2025 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

2025 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Mingione (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Roszel Austin Cousino Chase Slone
Home stadium	Kentucky Proud Park
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Arkansas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
No. 8 Georgia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
Alabama  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
No. 10 Florida  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
No. 3 LSU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
No. 18 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
No. 4 Tennessee  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
No. 1 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
Auburn  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Missouri  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
No. 19 Texas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of February 15, 2025 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats play their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.

Previous season

Main article: 2024 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The Wildcats finished 46–16, 22–8 in the SEC to tie for the SEC regular season championship. They lost to South Carolina in the SEC tournament. The Wildcats then competed in the NCAA tournament, winning the Lexington Regional and the Lexington Super Regional earning the program's first ever trip to the College World Series in Omaha. They went 1-2 in the CWS before being eliminated.

Personnel

Roster

2025 Kentucky Wildcats roster [2]
	Pitchers 0 – Jaxon Jelkin – Junior 3 – Scott Rouse – Senior 5 – Nic McCay – Senior 13 – James McCoy – Junior 14 – Cooper Robinson – Senior 16 – Hayden Smith – Sophomore 17 – Adam Hachman – Freshman 20 – Tommy Skelding – Freshman 21 – Chase Alderman – Sophomore 22 – Cole Hentschel – Senior 29 – Robert Hogan – Senior 30 – Cameron Owens – Freshman 31 – Oliver Boone – Sophomore 36 – Nate Harris – Freshman 37 – Logan Grubb – Freshman 38 – Zak Spurrier – Freshman 39 – Bradley Ferrell – Freshman 40 – Simon Gregersen – Senior 41 – Evan Byers – Senior 42 – Khaleel Pratt – Freshman 43 – Jackson Nove – Senior 45 – Leighton Harris – Freshman 46 – Ethan Walker – Junior 48 – Ben Cleaver – Sophomore 49 – Tristan Hunter – Freshman 54 – Nile Adcock – Junior		Catchers 4 – Raphael Pelletier – Senior 7 – Devin Burkes – Fifth Year 25 – Ryan Schwartz – Freshman 35 – Nolan Belcher – Freshman Infielders 1 – Patrick Herrera – Senior 6 – Tyler Bell – Freshman 9 – Ethan Hindle – Sophomore 10 – Luke Lawrence – Junior 23 – Hudson Brown – Freshman 24 – Dylan Koontz – Senior 33 – Kyuss Gargett – Sophomore 47 – Aidan Larkin – Freshman		Outfielders 2 – Shaun Montoya – Senior 8 – Griffin Cameron – Sophomore 11 – Will Marcy – Senior 19 – Eli Small – Sophomore 34 – Carson Hansen – Junior Utility 12 – Cole Hage – Senior

Coaching Staff

2025 Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff [2]
Name	Position
Nick Mingione	Head coach
Dan Roszel	Assistant Coach/Pitching
Austin Cousino	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Chase Slone	Assistant Coach/Hitting

Schedule and results

2025 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
February (1–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 14 (DH) at Lipscomb* Dugan Field W 11–07 [3] McCay (1–0) Poindexter (0–1) None SECN+ 322 1–0 – February 14 (DH) at Lipscomb* Dugan Field L 1–3 [4] Ramos (1–0) Cleaver (0–1) Kantola (1) SECN+ 432 1–1 – February 16 Lipscomb* Kentucky Proud Park ESPN+ – – February 18 Morehead State* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – February 21 at Belmont* E.S. Rose Park TBA – – February 22 at Belmont E.S. Rose Park TBA – – February 23 at Belmont E.S. Rose Park TBA – – February 25 Evansville* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – February 28 Hofstra* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – –
March (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 Hofstra* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – March 2 Hofstra* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – March 4 at Eastern Kentucky* Turkey Hughes Field ESPN+ – – March 5 Eastern Kentucky* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – March 7 Wofford* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – March 8 Wofford* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – March 9 Wofford* Kentucky Proud SECN+ – – March 14 at Georgia Foley Field Athens, GA SECN+ – – March 15 at Georgia Foley Field SECN+ – – March 16 at Georgia Foley Field SECN+ – – March 18 Murray State* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – March 21 Auburn Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – March 22 Auburn Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – March 23 Auburn Kentucky Proud Park SECN – – March 25 Xavier* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – March 28 at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park College Station, TX SECN+ – – March 29 at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park SECN+ – – March 30 at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park SECN+ – –
April (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 3 Ole Miss Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – April 4 Ole Miss Kentucky Proud Park SECN – – April 5 Oles Miss Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – April 8 at Louisville* Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY ACCN – – April 11 Texas Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – April 12 Texas Kentucky Proud Park SECN – – April 13 Texas Kentucky Proud Park SECN – – April 15 at Miami (OH)* Kentucky Proud Park SECN – – April 18 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN SECN+ – – April 19 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium SECN+ – – April 20 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium SECN+ – – April 22 Louisville* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – April 25 South Carolina Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – April 26 South Carolina Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – April 27 South Carolina Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – April 29 at Western Kentucky* Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY ESPN+ – –
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 2 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS SECN+ – – May 3 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field SECN+ – – May 4 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field SECN – – May 9 Oklahoma Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – May 10 Oklahoma Kentucky Proud Park SECN – – May 11 Oklahoma Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – May 13 Northern Kentucky* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – – May 15 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field Nashville, TN SECN+ – – May 16 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field SECN+ – – May 17 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field SECN+ – –
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled Bold = Kentucky team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. *Denotes non-conference game Schedule source: [5]

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
Coaches' [6]	24	24*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America [7]	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [8]	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball [9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game [10]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

† 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.

References

1. "2025 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
2. "2025 Baseball Roster". Kentucky Wildcats. Archived from the original on February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
3. "Kentucky at Lipscomb (Game 1) (2/14)" (PDF). ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
4. "Kentucky at Lipscomb (Game 2) (2/14)" (PDF). ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
5. "2025 Baseball Schedule". ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
6. Baseball Coaches Poll
7. Baseball America College: Top 25
8. NCBWA Division I poll
9. D1 Baseball
10. Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings