Kentucky Baseball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
May 17, 2023 · CSM Staff
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:
| 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 5/21
