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

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 – 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 – Junior 51 – Chase Bryan – 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 PostponementBoldKentucky 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 recordFeb. 23 Kentucky Proud ParkLexington, Kentucky 5–1 Hagenow (1–0)Blackmore (0–1) none SECN+490 1–0 –Feb. 26 Kentucky Proud Park 10–0 Stupp (1–0)Mahoney (0–1)noneSECN+7162–0 –Feb. 27 Milwaukee Kentucky Proud Park 9–3Lee (1–0)Edwards (0–1)Harney (1)SECN+1,0103–0 –Feb. 27 Milwaukee Kentucky Proud Park 4–2Hazelwood (1–0)Frey (0–1)noneSECN+1,0104–0 – March (14–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMar. 2 Kentucky Proud Park 6–3Logue (1–0)Simpson (0–1)Harney (2) SECN+ 5565–0 –Mar. 4 Kentucky Proud Park 8–5Ramsey (1–0)Parks (0–1)Harney (3) SECN+ 5176–0 –Mar. 5 Kentucky Proud Park 2–3Jaksich (1–0)Daniels (0–1)Baker (1) SECN+ 8866–1 –Mar. 6 Ball State Kentucky Proud Park 6–0Hazelwood (2–0)Ruetschle (1–1)Logue (1) SECN+ 8887–1 –Mar. 7 Ball State Kentucky Proud Park 3–4Jaksich (2–0)Lee (1–1)Baker (1) SECN+ 9967–2 –Mar. 9 Kentucky Proud Park 6–5Harper (1–0)Shiflet (0–1)Harney (4) SECN+ 8818–2 –Mar. 12 Georgia State Kentucky Proud Park 16–1Stupp (2–0)Watson (1–2)none SECN+ 9059–2 –Mar. 13 Georgia State Kentucky Proud Park 6–1Hazelwood (3–0)Jones (0–1)none SECN+ 1,01710–2 –Mar. 14 Georgia State Kentucky Proud Park 4–2Jones (1–0)Treadway (0–3)Harney (5) SECN+ 82411–2 –Mar. 16 Kentucky Proud Park 8–13Jones (2–0)Daniels (0–2)none SECN+ 65911–3Mar. 19 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park 10–2Stupp (1–3)Miles (3–0)none SECN+ 1,05012–31–0Mar. 20 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park 5–4Harney (1–0)Lohse (1–2)none SECN+ 1,12213–32–0Mar. 21 Missouri Kentucky Proud Park 3–5Ash (1–0)Marsh (0–1)Veinbergs (1) SECN+ 1,14013–42–1Mar. 23 Kentucky Proud Park 6–5Daniels (1–2)Pilcher (0–1)none SECN+ 84214–4Mar. 26 at Auburn Plainsman Park 8–610Harper (2–0)Fitts (0–3)none SECN+85015–43–1Mar. 27 at Auburn Plainsman Park 7–6Strickland (1–0)Owen (0–1)none SECN+85016–44–1Mar. 27 at Auburn Plainsman Park 6–4Lee (2–1)Gonzalez (0–2)Jones (1)SECN85017–45–1Mar. 30 Kentucky Proud Park 4–3Degen (1–0)Ethington (2–1)Logue (1) SECN+ 1,45318–4 April (8–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordApr. 1 at Mississippi State 21 Dudy Noble Field 1–8MacLeod (3–2)Hagenow (1–1)none ESPNU 3,44818–55–2Apr. 2 at Mississippi State 21 Dudy Noble Field 2–3Sims (2–0)Stupp (3–1)none SECN 3,91218–65–3Apr. 3 at Mississippi State 21 Dudy Noble Field 3–4Fristoe (3–2)Lee (2–2)Stinnett (1) SECN+ 4,15918–75–4Apr. 6 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium 11–7Harney (2–0)Perkins (1–1)Rigsby (1)ACCN88019–7Apr. 9 Kentucky Proud Park 2–15Marceaux (3–3)Stupp (3–2)none SECN+ 1,78119–85–5Apr. 10 LSU Kentucky Proud Park 6–8Labas (2–0)Hagenow (1–2)Edwards (3) SECN 1,04119–95–6Apr. 11 LSU Kentucky Proud Park 13–4Lee (3–2)Money (1–1)none SECN+ 1,21620–96–6Apr. 13 Kentucky Proud Park 12–0Kammin (1–0)Nolan (0–3)none SECN+ 70221–9Apr. 16 at Georgia Foley Field 6–1Stupp (4–2)Webb (2–2)none SECN+ 66422–97–6Apr. 17 at Georgia Foley Field 7–8Harris (3–0)Daniels (1–3)Woods (1) SECN 66422–107–7Apr. 18 at Georgia Foley Field 6–17Woods (2–0)Lee (3–3)none SECN+ 66422–117–8Apr. 20 Louisville Kentucky Proud Park 5–12Lohman (1–1)Kammin (1–1)none SECN+ 1,73022–12Apr. 23 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park 1–10Ras (6–1)Stupp (4–3)none SECN+ 1,20522–137–9Apr. 25 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park 5–2Harney (3–0)Smith (0–5)Rigsby (2) SECN+ 1,95323–138–9Apr. 25 Alabama Kentucky Proud Park 11–0Lee (4–3)Freeman (0–1)none SECN+ 1,95324–139–9Apr. 27 Kentucky Proud Park 7–6Ramsey (2–0)Bryce (2–2)none SECN+ 1,28925–13Apr. 29 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 4–14Dallas (7–1)Stupp (4–4)noneESPNU 1,51125–149–10Apr. 30 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8–2Degen (2–0)Heflin (2–2)none SECN+ 2,40026–1410–10 May (3–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMay 1 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2–11Tidwell (5–2)Lee (4–4)Walsh (5) SECN+ 2,10126–1510–11May 6 Florida Kentucky Proud Park 7–5Harper SECN 27–1511–11May 7 Florida Kentucky Proud Park 5–8 SECN+ 27–1611–12May 8 Florida Kentucky Proud Park 2–9 SECN+ 27–1711–13May 11 Cancelled Kentucky Proud Park SECN May 14 South Carolina Kentucky Proud Park 6–12 SECN+ 27–1811–14May 15 South Carolina Kentucky Proud Park 0–9 SECN+ 27–1911–15May 16 South Carolina Kentucky Proud Park 6–11 SECN+ 27–2011–16May 18 Kentucky Proud Park 8–4 SECN+ 28–20May 20 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 2–4 SECN+ 28–2111–17May 21 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 2–8 SECN+ 28–2211–18May 22 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 7–5 SECN+ 29–2212–18 Postseason (0–1) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT RecordMay 25 Florida Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL1–4 SECN 29–230–1 † 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

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

References

External links Kentucky Baseball