2014 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

2014 season of University of Kentucky baseball team March 2026 August 2023 2014 Kentucky Wildcats baseball Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg 175 Southeastern Conference SEC 37–25 14–16 Gary Henderson 6th Brian Green 6th Brad Bohannon 10th Keith Vorhoff 7th Cliff Hagan Stadium The 2014 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games in Cliff Hagan Stadium. The team was coached by Gary Henderson, who was in his sixth season at Kentucky. Consensus All-American A. J. Reed (pitcher - first baseman) won numerous awards: Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy, SEC Player of the Year, and John Olerud Award (two-way player). Roster 2014 Kentucky Wildcats y y Tyler Tipton 2 INF R R 6 0 190 JR Shelbyville, KY Martha Layne Collins/Itawamba JC Kyle Barrett 4 OF L L 5 11 180 SO Douglasville, GA Chapel Hill JaVon Shelby 5 INF R R 2 2 188 SO Lexington, KY Tates Creek Matt Reida 6 INF L R 5 11 178 SR yes Russiaville, IN Western Conner Heady 7 INF R R 6 0 170 FR Prospect, KY North Oldham Max Kuhn 9 INF R R 5 10 205 JR Zionsville, IN Zionsville Matt Snyder 11 LHP L L 6 4 190 SO yes Albany, NY Colonie Central/Virginia Tech/Fulton-Montgomery CC/Temple Chandler Shepherd y 14 RHP R R 6 2 185 JR Louisa, KY Lawrence County Marcus Carson 15 OF L L 5 8 165 FR London, KY North Laurel Troy Squires 16 INF/C L R 5 11 180 FR Elizabethtown, KY Central Hardin Taylor Martin 17 RHP R R 6 5 205 SO yes Lexington, KY Lexington Catholic A.J. Reed A. J. Reed y 18 LHP L L 6 4 240 JR Terre Haute, IN Terre Haute South Austin Cousino 19 OF L L 5 10 185 JR Dublin, OH Dublin Coffman Robert Ziegler 21 RHP R R 6 3 215 FR Defiance, OH Defiance Kyle Cody y 23 RHP R R 6 7 245 SO Chippewa Falls, WI McDonnell Central Dylan Dwyer 24 LHP L L 6 1 175 SO Murray, KY Calloway County Ryne Combs 25 LHP L L 6 0 190 SO Lexington, KY Bryan Station Logan Salow 28 LHP L L 6 2 180 FR Ashland, KY Paul G. Blazer Zach Strecker 29 RHP R R 6 4 220 SO yes Louisville, KY Eastern Sam Mahar 30 LHP R R 6 1 175 SO yes Kenosha, WI Tremper Zack Brown 33 RHP R R 6 2 190 FR Seymour, IN Seymour Zach Arnold 35 C R R 6 2 180 SO Frankfort, KY Franklin County Austin Perry 37 RHP R R 6 2 190 FR Shelbyville, KY Martha Layne Collins Greg Fettes 40 C R R 6 2 225 SO yes Madison Heights, MI Lamphere Michael Thomas 42 C R R 5 11 210 SR yes Elizabethtown, KY Elizabethtown Dorian Hairston 44 OF R R 5 11 210 SO Lexington, KY Tates Creek Thomas Bernal 46 INF R R 6 0 210 JR yes Paso Robles, CA Paso Robles Tyler Marshall 47 INF L R 6 1 185 FR Louisville, KY Trinity Logan Parrett 49 RHP R R 6 1 170 FR Versailles, KY Woodford County http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/kty-m-basebl-mtt.html January 16, 2014 Gary Henderson Brad BohannonBrian GreenKeith Vorhoff Schedule background:#0133a0;color:white; 2014 Kentucky Wildcats baseball game log: 37–25 ! style="background:#0133a0;color:white;"| Regular season: 32–22 |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:#0133a0; February: 7–2 # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1 || February 14 || No. 12 Virginia || || Brooks Field || W 8–3 || Reed (1–0) || Waddell (0–1) || none || || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 2 || February 15 || @ 2014 UNC Wilmington Seahawks University of North Carolina Wilmington UNC Wilmington || || Brooks Field || W 10–4 || Shepherd (1–0) || Ramsey (0–1) || none || 1,513 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 3 || February 16 || VMI || || Brooks Field || L 9–10 || Thomas (1–0) || Strecker (0–1) || none || || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 4 || February 17 || @ 2014 USC Upstate Spartans University of South Carolina Upstate USC Upstate || || Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park || L 6–8 || Mitchell (1–0) || Zeigler (0–1) || Samples (1) || 117 || 2–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 5 || February 21 || 2014 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's University St. Josephs || || Bud Metheny Baseball Complex || W 16–2 || Reed (2–0) || Carter (0–1) || none || || 3–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 6 || February 22 || @ Old Dominion || || Bud Metheny Baseball Complex || W 7–5 || Combs (1–0) || Ali (0–1) || none || 772 || 4–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 7 || February 23 || 2014 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University (New York City) St. John's || || Bud Metheny Baseball Complex || W 13–0 || Cody (1–0) || McCormick (0–1) || none || || 5–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 8 || February 25 || 2014 Wright State Raiders Wright State University Wright State || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 7–1 || Salow (1–0) || Braun (0–1) || none || 1,469 || 6–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 9 || February 26 || 2014 Dayton Flyers University of Dayton Dayton || || Cliff Hagan Stadium ||colspan=7|Canceled |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 10 || February 28 || 2014 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 8–2 || Reed (3–0) || Andrews (1–1) || none || 1,461 || 7–2 || – |- y background:#FFF;color:#0133a0; March: 12–7 # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 11 || March 1 || Eastern Michigan || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 9–5 || Shepherd (2–0) || Russell (0–1) || none || || 8–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 12 || March 1 || Eastern Michigan || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 13–2 || Cody (2–0) || Land (0–1) || none || 1,668 || 9–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 13 || March 5 || 2014 Cincinnati Bearcats University of Cincinnati Cincinnati || No. 23 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 7–0 || Dwyer (1–0) || Walsh (1–2) || none || || 10–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 14 || March 5 || Cincinnati || No. 23 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 11–4 || Jack (1–0) || Walker (0–2) || none || 1,460 || 11–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 15 || March 7 || 2014 Ball State Cardinals Ball State University Ball State || No. 23 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 8–1010 || Bautista (1–0) || Combs (1–1) || none || 1,911 || 11–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 16 || March 8 || Ball State|| No. 23 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 24–1 || Shepherd (3–0) || Baker (1–2) || none || 2,091 || 12–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 17 || March 9 || Ball State || No. 23 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 26–3 || Nelson (1–0) || Manering (1–2) || none || 1,596 || 13–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 18 || March 11 || @ Indiana || No. 21 || Bart Kaufman Field || L 2–7 || Hart (2–1) || Dwyer (1–1) || none || 2,746 || 13–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 19 || March 12 || 2014 Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky|| No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium ||colspan=7|Canceled |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 20 || March 14 || @ Alabama || No. 21 || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || L 0–3 || Turnbull (2–1) || Reed (3–1) || none || 4,258 || 13–5 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 21 || March 15 || @ Alabama || No. 21 || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || W 7–2 || Shepherd (4–0) || Kamplain (2–2) || none || || 14–5 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 22 || March 15 || @ Alabama || No. 21 || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || L 3–510 || Burrows (3–0) || Salow (1–1) || none || 4,142 || 14–6 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 23 || March 18 || 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky University WKU || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 10–3 || Mahar (1–0) || Bartley (2–2) || none || 1,633 || 15–6 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 24 || March 21 || No. 1 South Carolina || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 13–5 || Reed (4–1) || Montgomery (3–2) || none || 1,937 || 16–6 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 25 || March 22 || No. 1 South Carolina || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 2–1 || Shepherd (5–0) || Wynkoop (4–1) || Salow (1) || 2,220 || 17–6 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 26 || March 23 || No. 1 South Carolina || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 3–8 || Crowe (5–0) || Nelson (1–1) || Seddon (7) || 1,870 || 17–7 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 27 || March 26 || 2014 Xavier Musketeers Xavier University Xavier|| No. 17 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 9–6 || Cody (3–0) || Astle (1–2) || Jack (1) || 1,424 || 18–7 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 28 || March 28 || @ No. 5 Vanderbilt|| No. 17 || Hawkins Field || W 4–2 || Reed (5–1) || Beede (4–3) || Cody (1) || 2,545 || 19–7 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 29 || March 29 || @ No. 5 Vanderbilt|| No. 17 || Hawkins Field || L 3–9 || Miller (6–1) || Shepherd (5–1) || none || 2,885 || 19–8 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 30 || March 30 || @ No. 5 Vanderbilt|| No. 17 || Hawkins Field || L 2–6 || Ferguson (5–0) || Nelson (1–2) || Fulmer (8) || 2,869 || 19–9 || 4–5 |- y background:#FFF;color:#0133a0; April: 8–8 # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 31 || April 1 || No. 8 Louisville || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 8–3 || Dwyer (2–1) || Rogers (0–1) || Jack (2) || 3,742 || 20–9 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 32 || April 4 || No. 12 Florida || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 17–1 || Reed (6–1) || Hanhold (3–3) || none || 2,133 || 21–9 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 33 || April 5 || No. 12 Florida || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 10–11 || Shore (3–1) || Shepherd (5–2) || Puk (1) || 1,992 || 21–10 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 34 || April 6 || No. 12 Florida || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 9–8 || Dwyer (3–1) || Poyner (3–3) || Cody (2) || 1,920 || 22–10 || 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 35 || April 8 || 2014 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State University Morehead State || No. 18 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 4–6 || Schneider (2–2) || Combs (1–2) || none || 1,618 || 22–11 || 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 36 || April 11 || Missouri || No. 18 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 7–8 || Williams (2–1) || Jack (1–1) || Steele (8) || 1,950 || 22–12 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 37 || April 12 || Missouri || No. 18 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 12–0 || Dwyer (4–1) || Miles (2–4) || none || 2,458 || 23–12 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 38 || April 13 || Missouri || No. 18 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 3–8 || Anderson (2–2) || Nelson (1–3) || Steele (9) || 2,063 || 23–13 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 39 || April 15 || @Louisville || || Jim Patterson Stadium || W 4–2 || Salow (2–1) || Rogers (0–2) || Cody (S) || 2,597 || 24–13 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 40 || April 18 || @ 2014 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M || || Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park || W 6–3 || Reed (7–1) || Ray (4–3) || Cody (4) || 4,339 || 25–13 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 41 || April 19 || @ Texas A&M || || Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park || W 11–4 || Dwyer (5–1) || Mengden (2–6) || none || 5,311 || 26–13 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 42 || April 20 || @ Texas A&M || No. 21 || Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park || L 2–14 || Long (5–1) || Nelson (1–4) || none || 3,308 || 26–14 || 9–9 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 43 || April 22 || 2014 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Technological University Tennessee Tech || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 15–13 || Jack (2–1) || Tolle (3–1) || Cody (5) || 1,830 || 27–14 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 44 || April 25 || No. 12 Ole Miss || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 12–4 || Ellis (6–0) || Reed (7–2) || none || 2,247 || 27–15 || 9–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 45 || April 26 || No. 12 Ole Miss || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 5–18 || Trent (6–0) || Dwyer (5–2) || Weathersby (1) || 2,474 || 27–16 || 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 46 || April 27 || No. 12 Ole Miss || No. 21 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 6–9 || Massie (3–2) || Salow (2–2) || none || 2,380 || 27–17 || 9–12 |- y background:#FFF;color:#0133a0; May: 5–5 # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 47 || May 1 || @ 2014 Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee Tennessee || || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || W 15–1 || Reed (8–2) || Martin (3–3) || none || 1,894 || 28–17 || 10–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 48 || May 2 || @ Tennessee || || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || L 2–8 || Williams (5–4) || Dwyer (5–3) || Serrano (1) || 2,089 || 28–18 || 10–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 49 || May 3 || @ Tennessee || || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || L 1–5 || Cox (4–1) || Nelson (1–5) || none || 1,991 || 28–19 || 10–14 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 50 || May 9 || 2014 Auburn Tigers Auburn University Auburn|| || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 6–3 || Reed (9–2) || Dedrick (1–3) || Jack (3) || 2,239 || 28–19 || 11–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 51 || May 10 || Auburn || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || L 1–8 || Ortman (9–3) || Shepherd (5–3) || none || 2,492 || 29–20 || 11–15 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 52 || May 11 || Auburn || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || W 6–510 || Jack (3–1) || Tella (0–1) || none || 2,279 || 30–20 || 12–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 53 || May 13 || 2014 Murray State Racers Murray State University Murray State || || Brooks Stadium || L 3–412 || Lollar (1–1) || Salow (2–3) || none || 502 || 30–21 || 12–15 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 54 || May 15 || @ 2014 Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia Georgia || || Foley Field || W 13–0 || Reed (10–2) || Lawlor (4–6) || none || 2,003 || 31–21 || 13–15 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 55 || May 16 || @ Georgia || || Foley Field || W 10–0 || Nelson (2–5) || Sosebee (1–4) || none || 1,933 || 32–21 || 14–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 56 || May 17 || @ Georgia || || Foley Field || L 10–11 || Tyler (6–4) || Brown (0–1) || Cheek (3) || 2,507 || 32–22 || 14–16 |- ! style="background:#0133a0;color:white;"| Postseason: 5–3 |- y background:#FFF;color=#0133a0 SEC Tournament: 3–1 # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT record |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 57 || May 20 || vs. (8) Alabama || (9) || Hoover Met || W 7–1 || Reed (11–2) || Eicholtz (3–2) || Nelson (1) || || 33–22 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 58 || May 21 || vs. (1) No. 11 Florida || (9) || Hoover Met || W 4–2 || Cody (4–0) || Shore (7–3) || Shepherd (1) || || 34–22 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 59 || May 22 || vs. (5) No. 17 Mississippi State || (9) || Hoover Met || W 7–612 || Jack (4–1) || Brown (4–3) || none || 8,501 || 35–22 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 60 || May 24 || vs. (1) No. 11 Florida || (9) || Hoover Met || L 5–6 || Hanhold (4–3) || Shepherd (5–4) || none || 8,116 || 35–23 || 3–1 |- align="center" y background:#FFF;color:#0133a0 NCAA tournament: Louisville Regional: 2–2 # Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 61 || May 30 || vs. (3) 2014 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas Kansas || (2) No. 26 || Jim Patterson Stadium || L 6–10 || Drew (10–4) || Shepherd (5–5) || none || 2,365 || 35–24 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 62 || May 31 || vs. (4) 2014 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State University Kent State || (2) No. 26 || Jim Patterson Stadium || W 4–2 || Reed (12–2) || Fasola (2–2) || none || 2,258 || 36–24 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 63 || June 1 || vs. (3) Kansas || (2) No. 26 || Jim Patterson Stadium || W 8–6 || Brown (1–1) || Kahana (4–7) || Jack (4) || 2,275 || 37–24 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 64 || June 1 || @ (1) No. 12 Louisville || (2) No. 26 || Jim Patterson Stadium || L 1–4 || Rogers (3–3) || Salow (2–4) || Burdi (16) || 4,319 || 37–25 || 2–2 |- | 2014 Kentucky Wildcats Baseball Schedule Record vs. conference opponents KEN See also Kentucky Wildcats baseball References External links Kentucky Baseball official website Kentucky Wildcats Category:Kentucky Wildcats baseball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Wild