2014 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

The 2014 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games in Cliff Hagan Stadium. The team was coached by Gary Henderson, who was in his sixth season at Kentucky.

2014 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2014 record	37-25 (14-16 SEC)
Head coach	Gary Henderson (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Green (6th season) Brad Bohannon (10th season) Keith Vorhoff (7th season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hagan Stadium

2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
No. 24 Florida ^x‍†‍‍^y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			40	–	23	–	0		.635
No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			44	–	18	–	0		.710
No. 1 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			51	–	21	–	0		.708
Kentucky ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0		.467			37	–	25	–	0		.597
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Georgia  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	1		.383			26	–	29	–	1		.473
Missouri  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			20	–	33	–	0		.377
Western
No. 4 Ole Miss ^x‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			48	–	21	–	0		.696
No. 21 LSU ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	11	–	1		.603			46	–	16	–	1		.738
No. 28 Mississippi State ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			39	–	24	–	0		.619
No. 30 Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			40	–	25	–	0		.615
Alabama ‍‍‍^y	15	–	14	–	0		.517			37	–	24	–	0		.607
Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0		.467			36	–	26	–	0		.581
Auburn ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			28	–	28	–	0		.500
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Consensus All-American A. J. Reed (pitcher - first baseman) won numerous awards: Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy, SEC Player of the Year, and John Olerud Award (two-way player).

Roster

2014 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 2 INF Tyler Tipton R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Martha Layne Collins/Itawamba JC Shelbyville, KY 4 OF Kyle Barrett L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chapel Hill Douglasville, GA 5 INF JaVon Shelby R/R 2 ft 2 in (0.66 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Tates Creek Lexington, KY 6 INF Matt Reida L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Sr Western Russiaville, IN 7 INF Conner Heady R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr North Oldham Prospect, KY 9 INF Max Kuhn R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Zionsville Zionsville, IN 11 LHP Matt Snyder L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Colonie Central/Virginia Tech/Fulton-Montgomery CC/Temple Albany, NY 14 RHP Chandler Shepherd R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lawrence County Louisa, KY 15 OF Marcus Carson L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr North Laurel London, KY 16 C Troy Squires L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Central Hardin Elizabethtown, KY 17 RHP Taylor Martin R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Lexington Catholic Lexington, KY 18 LHP A.J. Reed L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Terre Haute South Terre Haute, IN 19 OF Austin Cousino L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH 21 RHP Robert Ziegler R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Defiance Defiance, OH 23 RHP Kyle Cody R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So McDonnell Central Chippewa Falls, WI 24 LHP Dylan Dwyer L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Calloway County Murray, KY 25 LHP Ryne Combs L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bryan Station Lexington, KY 28 LHP Logan Salow L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Paul G. Blazer Ashland, KY 29 RHP Zach Strecker R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Eastern Louisville, KY 30 LHP Sam Mahar R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Tremper Kenosha, WI 33 RHP Zack Brown R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Seymour Seymour, IN 35 C Zach Arnold R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Franklin County Frankfort, KY 37 RHP Austin Perry R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Martha Layne Collins Shelbyville, KY 40 C Greg Fettes R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Lamphere Madison Heights, MI 42 C Michael Thomas R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, KY 44 OF Dorian Hairston R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Tates Creek Lexington, KY 46 INF Thomas Bernal R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Paso Robles Paso Robles, CA 47 INF Tyler Marshall L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Trinity Louisville, KY 49 RHP Logan Parrett R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Woodford County Versailles, KY	Head coach Gary Henderson Assistant coach(es) Brad Bohannon Brian Green Keith Vorhoff Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 16, 2014

Schedule

2014 Kentucky Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 1 February 14 Virginia Brooks Field 8-3 Reed (1-0) Waddell (0-1) none 1–0 – 2 February 15 @UNC Wilmington Brooks Field 10-4 Shepherd (1-0) Ramsey (0-1) none 1,513 2–0 – 3 February 16 VMI Brooks Field 9-10 Thomas (1-0) Strecker (0-1) none 2–1 – 4 February 17 @USC Upstate Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park 6-8 Mitchell (1-0) Zeigler (0-1) Samples (1) 117 2–2 – 5 February 21 St. Josephs Bud Metheny Baseball Complex 16-2 Reed (2-0) Carter (0-1) none 3–2 – 6 February 22 @Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex 7-5 Combs (1-0) Ali (0-1) none 772 4–2 – 7 February 23 St. John's Bud Metheny Baseball Complex 13-0 Cody (1-0) McCormick (0-1) none 5–2 – 8 February 25 Wright State Cliff Hagan Stadium 7-1 Salow (1-0) Braun (0-1) none 1,469 6–2 – 9 February 26 Dayton Cliff Hagan Stadium postponed – – 10 February 28 Eastern Michigan Cliff Hagan Stadium 8-2 Reed (3-0) Andrews (1-1) none 1,461 7–2 –
March # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 11 March 1 Eastern Michigan Cliff Hagan Stadium 9-5 Shepherd (2-0) Russell (0-1) none 8–2 – 12 March 1 Eastern Michigan Cliff Hagan Stadium 13-2 Cody (2-0) Land (0-1) none 1,668 9–2 – 13 March 5 Cincinnati Cliff Hagan Stadium 7-0 Dwyer (1-0) Walsh (1-2) none 10–2 – 14 March 5 Cincinnati Cliff Hagan Stadium 11-4 Jack (1-0) Walker (0-2) none 1,460 11–2 – 15 March 7 Ball State Cliff Hagan Stadium 8-10^10 Bautista (1-0) Combs (1-1) none 1,911 11–3 – 16 March 8 Ball State Cliff Hagan Stadium 24-1 Shepherd (3-0) Baker (1-2) none 2,091 12–3 – 17 March 9 Ball State Cliff Hagan Stadium 26-3 Nelson (1-0) Manering (1-2) none 1,596 13–3 – 18 March 11 @Indiana Bart Kaufman Field 2-7 Hart (2-1) Dwyer (1-1) none 2,746 13–4 – 19 March 12 Northern Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium Cancelled – – 20 March 14 @Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 0-3 Turnbull (2-1) Reed (3-1) none 4,258 13–5 0–1 21 March 15 @Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 7-2 Shepherd (4-0) Kamplain (2-2) none 14–5 1–1 22 March 15 @Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium 3-5^10 Burrows (3-0) Salow (1-1) none 4,142 14–6 1–2 23 March 18 WKU Cliff Hagan Stadium 10-3 Mahar (1-0) Bartley (2-2) none 1,633 15–6 1–2 24 March 21 South Carolina Cliff Hagan Stadium 13-5 Reed (4-1) Montgomery (3-2) none 1,937 16–6 2–2 25 March 22 South Carolina Cliff Hagan Stadium 2-1 Shepherd (5-0) Wynkoop (4-1) Salow (1) 2,220 17–6 3–2 26 March 23 South Carolina Cliff Hagan Stadium 3-8 Crowe (5-0) Nelson (1-1) Seddon (7) 1,870 17–7 3–3 27 March 26 Xavier Cliff Hagan Stadium 9-6 Cody (3-0) Astle (1-2) Jack (1) 1,424 18–7 3–3 28 March 28 @Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 4-2 Reed (5-1) Beede (4-3) Cody (1) 2,545 19–7 4–3 29 March 29 @Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 3-9 Miller (6-1) Shepherd (5-1) none 2,885 19–8 4–4 30 March 30 @Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 2-6 Ferguson (5-0) Nelson (1-2) Fulmer (8) 2,869 19–9 4–5
April # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 31 April 1 Louisville Cliff Hagan Stadium 8-3 Dwyer (2-1) Rogers (0-1) Jack (2) 3,742 20–9 4–5 32 April 4 Florida Cliff Hagan Stadium 17-1 Reed (6-1) Hanhold (3-3) none 2,133 21–9 5–5 33 April 5 Florida Cliff Hagan Stadium 10-11 Shore (3-1) Shepherd (5-2) Puk (1) 1,992 21–10 5–6 34 April 6 Florida Cliff Hagan Stadium 9-8 Dwyer (3-1) Poyner (3-3) Cody (2) 1,920 22–10 6–6 35 April 8 Morehead State Cliff Hagan Stadium 4-6 Schneider (2-2) Combs (1-2) none 1,618 22–11 6–6 36 April 11 Missouri Cliff Hagan Stadium 7-8 Williams (2-1) Jack (1-1) Steele (8) 1,950 22–12 6–7 37 April 12 Missouri Cliff Hagan Stadium 12-0 Dwyer (4-1) Miles (2-4) none 2,458 23–12 7–7 38 April 13 Missouri Cliff Hagan Stadium 3-8 Anderson (2-2) Nelson (1-3) Steele (9) 2,063 23–13 7–8 39 April 15 @Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium 4-2 Salow (2-1) Rogers (0-2) Cody (S) 2,597 24–13 7–8 40 April 18 @Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park 6-3 Reed (7-1) Ray (4-3) Cody (4) 4,339 25–13 8–8 41 April 19 @Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park 11-4 Dwyer (5-1) Mengden (2-6) none 5,311 26–13 9–8 42 April 20 @Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park 2-14 Long (5-1) Nelson (1-4) none 3,308 26–14 9–9 43 April 22 Tennessee Tech Cliff Hagan Stadium 15-13 Jack (2-1) Tolle (3-1) Cody (5) 1,830 27–14 9–9 44 April 25 Ole Miss Cliff Hagan Stadium 12-4 Ellis (6-0) Reed (7-2) none 2,247 27–15 9–10 45 April 26 Ole Miss Cliff Hagan Stadium 5-18 Trent (6-0) Dwyer (5-2) Weathersby (1) 2,474 27–16 9–11 46 April 27 Ole Miss Cliff Hagan Stadium 6-9 Massie (3-2) Salow (2-2) none 2,380 27–17 9–12
May # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 47 May 1 @Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 15-1 Reed (8-2) Martin (3-3) none 1,894 28–17 10–12 48 May 2 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2-8 Williams (5-4) Dwyer (5-3) Serrano (1) 2,089 28–18 10–13 49 May 3 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 1-5 Cox (4-1) Nelson (1-5) none 1,991 28–19 10–14 50 May 9 Auburn Cliff Hagan Stadium 6-3 Reed (9-2) Dedrick (1-3) Jack (3) 2,239 28–19 11–14 51 May 10 Auburn Cliff Hagan Stadium 1-8 Ortman (9-3) Shepherd (5-3) none 2,492 29–20 11–15 52 May 11 Auburn Cliff Hagan Stadium 6-5^10 Jack (3-1) Tella (0-1) none 2,279 30–20 12–15 53 May 13 Murray State Brooks Stadium 3-4^12 Lollar (1-1) Salow (2-3) none 502 30–21 12–15 54 May 15 @Georgia Foley Field 13-0 Reed (10-2) Lawlor (4-6) none 2,003 31–21 13–15 55 May 16 @Georgia Foley Field 10-0 Nelson (2-5) Sosebee (1-4) none 1,933 32–21 14–15 56 May 17 @Georgia Foley Field 10-11 Tyler (6-4) Brown (0-1) Cheek (3) 2,507 32–22 14–16
Post-Season
SEC Tournament # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record 57 May 20 Alabama Hoover Met 7-1 Reed (11-2) Eicholtz (3-2) Nelson (1) 33–22 1–0 58 May 21 Florida Hoover Met 4-2 Cody (4-0) Shore (7-3) Shepherd (1) 34–22 2–0 59 May 22 Mississippi State Hoover Met 7-6^12 Jack (4-1) Brown (4-3) none 8,501 35–22 3–0 60 May 24 Florida Hoover Met 5-6 Hanhold (4-3) Shepherd (5-4) none 8,116 35–23 3–1
NCAA Tournament: Louisville Regional # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record 61 May 30 Kansas Jim Patterson Stadium 6-10 Drew (10-4) Shepherd (5-5) none 2,365 35–24 0–1 62 May 31 Kent State Jim Patterson Stadium 4-2 Reed (12-2) Fasola (2-2) none 2,258 36–24 1–1 63 June 1 Kansas Jim Patterson Stadium 8-6 Brown (1-1) Kahana (4-7) Jack (4) 2,275 37–24 2–1 64 June 1 @Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium 1-4 Rogers (3-3) Salow (2-4) Burdi (16) 4,319 37–25 2–2 2014 Kentucky Wildcats Baseball Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20131023100324/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/kty-m-basebl-sched.html%3C/small>

See also

• Kentucky Wildcats baseball

References

External links

• Kentucky Baseball official website