2026 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

2026 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record33–23 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Roszel
  • Austin Cousino
  • Chase Slone
Home stadiumKentucky Proud Park
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Georgia ‍†‍‡‍y 23–7 .76753–14 .791
No. 5 Texas ‍‍‍y 19–10 .65546–15 .754
No. 17 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 18–11 .62141–16 .719
No. 6 Alabama ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60042–21 .667
No. 16 Florida ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60041–21 .661
No. 9 Auburn ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56742–22 .656
No. 23 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56741–22 .651
No. 14 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53343–19 .694
No. 7 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50041–23 .641
Tennessee ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50038–22 .633
No. 1 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14–16 .46743–23 .652
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46733–25 .569
Kentucky ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43333–23 .589
LSU ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30030–28 .517
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7–23 .23322–35 .386
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 6–24 .20024–31 .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 22, 2026[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

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 – Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 – Jack Sams – Freshman
  • 20 – Tommy Skelding – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 21 – Chase Alderman – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 22 – Burkley Bounds – Sophomore
  • 28 – Lucas Hail – Freshman
  • 30 – Bryson Treichel – Sophomore
  • 31 – Oliver Boone – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt 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

2026 Kentucky Wildcats coaching staff[2]
NamePosition
Nick MingioneHead coach
Dan RoszelAssistant Coach/Pitching
Austin CousinoAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Chase SloneAssistant Coach/Hitting

Schedule and results

2026 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log (33–23)
Regular season (31–20)
Postseason (2–3)
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:[49]

Record vs. conference opponents

Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2026 SEC baseball records

Source: 2026 SEC baseball game results, 2026 SEC baseball schedule

TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTmSRSW
ALA18–120–33–03–0.0–3...2–12–13–01–21–2.3–0ALA6–44–2
ARK17–133–01–20–31–22–1.2–12–12–12–12–1....ARK7–31–1
AUB17–130–32–12–11–22–1.2–13–02–1...1–22–1.AUB7–31–1
FLA18–120–33–01–22–12–13–0..2–11–23–0..1–2.FLA6–43–1
UGA23–7.2–12–11–2.3–03–03–0.2–13–02–1.2–1.UGA9–14–0
KEN13–173–01–21–21–2.1–2.1–2.1–21–22–1..1–2KEN2–81–0
LSU9–21...0–30–32–10–3.1–20–33–02–1.0–31–2LSU3–71–5
MSU16–14.1–21–2.0–3.3–0..3–03–00–31–21–23–0MSU4–64–2
MIZ6–24.1–20–3.0–32–1..0–3.0–31–20–30–32–1MIZ2–80–6
OKL14–161–21–21–21–2..2–1.3–0..1–20–32–12–1OKL4–61–1
OMS15–151–21–2.2–11–22–13–00–3...2–11–22–1.OMS5–51–1
SCA7–230–31–2.0–30–32–10–30–33–0...1–2.0–3SCA2–81–6
TEN15–152–1...1–21–21–23–02–12–11–2.2–1.0–3TEN5–51–1
TEX19–102–1.2–1....2–13–03–02–12–11–20–22–1TEX8–22–0
TAM18–11..1–22–11–2.3–02–13–01–21–2..2–02–1TAM6–42–0
VAN14–160–3....2–12–10–31–21–2.3–03–01–21–2VAN4–62–2
TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTeamSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Texas at Texas A&M, one game cancelled.
Tie breakers: Alabama over Florida (using head-to-head result), Auburn over Arkansas (using head-to-head result), Ole Miss over Tennessee (using head-to-head result), Oklahoma over Vanderbilt (using head-to-head result).

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches'[50]RVRV*RV24221818т22RVRV———————*
Baseball America[51]—25———202125————————*—*
NCBWA†[52]2118RVRV25191923RVRVRVRVRVRV——*25
D1Baseball[53]1818222121151924—————————*
Perfect Game[54]———25241620—————————*—*

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "2026 Baseball Roster". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Kentucky at UNC Greensboro (2/13)" (PDF). ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Kentucky at UNC Greensboro (2/14) DH 1" (PDF). ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kentucky at UNC Greensboro (2/14) DH 2" (PDF). ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Morehead State at Kentucky (2/17)" (PDF). ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kentucky at Evansville (2/20)" (PDF). ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Kentucky at Evansville (2/21) DH 1" (PDF). ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Kentucky at Evansville (2/21) DH 2" (PDF). ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
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  13. ↑ "St. John's at Kentucky (3/1)" (PDF). ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
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  33. ↑ "Missouri at Kentucky (4/5)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
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  37. ↑ "Kentucky at Auburn (4/12)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
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  39. ↑ "Vanderbilt at Kentucky (4/18)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  40. ↑ "Vanderbilt at Kentucky (4/19)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  41. ↑ "Kentucky at Louisville (4/21)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
  42. ↑ "Kentucky at South Carolina (4/24)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
  43. ↑ "Kentucky at South Carolina (4/25)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
  44. ↑ "Kentucky at South Carolina (4/26)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  45. ↑ "Tennessee at Kentucky (5/1)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  46. ↑ "Tennessee at Kentucky (5/2)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
  47. ↑ "Tennessee at Kentucky (5/3)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  48. ↑ "Kentucky at Florida (5/8)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
  49. ↑ "2026 Baseball Schedule". ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  50. ↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
  51. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  52. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
  53. ↑ D1 Baseball
  54. ↑ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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