2026 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

2026 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
D1Baseball.comNo. 15
Record19–4 (4–2 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. 5 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 18 – 2   .900
No. 18 Florida  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 19 – 3   .864
No. 15 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 18 – 3   .857
No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 2   .900
No. 7 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 4   .818
No. 8 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 17 – 5   .773
No. 4 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 16 – 6   .727
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 13 – 9   .591
No. 23 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 3   .850
No. 6 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 4   .810
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 18 – 5   .783
No. 22 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 15 – 6   .714
LSU ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 16 – 7   .696
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 15 – 6   .714
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 15 – 7   .682
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 12 – 10   .545
As of March 20, 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 – 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

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 (19–4)
Regular season (19–4)
March (11–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1[13] St. John's* No. 22 Kentucky Proud Park W 3–1 Harris (2–1) Mowad (1–1) Bounds (1) SECN+ 2,300 9–2 –
March 3[14] at Eastern Kentucky* No. 21 Turkey Hughes Field W 10–07 Skelding (1–0) Pumphrey (0–1) ESPN+ 1,011 10–2 –
March 4[15] Eastern Kentucky* No. 21 Kentucky Proud Park W 8–4 Adcock (1–1) Cartledge (0–1) SECN+ 2,218 11–2 –
March 6[16] The Citadel* No. 21 Kentucky Proud Park W 10–5 Mattison (2-0) Gibson (1–1) Bennett (3) SECN+ 2,962 12–2 –
March 7[17] The Citadel* No. 21 Kentucky Proud Park W 12–7 Bounds (2-1) Brown (0-2) SECN+ 2,166 13–2 –
March 8[18] The Citadel* No. 21 Kentucky Proud Park W 13–5 Bennett (1-0) Bottar (0-1) SECN+ 2,392 14–2 –
March 10[19] Ball State* No. 21 Kentucky Proud Park W 10–3 Boone (1-0) Jones (0-2) SECN+ 2,694 15–2 –
March 13[20] Alabama No. 21 Kentucky Proud Park W 7–4 Jelkin (4-0) Fay (3-2) Bennett (4) SECN+ 2,717 16–2 1–0
March 14[21] Alabama No. 21 Kentucky Proud Park W 8–7 Skelding (2-0) Adams (3-1) Bennett (5) SECN+ 3,178 17–2 2–0
March 15[22] Alabama No. 21 Kentucky Proud Park W 6–4 Harris (3-1) Upchurch (3-2) Adcock (1) SECN+ 3,046 18–2 3–0
March 17 Marshall* No. 15 Kentucky Proud Park Postponed
March 19[23] at Ole Miss No. 15 Swayze Field L 0–5 Elliott (3-0) Cleaver (1-1) Rabe (2) SECN 9,013 18–3 3–1
March 20[24] at Ole Miss No. 15 Swayze Field W 3–1 Jelkin (5-0) Calhoun (1-1) Adcock (2) SECN+ 9,710 19–3 4–1
March 21[25] at Ole Miss No. 15 Swayze Field L 9–12 Hooks (1-0) Bounds (2-1) SECN+ 9,873 19–4 4–2
March 24 Murray State* Kentucky Proud Park SECN+ – –
March 27 at LSU Alex Box Stadium SECN+ – –
March 28 at LSU Alex Box Stadium SECN+ – –
March 29 at LSU Alex Box Stadium SECN+ – –
March 31 Miami* Alex Box Stadium 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:[26]

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'[27]RVRV*RV242218
Baseball America[28]—25———20
NCBWA†[29]2118RVRV2519
D1Baseball[30]181822212115
Perfect Game[31]———252416

† 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

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  2. ^ a b "2026 Baseball Roster". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
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  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.
  14. ^ "Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky (3/3)" (PDF). ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  15. ^ "Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky (3/4)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  16. ^ "The Citadel at Kentucky (3/6)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  17. ^ "The Citadel at Kentucky (3/7)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  18. ^ "The Citadel at Kentucky (3/8)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  19. ^ "Ball State at Kentucky (3/10)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  20. ^ "Alabama at Kentucky (3/13)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  21. ^ "Alabama at Kentucky (3/14)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  22. ^ "Alabama at Kentucky (3/15)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  23. ^ "Kentucky at Ole Miss (3/19)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  24. ^ "Kentucky at Ole Miss (3/20)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  25. ^ "Kentucky at Ole Miss (3/21)" (PDF). University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  26. ^ "2026 Baseball Schedule". ukathletics.com. University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  27. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  28. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  29. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  30. ^ D1 Baseball
  31. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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