Kentucky Baseball 2018 Promotions Schedule
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky baseball’s 50th and final season at Cliff Hagan Stadium will feature a wide array of promotions and giveaways for fans in celebration of its closing season.
Big Blue Nation will have an opportunity to receive a ceremonial last pitch ball (May 13), commemorative stadium print (May 12), mini batting helmet (April 27), rally towel (April 3), UK popsocket (March 23) and more. Additionally, there will be a raffle to win a UK retro jersey on April 19, UK jersey koozie collectors set and trading cards. Quantities are limited and early arrival is recommended.
Once Southeastern Conference play begins on Friday, March 23 fans will be treated to postgame fireworks on Fridays (beginning April 6), the opportunity for kids to run the bases on Saturdays and Wildcat autographs on Sundays.
Kentucky will begin the 2018 season where it left off a year ago, as a top 10 team with plenty of buzz around the program. Baseball America, the longstanding staple of collegiate and prep baseball, ranked the Wildcats no. 8 in its preseason poll released on Tuesday. The No. 8 ranking is the highest ever for Kentucky in Baseball America‘s preseason top 25 poll.
The Cats are coming off a 43-win season that saw the program advance to its first-ever Super Regional and finish ranked in the top 10. All-American outfielder Tristan Pompey, second-team All-Southeastern Conference catcher Troy Squires, catcher/first baseman Kole Cottam and infielder Luke Becker return to what was a potent lineup last season and will be joined by one of the nation’s top junior college recruiting classes.
The Cats open their season at Wofford on Feb. 16 and once again face one of the nation’s most difficult schedules with highly-regarded non-conference foes Houston, Indiana, Louisville and Texas Tech joining the typical rigors of SEC play. The full 2018 schedule can be found here.
2018 Kentucky Baseball Promotions Schedule
Fireworks Night – April 6, April 20, April 27 and May 11
Kids Run the Bases Days – March 24, April 7, April 28 and May 12
Wildcat Autographs – March 25, April 8, April 21 and April 29
Jersey Koozie Collectors Set – March 10 (#1), March 24 (#2), April 7 (#3), April 20 (#4), April 28 (#5) and May 12 (#6)
Trading Cards Set – March 25 (#1), April 8 (#2), April 21 (#3), April 29 (#4), May 13 (#5)
SEC Schedule Magnet – March 9
UK Popsocket – March 23
Rally Towel – April 3
UK 16 oz. Mug – April 6
UK Retro Jersey Raffle – April 19
UK Mini Helmet – April 27
Commemorative Stadium Print – May 11
Ceremonial Last Pitch Ball – May 13