2026 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

2026 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
D1Baseball.com	No. 18
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Mingione (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Roszel Austin Cousino Chase Slone
Home stadium	Kentucky Proud Park
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2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alabama  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 7 Arkansas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 9 Auburn  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 13 Florida  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 15 Georgia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 18 Kentucky  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 2 LSU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Missouri  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 14 Tennessee  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 3 Texas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 25 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 23 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 10, 2025 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats play their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.

Previous season

Main article: 2025 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The Wildcats finished 31–26, 13–17 in the SEC to finish in 13th in the conference. They lost to South Carolina in the SEC tournament. The Wildcats then competed in the NCAA tournament, and were defeated in the Clemson Regional going 2–2 in the regional.

Personnel

Roster

2026 Kentucky Wildcats roster [2]
	Pitchers 0 – Jaxon Jelkin – Junior 5 – Jack Bennett – Senior 7 – Toby Peterson – Freshman 8 – Nile Adcock – Senior 12 – Connor Mattison – Junior 16 – Ira Austin IV – Senior 17 – Cameron Owens – Freshman 19 – Jack Sams – Freshman 20 – Tommy Skelding – Sophomore 21 – Chase Alderman – Sophomore 22 – Burkley Bounds – Sophomore 28 – Lucas Hail – Freshman 30 – Bryson Treichel – Sophomore 31 – Oliver Boone – Sophomore 35 – Jackson Soucie – Senior 36 – Nate Harris – Sophomore 38 – Ryan Mullan – Junior 45 – Leighton Harris – Sophomore 47 – Will Coleman – Freshman 48 – Ben Cleaver – Junior 49 – Tristan Hunter – Sophomore 50 – Will Pryor – Junior		Catchers 4 – Alex Duffey – Senior 13 – Tagger Tyson – Junior 29 – Owen Jenkins – Freshman Infielders 1 – Caeden Cloud – Freshman 2 – Tyler Cerny – Senior 6 – Tyler Bell – Sophomore 9 – Ethan Hindle – Junior 10 – Luke Lawrence – Senior 23 – Hudson Brown – Sophomore 41 – Maxime Boies – Freshman 44 – Michael Gardner – Freshman		Outfielders 3 – Will Marcy – Senior 11 – Scott Campbell Jr. – Senior 24 – Braxton Van Cleave – Freshman 25 – Ryan Schwartz – Sophomore 33 – Ryan Foscolo – Freshman 34 – Carson Hansen – Senior 37 – Jayce Tharnish – Junior

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

2026 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log (0–0)
Regular season (0–0)
February (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 13 at UNC Greensboro* No. 18 UNCG Baseball Stadium – – February 14 at UNC Greensboro* No. 18 UNCG Baseball Stadium – – February 15 at UNC Greensboro* No. 18 UNCG Baseball Stadium – – February 17 Morehead State* Kentucky Proud Park – – February 20 at Evansville* Charles H. Braun Stadium – – February 21 at Evansville* Charles H. Braun Stadium – – February 22 at Evansville* Charles H. Braun Stadium – – February 24 Western Kentucky* Kentucky Proud Park – – February 27 St. John's* Kentucky Proud Park – – February 28 St. John's* Kentucky Proud Park – –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 St. John's* Kentucky Proud Park – – March 3 at Eastern Kentucky* Turkey Hughes Field – – March 4 Eastern Kentucky* Kentucky Proud Park – – March 6 The Citadel* Kentucky Proud Park – – March 7 The Citadel* Kentucky Proud Park – – March 8 The Citadel* Kentucky Proud Park – – March 10 Ball State* Kentucky Proud Park – – March 13 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park – – March 14 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park – – March 15 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park – – March 17 Marshall* Kentucky Proud Park – – March 19 at Ole Miss Swayze Field – – March 20 at Ole Miss Swayze Field – – March 21 at Ole Miss Swayze Field – – March 24 Murray State* Kentucky Proud Park – – March 27 at LSU Alex Box Stadium – – March 28 at LSU Alex Box Stadium – – March 29 at LSU Alex Box Stadium – –
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 3 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park – – April 4 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park – – April 5 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park – – April 7 Louisville* Kentucky Proud Park – – April 10 at Auburn Plainsman Park – – April 11 at Auburn Plainsman Park – – April 12 at Auburn Plainsman Park – – April 17 Vanderbilt Kentucky Proud Park – – April 18 Vanderbilt Kentucky Proud Park – – April 19 Vanderbilt Kentucky Proud Park – – April 21 at Louisville* Jim Patterson Stadium – – April 24 at South Carolina Founders Park – – April 25 at South Carolina Founders Park – – April 26 at South Carolina Founders Park – –
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 Tennessee Kentucky Proud Park – – May 2 Tennessee Kentucky Proud Park – – May 3 Tennessee Kentucky Proud Park – – May 8 at Florida Condron Ballpark – – May 9 at Florida Condron Ballpark – – May 10 at Florida Condron Ballpark – – May 12 Northern Kentucky* Kentucky Proud Park – – May 14 Arkansas Kentucky Proud Park – – May 15 Arkansas Kentucky Proud Park – – May 16 Arkansas Kentucky Proud Park – –
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: [3]

Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' [4]		*
Baseball America [5]
NCBWA† [6]
D1Baseball [7]	18
Perfect Game [8]	—

† 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. "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
2. "2026 Baseball Roster". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
3. "2026 Baseball Schedule". ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
4. Baseball Coaches Poll
5. Baseball America College: Top 25
6. NCBWA Division I poll
7. D1 Baseball
8. Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings