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 ‘BAMA BOUND: CATS OPEN SERIES WITH CRIMSON TIDE 20 XAVIER L, 2-3 (10) 23 OAKLAND W, 10-1 24 OAKLAND W, 17-6 The grind of Southeastern Conference play continues this weekend with the Wildcats making the trip 25 OAKLAND W, 15-6 down I-65 to square off with Alabama at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Coming off a series win over No. 9 27 WESTERN KENTUCKY W, 4-3 Auburn in league play the Cats are working to dig themselves out of the hole created by opening week- end in Arkansas. MARCH 2 vs. #19! Houston^ W, 14-2 (7) UK’s climb up the league standings begins with starting pitching, particularly the right arms of Sean 3 vs. #20! Sam Houston State^ W, 7-2 Hjelle and Justin Lewis. Both pitchers did their part in wins over the Tigers and will need to continue 4 vs. Louisiana^ W, 10-4 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 16-5 pitching well, especially with the absence of lefty Zack Thompson. Righty Zach Haake started in his 7 NORTHERN KENTUCKY L, 6-8 place last weekend and did not allow a run in 3.2 innings against a quality Auburn lineup. 9 #3~ TEXAS TECH W, 10-7 10 #3~ TEXAS TECH W, 11-6 Offensively, the Cats continue to pound out extra base hits, work counts and keep the pressure on 11 #3~ TEXAS TECH L, 3-5 opponents. They remain the only team in Division I with three players with at least nine home runs and 16 #5~ at Arkansas* L, 4-9 are receiving production up and down the lineup. 17 #5~ at Arkansas* (DH-1) L, 2-14 18 #5~ at Arkansas* (DH-2) L, 9-16 All three games will be streamed on SECN+ beginning with Friday’s 7 p.m. ET start. Saturday begins at 20 at Xavier W, 20-4 3 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Darren Headrick will be on the radio call at 630 AM WLAP. 23 #9+ AUBURN* W, 5-4 24 #9+ AUBURN* (DH-1) L, 3-4 (7) 25 #9+ AUBURN* (DH-2) W, 13-3 (7) 27 MIAMI (OHIO) W, 13-7 30 at Alabama* 7 p.m. #6 KENTUCKY AT ALABAMA 31 at Alabama* 3 p.m. #6 KENTUCKY AT ALABAMA APRIL 1 at Alabama* 2 p.m. MARCH 30-APRIL 1 3 LOUISVILLE 6:30 p.m. SEWELL-THOMAS STADIUM • TUSCALOOSA, ALA. 6 SOUTH CAROLINA* 6:30 p.m. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA* 6 p.m. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA* 2 p.m. 11 at Western Carolina 5 p.m. KENTUCKY WILDCATS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 13 at Georgia 7 p.m. 14 at Georgia 7 p.m. 2018 RECORD: 18-7 (2-4 SEC) 2018 RECORD: 17-7 (2-4 SEC) 15 at Georgia Noon COACH: NICK MINGIONE (EMBRY-RIDDLE, 2000) COACH: BRAD BOHANNON (BERRY COLLEGE, 1998) 17 at Louisville 6 p.m. OVERALL RECORD: 61-30 (.670) - 2ND YEAR OVERALL RECORD: 16-10 (.615) - 1ST YEAR 19 FLORIDA* 7 p.m. 20 FLORIDA* 7:30 p.m. AT UK: SAME AT BAMA: SAME 21 FLORIDA* 1 p.m. 25 MOREHEAD STATE 6:30 p.m. 27 MISSOURI* 7:30 p.m. DATE/TIME: FRI., MARCH 30 (7 PM) / SAT., MARCH 31 (3 PM) / SUN., APRIL 1 (2 PM) 28 MISSOURI* 2 p.m. LOCATION (FACILITY): TUSCALOOSA, ALA. (SEWELL-THOMAS STADIUM) 29 MISSOURI* 1 p.m. ALL-TIME SERIES: ALABAMA LEADS 61-40 MAY RADIO: 630 AM WLAP (DARREN HEADRICK); UKATHLETICS.COM 4 at Tennessee* 6:30 p.m. 5 at Tennessee* 6 p.m. TV/ONLINE: SECN+ 6 at Tennessee* 1 p.m. 8 at Indiana 6 p.m. 11 MISSISSIPPI STATE* 7:30 p.m. PROJECTED WEEKEND PITCHING ROTATIONS 12 MISSISSIPPI STATE* 5 p.m. 13 MISSISSIPPI STATE * 3 p.m. FRIDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO 15 vs. Murray State (Paducah, Ky.) 7 p.m. UK - SEAN HJELLE (RHP, JR.) 4-1 2.97 6/6 36.1 26 14 12 9 35 17 at Vanderbilt* 7:30 p.m. 18 at Vanderbilt* 3 p.m. BAMA - SAM FINNERTY (RHP, JR.) 2-1 3.55 6/6 38.0 48 20 15 4 16 19 at Vanderbilt* 2 p.m. 22-27 SEC Tournament TBD SATURDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO All times EST; *SEC game; ^Shriners Hospitals for UK - TBA Children College Classic (Houston) BAMA - JAKE WALTERS (RHP, SR.) 2-3 5.81 6/6 31.0 31 22 20 17 33 +Baseball America; ~D1Baseball; !Perfect Game; SUNDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO %Coaches Poll UK - JUSTIN LEWIS (RHP, R-JR.) 4-2 6.15 6/6 33.2 34 25 23 11 46 BAMA - GARRET RUKES (LHP, R-FR.) 1-1 0.75 5/5 12.0 7 3 1 6 16 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 IF 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 23 Brayden Combs 1B L/R 6-5 240 R-FR Fort Mitchell, Ky./Beechwood HS 30 Sean Hjelle RHP 24 Brett Marshall RHP R/R 6-3 225 R-FR Louisville, Ky./Trinity HS 28 Ryan Johnson OF 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 SR 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: 61-30 (.670); 2nd Season Gei ............................Ghee (like “tree”) Record at UK: same 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.