WATCH: Nick Mingione previews UK's Fall World Series

[Derek Terry]

UK baseball coach Nick Mingione met with the media today to discuss fall practice and UK's Fall World Series, which will take place this weekend.
Some notes:

-Mingione said Evan White is the best defensive first baseman he's ever been around. White, who played outfield at times for Team USA over the summer, has practiced at all three outfield spots this fall. Mingione said he throws in the upper 80s from the outfield.

-Pitching is the big question mark for Kentucky, but Mingione has been pleased with what he's seen so far. Roles still haven't been defined and probably won't be until the season gets closer, but Justin Lewis, Sean Hjelle, Zach Logue, Logan Salow and freshmen Chris Machamer and Zack Thompson have thrown the ball well.

 

[pump4uk]

Can Coach not get the equipment guy to get him a hat with UK on it? LOL. Surely, Nike has had time to send him a UK hat or send someone down to local sports store for one.

 

[Big_Blue_1018]

Man I love the sound of bats hitting baseballs in the morning.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

He seems really personable and knowledgeable, looking forward to 2017 season.

 

[Derek Terry]

Can Coach not get the equipment guy to get him a hat with UK on it? LOL. Surely, Nike has had time to send him a UK hat or send someone down to local sports store for one.

Mingione is making the team earn their gear this year. He's worn the plain blue hat all fall.

 

[Derek Terry]

 

[Comebakatz3]

A whole lot of question marks for this team. Seeing everything new should make things pretty fun. Hopefully Mingione can find the arms needed to compete, but this could be a pretty tough year. Henderson definitely left the cupboard pretty bare when it comes to weekend starters.

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

A whole lot of question marks for this team. Seeing everything new should make things pretty fun. Hopefully Mingione can find the arms needed to compete, but this could be a pretty tough year. Henderson definitely left the cupboard pretty bare when it comes to weekend starters.

Hopefully new PC Belanger can work his magic. Z Logue, S Hjelle, J Lewis, or someone else can step it up and surprise us !

 

[Comebakatz3]

Hopefully new PC Belanger can work his magic. Z Logue, S Hjelle, J Lewis, or someone else can step it up and surprise us !

I think there is definitely talent there, but I think this is the least amount of starting experience that I have ever seen in my years of following UK baseball. Outside of Logue starting in the SEC tournament we don't return anyone who has started an SEC baseball game. Not sure that we've ever had that in the 10+ years I have been closely following Kentucky baseball. We just have to be able to mold that inexperience and make sure we put them in the right positions to be the most successful.