# 2025 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The 2025 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats play their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished 46–16, 22–8 in the SEC to tie for the SEC regular season championship. They lost to South Carolina in the SEC tournament. The Wildcats then competed in the NCAA tournament, winning the Lexington Regional and the Lexington Super Regional earning the program's first ever trip to the College World Series in Omaha. They went 1-2 in the CWS before being eliminated.

## Schedule and results

2025 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log (14–3) :
Regular season (14–4) :
February (7–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| February 14 (DH) | at Lipscomb* | Dugan Field | W 11–0$^7$ | McCay (1–0) | Poindexter (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 322 | 1–0 | – |
| February 14 (DH) | at Lipscomb* | Dugan Field | L 1–3 | Ramos (1–0) | Cleaver (0–1) | Kantola (1) | SECN+ | 432 | 1–1 | – |
| February 16 | at Lipscomb* | Dugan Field | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) |
| February 21 | at Belmont* | E.S. Rose Park | W 2–1 | McCay (2–0) | Pryor (0–2) | Gregorson (1) | TBA | 365 | 2–1 | – |
| February 22 | at Belmont | E.S. Rose Park | W 12–0 | Cleaver (1–1) | Ruzicka (0–1) | None | TBA | 414 | 3–1 | – |
| February 23 | at Belmont | E.S. Rose Park | W 9–5 | Rouse (1–0) | Brown (0–2) | None | TBA | 452 | 4–1 | – |
| February 25 | Evansville* | Kentucky Proud Park | W 24–3$^7$ | N. Harris (1–0) | James (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,088 | 5–1 | – |
| February 26 | Morehead State* | Kentucky Proud Park | W 8–2 | L. Harris (1–0) | Wojtarowicz (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,980 | 6–1 | – |
| February 28 | Hofstra* | Kentucky Proud Park | W 7–5 | Byers (1–0) | Bauer (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 2,770 | 7–1 | – |
March (7–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| March 1 | Hofstra* | Kentucky Proud Park | W 6–1 | Cleaver (2–1) | Nemjo (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 2,389 | 8–1 | – |
| March 2 | Hofstra* | Kentucky Proud Park | W 9–1 | Rouse (1–0) | Brown (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 2,310 | 9–1 | – |
| March 4 | at Eastern Kentucky* | Turkey Hughes Field | W 16–0$^7$ | N. Harris (2–0) | Lawson (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,187 | 10–1 | – |
| March 5 | Eastern Kentucky* | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) | Canceled (weather) |
| March 7 | Wofford* | Kentucky Proud Park | W 12–2$^7$ | McCay (3–0) | Little (2–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,456 | 11–1 | – |
| March 8 | Wofford* | Kentucky Proud Park | L 5-12 | Davis (3–0) | Nove (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,535 | 11–2 | – |
| March 9 | Wofford* | Kentucky Proud Park | W 2–1 | Rouse (3–0) | Laughlin (1–1) | None | SECN+ | 2,689 | 12–2 | – |
| March 11 | Northern Illinois | Kentucky Proud Park | W 9–2 | Harris (3–0) | Micklinghoff (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,912 | 13–2 | – |
| March 14 | at No. 4 Georgia | Foley Field Athens, GA | L 6–12 | Radtke (3–0) | Nove (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,633 | 13–3 | 0–1 |
| March 15 | at No. 4 Georgia | Foley Field | W 10–7 | Adcock (1–0) | Hoskins (0–1) | Rouse (1) | SECN+ | 3,633 | 14–3 | 1–1 |
| March 16 | at No. 4 Georgia | Foley Field | L 10–17 | Zeldin (1–0) | Gregersen (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,282 | 14–4 | 1–2 |
| March 18 | Murray State* | Kentucky Proud Park | | | | | SECN+ | | – | – |
| March 21 | No. 20 Auburn | Kentucky Proud Park | | | | | SECN+ | | – | – |
| March 22 | No. 20 Auburn | Kentucky Proud Park | | | | | SECN+ | | – | – |
| March 23 | No. 20 Auburn | Kentucky Proud Park | | | | | SECN | | – | – |
| March 25 | Xavier* | Kentucky Proud Park | | | | | SECN+ | | – | – |
| March 28 | at Texas A&M | Blue Bell Park College Station, TX | | | | | SECN+ | | – | – |
| March 29 | at Texas A&M | Blue Bell Park | | | | | SECN+ | | – | – |
| March 30 | at Texas A&M | Blue Bell Park | | | | | SECN+ | | – | – |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 3 | Ole Miss | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN+ | – | – |
| April 4 | Ole Miss | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN | – | – |
| April 5 | Oles Miss | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN+ | – | – |
| April 8 | at Louisville* | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | ACCN | – | – |
| April 11 | Texas | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN+ | – | – |
| April 12 | Texas | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN | – | – |
| April 13 | Texas | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN | – | – |
| April 15 | at Miami (OH)* | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN | – | – |
| April 18 | at Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN | SECN+ | – | – |
| April 19 | at Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | SECN+ | – | – |
| April 20 | at Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | SECN+ | – | – |
| April 22 | Louisville* | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN+ | – | – |
| April 25 | South Carolina | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN+ | – | – |
| April 26 | South Carolina | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN+ | – | – |
| April 27 | South Carolina | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN+ | – | – |
| April 29 | at Western Kentucky* | Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY | ESPN+ | – | – |
May (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 2 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS | SECN+ | – | – |
| May 3 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | SECN+ | – | – |
| May 4 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | SECN | – | – |
| May 9 | Oklahoma | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN+ | – | – |
| May 10 | Oklahoma | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN | – | – |
| May 11 | Oklahoma | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN+ | – | – |
| May 13 | Northern Kentucky* | Kentucky Proud Park | SECN+ | – | – |
| May 15 | at Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field Nashville, TN | SECN+ | – | – |
| May 16 | at Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | SECN+ | – | – |
| May 17 | at Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | 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: :

## Record vs. conference opponents

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2025 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2025 SEC baseball game results, 2025 SEC baseball schedule :
| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | VAN | Tm | SR | SW |
| ALA | 3–0 | | . | 4/6 | 5/17 | 5/11 | . | 4/19 | 4/13 | 4/27 | 3/30 | . | . | 3/23 | . | 3–0 | 5/4 | ALA | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| ARK | 2–1 | . | | . | 4/27 | 4/13 | . | 5/11 | . | 4/6 | . | 2–1 | 3/23 | 5/17 | 5/4 | 4/19 | 3/30 | ARK | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| AUB | 2–1 | 4/6 | . | | . | 3/30 | 3/23 | 4/13 | 4/27 | . | . | 5/17 | 5/11 | 5/4 | 4/19 | . | 2–1 | AUB | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| FLA | 0–3 | 5/17 | 4/27 | . | | 3/23 | . | . | 4/20 | 4/13 | . | 3/30 | 5/4 | 0–3 | 5/11 | . | 4/6 | FLA | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| UGA | 2–1 | 5/11 | 4/13 | 3/30 | 3/23 | | 2–1 | . | . | 5/4 | 4/27 | . | . | . | 4/6 | 5/17 | 4/19 | UGA | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| KEN | 1–2 | . | . | 3/23 | . | 1–2 | | . | 5/4 | . | 5/11 | 4/6 | 4/27 | 4/20 | 4/13 | 3/30 | 5/17 | KEN | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| LSU | 3–0 | 4/19 | 5/11 | 4/13 | . | . | . | | 3/30 | 3–0 | 4/6 | . | 5/17 | 4/27 | 3/23 | 5/4 | . | LSU | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| MSU | 0–3 | 4/13 | . | 4/27 | 4/20 | . | 5/4 | 3/30 | | 5/17 | 3/23 | 5/11 | 4/6 | . | 0–3 | . | . | MSU | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| MIZ | 0–3 | 4/27 | 4/6 | . | 4/13 | 5/4 | . | 0–3 | 5/17 | | 4/19 | 3/23 | . | . | 3/30 | 5/11 | . | MIZ | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| OKL | 2–1 | 3/30 | . | . | . | 4/27 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 3/23 | 4/19 | | 5/4 | 2–1 | . | 5/17 | . | 4/13 | OKL | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| OMS | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 5/17 | 3/30 | . | 4/6 | . | 5/11 | 3/23 | 5/4 | | 4/19 | 4/13 | . | . | 4/27 | OMS | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| SCA | 1–2 | . | 3/23 | 5/11 | 5/4 | . | 4/27 | 5/17 | 4/6 | . | 1–2 | 4/19 | | 3/30 | . | 4/13 | . | SCA | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| TEN | 3–0 | 3/23 | 5/17 | 5/4 | 3–0 | . | 4/20 | 4/27 | . | . | . | 4/13 | 3/30 | | . | 4/6 | 5/11 | TEN | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| TEX | 3–0 | . | 5/4 | 4/19 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 4/13 | 3/23 | 3–0 | 3/30 | 5/17 | . | . | . | | 4/27 | . | TEX | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| TAM | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4/19 | . | . | 5/17 | 3/30 | 5/4 | . | 5/11 | . | . | 4/13 | 4/6 | 4/27 | | 3/23 | TAM | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| VAN | 1–2 | 5/4 | 3/30 | 1–2 | 4/6 | 4/19 | 5/17 | . | . | . | 4/13 | 4/27 | . | 5/11 | . | 3/23 | | VAN | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | VAN | Team | SR | SW |
Updated for all games through March 16, 2025.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| Coaches' | 24 | 24* | RV | RV | — | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 26 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | — | — | — | RV | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 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.