Graham Doty and Chris Lee have a great conversation with Kentucky baseball coach Nick Mingione after the completion of fall practice in 2025. Topics include:

Mingione believes 2025 was the best coaching job the staff has done since it’s been at Kentucky. The Wildcats fought through a shortage of bullpen arms that cost Kentucky a bunch of games late in the season. But the Wildcats fought through adversity, pieced together an offense with some new faces contributing late in the year and then had a nice run to finish second at the Clemson Regional. Kentucky’s pitching staff, minus Belmont transfer Will Pryor (who’ll miss 2026 with an injury) threw 575 2/3 innings and stands to be one of the most experienced in the conference.

The Wildcats return one of the league’s best starting arms in Ben Cleaver and have some other durable, rotation-ready options in Nate Harris and Western Kentucky transfer Jack Bennett. Shortstop Tyler Bell could be one of the country’s top players this season. Hear how Mingione lauds Bell’s work ethic and leadership.

The Wildcats brought in a banner transfer class that includes outfielder Scott Campbell Jr. (11 HR, 21 SB at South Carolina Upstate), outfielder Jayce Tharnish (7 HR, 32 SB) and catcher Alex Duffy (.463 OBP, 17% walk rate). Mingione speaks about the role of his Christian faith in coaching and leading a program as well as in fatherhood.

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