2025 Kentucky Baseball Roster Tracker

The 2024-25 Kentucky Baseball offseason is officially in full swing.

The Cats have already claimed 11 players out of the Transfer Portal, along with losing 10 players to sed Portal.

Nick Minigone and his staff still have a lot of work to do, as the Cats are losing 55% of their at-bats, 67% of their home runs, 67% of their innings pitched, and 65% of their strikeouts.

Follow along with KSR’s 2025 Kentucky Baseball Roster Tracker, which will continually be updated when player decisions are made.

Expected to Return:

• Sophomore INF Hudson Brown (2024: DNP)
• Redshirt Senior C Devin Burkes (2024: 60 GP, 205 AB, .239 BA, 14 2B, 3 HR, 35 RBI) 50/50
• Redshirt Senior LHP Evan Byers (2024: 22 GP, 3-1, 4.72 ERA, 26 2/3 IP, 23 K, 13 BB)
• Sophomore OF Griffin Cameron (2024: 9 GP, 21 AB, .190 BA, 0 2B, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
• Sophomore LHP Ben Cleaver (2024: 6 GP, 2-0, 4.26 ERA, 6 1/3 IP, 11 K, 3 BB)
• Sophomore INF Landon Franklin (2024: DNP)
• Sophomore SS Kyuss Gargett (2024: 12 GP, 21 AB, .143 BA, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
• Sophomore LHP Evan Hart (2024: DNP)
• Senior UTIL Patrick Herrera (2024: 28 GP, 59 AB, .288 BA, 4 2B, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
• Sophomore INF Ethan Hindle (2024: 7 GP, 12 AB, .083 BA, 1 2B, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
• Senior RHP Robert Hogan (2024: 24 GP, 1-0, 3.10 ERA, 40 2/3 IP, 42 K, 21 BB)
• Redshirt Senior OF Nolan McCarthy (2024: 58 GP, 198 AB, .288 BA, 12 2B, 8 HR, 41 RBI)
• Redshirt Junior OF James McCoy (2024: 55 GP, 142 AB, .218 BA, 4 2B, 6 HR, 25 RBI)
• Senior LHP Jackson Nove (2024: 28 GP, 1-0, 6.16 ERA, 30 2/3 IP, 42 K, 23 BB)
• Junior RHP Jacob Price (2024: DNP)
• Senior RHP Cooper Robinson (2024: 13 GP, 2-0, 7.24 ERA, 13 2/3 IP, 19 K, 11 BB)
• Sophomore RHP Raymond Saatman (2024: DNP)
• Sophomore RHP Tommy Skelding (2024: DNP)
• Sophomore C/OF Eli Small (2024: 12 GP, 11 AB, .273 BA, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
• Redshirt Sophomore LHP Hayden Smith (2024: 4 GP, 0-0, 5.40 ERA, 3 1/3 IP, 0 K, 2 BB)
• Sophomore RHP Jake Titus (2024: 3 GP, 0-0, 20.25 ERA, 2 2/3 IP, 2 K, 1 BB)

Incoming Transfers

• EKU Junior RHP Chase Alderman (2024: 20 GP, 2-4, 4.43 ERA, 44 2/3 IP, 43 K, 26 BB)
• California Sophomore RHP Oliver Boone (2024: 12 GP, 1-1, 4.45 ERA, 30 1/3 IP, 34 K, 13 BB)
• Columbia Grad DH Cole Hage (2024: 42 GP, 161 AB, .329 BA, 10 2B, 13 HR, 38 RBI)
• Richmond Redshirt Senior LHP Cole Hentschel (2024: 27 GP, 4-2, 4.26 ERA, 31 2/3 IP, 47 K, 21 BB)
• Illinois State Junior INF Luke Lawrence (2024: 44 GP, 198 AB, .338 BA, 11 2B, 2 HR, 40 RBI)
• South Dakota State Grad RHP Nic McCay (2024: 12 GP, 0-1, 6.04 ERA, 25 1/3 IP, 26 K, 20 BB)
• Kansas St. Redshirt Senior C Raphael Pelletier (2024: 60 GP, 181 AB, .210 BA, 7 2B, 9 HR, 29 RBI)
• Radford Redshirt Senior RHP Scott Rouse (2024: 14 GP, 4-5, 5.94 ERA, 69 2/3 IP, 78 K, 33 BB)
• Canisius Senior OF Jackson Strong (2024: 48 GP, 177 AB, .350 BA, 9 2B, 11 HR, 34 RBI)
• Cal St. Bakersfield Senior RHP Ryan Verdugo (2024: 14 GP, 3-6, 2.72 ERA, 89 1/3 IP, 93 K, 40 BB)
• Longwood Junior LHP Ethan Walker (2024: 15 GP, 1-4, 4.50 ERA, 42 IP, 59 K, 31 BB)
• Transylvania Grad INF Trent Youngblood (2024: 48 GP, 170 AB, .441 BA, 16 2B, 10 HR, 45 RBI)

Incoming Freshmen

• C Nolan Belcher (Jonesboro, AR)
• SS Tyler Bell (Frankfort, IL)
• RHP Bradley Ferrell (Laporte, IN)
• LHP Logan Grubb (Lawrenceburg, KY)
• LHP Leighton Harris (Lexington, KY)
• OF Nate Harris (Yorkville, IL)
• RHP Tristan Hunter (Kissee Mills, MO)
• SS Aidan Larkin (Cartersville, GA)
• OF Hayden Mains (Morehead, KY)
• RHP Zach Moss (Hopkinsville, KY)
• SS Cameron Owens (Harrodsburg, KY)
• OF Khaleel Pratt (Evans, GA)
• SS Jack Sams (Lexington, KY)
• RHP Zak Spurrier (Elizabethtown, KY)

Out of Eligibility:

• INF Reuben Church (2024: 21 GP, 33 AB, .182 BA, 3 2B, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
• 3B Mitchell Daly (2024: 56 GP, 190 AB, .300 BA, 15 2B, 7 HR, 45 RBI)
• RHP Johnny Hummel (2024: 24 GP, 4-0, 3.48 ERA, 31 IP, 41 K, 11 BB)
• DH Nick Lopez (2024: 59 GP, 229 AB, .345 BA, 22 2B, 6 HR, 53 RBI)
• 1B Ryan Nicholson (2024: 59 GP, 206 AB, .306 BA, 10 2B, 23 HR, 63 RBI)
• LHP Dominic Niman (2024: 17 GP, 8-5, 6.85 ERA, 71 IP, 67 K, 25 BB)
• RHP Cameron O’Brien (2024: 36 GP, 3-0, 4.54 ERA, 35 2/3 IP, 50 K, 14 BB)
• RHP Trey Pooser (2024: 19 GP, 7-1, 3.50 ERA, 90 IP, 82 K, 35 BB)
• SS Grant Smith (2024: 52 GP, 166 AB, .235 BA, 3 2B, 5 HR, 34 RBI)

Expected to Turn Pro:

• RHP Mason Moore (2024: 18 GP, 9-4, 5.05 ERA, 92 2/3 IP, 83 K, 54 BB)
• 2B Émilien Pitre (2024: 62 GP, 239 AB, .301 BA, 20 2B, 10 HR, 58 RBI) No. 170 OVR prospect
• OF Ryan Waldschmidt (2024: 59 GP, 213 AB, .333 BA, 17 2B, 14 HR, 46 RBI) No. 28 OVR prospect

Outgoing Transfers

• Redshirt Sophomore RHP Carson Applegate (2024: DNP)
• Sophomore UTIL Blake Bowen (2024: DNP) Committed to Akron
• Senior OF Ben Higdon (2024: DNP) Committed to Southern Miss
• Redshirt Sophomore C Austin Fawley (2024: 10 GP, 18 AB, .222 BA, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI)
• Senior RHP Colby Frieda (2024: 12 GP, 0-0, 7.71 ERA, 11 2/3 IP, 17 K, 10 BB)
• Senior RHP Zach Hise (2024: 6 GP, 0-0, 12.46 ERA, 4 1/3 IP, 3 K, 3 BB)
• Redshirt Sophomore RHP Christian Howe (2024: DNP)
• Redshirt Sophomore RHP Drew Lafferty (2024: 8 GP, 1-1, 6.86 ERA, 21 IP, 17 K, 9 BB)
• Redshirt Sophomore OF Lukas Schramm (2024: 9 GP, 21 AB, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
• Sophomore UTIL Josh Skowronski (2024: DNP)
• Redshirt Junior RHP Travis Smith (2024: 13 GP, 3-4, 6.21 ERA, 37 2/3 IP, 33 K, 22 BB)