The University of Kentucky baseball team will open its new Kentucky Proud Park on Feb. 26 against Eastern Kentucky, one of 32 regular-season home games next year for the $49 million facility.
Kentucky released its 2019 baseball schedule Monday. The Cats will play 56 regular-season games, including 35 against 14 teams who made the NCAA Tournament last season. Fifteen of those games are against teams that made the NCAA super regionals.
“Once again, we will be tested against one of the most difficult schedules in the country,” UK Coach Nick Mingione said in a news release. “You learn a lot about your team when it’s challenged and we’re looking forward to the opportunity to earn our success on the field against elite competition.