Kentucky baseball head coach Nick Mingione signed an extension that will keep him the skipper of the Bat Cats through the 2029 season.
Alongside news of Mingione’s extension, news also broke that pitching coach Dan Roszel and recruiting coordinator Austin Cousino also signed extensions.
After signing an extension last October, Mingione led the Wildcats to the best season in program history that resulted in the first ever trip to Omaha and the Men’s College World Series.
According to the UK Office of Legal Counsel page, the new extension sees Mingione get a significant increase in salary as he will now earn $1,175,000 before incentives in 2025, which is up from the $805,000 he was set to earn with the previous extension.
Here is how the rest of Mingione’s contract shakes out before incentives:
- 2026 salary: $1,275,000
- 2027 salary: $1,375,000
- 2028 salary: $1,575,000
- 2029 salary: $1,775,000
In addition to the increase in salary, each time Mingione leads the Cats to the NCAA Tournament, he will receive an automatic one-year increase to his contract.
If he were to lead the Wildcats back to Omaha and the Men’s College World Series, he would get two-years added on to his contract.
For each year that was to get added on to his contract, Mingione would receive $200,000 more to his salary.
In the event that Kentucky were to terminate the contract without cause, Mingione would be owed the full remaining amount at the time. However, if Mingione were to leave Kentucky and terminate the contract without cause, he would owe Kentucky the remaining salary in the contract.
Another wrinkle in the deal is that if Mingione terminates the contract and Mitch Barnhart is no longer the athletic director, he would only owe 50% of the remaining contract.
Moving over to Roszel and Cousino, both of their extensions will last through the 2027 season.
Both three-year extensions will give both coaches a raise. With their new deals, Roszel will make $280,000 and Cousino will earn $230,000.
Like Mingione, both coaches would receive incentives based on postseason success.
Kentucky baseball is now set with its big three coaches here to stay as the Bat Cats look to build upon its historic season.
