Kentucky Baseball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule
May 18, 2024 · CSM Staff
Kentucky Wildcats
SEC (40-14, 22-8)
Coach: Nick Mingione
Key Field Players:
Nick Lopez, Senior, IF, .369 BA, 6 HR, 49 RBI
Ryan Waldschmidt, Junior, OF, .357 BA, 13 HR, 42 RBI, 23 SB
Emilien Pitre, Junior, IF, .308 BA, 8 HR, 50 RBI, 24 SB
Mitchell Daly, Senior, IF, .294 BA, 6 HR, 41 RBI
Ryan Nicholson, Senior, IF, .291 BA, 18 HR, 54 RBI
Nolan McCarthy, Junior, OF, .282 BA, 7 HR, 36 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Mason Moore, Junior, P, 5.40 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 78.1 IP, 70 SO
Trey Pooser, Senior, P, 4.02 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 69.1 IP, 64 SO, 2 SV
Dominic Niman, Senior, P, 5.94 ERA, 8-4 W/L, 66.2 IP, 62 SO
Johnny Hummel, Senior, P, 3.54 ERA, 3-0 W/L, 28.0 IP, 37 SO, 6 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .294 (70th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.67 (137, 3)
Doubles per Game: 2.18 (36, 2)
Earned Run Average: 5.06 (65, 7)
Fielding Percentage: .978 (26, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 1.47 (67, 9)
Scoring Offense: 8.3 (41, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .507 (49, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 2.04 (19, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.18 (170, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | Regional | defeated Ball State, lost to Indiana, defeated Indiana, defeated Indiana |
| 2023 | Super Regional | eliminated by LSU |
| 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 5/19
