2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

The 2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Dan McDonnell, in his ninth year at Louisville.

2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
2015 record42–14 (25–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Williams (9th season)
  • Eric Snider (1st season)
  • Adam Vrable (1st season)
Home stadiumJim Patterson Stadium
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 25–5 .833  47–18 .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  37–23 .617
No. 12 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 17–13 .567  44–21 .677
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16–13 .552  32–29 .525
NC State  ‍‍‍y 15–14 .517  36–23 .610
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  27–26 .509
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10–19 .345  27–27 .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‍y 22–8 .733  50–16 .758
No. 1 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .500  44–24 .647
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .448  34–24 .586
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .448  27–27 .500
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  32–23 .582
Duke  ‍‍‍ 10–19 .345  31–22 .585
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .300  20–32 .385
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous season

In 2014, the Cardinals finished as champions of the American Athletic Conference with a record of 48–15, 19–5 in conference play, in their first and only season in the conference. They qualified for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, and lost in the finals to Houston. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were selected as hosts of the Louisville regional, along with rival Kentucky, Kansas, and Kent State. The Cardinals rolled to three quick wins to win the Louisville Regional and advance to the Super Regional (of which they were hosts) by defeating Kent State 5–0, Kansas 6–3, and Kentucky 4–1. In the Super Regional, Louisville faced off against Kennesaw State, who had won the Tallahassee Regional in their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The Cardinals quickly ended any hopes of a further Cinderella run by defeating the Owls, 5–3 and 7–4, which qualified them for the College World Series.

In the College World Series, Louisville first faced off against Vanderbilt, and lost 3–5 to the eventual national champions. In the Cardinals' second game, they faced Texas, and lost 1–4, leading to their elimination from the College World Series.

Personnel

Roster
2015 Louisville Cardinals roster[2]
 
Pitchers
  • 5 – Anthony Kidston – Junior
  • 6 – Chandler Dale – Freshman
  • 7 – Butch Baird – Freshman
  • 13 – Josh Rogers – Sophomore
  • 15 – Lincoln Henzman – Freshman
  • 16 – Kyle Funkhouser – Junior
  • 19 – Kade McClure – Freshman
  • 20 – Drew Harrington – Sophomore
  • 22 – Dylan Shoffner – Junior
  • 25 – Robert Strader – Sophomore
  • 28 – Brandon Alphin – Senior
  • 36 – Jonah Philley – Junior
  • 38 – Brendan McKay – Freshman
  • 39 – Alex Sears – Freshman
  • 40 – Sean Leland – Freshman
  • 43 – Zack Burdi – Sophomore
  • 44 – Jake Sparger – Sophomore
  • 45 – Mac Welsh – Freshman
  
Catchers
  • 14 – Austin Clemons – Freshman
  • 30 – Will Smith – Sophomore
  • 42 – Colby Fitch – Freshman
Infielders
  • 1 – Sutton Whiting – Senior
  • 8 – Danny Rosenbaum – Junior
  • 10 – Drew Ellis – Freshman
  • 11 – Zach Lucas – Senior
  • 17 – Nick Solak – Sophomore
  • 26 – Blake Tiberi – Freshman
  • 29 – Devin Hairston – Freshman
  • 31 – Grant Schreiver – Freshman
  • 34 – Michael Bollmer – Sophomore
  
Outfielders
  • 2 – Corey Ray – Sophomore
  • 4 – Riley Jackson – Freshman
  • 18 – Mike White – Senior
  • 24 – Logan Taylor – Sophomore
  • 33 – Ryan Summers – Freshman
  • 35 – Colin Lyman – Sophomore
  • 41 – Jimmy Faul – Junior
  

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Louisville		Alma Mater
Dan McDonnellHead Coach9The Citadel (1992)
Roger WilliamsAssociate Head Coach9East Carolina University (1992)
Eric SniderAssistant Coach1University of Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam VrableAssistant Coach1Coastal Carolina University (2006)

Schedule
Legend
 Louisville win
 Louisville loss
 Postponement
BoldLouisville team member
2015 Louisville Cardinals Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
March 1XavierJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 3Eastern KentuckyJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 6Miami (FL)Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYPostponed
March 7Miami (FL)Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 7Miami (FL)Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 8Miami (FL)Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 10Ole MissJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 11Ole MissJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 13Boston CollegeJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYPostponed
March 14Boston CollegeJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 14Boston CollegeJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 15Boston CollegeJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 17PurdueJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 20at Notre DameFrank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
March 21at Notre DameFrank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
March 22at Notre DameFrank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
March 24at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN
March 27Georgia TechJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 28Georgia TechJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 29Georgia TechJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 31Miami (OH)Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings
See also: 2015 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' 7 7* 7* 20 15 13 7 7 6 5 4(1) 4 3 2  
Baseball America 12 12 17 17 13 11 7 7 5 4 4 4 4 2  
Collegiate Baseball^ 12 15 24 24 21 17 11 7 5 4 3 3 4 3  
NCBWA† 10 10 17 19 18 16 8 7 6 4 4 3 2 2  
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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.

Awards and honors
Kyle Funkhouser

References
  1. "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  3. "NCAA Div. I Pre-Season All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
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