If there’s one thing that’s been confirmed over the past couple of weeks, the BBN desperately deserves to see postseason baseball in Kentucky. The Bat ‘Cats haven’t qualified for a regional tournament since 2017, leaving an ever-intensifying bitter taste every year where UK is forced to watch the rest of the SEC compete for national titles.
Massive work is still to be done in order to turn the Wildcats into contenders next season obviously. With that though, Kentucky already has some young studs who might be able to make a significant jump heading into the 2023 season.
Devin Burkes | C / 6’3″ 210 LBS / R / R
The redshirt freshman was slotted as the backup catcher for nearly all of the 2022 regular season, forced to watch Alonzo Rubalcaba call a majority of games.