The Kentucky Wildcats baseball team will kick off their season today in Durham against the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Led by first-year head coach Nick Mingione, he will look to lead the eight returning starters and new pitching rotation to the next level. The Wildcats finished 2016 with an overall record of 32 wins and 25 losses (15-15 in SEC).
Their last appearance in the NCAA tournament was in 2014 and only conference championship came in 2006. They will look to change their fate after a promising start last season ended up in dropping from a 40+ win pace, to a near .