How Kentucky's players are faring in summer leagues
Summer baseball leagues around the country are ongoing. How have UK's players performed to date?
Derek Terry is the founder of Bat Cats Central, a leading source for Kentucky baseball coverage. Before leaving full-time sportswriting, Derek worked for The Cats' Pause (2017-22) and Cats Illustrated (2015-17), and interned with D1baseball.com.
Summer baseball leagues around the country are ongoing. How have UK's players performed to date?
With the MLB draft just a few weeks away, various publications are updating their prospect rankings. Plus a couple of high school and transfer portal recruiting notes.
Willoughby won a state championship in June and has seen his Prep Baseball Report ranking soar over the past year.
A lefthanded pitcher was a need for the program in the portal. South Carolina transfer Jackson Soucie will play for Kentucky next year.
The Wildcats are still adding to the roster -- and the MLB draft will play a role in the final product -- but we have a vision of what next year's team could be.
Campbell slashed .388/.498/.622 with 11 homers and 54 RBIs in 2025.
The New Orleans native had a 3.90 ERA in 2025.
The Wildcats added one of their top targets on Saturday.
Indiana infielder Tyler Cerny and Grand Canyon pitcher Connor Mattison committed to the Wildcats on Friday.
Kentucky will have a few members of its 2025 signing class participate in the MLB Draft Combine next week.
Mullan, who had Tommy John surgery and missed the 2025 season, has two years of eligibility remaining.
Treichel struck out 74 batters his freshman season at UNF.