Kentucky baseball, despite being in a bit of a slump in recent years, has found its comeback, with the “Bat Cats” surging to a 19-2 record on the season and a 15-game winning streak, the longest winning streak at the Division-1 level.
Ending the 2022 season 33-26 with a series win over eventual No. 1 Tennessee, Kentucky just barely missed out on the NCAA Baseball Championship Tournament, ending its season with a loss to the Vols in the SEC Tournament.
Entering the 2023 season with not a lot of expectations, many fans were even leaning in the opposite direction, calling for head coach Nick Mingione to be fired after the team hadn’t made it to the baseball championship since 2017, the first year of Mingione’s tenure.