SCHEDULE/RESULTS FEBRUARY 2018 KENTUCKY BASEBALL 16 at Wofford W, 6-1 17 at USC Upstate (DH-1) W, 6-5 (10) 17 at USC Upstate (DH-2) W, 10-3 18 vs. Evansville (Spartanburg, S.C.) W, 8-4 OAKLAND COMES TO TOWN FOR THREE-GAME WEEKEND SERIES 20 XAVIER L, 2-3 (10) 23 OAKLAND 4 p.m. After setting a new regular season single-game home attendance mark on Tuesday night in the home 24 OAKLAND 1 p.m. opener Kentucky welcomes Oakland to Cliff Hagan Stadium for a three-game series beginning Friday. 25 OAKLAND 1 p.m. First pitch times are set for 4 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, although the fore- 27 WESTERN KENTUCKY 4 p.m. cast of rain could cause the schedule to be adjusted. MARCH Once the teams take the field the Wildcats will look to get back on the winning side of the ledger after 2 vs. Houston^ 4:30 p.m. a dropping a 3-2 extra-inning decision to Xavier earlier this week. It was the second extra-inning game 3 vs. Sam Houston State^ 1 p.m. already this season after playing just one a year ago. The Cats had several chances to win the game 4 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette^ Noon late, including having the bases loaded in the ninth, but ultimately dropped their first game of the sea- 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY 4 p.m. son. 7 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 4 p.m. 9 TEXAS TECH 4 p.m. Last weekend, the pitching was led by Sean Hjelle and Justin Lewis, who each earned a win with a 10 TEXAS TECH 1 p.m. combine 12.0 innings, four hits, one run, three walks and 12 strikeouts. Lewis punched out a career- 11 TEXAS TECH 1 p.m. high nine hitters in his 6.0 innings of work. The bullpen was terrific too, earning a pair of wins and 13 MURRAY STATE 4 p.m. allowing the Cats to rally from a 5-0 deficit to win Saturday’s opener of a doubleheader vs. USC 16 at Arkansas* 7:30 p.m. Upstate. 17 at Arkansas* 3 p.m. The offense is led by preseason All-American Tristan Pompey, who has four extra-base hits and is hit- 18 at Arkansas* 2 p.m. ting .476 while extending his consecutive reached base streak to 42 games. 20 at Xavier 3 p.m. 23 AUBURN* 6:30 p.m. 24 AUBURN* Noon 25 AUBURN* 1 p.m. OAKLAND AT #8 KENTUCKY 28 MIAMI (OHIO) 6:30 p.m. 30 at Alabama* 7 p.m. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 • 4 P.M. 31 at Alabama* 3 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 • 1 P.M. APRIL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 • 1 P.M. 1 at Alabama* 2 p.m. 3 LOUISVILLE 6:30 p.m. 6 SOUTH CAROLINA* 6:30 p.m. KENTUCKY WILDCATS OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES 7 SOUTH CAROLINA* 6 p.m. 2018 RECORD: 4-1 2018 RECORD: 1-4 8 SOUTH CAROLINA* 2 p.m. 11 at Western Carolina 5 p.m. COACH: NIck MINGIONE (EMBRY-RIDDLE, 2000) COACH: JAckE HEALEY/COLIN KALINE 13 at Georgia 7 p.m. OVERALL RECORD: 47-24 (.662) - 2ND YEAR OVERALL RECORD: 18-44 (.290) - 2ND YEAR 14 at Georgia 7 p.m. AT UK: SAME AT OAKLAND: SAME 15 at Georgia Noon 17 at Louisville 6 p.m. 19 FLORIDA* 7 p.m. DATE/TIME: FRI., FEB. 23 (4 PM); SAT., FEB. 24 (1 PM); SUN., FEB. 25 (1 PM) 20 FLORIDA* 7:30 p.m. 21 FLORIDA* 1 p.m. LOCATION (FACILITY): LEXINGTON, KY. (CLIFF HAGAN STADIUM) 25 MOREHEAD STATE 6:30 p.m. ALL-TIME SERIES: UK LEADS 3-0 27 MISSOURI* 7:30 p.m. 28 MISSOURI* 2 p.m. RADIO: 98.5 FM LEXINGTON (DICK GABRIEL); UKATHLETICS.COM 29 MISSOURI* 1 p.m. TV/ONLINE: ALL GAMES ON SECN+ MAY 4 at Tennessee* 6:30 p.m. PROJECTED WEEKEND PITCHING ROTATIONS 5 at Tennessee* 6 p.m. 6 at Tennessee* 1 p.m. FRIDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO 8 at Indiana 6 p.m. UK - SEAN HJELLE (RHP, JR.) 1-0 1.50 1/1 6.0 2 1 1 2 3 11 MISSISSIPPI STATE* 7:30 p.m. 12 MISSISSIPPI STATE* 5 p.m. OAKLAND - JAKE LEE (RHP, R-SR.) 0-1 4.91 1/1 3.2 5 6 2 3 9 13 MISSISSIPPI STATE * 3 p.m. 15 vs. Murray State (Paducah, Ky.) 7 p.m. SATURDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO 17 at Vanderbilt* 7:30 p.m. 18 at Vanderbilt* 3 p.m. UK - ZACK THOMPSON (LHP, SO.) 0-0 16.88 1/1 2.2 3 5 5 4 5 19 at Vanderbilt* 2 p.m. OAKLAND - NICK PARR (RHP, JR.) 0-0 3.86 1/1 7.0 6 3 3 0 9 22-27 SEC Tournament TBD SUNDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO All times EST; *SEC game; ^Shriners Hospital for Children College Classic (Houston) UK - JUSTIN LEWIS (RHP, R-JR.) 1-0 0.00 1/1 6.0 2 0 0 0 9 OAKLAND - CONOR BOWERS (RHP, R-JR.) 0-1 4.50 1/1 4.0 3 2 2 6 4 2018 KENTUCKY GAME NOTES • WILDCAT BASEBALL • FINAL SEASON AT THE CLIFF 1 2018 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 52 Ben Aklinski OF 2 Trey Dawson INF R/R 6-2 195 JR Hurricane, W.Va./Chipola College 10 Luke Becker IF 4 Zeke Lewis IF S/R 5-9 165 R-SO Atlanta, Ga./Mays HS 40 Crosby Bringhurst RHP 5 T.J. Collett 1B/C L/R 6-1 230 SO Terre Haute, Ind./Terre Haute North Vigo HS 34 Carson Coleman RHP 6 Tristan Pompey OF S/R 6-4 205 JR Toronto, Canada/Jean Vanier Catholic HS 5 T.J. Collett 1B/C 8 Marshall Gei C S/R 6-0 185 R-JR Mount Juliet, Tenn./Mount Juliet HS 23 Brayden Combs 1B 10 Luke Becker IF S/R 5-11 190 SR Fairmont, Minn./North Iowa CC 26 Kole Cottam C/1B 12 Alec Maley RHP R/R 6-1 185 SR Round Rock, Texas/Howard College 2 Trey Dawson IF 13 Kole Cottam C/1B R/R 6-3 225 JR Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic HS 8 Marshall Gei C 14 Zack Thompson LHP L/L 6-2 225 SO Selma, Ind./Wapahani HS 39 Zach Haake RHP 15 Trip Lockhart RHP R/R 6-3 200 FR Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS 54 Daniel Harper RHP 16 Troy Squires C/1B L/R 5-11 200 R-SR Elizabethtown, Ky./Central Hardin HS 50 Mason Hazelwood LHP 19 Alex Rodriguez IF R/R 5-9 195 JR Pembroke Pines, Fla./Northern Oklahoma College 26 Luke Heyer IF/OF 21 Justin Lewis RHP R/R 6-7 205 R-JR Suwanee, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian HS 37 Cam Hill OF 22 Austin Keen RHP R/R 6-0 180 R-SO Smithton, Ill./Althoff Catholic HS 30 Sean Hjelle RHP 23 Brayden Combs 1B L/R 6-5 240 R-FR Fort Mitchell, Ky./Beechwood HS 28 Ryan Johnson OF 24 Brett Marshall RHP R/R 6-3 225 R-FR Louisville, Ky./Trinity HS 22 Austin Keen RHP 25 Coltyn Kessler C/IF L/R 6-3 220 FR High Ridge, Mo./Rockwood Summit HS 25 Coltyn Kessler C/IF 26 Luke Heyer IF/OF R/R 6-0 200 JR Lithia, Fla./College of Central Florida 21 Justin Lewis RHP 28 Ryan Johnson OF L/L 6-3 220 JR College Station, Texas/San Jacinto College 4 Zeke Lewis IF 30 Sean Hjelle RHP R/R 6-11 225 JR White Bear Lake, Minn./Mahtomedi HS 15 Trip Lockhart RHP 33 Chris Machamer RHP R/R 6-2 210 SO North Canton, Ohio/Massillon HS 41 Grant Macciocchi RHP/IF 34 Carson Coleman RHP R/R 6-2 190 R-FR Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS 33 Chris Machamer RHP 37 Cam Hill OF L/R 5-10 175 FR Georgetown, Ky./Scott County HS 12 Alec Maley RHP 38 Jimmy Ramsey RHP/OF L/R 6-7 240 FR Tonka Bay, Minn./Minnetonka HS 24 Brett Marshall RHP 39 Zach Haake RHP R/R 6-4 215 JR Breese, Ill./John A. Logan College 45 Aaron McGeorge RHP 40 Crosby Bringhurst RHP R/R 6-3 210 FR Taylorsville, Utah/Taylorsville HS 6 Tristan Pompey OF 41 Grant Macciocchi RHP/IF R/R 6-2 190 JR West Chester Township, Ohio/Murray State College 38 Jimmy Ramsey RHP/OF 42 Brad Schaenzer LHP R/L 6-2 215 SR Oxford, Mich./Lake Orion Community HS 19 Alex Rodriguez IF 44 Ryan Shinn OF R/L 6-2 215 JR Jobstown, N.J./Harford College 42 Brad Schaenzer LHP 45 Aaron McGeorge RHP R/R 5-11 170 JR Lexington, Ky./Wabash Valley College 44 Ryan Shinn OF 50 Mason Hazelwood LHP L/L 6-5 200 FR Salvisa, Ky./Mercer County HS 16 Troy Squires C/1B 52 Ben Aklinski OF R/R 5-11 210 JR Phoenix, Ariz./Phoenix College 14 Zack Thompson LHP 54 Daniel Harper RHP R/R 6-4 215 FR Fairway, Kan./Bishop Miege HS COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Aklinski.........................Uh-klin-ski Head Coach: Nick Mingione, #27 (Embry-Riddle, 2000) Collett..........................Caw-LET Career Record: 43-23 (.652); 2nd Season Gei ............................Ghee (like “tree”) Record at UK: 43-23 (.652); 2nd season Guilliams .......................GWILL-yums Haake..........................Hockey Assistant Coach: Jim Belanger, #11 (Louisville, 2009) Heyer ..........................HIGH-er Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Roland Fanning, #0 (Southeastern Hjelle ..........................Jelly Zeke ...........................Zeek Oklahoma State University, 2005) Macciocchi ......................Muh-CHOCK-e Volunteer Assistant Coach: Todd Guilliams, #29 (Eastern Kentucky, 1988) Machamer ......................Mock-uh-mer Director of Operations: Cameron Langfels (Eastern Kentucky, 2015) Maley ..........................Mal-ee Student Assistant Coach: John T.