Nolan McCarthy leaves Kentucky baseball, enters portal

Joins growing number of transfers from UK after historic season

July 2, 2024

Forrest Tucker,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW)- A mainstay in the Kentucky baseball lineup is moving on from Lexington. Center fielder Nolan McCarthy is in the transfer portal as of July 2 per multiple reports.

This past season in Blue and White, McCarthy batted .288, tallied 12 doubles, had eight home runs and 41 RBI.

McCarthy and 11 other players are in the transfer portal from Kentucky. The exodus has been steady since the Bat Cats were eliminated in the Men’s College World Series by Florida.

The Kalamazoo, Michigan product adds to the list of numerous former starters who have left the team.

In addition to the players transferring, 12 others have exhausted their eligibility and are not expected to return to the team.

Trey Pooser
Nick Lopez
Ryan Hagenow
Johnny Hummel
Dominic Niman
Ryan Nicholson
Grant Smith
Ty Crittenberger
Cameron O’Brien
Ryan Waldschmidt
Rueben Church
Mitchell Daly

Emilien Pitre has one year of college eligibility left, but is expected to be a valuable pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. Devin Burkes also has more time in college in his pocket, but may look to the professional ranks as his next adventure.