Five Kentucky baseball thoughts as summer winds down
Thoughts on Kentucky's player retention, transfer portal class, deep pitching staff and more.
High school recruiting
Recruiting notebook: Rankings updates, elite prospects visiting campus
A few Kentucky commitments saw rankings updates from Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report, plus some news on prospects visiting campus this weekend.
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With September here, the recruiting calendar in college baseball continues to be busy. Prospects will visit campuses and more 2026 recruits will likely come off the board in the coming weeks.
Recruiting services have also begun updating their rankings with new information obtained over the summer. Prep Baseball Report and Perfect Game are two of the leading services in the high school recruiting space, and both sites have recently updated their 2025 and 2026 rankings.
The Bat Cats Central recruiting notebook breaks down the latest in recruiting for the Wildcats.
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