# 2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The 2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kentucky Proud Park. On March 17, 2020, the Southeastern Conference canceled all intercollegiate sports for member institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which terminated the season.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished 26–29 overall, and 7–23 in the conference.

### 2019 MLB Draft

The Wildcats had three players drafted in the 2019 MLB draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Zack Thompson | Pitcher | 1 | 19 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Carson Coleman | Pitcher | 33 | 998 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Ryan Shinn | Outfield | 34 | 1018 | New York Mets |
| Sam Wibbels | Pitcher | 36 | 1083 | Washington Nationals |
| Jaden Brown | Shortstop | 40 | 1203 | Washington Nationals |
Players in bold are signees drafted from high school that will attend Kentucky.

## Schedule and results

2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| February 14 | at TCU | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | 1-5 | Haylen (1-0) | Ramsey (0-1) | None | 3,879 | 0-1 | – |
| February 15 | at TCU | Lupton Stadium | 1-7 | Krob (1-0) | Stupp (0-1) | None | 3,986 | 0-2 | - |
| February 16 | at TCU | Lupton Stadium | 5-10 | Hill (1-0) | Marsh (0-1) | None | 4,030 | 0-3 | - |
| February 18 | Southeast Missouri State | Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY | 9-4 | Harper (1-0) | Mcneely (0-1) | Degen (1) | 1,922 | 1-3 | - |
| February 21 | Appalachian State | Kentucky Proud Park | 7-3 | Ramsey (1-1) | Tuthill (0-2) | None | 2,019 | 2-3 | - |
| February 22 | Appalachian State | Kentucky Proud Park | 21-4 | Hazelwood (1-0) | Roberts (0-1) | None | 2,217 | 3-3 | - |
| February 23 | Appalachian State | Kentucky Proud Park | 8-7$^{15}$ | Daniels (1-0) | Cole (0-1) | None | 2,392 | 4-3 | - |
| February 25 | Tennessee Tech | Kentucky Proud Park | 13-3 | Stupp (1-1) | Fisher (0-1) | Gambino (1) | 1,901 | 5-3 | - |
| February 26 | Eastern Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | Postponed | | | | | | |
| February 28 | UNC Wilmington | Kentucky Proud Park | 0-8 | Sharpe (2-0) | Ramsey (1-2) | None | 1,987 | 5-4 | - |
| February 29 | UNC Wilmington | Kentucky Proud Park | 0-3 | Roupp (3-0) | Hazelwood (1-1) | Smith (3) | 2,005 | 5-5 | - |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| March 1 | UNC Wilmington | Kentucky Proud Park | 4-7 | Gesell (2-1) | Lee (0-1) | Deatherage (2) | | 2,427 | 5-6 | - |
| March 3 | Cincinnati | Kentucky Proud Park | 12-4 | Marsh (1-1) | Vore (0-1) | None | | 2,073 | 6-6 | - |
| March 4 | Murray State | Kentucky Proud Park | 9-8 | Lee (1-1) | Jones (1-2) | None | | 2,093 | 7-6 | - |
| March 7 | Norfolk State | Kentucky Proud Park | 11-1 | Hazelwood (2-1) | Wright (0-3) | None | | 2,248 | 8-6 | - |
| March 8 | Oakland | Kentucky Proud Park | 11-6 | Daniels (2-0) | Keathley (0-2) | None | | 2,564 | 9-6 | - |
| March 8 | Oakland | Kentucky Proud Park | 13-2 | Ramsey (2-2) | Nolin (0-1) | None | | 2,564 | 10-6 | - |
| March 10 | Western Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | 10-4 | Marsh (2-1) | Peter (0-2) | None | | 2,094 | 11-6 | - |
| March 13 | at No. 6 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field Nashville, TN | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 14 | at No. 6 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 15 | at No. 6 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 17 | at Indiana | Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, IN | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 20 | Florida | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 21 | Florida | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 22 | Florida | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 24 | Morehead State | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 27 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 28 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| March 29 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 1 | Xavier | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 3 | Alabama | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 4 | Alabama | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 5 | Alabama | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 7 | Louisville | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 9 | LSU | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 10 | LSU | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 11 | LSU | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 14 | UT Martin | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 16 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park Auburn, AL | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 17 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 18 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 21 | at Louisville | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 23 | Missouri | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 24 | Missouri | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| April 25 | Missouri | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 1 | at Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 2 | at Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 3 | at Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 5 | Wright State | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 8 | South Carolina | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 9 | South Carolina | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 10 | South Carolina | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 12 | Northern Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 14 | at Georgia | Foley Field Athens, GA | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 15 | at Georgia | Foley Field | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| May 16 | at Georgia | Foley Field | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
Post-season :
SEC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 19–24 | | | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = Kentucky team member :
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## 2020 MLB Draft

The Wildcats did not have any players selected in the 2020 MLB draft.