universities, and one private research university. The conference is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in sports competitions. In football, it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A.
Cliff Hagan Stadium was a baseball stadium located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Cliff Hagan Stadium or better known to Kentucky Wildcat baseball fans as "The Cliff" is on the southwest side of the university's campus, two blocks away from Kroger Field. Since its opening in 1969, the University of Kentucky Baseball called this place home for just under 50 years. The Wildcats then opened a $49 million baseball stadium called Kentucky Proud Park in 2019. Cliff Hagan Stadium had 7 coaches during its time and 15 All Americans. The stadium was renamed in 1993 in honor of Cliff Hagan, the Basketball Hall of Famer who had played at Kentucky during the 1950s under Adolph Rupp and returned to Kentucky as athletic director after his professional basketball playing days. It was extensively renovated in 2002. Following its final 2018 season, while construction was ongoing on its nearby replacement, it was used for UK baseball summer camps. In 2023, "The Cliff" was torn down to make way for the university's indoor track and field complex.
The Kentucky Wildcats football program represents the University of Kentucky in the sport of American football. The Wildcats compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Wildcats play their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky and are led by head coach Mark Stoops.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs football program represents Mississippi State University in the sport of American football. The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They also have won one SEC championship in 1941 and a division championship in 1998. The Bulldogs have 26 postseason bowl appearances. The program has produced 38 All-Americans, 171 All-SEC selections, and 124 NFL players. The Bulldogs’ home stadium, Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, is the second oldest in the NCAA Division I FBS.
The 2009 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by first year head coach Gene Chizik. Despite playing the 12th toughest schedule in the nation, the Tigers finished the season 8–5 and won the Outback Bowl 38–35 in overtime against Northwestern.
The 2009 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the sport of baseball during the 2009 college baseball season. The Wildcats competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Cliff Hagan Stadium, on the university's Lexington, Kentucky campus. The team was coached by Gary Henderson, who was in his first season at Kentucky.
The 2011 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by seventh-year head coach Les Miles and played their home games at Tiger Stadium. They were a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 13–1, 8–0 in SEC play to be Western Division champions. They represented the division in the SEC Championship Game where they defeated Eastern Division champion Georgia 42–10 be crowned SEC champions. They finished the season ranked #1 in the final BCS poll to earn a spot in the BCS National Championship Game vs #2 Alabama. The Tigers, who had defeated Alabama 9–6 in the regular season, lost to the Crimson Tide 21–0. It was the first time a team was ever shut out in a BCS game.
The 2013 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2013. The Tigers played their home games in the new Alex Box Stadium, which opened in 2009. On May 17, 2013, the playing field at Alex Box Stadium was designated Skip Bertman Field, in honor of the LSU coach with the most wins in the program's history. At the end of the game against Ole Miss, the program celebrated the best regular season record in its history with 48 wins.
The 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky, United States for the 39th consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team was led by sixth-year head coach John Calipari. The team was a National semifinalist in the NCAA tournament, competed in the school's 17th Final Four. It was Calipari's fourth Final Four appearance at Kentucky. The team finished the regular season with a perfect 31–0 record, the best start in school history. For six years, they had been the last unbeaten team to enter the NCAA tournament until Gonzaga in 2021. Their 38 wins is tied with the 2012 Kentucky team for the most in men's Division I history. Their 38–1 record is the best by a team that did not finish undefeated.
The 2015 Kentucky Wildcats football team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats compete in its 122nd season and 82nd as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as part of its Eastern Division. The team is led by head coach Mark Stoops, which is his third year coaching the team, and the Wildcats play its home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.
The 2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 40th consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team was led by John Calipari, in his seventh season. They were a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 13–5 in SEC play to win a share of the SEC regular season championship. They defeated Alabama, Georgia, and Texas A&M to be champions of the SEC tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Indiana.
The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 41st consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team, led by John Calipari in his eighth season as head coach, was a member of the Southeastern Conference.
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. The Wildcats opened their new stadium on Alumni Drive for the 2019 season.
The 2019 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. For the first season, the Wildcats played their home games at their new stadium, Kentucky Proud Park.
The 2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky (UK) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by ninth-year head coach Mark Stoops.
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.
The 2022 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats play their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.
The 2023 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.
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