Kentucky Baseball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Kentucky Wildcats
 
SEC (36-18, 16-14)
 
 
Coach: Nick Mingione
 
Key Field Players:
Jackson Gray, Senior, OF, .363 BA, 5 HR, 32 RBI, 19 SB
Emilien Pitre, Sophomore, IF, .337 BA, 1 HR, 46 RBI, 18 SB
Hunter Gilliam, Senior, IF, .330 BA, 11 HR, 63 RBI
Devin Burkes, Sophomore, C, .287 BA, 6 HR, 45 RBI
Jase Felker, Senior, IF, .298 BA, 0 HR, 28 RBI, 19 SB
Ryan Waldschmidt, Sophomore, OF/IF, .292 BA, 4 HR, 32 RBI, 17 SB
Grant Smith, Senior, IF, .283 BA, 8 HR, 30 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Zack Lee, Senior, P, 3.58 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 60.1 IP, 64 SO
Darren Williams, Senior, P, 4.08 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 57.1 IP, 56 SO
Tyler Bosma, Senior, P, 5.61 ERA, 4-4 W/L, 51.1 IP, 35 SO
Travis Smith, Freshman, P, 5.28 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 44.1 IP, 39 SO
Mason Moore, Sophomore, P, 2.43 ERA, 2-1 W/L, 40.2 IP, 42 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .297 (57th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.85 (39, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.92 (113, 3)
Earned Run Average: 4.34 (21, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .985 (1, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.85 (221, 14)
Scoring Offense: 7.4 (84, 9)
Slugging Percentage: .453 (133, 13)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.64 (46, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.28 (58, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017Regionaldefeated Ohio, lost to NC State, defeated Indiana, defeated NC State, defeated NC State
2017Super Regionaleliminated by Louisville
2014Regionallost to Kansas, defeated Kent State, defeated Kansas, eliminated by Louisville
2012Regionallost to Kent State, defeated Valparaiso, defeated Purdue, eliminated by Kent State
2008Regionallost to Michigan, defeated Eastern Michigan, defeated Michigan, eliminated by Arizona
2006Regionallost to Ball State, defeated Notre Dame, defeated Ball State, eliminated by Charleston
1993Regionallost to USC, eliminated by Texas 
1988Regionaldefeated Rutgers, defeated St. John's, lost to Stanford, eliminated by Stanford
 
*all team stats through 5/21