# 2021 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

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.

## 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 | 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 | 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$^{10}$ | 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 recordsvte
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 |