Ryan Hagenow (Vicky Graff Photo)
Kentucky baseball did things this season it has never done by not only hosting a Super Regional but winning to make its first College World Series after sharing the SEC regular-season championship.
Pitcher Ryan Hagenow believes there’s no reason UK cannot be among the elite teams nationally every year.
“With the staff that we have, all around, not just coaching staff, training staff, our equipment manager — I’m close with everybody — and with the stadium and the fan base we have and Coach Ming leading the way, there’s no reason this team shouldn’t continue to have success,” Hagenow said. “I think it takes years to build that foundation, but I think we definitely built it.
Outfielder Nolan McCarthy, who scored the winning run in the Super Region to send UK to Omaha, believes the Cats “broke the barrier” this year.
“Just the incredible minds we have behind the program that go, not unnoticed but aren’t talked about as much, I think that’s the special part,” McCarthy said.
