Five Kentucky baseball thoughts as summer winds down
Thoughts on Kentucky's player retention, transfer portal class, deep pitching staff and more.
Which direction will the Wildcats go at third base to begin the season?
Kentucky baseball will host a top prospect in the 2026 class on Friday. Also, three players signed in the 2025 class will attend the Super 60 Pro Showcase in Illinois next month.
Despite back-to-back seasons of overachieving, Kentucky did not land in preseason Top 25 polls by D1baseball.com or Perfect Game.
The Aggies reached the College World Series finals for the first time in school history in 2024 but lost head coach Jim Schlossnagle to rival Texas less than 24 hours later.
Auburn missed the NCAA tournament last year, but Butch Thompson has led the program to the College World Series twice in the past five postseasons.
A ninth round draft pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024, Jelkin will sit out in 2025 but have two years of eligibility remaining.
The Bulldogs enter 2025 looking for their first College World Series appearance since 2008.
Kentucky recruiting coordinator Austin Cousino joined Shooter Hunt of Prep Baseball Report to discuss a variety of topics.
The Wildcats have to replace most of their pitching production from the 2024 season.
The Wildcats' 2025 class is ranked No. 23 by Perfect Game.
Owen Jenkins, a top 25 prospect nationally from Lexington Catholic High School, flipped his commitment from Louisville to Kentucky in September.
Position battles will be sorted out in the coming months, but here's where a look at where I think things stand following fall practice.
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