Three Kentucky Baseball Players Enter Transfer Portal

It didn’t take long for the offseason to impact Nick Mingione’s Kentucky Baseball program.

Just days following the end of the line for the 2023 Bat ‘Cats, three Wildcats have entered their names into the transfer portal. Junior outfielder Kendal Ewell, redshirt freshman LHP Reed Gannon, and junior RHP Seth Logue have all entered the portal.

Reed Gannon is the least experienced of the three, having appeared in just one career game. His one appearance came back on April 4th against Dayton, where he walked two batters and plunked one before quickly being pulled.

Seth Logue just completed his third and final season in a Wildcat uniform, posting a 5.54 ERA in 13 innings pitched this season. Logue, who followed in the footsteps of brother Zack Logue, never seemed to get it going in Lexington. In 61 career innings pitched, Logue boasts a rough 7.23 ERA with an 85:71 K/BB ratio. The talent is there, but a change of scenery may be the best for Logue.

Kendal Ewell will be one of the most attractive names in the entire portal. He was expected to have a large role this season but never seemed to get it going. Ewell played three seasons down the road at Eastern Kentucky prior to his year in Lexington, slashing .333 in 111 career games. Ewell was one of 31 semifinalists for the 2022 Golden Spikes Award, given to the best player in all of college baseball.

Expectations for Ewell upon his arrival to Lexington were grand, but a rough start slowed his season to a screeching halt. He played in 14 games this season, notching just seven hits in 37 at-bats (.189). A change of scenery was not unexpected for the soon-to-be senior, and his excellent past may just be enough for him to land at another Power-5 program.