LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky baseball team will face another challenging schedule in 2023, including 23 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament last spring, including eight against Super Regional opponents, as part of a season that kicks off on Feb. 17, 2023.
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Season ticket information will be released in the coming weeks, with television assignments and game times determined closer to the season.
Three teams that reached at least the NCAA Super Regional round, including College World Series participant Texas A&M, pepper the schedule. Making a trip to Lexington will be regional non-conference foes Indiana, Louisville and 2022 NCAA participant Wright State, as well as traditional power Mississippi State and Florida.
The Wildcats open the season at Elon with a three-game series set for Feb. 17-19, then return home for a 10-game homestand. The opener at Kentucky Proud Park is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 21 against Evansville.
The non-conference schedule also includes regional rivalry games against Indiana (Mar. 14) and the annual home-and-home against Louisville. The Cats and Cardinals meet in Louisville on Apr. 11 and in Lexington on Apr. 25.
As previously released, the Cats will host 2021 national champion Mississippi State to open its 30-game 2023 Southeastern Conference schedule and the conclude it with a home series vs. Florida at Kentucky Proud Park.
Looking to prepare for life on the road in the SEC, UK will play a pair of pre-conference series away from home against Elon and Southern Illinois (Mar. 10-12).
The Cats are entering their seventh season under head coach Nick Mingione and have won 176 games during his tenure, including a 33-win season in 2022. Mingione now is third on Kentucky’s all-time coaching victories list and owns the second-highest winning percentage among coaches who were at the helm for 100 or more games.
Feb. 17 Friday at Elon Elon, N.C.
Feb. 18 Saturday at Elon Elon, N.C.
Feb. 19 Sunday at Elon Elon, N.C.
Feb. 21 TUESDAY EVANSVILLE LEXINGTON
Feb. 24 FRIDAY WRIGHT STATE LEXINGTON
Feb. 25 SATURDAY WRIGHT STATE LEXINGTON
Feb. 26 SUNDAY WRIGHT STATE LEXINGTON
Feb. 28 TUESDAY MOREHEAD STATE LEXINGTON
Mar. 3 FRIDAY INDIANA STATE LEXINGTON
Mar. 4 SATURDAY INDIANA STATE LEXINGTON
Mar. 5 SUNDAY INDIANA STATE LEXINGTON
Mar. 7 TUESDAY MURRAY STATE LEXINGTON
Mar. 8 WEDNESDAY OHIO LEXINGTON
Mar. 10 Friday at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Mar. 11 Saturday at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Mar. 12 Sunday at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill.
Mar. 14 TUESDAY INDIANA LEXINGTON
Mar. 17 FRIDAY MISSISSIPPI STATE* LEXINGTON
Mar. 18 SATURDAY MISSISSIPPI STATE* LEXINGTON
Mar. 19 SUNDAY MISSISSIPPI STATE* LEXINGTON
Mar. 21 TUESDAY EASTERN KENTUCKY LEXINGTON
Mar. 24 Friday at Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mar. 25 Saturday at Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mar. 26 Sunday at Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mar. 28 Tuesday at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky.
Mar. 31 FRIDAY MISSOURI* LEXINGTON
Apr. 1 SATURDAY MISSOURI* LEXINGTON
Apr. 2 SUNDAY MISSOURI* LEXINGTON
Apr. 4 TUESDAY DAYTON LEXINGTON
Apr. 7 Friday at Georgia* Athens, Ga.
Apr. 8 Saturday at Georgia* Athens, Ga.
Apr. 9 Sunday (Easter) at Georgia* Athens, Ga.
Apr. 11 Tuesday at Louisville Louisville, Ky.
Apr. 13 Thursday at LSU* Baton Rouge, La.
Apr. 14 Friday at LSU* Baton Rouge, La.
Apr. 15 Saturday at LSU* Baton Rouge, La.
Apr. 18 TUESDAY XAVIER LEXINGTON
Apr. 21 FRIDAY TEXAS A&M* LEXINGTON
Apr. 22 SATURDAY TEXAS A&M* LEXINGTON
Apr. 23 SUNDAY TEXAS A&M* LEXINGTON
Apr. 25 TUESDAY LOUISVILLE LEXINGTON
Apr. 28 Friday at Vanderbilt* Nashville
Apr. 29 Saturday at Vanderbilt* Nashville
Apr. 30 Sunday at Vanderbilt* Nashville
May 5 FRIDAY SOUTH CAROLINA* LEXINGTON
May 6 SATURDAY SOUTH CAROLINA* LEXINGTON
May 7 SUNDAY SOUTH CAROLINA* LEXINGTON
May 9 TUESDAY TENNESSEE TECH LEXINGTON
May 12 Friday at Tennessee* Knoxville. Tenn.
May 13 Saturday at Tennessee* Knoxville. Tenn.
May 14 Sunday at Tennessee* Knoxville. Tenn.
May 18 FRIDAY FLORIDA* LEXINGTON
May 19 SATURDAY FLORIDA* LEXINGTON
May 20 SUNDAY FLORIDA* LEXINGTON
May 23-28 Tues.-Sun. SEC Tournament Hoover, Ala.
June 2-5 Fri.-Mon. NCAA Regionals TBD
June 9-12 Fri.-Mon. NCAA Super Regionals TBD
June 17-28 Sat.-Wed. NCAA College World Series Omaha, Neb.
*** *denotes SEC game; Home games in ALL CAPS***
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