Kentucky 2018 Baseball Postseason Capsule
May 16, 2018 · CSM Staff
Kentucky Wildcats
SEC (34-22, 13-17)
Big Wins: 3/10 Texas Tech (11-6), 4/13 at Georgia (6-4), 4/21 Florida (3-2)
Bad Losses: 2/20 Xavier (2-3), 3/7 Northern Kentucky (6-8), 3/31 at Alabama (2-4)
Coach: Nick Mingione
Key Field Players:
Kole Cottam, Junior, C/1B, .352 BA, 19 HR, 51 RBI
Luke Heyer, Senior, IF/OF, .348 BA, 18 HR, 57 RBI
Tristan Pompey, Junior, OF, .335 BA, 7 HR, 39 RBI, 10 SB
Ben Aklinski, Junior, OF, .304 BA, 6 HR, 42 RBI
Troy Squires, Senior, C/1B, .267 BA, 5 HR, 51 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Sean Hjelle, Junior, P, 3.44 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 99.1 IP, 91 SO
Justin Lewis, Junior, P, 4.33 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 72.2 IP, 92 SO
Chris Machamer, Sophomore, P, 3.06 ERA, 2-1 W/L, 35.1 IP, 38 SO, 10 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .294 (29th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.53 (275, 14)
Doubles per Game: 2.11 (23, 2)
Earned Run Average: 5.41 (212, 14)
Fielding Percentage: .973 (79, 9)
Home Runs per Game: 1.45 (4, 1)
Scoring Offense: 7.2 (19, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .493 (6, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.04 (134, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.09 (277, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2017 | Regional | defeated Ohio, lost to NC State, defeated Indiana, defeated NC State, defeated NC State |
| 2017 | Super Regional | eliminated by Louisville |
| 2014 | Regional | lost to Kansas, defeated Kent State, defeated Kansas, eliminated by Louisville |
| 2012 | Regional | lost to Kent State, defeated Valparaiso, defeated Purdue, eliminated by Kent State |
| 2008 | Regional | lost to Michigan, defeated Eastern Michigan, defeated Michigan, eliminated by Arizona |
| 2006 | Regional | lost to Ball State, defeated Notre Dame, defeated Ball State, eliminated by Charleston |
| 1993 | Regional | lost to USC, eliminated by Texas |
| 1988 | Regional | defeated Rutgers, defeated St. John’s, lost to Stanford, eliminated by Stanford |
*all team stats through 5/20
