2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

The 2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals were coached by Dan McDonnell, in his eighth season, and played their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium.

2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2014 record50–17 (19–5 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Lemonis (8th season)
  • Roger Williams (8th season)
  • Kyle Cheesebrough (3rd season)
Home stadiumJim Patterson Stadium
2014 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Louisville  ‍†‍‍y 19–5 .792  48–15 .762
UCF  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .708  36–23 .610
No. 16 Houston  ‍‍‡‍y 14–9 .609  48–16 .750
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 14–9 .609  30–25 .545
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  27–31 .466
Temple  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  15–32 .319
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  27–31 .466
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  30–29 .508
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .250  22–31 .415
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 6, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

Roster
2014 Louisville Cardinals roster[2]
 
Pitchers
  • 6 – Ryan Lauria – Freshman
  • 10 – Mason Richardson – Freshman
  • 13 – Josh Rogers – Freshman
  • 16 – Kyle Funkhouser – Sophomore
  • 19 – Nick Burdi – Junior
  • 20 – Drew Harrington – Freshman
  • 25 – Robert Strader – Freshman
  • 28 – Brandon Alphin – Junior
  • 31 – Joe Filomeno – Junior
  • 34 – Michael Bollmer – Freshman
  • 36 – Jonah Philley – Sophomore
  • 40 – Jared Ruxer – Junior
  • 43 – Zack Burdi – Freshman
  • 44 – Jake Sparger – Freshman
  • 45 – Kyle McGrath – Junior
  
Catchers
  • 14 – Kyle Gibson – Senior
  • 33 – Ryan Summers – Freshman
  • 38 – Aaron Gershenfeld – Junior
  • 41 – Shane Crain – Senior
Infielders
  • 1 – Sutton Whiting – Junior
  • 4 – Alex Chittenden – Senior
  • 5 – Anthony Kidston – Sophomore
  • 7 – Grant Kay – Junior
  • 8 – Danny Rosenbaum – Sophomore
  • 9 – Jordan Striegel – Freshman
  • 11 – Zach Lucas – Junior
  • 17 – Nick Solak – Freshman
  • 26 – Blake Tiberi – Freshman
  
Outfielders
  • 2 – Corey Ray – Freshman
  • 15 – Cole Sturgeon – Senior
  • 18 – Mike White – Junior
  • 24 – Logan Taylor – Freshman
  • 30 – Will Smith – Freshman
  • 35 – Colin Lyman – Freshman
  • 42 – Jeff Gardner – Senior
  

Coaches
2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball coaching staff[3]
  • 9 Dan McDonnell – Head Coach
  • 22 Chris Lemonis – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
  • 23 Roger Williams – Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach
  • 21 Kyle Cheesebrough – Assistant Coach

Schedule
2014 Louisville Cardinals Baseball Game Log[4]
Regular Season
Post-Season
American Athletic Conference Tournament
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record AACT Record
May 22(8) MemphisBright House Field • Clearwater, FLW 13–37Funkhouser (12–2)Wallingford (6–5)None44–131–0
May 23(5) South FloridaBright House Field • Clearwater, FLL 1–2Herget (8–6)Rogers (2–3)None44–141–1
May 24(4) RutgersBright House Field • Clearwater, FLW 9–3Kidston (7–0)Rosa (6–3)None45–142–1
May 25(3) #19 HoustonBright House Field • Clearwater, FLL 4–10Ford (8–0)Harrington (3–2)None73745–152–2
NCAA Tournament Louisville Regional
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
May 30(4) Kent StateJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 5–0Funkhouser (13–2)Clark (6–7)None3,48846–151–0
May 31(3) KansasJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 6–3Kidston (8–0)Duncan (8–0)Burdi (15)3,34147–152–0
June 1(2) #26 KentuckyJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 4–1Rogers (3–3)Salow (2–4)Burdi (16)4,31948–153–0
NCAA Tournament Louisville Super Regional
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 6#12 Kennesaw StateJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 5–3McGrath (2–1)Connell (7–4)Burdi (17)5,35149–154–0
June 7#12 Kennesaw StateJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 7–4Kidston (9–0)Bergen (9–5)Burdi (18)6,00750–155–0
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 14#5 VanderbiltTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL 3–5Fulmer (7–1)Funkhouser (13–3)Ravenelle (1)23,62550–170–1
June 16#6 TexasTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL 1–4French (7–5)Kidston (9–1)Duke (1)17,61250–170–2

Ranking movements
See also: 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' 13 13* 13* 13 11 9 13 8 11 9 17 8 7 6 7 9  
Baseball America 20 20 20 19 17 14 14 11 13 10 13 13 10 10 12 13  
Collegiate Baseball^ 8 7 9 10 11 9 11 8 11 9 23 19 12 11 10 12 5 3  
NCBWA† 14 13 12 10 10 7 10 8 10 9 13 8 5 5 5 8 4  
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References
  1. "2014 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  3. "Coaching Staff". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  4. "2013–14 Schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
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