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2021 season of University of Kentucky baseball team

2021 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record29-23 (12-18 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Will Coggin
  • Dan Roszel
Home stadiumKentucky Proud Park
Seasons← 20202022 →
2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 50 – 18   .735
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 19 – 10   .655 49 – 18   .731
Florida  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 38 – 22   .633
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 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  ‍†‍‡‍ 22 – 8   .733 50 – 13   .794
No. 1 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 50 – 18   .735
No. 13 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 45 – 22   .672
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 38 – 25   .603
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 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
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
 

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 - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt Junior
  • 51 - Chase Bryan - Redshirt 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
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 Hagenow (1-0) Blackmore (0-1) none SECN+ 490 1–0 –
Feb. 26 Milwaukee Kentucky Proud Park 10-0 Stupp (1-0) Mahoney (0-1) none SECN+ 716 2–0 –
Feb. 27 Milwaukee Kentucky Proud Park 9-3 Lee (1-0) Edwards (0-1) Harney (1) SECN+ 1,010 3–0 –
Feb. 27 Milwaukee Kentucky Proud Park 4-2 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 Logue (1-0) Simpson (0-1) Harney (2) SECN+ 556 5-0 –
Mar. 4 Evansville Kentucky Proud Park 8-5 Ramsey (1-0) Parks (0-1) Harney (3) SECN+ 517 6-0 –
Mar. 5 Ball State Kentucky Proud Park 2-3 Jaksich (1-0) Daniels (0-1) Baker (1) SECN+ 886 6-1 –
Mar. 6 Ball State Kentucky Proud Park 6-0 Hazelwood (2-0) Ruetschle (1-1) Logue (1) SECN+ 888 7-1 –
Mar. 7 Ball State Kentucky Proud Park 3-4 Jaksich (2-0) Lee (1-1) Baker (1) SECN+ 996 7-2 –
Mar. 9 Western Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park 6-5 Harper (1-0) Shiflet (0-1) Harney (4) SECN+ 881 8-2 –
Mar. 12 Georgia State Kentucky Proud Park 16-1 Stupp (2-0) Watson (1-2) none SECN+ 905 9-2 –
Mar. 13 Georgia State Kentucky Proud Park 6-1 Hazelwood (3-0) Jones (0-1) none SECN+ 1,017 10-2 –
Mar. 14 Georgia State Kentucky Proud Park 4-2 Jones (1-0) Treadway (0-3) Harney (5) SECN+ 824 11-2 –
Mar. 16 Murray State Kentucky Proud Park 8-13 Jones (2-0) Daniels (0-2) none SECN+ 659 11-3
Mar. 19 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park 10-2 Stupp (1-3) Miles (3-0) none SECN+ 1,050 12–3 1-0
Mar. 20 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park 5-4 Harney (1-0) Lohse (1-2) none SECN+ 1,122 13-3 2-0
Mar. 21 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park 3-5 Ash (1-0) Marsh (0-1) Veinbergs (1) SECN+ 1,140 13-4 2-1
Mar. 23 Butler Kentucky Proud Park 6-5 Daniels (1-2) Pilcher (0-1) none SECN+ 842 14-4
Mar. 26 at Auburn Plainsman Park 8-6 Harper (2-0) Fitts (0-3) none SECN+ 850 15-4 3-1
Mar. 27 at Auburn Plainsman Park 7-6 Strickland (1-0) Owen (0-1) none SECN+ 850 16-4 4-1
Mar. 27 at Auburn Plainsman Park 6-4 Lee (2-1) Gonzalez (0-2) Jones (1) SECN 850 17-4 5-1
Mar. 30 Bellarmine Kentucky Proud Park 4-3 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 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 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 Fristoe (3-2) Lee (2-2) Stinnett (1) SECN+ 4,159 18-7 5-4
Apr. 6 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium 11-7 Harney (2-0) Perkins (1-1) Rigsby (1) ACCN 880 19-7
Apr. 9 LSU Kentucky Proud Park 2-15 Marceaux (3-3) Stupp (3-2) none SECN+ 1,781 19-8 5-5
Apr. 10 LSU Kentucky Proud Park 6-8 Labas (2-0) Hagenow (1-2) Edwards (3) SECN 1,041 19-9 5-6
Apr. 11 LSU Kentucky Proud Park 13-4 Lee (3-2) Money (1-1) none SECN+ 1,216 20-9 6-6
Apr. 13 Bellarmine Kentucky Proud Park 12-0 Kammin (1-0) Nolan (0-3) none SECN+ 702 21-9
Apr. 16 at Georgia Foley Field 6-1 Stupp (4-2) Webb (2-2) none SECN+ 664 22-9 7-6
Apr. 17 at Georgia Foley Field 7-8 Harris (3-0) Daniels (1-3) Woods (1) SECN 664 22-10 7-7
Apr. 18 at Georgia Foley Field 6-17 Woods (2-0) Lee (3-3) none SECN+ 664 22-11 7-8
Apr. 20 Louisville Kentucky Proud Park 5-12 Lohman (1-1) Kammin (1-1) none SECN+ 1,730 22-12
Apr. 23 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park 1-10 Ras (6-1) Stupp (4-3) none' SECN+ 1,205 22-13 7-9
Apr. 25 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park 5-2 Harney (3-0) Smith (0-5) Rigsby (2) SECN+ 1,953 23-13 8-9
Apr. 25 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park 11-0 Lee (4-3) Freeman (0-1) none SECN+ 1,953 24-13 9-9
Apr. 27 Eastern Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park 7-6 Ramsey (2-0) Bryce (2-2) none SECN+ 1,289 25-13
Apr. 29 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 4-14 Dallas (7-1) Stupp (4-4) none ESPNU 1,511 25-14 9-10
Apr. 30 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8-2 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 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

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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