The 2018 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the

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during the

2018 NCAA Division I baseball season The 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2018. The season progressed through the regular ...

. The Wildcats were a member of the

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. They were led by head coach

Nick Mingione Nick Mingione (born September 10, 1978) is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder who is the current head coach for the Kentucky Wildcats baseball, Kentucky Wildcats. He played college baseball at Embry–Riddle University for ...

, who was in his second year at Kentucky. The 2018 season marked the 50th and last season to play their home games at

Cliff Hagan Stadium Cliff Hagan Stadium (Officially named Shively Field at Cliff Hagan Stadium) was a baseball stadium located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Cliff Hagan Stadium or better known to Kentucky Wildcat baseball fans as "The Cliff" is on the south ...

. The Wildcats opened their new stadium on Alumni Drive for the 2019 season.

Roster

Schedule

! style="background:#0033A0;color:white;", Regular season , - valign="top" , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , February 16 , , , , 8, , Russell C. King Field •

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, , W 6–1 , , Hjelle (1–0) , , Adams (0–1) , , ''none'' , , 857 , , 1–0 , , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , February 17 , , , , 8, , Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park •

, , W 6–5¹⁰ , , Hjelle (1–0) , , Adams (0–1) , , ''none'' , , 157 , , 2–0 , , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , February 17 , , , , 8, , Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park • Spartanburg, SC , , W 10–3 , , Lewis (1–0) , , Van Der Weid (0–1) , , ''none'' , , , , 3–0 , , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , February 18 , , , , 8, , Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park • Spartanburg, SC , , W 8–4 , , McGeorge (1–0) , , Ellis (0–1) , , ''none'' , , 145 , , 4–0 , , , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , February 20 , , , , 8, ,

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, , L 2–3¹⁰, , Schramm (1–0) , , Ramsey (0–1) , , ''none'' , , 4,118 , , 4–1 , , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , February 23 , , , , 8, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 10–1, , Hjelle (2–0), , Lee (0–2), , ''none'' , , 3,154 , , 5–1 , , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , February 24 , , Oakland , , 8, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 17–6, , Thompson (1–0), , Parr (0–1), , ''none'', , 2,508, , 6–1, , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , February 25 , , Oakland , , 8, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 15–6, , Lewis (2–0), , Bowers (0–2), , ''none'', , 2,909, , 7–1, , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , February 27 , , , , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 4–3, , Haake (1–0), , Morrison (0–1), , ''none'', , 3,240, , 8–1, , , - , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 2 , , , , 6, ,

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'' Shriners College Classic'', , W 14–2, , Hjelle (3–0), , Cumbie (0–1), , ''none'', , , , 9–1, , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 3 , , , , 6, , Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX
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''Shriners College Classic'', , W 10–4, , Lewis (3–0), , Perrin (0–3), , ''none'', , , , 11–1, , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 6 , , , , 6, ,

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, , W 16–6, , Harper (1–0), , Teague (1–1), , ''none'', , 2,800, , 12–1, , , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 7 , , , , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , L 6–8, , Williams (1–1), , Schaenzer (0–1), , Martin (1), , 2,342, , 12–2, , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 9 , ,

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, , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 11–6 , , Hjelle (4–0), , Harpenau (1–1), , Machamer (1), , 2,568, , 13–2, , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 10 , , Texas Tech , , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 10–7, , Maley (1–0), , Haveman (0–1), , ''none'', , 2,811, , 14–2, , , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 11 , , Texas Tech , , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , L 3–5, , Kilian (1–0), , Lewis (3–1), , Quezada (1), , 2,643, , 14–3, , , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 16 , ,

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, , L 4–9, , Reindl (1–1), , Hjelle (4–1), , Cronin (3), , 8,751, , 14–4, , 0–1 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 17 , , Arkansas , , 4, , Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR , , L 2–14, , Campbell (2–2), , Lewis (3–2), , ''none'', , , , 14–5, , 0–2 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 17 , , Arkansas , , 4, , Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR , , L 9–16, , Murphy (3–0), , Harper (1–1), , ''none'', , 10,418, , 14–6, , 0–3 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 20 , , , , 6, , J. Page Hayden Field •

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, , W 20–4, , Schaenzer (1–1), , Zwack (0–4), , ''none'', , 159, , 15–6, , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 23 , , , , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 5–4, , Ramsey (1–1), , Coker (3–1), , ''none'', , 3,158, , 16–6, , 1–3 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 24 , , Auburn , , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , L 3–4, , Malczewski (3–0), , Machamer (1–1), , Coker (4), , , , 16–7, , 1–4 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 25 , , Auburn , , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 13–3, , Lewis (4–2), , Burns (2–3), , ''none'', , 3,130, , 17–7, , 2–4 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , March 27 , , , , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 13–7, , Harper (2–1), , Wilson (0–1), , ''none'', , 3,032, , 18–7, , , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 30 , ,

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Sewell–Thomas Stadium Sewell–Thomas Stadium is a baseball stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is the home field of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide college baseball team. The stadium opened in 1948 and the current seating capacity is 8,500. The stadium is common ...

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, , L 2–4, , Finnerty (3–1), , Hjelle (4–2), , Medders (3), , 4,421, , 18–8, , 2–5 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , March 31 , , Alabama , , 7, , Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL , , L 2–4, , Duarte (3–0), , Haake (1–1), , Medders (4), , 4,403, , 18–9, , 2–6 , - , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 1 , ,

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, , W 5–2, , Lewis (4–2), , Guffey (1–1), , Machamer (2), , 3,399, , 19–9, , 3–6 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 3 , ,

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, , W 8–5, , Coleman (1–0), , Thompson (1–3), , Machamer (3), , 4,798, , 20–9, , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 6 , ,

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, , 9, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 14–1, , Hjelle (5–2), , Hill (3–3), , ''none'', , 3,422, , 21–9, , 4–6 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 7 , , South Carolina, , 9, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , L 1–15, , Morris (6–2), , Haake (1–2), , Bridges (1), , 2,642, , 21–10, , 4–7 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 8 , , South Carolina, , 9, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 10–5, , Lewis (6–2), , Chapman (1–4), , Machamer (4), , 2,853, , 22–10, , 5–7 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 11 , , , , 8, , Hennon Stadium •

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, , W 7–5, , Coleman (2–0), , Therrian (0–3), , Machamer (5), , 754, , 23–10, , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 13 , , , , 11, ,

Foley Field Foley Field is a baseball stadium in Athens, Georgia, United States. It is the home field of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college baseball team. The stadium holds 3,633 people. Foley Field was built in 1966. The stadium was renovated in ...

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, , W 6–4¹¹, , Machamer (2–1), , Locey (6–1), , ''none'', , 3,004, , 24–10, , 6–7 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 14 , , Georgia, , 11, , Foley Field • Athens, GA , , L 7–9, , Hancock (4–2), , Haake (1–3), , Webb (2), , , , 24–11, , 6–8 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 15 , , Georgia, , 11, , Foley Field • Athens, GA , , W 1–0, , Ramsey (2–1), , Webb (1–4), , Machamer (6), , 3,218, , 25–11, , 7–8 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 17 , , Louisville , , 6, ,

Jim Patterson Stadium Jim Patterson Stadium is a baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the home field of the University of Louisville Cardinals college baseball team. Since opening in 2005, Jim Patterson Stadium has hosted nine NCAA regionals and six NCAA S ...

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, , L 2–8, , Detmers (2–0), , Harper (2–2), , ''none'', , 3,806, , 25–12, , , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 19 , ,

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, , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , L 2–11, , Singer (8–1), , Hazelwood (0–1), , ''none'', , 3,646, , 25–13, , 7–9 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 20 , , Florida, , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , L 4–9, , Kowar (7–1), , Hjelle (5–3), , ''none'', , 4,174, , 25–14, , 7–10 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 21 , , Florida, , 6, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 3–2, , Lewis (7–2), , Dyson (5–3), , Machamer (7), , 4,461, , 26–14, , 8–10 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 25 , , , , 13, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 7–1, , Coleman (3–0), , Rogers (0–1), , ''none'', , 2,835, , 27–14, , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 27 , ,

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, , 13, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 7–1, , Hjelle (6–3), , Sikkema (3–4), , Machamer (8), , 4,112, , 28–14, , 9–10 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , April 28 , , Missouri, , 13, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , L 11–14, , Plassmeyer (5–2), , Haake (1–4), , De Oca (1), , 3,864, , 28–15, , 9–11 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , April 29 , , Missouri, , 13, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 11–10, , Marshall (1–0), , De Oca (5–3), , Harper (1), , 3,499, , 29–15, , 10–11 , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 4, ,

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, , 13, , Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN , , L 2–6, , Linginfelter (3–4), , Hjelle (6–4), , Crochet (1), , 2,080, , 29–16, , 10–12 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 5, , Tennessee, , 13, , Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN , , W 10–3, , Haake (2–4), , Hunley (6–2), , ''none'', , 1,912, , 30–16, , 11–12 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 6, , Tennessee, , 13, , Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN , , L 3–5, , Crochet (5–5), , Lewis (7–3), , Stallings (1), , 2,324, , 30–17, , 11–13 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 8, ,

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Bart Kaufman Field Bart Kaufman Field is a baseball field in Bloomington, Indiana. It is home of the Indiana Hoosiers baseball team. The capacity of the facility is 2,500 spectators. It is named after Bart Kaufman, an alumnus who played from 1960–1962. In 1961 h ...

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Bloomington, IN Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 census. It is the seventh-most populous city in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the Indianapolis metropoli ...

, , W 7–6, , Harper (3–2), , Saalfrank (1–3), , Machamer (9), , 2,882, , 31–17, , , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 11, ,

Mississippi State Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States. It is classified among "R ...

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, , W 9–6, , Hjelle (7–4), , Pilkington (2–6), , Machamer (10), , 4,303, , 32–17, , 12–13 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 12, , Mississippi State, , 17, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , W 4–1, , Ramsey (3–1), , France (3–3), , ''none'', , 4,416, , 33–17, , 13–13 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 13, , Mississippi State, , 17, , Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY , , L 8–18, , Billingsley (4–3), , Schaenzer (1–2), , ''none'', , 4,096, , 33–18, , 13–14 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , May 15, , , , 16, ,

Brooks Stadium Brooks Stadium is a 21,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Conway, South Carolina. It is home to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team at Coastal Carolina University. The facility opened in 2003 and is named in honor of Coby Garrett Bro ...

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Paducah, KY Paducah ( ) is a home rule-class city in the Upland South, and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is located in the Southeastern United States at the confluenc ...

, , W 14–2, , Hazelwood (1–1), , Hayes (1–6), , ''none'', , 1,056, , 34–18, , , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 17, , , , 19, , Hawkins Field •

Nashville, TN Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...

, , L 1–8, , Fellows (6–4), , Hjelle (7–5), , ''none'', , 3,018, , 34–19, , 13–15 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 18, , Vanderbilt , , 19, , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , L 1–5, , King (1–3) , , Ramsey (3–2), , ''none'', , 2,894, , 34–20, , 13–16 , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 19, , Vanderbilt , , 19, , Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN , , L 6–9, , Gillis (4–1), , Hazelwood (1–2), , Conger (1), , 3,027, , 34–21, , 13–17 , - , - ! style="background:#0033A0;color:white;", Postseason , - , - bgcolor="#ffbbbb" , May 22 , , , , , ,

Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, also known as The Hoover Met, is a baseball stadium located in Hoover, Alabama, United States, a suburb of Birmingham. It was home of the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League from 1988 to 2012, replacing histor ...

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Hoover, AL Hoover is a city in the Jefferson and Shelby counties in north central Alabama, United States. Hoover is the largest suburban city in Alabama and the sixth largest city in Alabama. The population was 92,606 at the 2020 census. Hoover is part ...

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Record vs. conference opponents

References

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