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The Kentucky Wildcats college baseball team represents the University of Kentucky in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Wildcats compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. As of 2023, the team has had 26 head coaches since it started playing organized baseball in the 1896 season.[1]

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Coaches

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List of head baseball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards *Statistics correct as of the end of the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season
# Name Term[A 8] GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PA PW PL WA WW WL DCs CCs CTs NCs Awards[A 9]
1 Unknown 1896–1897 6 1 5 0 .167 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2 G. L. Byroade 1903 13 9 4 0 .692 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
3 A. A. Gordon 1904 18 7 10 1 .417 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
4 W. C. Kelly 1905 18 10 8 0 .556 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
5 H. E. Reed 1906 15 12 2 1 .833 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
6 F. C. Paullin 1907 15 12 3 0 .800 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
7 C. M. Leaphart 1908 18 12 5 1 .694 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
8 Unknown 1909–1910 37 21 16 1 .568 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
9 Frank Engel 1911–1913 40 26 12 2 .675 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
10 Alpha Brumage 1914–1915 30 16 13 1 .550 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
11 Bill Tuttle 1916 11 7 4 0 .636 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
12 J. B. Fledge 1917 7 6 1 0 .857 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 Unknown 1918–1919 20 16 4 0 .800 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 Thomas Andrew Gill 1920–1921 26 18 8 0 .692 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 Jim Park 1922 15 7 9 0 .438 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 Cy Barger 1924 24 12 12 0 .500 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 Fred J. Murphy 1925–1926 24 9 14 2 .400 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 John Devereaux 1927, 1929–1931, 1934 61 28 31 2 .475 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 Fred Major 1928 14 7 6 1 .536 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 Frank Moseley 1939–1941, 1946, 1948–1950 116 60 55 1 .522 40 32 0 .556 — — — — — — — — — — —
21 Bill Black 1942 13 7 6 0 .538 2 4 0 .333 — — — — — — — — — — —
22 Harry Lancaster 1947, 1951–1965 329 163 163 3 .500 93 128 1 .419 — — — — — — — — — — —
23 Abe Shannon 1966–1969 105 45 60 0 .429 26 34 0 .433 — — — — — — — — — — —
24 Dick Parsons 1970–1972 86 42 43 1 .494 13 28 0 .317 — — — — — — — — — — —
25 Jordan E. Horne 1973–1978 254 127 126 1 .502 48 64 0 .429 — — — — — — — — — — —
26 Keith Madison 1979–2003 1378 735 638 5 .535 246 386 3 .387 2 3 4 — — — — — — — —
27 John Cohen 2004–2008 288 175 112 1 .610 63 85 1 .423 2 4 4 — — — — 1 — — SEC (2006)[2]
28 Gary Henderson 2009–2016 457 258 199 0 .564 104 144 0 .419 2 4 4 — — — — — — — SEC (2012)[2]
29 Nick Mingione 2017–present 419 257 162 0 .613 101 109 0 .481 3 17 8 1 — — 1 1 — — SEC (2017, 2024)[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches.
  2. ^ Kentucky was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1896 until 1921. They joined the Southern Conference in 1921 and the Southeastern Conference in 1932.
  3. ^ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
  4. ^ Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I Baseball Championship bids since the tournament began in 1947.
  5. ^ College World Series appearances include seasons with CWS bids since the tournament began in 1947.
  6. ^ From 1959–1985 the west division finish is listed.
  7. ^ The SEC began a baseball tournament in 1977.
  8. ^ Kentucky did not sponsor a baseball team in 1932-33, 1935-38 & 1943-45.
  9. ^ National, regional and conference coach of the year awards.

References

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General
  • "2017 Kentucky Baseball Media Guide". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
Specific
  1. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 96
  2. ^ a b "2012 Southeastern Conference Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). SEC Digital Network. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  3. ^ "2017 SEC Baseball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "SEC announces 2024 SEC baseball awards" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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