# 2023 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The 2023 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kentucky Proud Park.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished 33–26, 12–18 in the SEC to finish in sixth place in the East division. They competed in the SEC tournament, but not in the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

2023 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| February 17 | at Elon | Latham Park Elon, NC | 0-2 | Sprague (1-0) | L. Martin (0-1) | Simon (1) | 787 | 0-1 |
| February 18 | at Elon | Latham Park | 5-1 | T. Bosma (1-0) | Mitrovich (0-1) | A Strickland (1) | 863 | 1-1 |
| February 19 | at Elon | Latham Park | 4-0 | Z. Lee (1-0) | Sprock (0-1) | None | 702 | 2-1 |
| February 21 | Evansville | Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY | 6-3 | T. Smith (1-0) | Harris (0-1) | M. Moore (1) | 1,994 | 3-1 |
| February 24 | Wright State | Kentucky Proud Park | 8-3 | L. Martin (1-1) | Shirk, J (1-1) | D. Williams (1) | 1,775 | 4-1 |
| February 25 | Wright State | Kentucky Proud Park | 9-12 | Gongora, S (1-0) | T. Bosma (1-1) | Luikart, J (1) | 1,817 | 4-2 |
| February 26 | Wright State | Kentucky Proud Park | 15-0 | Z. Lee (2-0) | Theis, A (0-2) | None | 1,948 | 5-2 |
| February 28 | Morehead State | Kentucky Proud Park | 15-1 | T. Smith (2-0) | Bradshaw, R. (0-1) | None | 1,948 | 6-2 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| March 4 | Indiana State | | Kentucky Proud Park | 4-2 | D. Williams (1-0) | Lybarger,B (1-1) | None | | 1,963 | 7-2 | |
| March 4 | Indiana State | | Kentucky Proud Park | 5-4 | T. Bosma (2-1) | Jachec,M (0-2) | M. Moore (2) | | 2,066 | 8-2 | |
| March 5 | Indiana State | | Kentucky Proud Park | 7-6 | R. Hagenow (1-0) | Cutts,B (0-2) | None | | 2,128 | 9-2 | |
| March 7 | Murray State | | Kentucky Proud Park | 6-2 | J. Nove (1-0) | Lyke (0-1) | M. Moore (3) | | 1,675 | 10-2 | |
| March 8 | Ohio | | Kentucky Proud Park | 9-2 | A Strickland (1-0) | Jerger, Jayd (0-1) | None | | 1,491 | 11-2 | |
| March 10 | at Southern Illinois | | Itchy Jones Stadium Carbondale, Illinois | 5-4$^{10}$ | S. Chavez (1-0) | J. Bloemer (1-1) | None | | 416 | 12-2 | |
| March 11 | Southern Illinois | | Itchy Jones Stadium | 7-2 | T. Bosma (3-1) | E. Dermody (1-1) | None | | 280 | 13-2 | |
| March 12 | Southern Illinois | | Itchy Jones Stadium | 12-3 | Z. Lee (3-0) | P. Bonzagni (1-2) | None | | 372 | 14-2 | |
| March 14 | Indiana | | Kentucky Proud Park | 12-2 | J. Nove (2-0) | Levy (0-2) | None | SECN+ | 1,486 | 15-2 | |
| March 17 | Mississippi State | | Kentucky Proud Park | 6-5$^{10}$ | S. Chavez (2-0) | Dohm (3-2) | None | SECN+ | 1,646 | 16-2 | 1-0 |
| March 18 | Mississippi State | | Kentucky Proud Park | 12-3 | R. Hagenow (2-0) | Gartman (1-1) | None | SECN+ | 1,827 | 17-2 | 2-0 |
| March 19 | Mississippi State | | Kentucky Proud Park | 17-3$^7$ | R. Giles (1-0) | Yntema (1-2) | None | SECN | 1,680 | 18-2 | 3-0 |
| March 21 | Eastern Kentucky | 22 | Kentucky Proud Park | 9-3 | J. Nove (3-0) | Vargas, A. (1-1) | None | | 1,963 | 19-2 | |
| March 24 | at No. 25 Alabama | 22 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 4-3$^{12}$ | Hise (1-0) | Myers (0-1) | Hagenow (1) | SEC+ | 3,175 | 20-2 | 4-0 |
| March 25 | at No. 25 Alabama | 22 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 9-5 | Strickland (2-0) | Holman (4-1) | None | SECN | 4,321 | 21-2 | 5-0 |
| March 26 | at No. 25 Alabama | 22 | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | 3-4 | Woods (2-0) | Chavez (2-1) | None | SECN | 3,164 | 21-3 | 5-1 |
| March 28 | at Western Kentucky | 16 | Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, Kentucky | 10-8 | Logue (1-0) | Jones(2-1) | Hise (1) | | 682 | 22-3 | |
| March 31 | No. 25 Missouri | 16 | Kentucky Proud Park | 12-2$^7$ | Williams (2-0) | Troesser (2-2) | None | SECN+ | 2,018 | 23-3 | 6-1 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 1 | No. 25 Missouri | 16 | Kentucky Proud Park | 10-0$^8$ | Bosma (4-1) | Franklin (4-2) | None | SECN+ | 3,156 | 24-3 | 7-1 |
| April 2 | No. 25 Missouri | 16 | Kentucky Proud Park | 3-1 | Moore (1-0) | Murphy (3-2) | Chavez (1) | SECN | 2,646 | 25-3 | 8-1 |
| April 4 | Dayton | 9 | Kentucky Proud Park | 13-6 | Cotto (1-0) | Packard (0-5) | None | SECN+ | 3,274 | 26-3 | |
| April 7 | at Georgia | 9 | Foley Field Athens, Georgia | 7-4 | Moore (2-0) | Marsh (1-1) | None | SECN+ | 3,282 | 27-3 | 9-1 |
| April 9 | at Georgia | 9 | Foley Field | 0-3 | Sullivan (4-1) | Bosma (4-2) | None | SECN | 2,763 | 27-4 | 9-2 |
| April 9 | at Georgia | 9 | Foley Field | 2-6 | Goldstein (1-1) | Lee (3-1) | Finley (1) | SECN+ | 2,763 | 27-5 | 9-3 |
| April 11 | at Louisville | | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | Postponed | | | | | | | |
| April 13 | at No. 1 LSU | 11 | Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 6-16 | Hise (1-1) | None | SECN | 11,061 | 27-6 | 9-4 |
| April 14 | at No. 1 LSU | 11 | Alex Box Stadium | 13-10 | Williams (3-0) | Herring (2-1) | Giles (1) | SECN+ | 11,675 | 28-6 | 10-4 |
| April 15 | at No. 1 LSU | 11 | Alex Box Stadium | 6-7 | Collins (2-0) | Lee (3-2) | None | SECN+ | 10,912 | 28-7 | 10-5 |
| April 18 | Xavier | 11 | Kentucky Proud Park | 13-2 | Smith (3-0) | Hoskins (4-2) | None | SECN+ | 2,662 | 29-7 | |
| April 22 | Texas A&M | 11 | Kentucky Proud Park | 3-6 | Aschenbeck (6-0) | R. Giles (1-1) | Johnston (3) | SECN+ | 3,582 | 29-8 | 10-6 |
| April 22 | Texas A&M | 11 | Kentucky Proud Park | 7-8 | Sdao (1-2) | M. Moore (2-1) | Johnston (4) | SECN+ | 3,012 | 29-9 | 10-7 |
| April 23 | Texas A&M | 11 | Kentucky Proud Park | 8-1 | E. Byers (1-0) | Dillard (1-3) | None | SECN+ | 2,906 | 30-9 | 11-7 |
| April 25 | Louisville | 15 | Kentucky Proud Park | 0-7 | Webster (2-2) | T. Smith (3-1) | None | SECN | 5,292 | 30-10 | |
| April 28 | at No. 5 Vanderbilt | 15 | Hawkins Field Nashville, TN | 4-6 | Reilly (3-1) | D. Williams (3-1) | N. Maldonado (5) | SECN+ | 3,802 | 30-11 | 11-8 |
| April 29 | at No. 5 Vanderbilt | 15 | Hawkins Field | 3-6 | Schultz (2-1) | T. Bosma (4-3) | None | SECN+ | 3,802 | 30-12 | 11-9 |
| April 30 | at No. 5 Vanderbilt | 15 | Hawkins Field | 2-3 | Anderson (1-0) | R. Hagenow (2-1) | None | SECN | 3,802 | 30-13 | 11-10 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 5 | No. 3 South Carolina | 21 | Kentucky Proud Park | 7-3 | T. Smith (4-1) | Sanders (4-3) | M. Moore (4) | SECN+ | 2,710 | 31-13 | 12-10 |
| May 6 | No. 3 South Carolina | 21 | Kentucky Proud Park | 14-7 | A Strickland (3-0) | Hicks (6-1) | None | SECN+ | 2,602 | 32-13 | 13-10 |
| May 7 | No. 3 South Carolina | 21 | Kentucky Proud Park | 9-2 | Lee (4-2) | Becker (4-1) | None | SECN | 3,563 | 33-13 | 14-10 |
| May 9 | Tennessee Tech | 17 | Kentucky Proud Park | 9-2 | Howe (1-0) | Walter (0-1) | None | SECN+ | 2,258 | 34-13 | |
| May 12 | at No. 23 Tennessee | 17 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN | 6-10 | Lindsey, A. (1-2) | T. Smith (4-2) | None | SECN+ | 4,502 | 34-14 | 14-11 |
| May 13 | at No. 23 Tennessee | 17 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 7-10 | Dollander (6-5) | T. Bosma (4-4) | Burns, C. (1) | SECN | 4,457 | 34-15 | 14-12 |
| May 14 | at No. 23 Tennessee | 17 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 10-0 | D. Williams (4-1) | Beam, D. (6-4) | None | SECN+ | 4,478 | 35-15 | 15-12 |
| May 18 | No. 4 Florida | 19 | Kentucky Proud Park | 3-10 | Waldrep (7-3) | T. Smith (4-3) | Slater (3) | SECN+ | 3,021 | 35-16 | 15-3 |
| May 19 | No. 4 Florida | 19 | Kentucky Proud Park | 6-4 | Z. Lee (5-2) | Sproat (7-3) | D. Williams (2) | SECN+ | 4,286 | 36-16 | 16-13 |
| May 20 | No. 4 Florida | 19 | Kentucky Proud Park | 2-5 | Caglianone (6-2) | Strickland (3-1) | None | SECN+ | 3,884 | 36-17 | 16-14 |
Post-season :
SEC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 23 | Alabama | | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | 0-4 | Furtado (1-1) | D. Williams (4-2) | None | SECN | | 36-18 | 0-1 |
NCAA tournament: Lexington Regional (3–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Regional Record |
| June 2 | Ball State First round | Kentucky Proud Park | 4-0 | M. Moore (3-1) | T. O'Donnell (5-4) | None | 4,935 | 37-18 | 1–0 |
| June 3 | Indiana Second round | Kentucky Proud Park | 3-5 | Foley (4-2) | Z. Lee (5-3) | None | 6,094 | 37-19 | 1–1 |
| June 4 | West Virginia Third round | Kentucky Proud Park | 10-0 | A Strickland (4-1) | Siegel, G. (4-3) | None | 4,016 | 38-19 | 2–1 |
| June 4 | Indiana Regional finals | Kentucky Proud Park | 16-6 | R. Hagenow (3-1) | Seiler (1-4) | None | 4,703 | 39-19 | 3–1 |
| June 5 | Indiana Regional finals | Kentucky Proud Park | 4-2 | M. Moore (4-1) | Bothwell (4-3) | None | 6,796 | 40-19 | 4–1 |
NCAA tournament: Baton Rouge Super Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Super Reg. Record |
| June 10 | No. 7 LSU | | Alex Box Stadium | 0-14 | Skenes (12-2) | Z. Lee (5-4) | None | 12,452 | 40-20 | 0–1 |
| June 11 | No. 7 LSU | | Alex Box Stadium | 3-8 | Cooper (4-3) | A Strickland (4-2) | Guidry (3) | 12,640 | 40-21 | 0–2 |
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.
2023 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 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 | 16–14 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | ALA | W4 | 5–5 | 2–1 |
| ARK | 20–10 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | ARK | W1 | 7–3 | 4–1 |
| AUB | 17–13 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | . | AUB | W3 | 6–4 | 2–1 |
| FLA | 20–10 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | FLA | E1 | 8–2 | 3–1 |
| UGA | 11–19 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | UGA | E6 | 3–7 | 1–3 |
| KEN | 16–14 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | KEN | E5 | 4–6 | 3–1 |
| LSU | 19–10 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | LSU | W2 | 7–2 | 2–0 |
| MSU | 9–21 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | MSU | W6 | 3–7 | 0–4 |
| MIZZ | 10–20 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | . | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | MIZZ | E7 | 3–7 | 2–5 |
| MISS | 6–24 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | . | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | MISS | W7 | 1–9 | 0–5 |
| SCAR | 16–13 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | SCAR | E3 | 4–5 | 3–1 |
| TENN | 16–14 | . | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | TENN | E4 | 5–5 | 3–2 |
| TAMU | 14–16 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | | . | TAMU | W5 | 6–4 | 0–2 |
| VAN | 19–11 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | | VAN | E2 | 7–3 | 4–2 |
| 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: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.