Wildcats brought in eight players for 2022 and all thrived in Lexington
John Trasher crashed full speed into the centerfield wall, causing enough concern with the Kentucky coaching and medical staffs that he exited the game as a precaution, thus ultimately ending his college baseball career. Why?
Because, according to him, his roommate and UK’s pitcher that afternoon, Tyler Bosma, was throwing a no-hitter and Thrasher was going to do everything he could to help both Bosma and UK’s NCAA Tournament chances.
“I’ve built some close relationships with my teammates after one year, friendships that I will maintain for years to come,” Thrasher said.
A year prior, the Wildcats brought pitcher Sean Harney in from Massachusetts. All he did was stamp himself as one of the more accomplished pitchers in school history.
“I think the coaching staff here has brought him to another level” Peter Harney, Sean’s father, said while watching him pitch seven shutout innings in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
The proof was in the production, as Harris started more than 50 games and was UK’s second-leading hitter, Guilfoil was named an All-American, Williams had an earned run average below 1.00 before getting hurt, Fogel and Jump were at their best late in the season, Cotto held his own against top-ranked Tennessee in the SEC Tournament, Bosma dominated traditional power LSU and Thrasher was a game-changer on the base paths.