# 2022 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The 2022 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats play their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished 29–23, 12–18 in the SEC to finish in sixth place in the East division. They were not invited to the postseason.

## Schedule and results

2022 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| February 18 | at Jacksonville State | Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, AL | 10-8 | Harney (1–0) | Causey (0–1) | None | 1,028 | 1-0 |
| February 19 | at Jacksonville State | Rudy Abbott Field | 6-2 | Cotto (1–0) | Jones (0–1) | None | 1,566 | 2-0 |
| February 20 | at Jacksonville State | Rudy Abbott Field | 15-1 | Bosma (1–0) | Fortner (0–1) | None | 989 | 3-0 |
| February 22 | Southeast Missouri State | Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY | Cancelled | | | | | |
| February 23 | Bellarmine | Kentucky Proud Park | 3-2 | Strickland (1–0) | Craven(1-1) | None | 1,568 | 4-0 |
| February 25 | Western Michigan | Kentucky Proud Park | 14-3 | Stupp (1–0) | Huisman (0–1) | None | 1,594 | 5-0 |
| February 26 | Western Michigan | Kentucky Proud Park | 13-12 | Strickland (2–0) | Berg (0–1) | None | 1,669 | 6-0 |
| February 27 | Western Michigan | Kentucky Proud Park | 16-5 | Williams (1–0) | Vlcek (0–1) | None | 1,709 | 7-0 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| March 1 | Western Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | 5-7 | Vinyard (2–0) | Strickland (2–1) | None | 1,597 | 7-1 | |
| March 2 | Evansville | Kentucky Proud Park | 5-4 | Moore (1–0) | Reinhardt (0–1) | Williams (1) | 1,737 | 8-1 | |
| March 4 | TCU | Kentucky Proud Park | 13-11 | Harney (2–0) | Perez (1-1) | None | 1,776 | 9-1 | |
| March 5 | TCU | Kentucky Proud Park | 5-1 | Bosma (2–0) | Cornelio (1-1) | None | 2,270 | 10-1 | |
| March 6 | TCU | Kentucky Proud Park | 8-12 | Ridings (1–0) | Harper (0–1) | None | 2,270 | 10-2 | |
| March 8 | Murray State | Kentucky Proud Park | 9-1 | Logue (1–0) | Roulette (0–1) | None | 1,653 | 11-2 | |
| March 9 | Ohio | Kentucky Proud Park | 8-9 | Sells (1–0) | Strickland (2-2) | None | 1,527 | 11-3 | |
| March 11 | High Point | Kentucky Proud Park | 14-3 | Stupp (2–0) | Merritt (1–3) | None | 3,104 | 12-3 | |
| March 12 | High Point | Kentucky Proud Park | 9-5 | Williams (2–0) | Keith (0–2) | None | 3,104 | 13-3 | |
| March 13 | High Point | Kentucky Proud Park | 4-3 | Harney (3–0) | Garcia (1–2) | None | 1,591 | 14-3 | |
| March 15 | at Indiana | Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, IN | 7-20 | Kraft (1–0) | Logue (1-1) | Holderfield (1) | 1,884 | 14-4 | |
| March 18 | at Arkansas | Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR | 2-6 | Noland (3–1) | Stupp (2–1) | None | 9,993 | 14-5 | 0-1 |
| March 19 | at Arkansas | Baum–Walker Stadium | 3-9 | Smith (4–1) | Cotto (1-1) | Vermillion (1) | 10,300 | 14-6 | 0-2 |
| March 20 | at Arkansas | Baum–Walker Stadium | 1-3 | Wiggins (3–0) | Bosma (2–1) | Tygart (1) | 10,317 | 14-7 | 0-3 |
| March 22 | Morehead State | Kentucky Proud Park | 7-5 | Hudepohl (1–0) | Callahan (0–2) | Guilfoil (1) | 1,697 | 15-7 | |
| March 25 | Georgia | Kentucky Proud Park | 2-4 | Cannon (5–1) | Stupp (2-2) | Woods (1) | 1,785 | 15-8 | 0-4 |
| March 26 | Georgia | Kentucky Proud Park | 10-8 | Harney (4–0) | Wagner (5–1) | Guilfoil (1) | 1,981 | 16-8 | 1-4 |
| March 27 | Georgia | Kentucky Proud Park | 18-5 | Bosma (3–1) | Melear (1-1) | None | 1,819 | 17-8 | 2-4 |
| March 29 | Eastern Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | 3-6 | Kalandros (3–0) | Logue (1–2) | Brian (1) | 1,865 | 17-9 | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 1 | Ole Miss | | Kentucky Proud Park | 1-2 | Harney (4–1) | Johnson (1–0) | None | 2,042 | 17-10 | 2–5 |
| April 2 | Ole Miss | | Kentucky Proud Park | 9-2 | Williams (3–0) | Maddox (2–1) | None | 2,339 | 18-10 | 3-5 |
| April 3 | Ole Miss | | Kentucky Proud Park | 1-10 | Washburn (4–1) | Bosma (3–2) | None | 2,480 | 18-11 | 3-6 |
| April 5 | Louisville | Cancelled | Kentucky Proud Park | | | | | | | |
| April 7 | at Texas A&M | | Blue Bell Park College Station, TX | 2-3 | Palisch (3-3) | Harney (4–2) | None | 5,755 | 18-12 | 3-7 |
| April 8 | at Texas A&M | | Blue Bell Park | 7-3 | Harper (1-1) | Prager (0–1) | Guilfoil (1) | 6,529 | 19-12 | 4-7 |
| April 9 | at Texas A&M | | Blue Bell Park | 3-17 | Dallas (4–1) | Bosma (3-3) | None | 6,478 | 19-13 | 4-8 |
| April 12 | Bellarmine | | Kentucky Proud Park | 11-1 | Harper (2–1) | Johnson (0–2) | None | 1,693 | 20-13 | |
| April 14 | at Missouri | | Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO | 15-6 | Hazelwood (1–0) | Miles (2–3) | Hagenow (1) | 931 | 21-13 | 5-8 |
| April 15 | at Missouri | | Taylor Stadium | 4-9 | Neubeck (3–1) | Harney (4–3) | None | 1,011 | 21-14 | 5-9 |
| April 16 | at Missouri | | Taylor Stadium | 6-10 | Guilfoil (0–1) | Carter (3–1) | None | 1,231 | 21-15 | 5-10 |
| April 19 | at Louisville | | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | 2-4 | Walter (2–0) | Logue (1–3) | Prosecky (1) | 3,615 | 25-11 | |
| April 22 | Vanderbilt | | Kentucky Proud Park | 0-10 | McElvain (5–2) | Hazelwood (1-1) | None | 2,506 | 21-17 | 5-11 |
| April 23 | Vanderbilt | | Kentucky Proud Park | 3-2 | Lee (1–0) | Holton (4–3) | Guilfoil (1) | 2,394 | 22-17 | 6-11 |
| April 24 | Vanderbilt | | Kentucky Proud Park | 3-5 | Cunningham (2–0) | Logue (1–4) | Schultz (1) | 2,833 | 22-18 | 6-12 |
| April 26 | Dayton | | Kentucky Proud Park | 12-1 | Cotto (2–1) | Whitten (2–1) | None | 1,625 | 23-18 | |
| April 29 | at Florida | | Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL | 2-9 | Sproat (5–4) | Hazelwood (1–2) | None | 4,836 | 23-19 | 6-13 |
| April 30 | at Florida | | Condron Ballpark | 1-9 | Neely (2–0) | Lee (1-1) | None | 5,245 | 23-20 | 6-14 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 1 | at Florida | Condron Ballpark | 8-1 | Harney (5–3) | Slater (2–3) | None | 4,542 | 24-20 | 7-14 |
| May 5 | Tennessee | Kentucky Proud Park | 3-2 | Guilfoil (1-1) | Mclaughlin (2–1) | None | 2,394 | 25-20 | 8-14 |
| May 6 | Tennessee | Kentucky Proud Park | 5-2 | Lee (2–1) | Tidwell (1-1) | Harney (1) | 2,661 | 26-20 | 9-14 |
| May 7 | Tennessee | Kentucky Proud Park | 2-7 | Walsh (3–1) | Hudepohl (1-1) | None | 3,209 | 26-21 | 9-15 |
| May 10 | UT Martin | Kentucky Proud Park | Cancelled | | | | | | |
| May 13 | at South Carolina | Founders Park Columbia, SC | 3-11 | Thomas (1-1) | Strickland (2–3) | None | 6,139 | 26-22 | 9-16 |
| May 14 | at South Carolina | Founders Park | 0-7 | Hall (3–4) | Harney (5–4) | None | 6,065 | 26-23 | 12-14 |
| May 15 | at South Carolina | Founders Park | 7-1 | Hazelwood (2-2) | Sanders (7–3) | None | 5,846 | 27-23 | 12-15 |
| May 17 | Tennessee Tech | Kentucky Proud Park | 13-0 | Cotto (3–1) | Hewitt (0–1) | None | 1,780 | 28-23 | 10-17 |
| May 19 | Auburn | Kentucky Proud Park | 5-1 | Harper (3–1) | Barnett (2-2) | Harney (2) | 2,734 | 29-23 | 11-18 |
| May 20 | Auburn | Kentucky Proud Park | 3-6 | Bright (3–4) | Hudepohl (1–2) | Burkhalter (13) | 2,734 | 29-23 | 11-17 |
| May 21 | Auburn | Kentucky Proud Park | 6-3 | Guilfoil (2–1) | Skipper(5–3) | None | 2,355 | 30-24 | 12-18 |
Post-season :
SEC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 24 | Auburn | 5 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | 3-1 | Guilfoil (3–1) | Burkhalter (4–2) | None | SECN | 5,742 | 31-24 | 1-0 |
| May 26 | LSU | 4 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | 6-11 | Hilliard (7–1) | Hazelwood (2–3) | None | SECN | 9,697 | 31-25 | 1-1 |
| May 27 | Vanderbilt | 8 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | 10-2 | Harper (4–1) | McElvain (5-5) | Guilfoil (1) | SECN | 5,743 | 32-25 | 2-1 |
| May 28 | LSU | 4 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | 7-2 | Bosma (4–3) | Hasty (2–1) | None | SECN | 7,102 | 33-25 | 3-1 |
| May 28 | Tennessee | 1 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | 1-12 | Burns (8–1) | Strickland (2–4) | None | SECN | 8,924 | 33-26 | 3-2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Kentucky team member 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.
2022 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2022 SEC baseball game results, 2022 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 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | ALA | W6 | 3–7 | 1–1 |
| ARK | 18–12 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | ARK | W2 | 6–4 | 2–0 |
| AUB | 16–13 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | AUB | W4 | 5–5 | 1–0 |
| FLA | 15–15 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | FLA | E3 | 6–4 | 1–2 |
| UGA | 15–15 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | UGA | E2 | 4–6 | 1–0 |
| KEN | 12–18 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | KEN | E6 | 3–7 | 0–1 |
| LSU | 17–13 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | LSU | W3 | 6–4 | 3–2 |
| MSU | 9–21 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | MSU | W7 | 3–7 | 0–4 |
| MIZZ | 10–20 | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 4–6 | 0–4 |
| MISS | 14–16 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | MISS | W5 | 4–6 | 2–2 |
| SCAR | 13–17 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | SCAR | E5 | 4–6 | 1–2 |
| TENN | 25–5 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | . | 3–0 | TENN | E1 | 9–1 | 6–0 |
| TAMU | 19–11 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | TAMU | W1 | 8–2 | 1–0 |
| VAN | 14–16 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | VAN | E4 | 5–5 | 1–2 |
| 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. Tiebrkrs: UGA>FLA hd–hd. VAN>MISS ARK common.