2025 Kentucky Baseball Roster Tracker

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

The Cats have already claimed 19 players out of the Transfer Portal, along with losing 12 players to sed Portal. Four of Kentucky’s 19 portal players however were selected in the 2024 MLB Draft and likely won’t be making their way to Lexington.

Nick Minigone and his staff still have a lot of work to do, as the Cats are losing 76% of their at-bats, 87% of their home runs, 76% of their innings pitched, and 78% of their strikeouts this offseason.

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

Returning Players:

• Sophomore INF Hudson Brown (2024: DNP)
• Redshirt Senior C Devin Burkes (2024: 60 GP, 205 AB, .239 BA, 14 2B, 3 HR, 35 RBI)
• 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 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

• Eastern Kentucky 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)
• Indiana State Redshirt Senior RHP Simon Gregersen (2024: 24 GP, 1-1, 4.86 ERA, 37 IP, 43 K, 21 BB)
• Arkansas Redshirt Freshman RHP Adam Hachman (2024: DNP)
• Columbia Graduate Transfer DH Cole Hage (2024: 42 GP, 161 AB, .329 BA, 10 2B, 13 HR, 38 RBI)
• Milwaukee Junior OF Carson Hansen (2024: 55 GP, 203 AB, .315 BA, 25 2B, 11 HR, 63 RBI)
• Richmond Redshirt Senior LHP Cole Hentschel (2024: 27 GP, 4-2, 4.26 ERA, 31 2/3 IP, 47 K, 21 BB)
• Campbell Senior 1B Dylan Koontz (2024: 35 GP, 129 AB, .295 BA, 7 2B, 6 HR, 31 RBI)
• Illinois State Junior INF Luke Lawrence (2024: 44 GP, 198 AB, .338 BA, 11 2B, 2 HR, 40 RBI)
• Memphis Senior OF Will Marcy (2024: 21 GP, 81 AB, .358 BA, 4 2B, 1 HR, 13 RBI)
• South Dakota State Graduate Transfer RHP Nic McCay (2024: 12 GP, 0-1, 6.04 ERA, 25 1/3 IP, 26 K, 20 BB)
• San Diego State Redshirt Senior OF Shaun Montoya (2024: 54 GP, 220 AB, .327 BA, 9 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
• Kansas State 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)
• Longwood Junior LHP Ethan Walker (2024: 15 GP, 1-4, 4.50 ERA, 42 IP, 59 K, 31 BB)

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)
• C Ryan Schwartz (Indian Trail, NC)
• 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) SIGNED UDFA (LAA)
• 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) DRAFTED NO. 292 (LAA)
• LHP Dominic Niman (2024: 17 GP, 8-5, 6.85 ERA, 71 IP, 67 K, 25 BB) DRAFTED NO. 546 (TB)
• 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) DRAFTED NO. 306 (TB)
• SS Grant Smith (2024: 52 GP, 166 AB, .235 BA, 3 2B, 5 HR, 34 RBI) SIGNED UDFA (CWS)

Turning Pro:

• RHP Mason Moore (2024: 18 GP, 9-4, 5.05 ERA, 92 2/3 IP, 83 K, 54 BB) DRAFTED NO. 439 (CWS)
• 2B Émilien Pitre (2024: 62 GP, 239 AB, .301 BA, 20 2B, 10 HR, 58 RBI) DRAFTED NO. 58 (TB)
• OF Ryan Waldschmidt (2024: 59 GP, 213 AB, .333 BA, 17 2B, 14 HR, 46 RBI) DRAFTED NO. 31 (ARI)

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• State College of Florida transfer INF Jalen Hairston DRAFTED NO. 539 (CIN)
• Canisius transfer OF Jackson Strong DRAFTED NO. 206 (DET)
• Cal State Bakersfield transfer RHP Ryan Verdugo DRAFTED NO. 373 (HOU)
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi transfer RHP Matthew Watson DRAFTED NO. 390 (SD)
• Transylvania transfer INF Trent Youngblood DRAFTED NO. 314 (ARI)

Outgoing Transfers

• Redshirt Sophomore RHP Carson Applegate (2024: DNP)
• Sophomore UTIL Blake Bowen (2024: DNP) Akron
• Senior OF Ben Higdon (2024: DNP) Southern Miss
• Redshirt Sophomore C Austin Fawley (2024: 10 GP, 18 AB, .222 BA, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI) Ole Miss
• Senior RHP Colby Frieda (2024: 12 GP, 0-0, 7.71 ERA, 11 2/3 IP, 17 K, 10 BB) Troy
• 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) Pittsburgh
• Redshirt Senior OF Nolan McCarthy (2024: 58 GP, 198 AB, .288 BA, 12 2B, 8 HR, 41 RBI) Georgia
• Redshirt Sophomore OF Lukas Schramm (2024: 9 GP, 21 AB, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI) Campbell
• 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) Mississippi State