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2026 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

2026 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
D1Baseball.comNo. 18
Record3–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Roszel
  • Austin Cousino
  • Chase Slone
Home stadiumKentucky Proud Park
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 LSU ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
No. 21 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
No. 13 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
No. 3 Texas  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
No. 24 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
No. 8 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
No. 9 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
No. 12 Florida  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
No. 18 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 1   .667
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 2   .500
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 2   .500
As of February 17, 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

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 – 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]
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 (3–0)
Regular season (3–0)
February (3–0)
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 W 13–2 Jelkin (1–0) Chapman (0–1) 398 1–0 –
February 14 (DH 1) at UNC Greensboro* No. 18 UNCG Baseball Stadium W 11–3 Cleaver (1–0) Weaver (0–1) 655 2–0 –
February 14 (DH 2) at UNC Greensboro* No. 18 UNCG Baseball Stadium W 10–6 Harris (1–0) Shuey (0–1) 655 3–0 –
February 17 Morehead State* No. 18 Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – –
February 20 at Evansville* No. 18 Charles H. Braun Stadium ESPN+ – –
February 21 at Evansville* No. 18 Charles H. Braun Stadium ESPN+ – –
February 22 at Evansville* No. 18 Charles H. Braun Stadium ESPN+ – –
February 24 Western Kentucky* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – –
February 27 St. John's* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – –
February 28 St. John's* Kentucky Proud Park 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:[3]

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[4]RVRV*
Baseball America[5]—25
NCBWA†[6]2118
D1Baseball[7]1818
Perfect Game[8]——

† 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". secsports.com. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "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
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