Things move a little slower in August. Preseason football is the only thing in the sports world moving the needle, outside of baseball. While the Boys of Summer try to position themselves for a playoff push, Nick Mingione has a moment to relax. The Kentucky baseball coach has earned it after a busy summer.
As soon as the Wildcats’ season ended in the Regional Finals, roster-building season began. Just as the case in football and basketball, the first priority is retention, then acquisition in free agency.
After reaching the College World Series for the first time in program history, Kentucky found success in 2025 thanks to some talented young players. Mingione kept that nucleus in place by keeping SS Tyler Bell, LHP, Ben Cleaver, OF Ryan Schwartz, and RHP Nate Harris in Lexington.
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As soon as the Wildcats’ season ended in the Regional Finals, roster-building season began. Just as the case in football and basketball, the first priority is retention, then acquisition in free agency.
After reaching the College World Series for the first time in program history, Kentucky found success in 2025 thanks to some talented young players. Mingione kept that nucleus in place by keeping SS Tyler Bell, LHP, Ben Cleaver, OF Ryan Schwartz, and RHP Nate Harris in Lexington.
Nick Mingione Locked In a Top 10 Transfer Portal Class for Kentucky Baseball?