2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball
Conference American Athletic Conference
2014 record 50–17 (19–5 The American)
Head coach Dan McDonnell (8th year)
Assistant coach Chris Lemonis (8th year)
Assistant coach Roger Williams (8th year)
Assistant coach Kyle Cheesebrough (3rd year)
Home stadium Jim Patterson Stadium
2014 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#12 Louisville y 19 5   .792     48 15   .762
UCF 17 7   .708     36 23   .610
#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

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.

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) Memphis Bright House FieldClearwater, FL W 13–37 Funkhouser (12–2) Wallingford (6–5) None 44–13 1–0
May 23 (5) South Florida Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 1–2 Herget (8–6) Rogers (2–3) None 44–14 1–1
May 24 (4) Rutgers Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL W 9–3 Kidston (7–0) Rosa (6–3) None 45–14 2–1
May 25 (3) #19 Houston Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 4–10 Ford (8–0) Harrington (3–2) None 737 45–15 2–2
NCAA Tournament Louisville Regional
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
May 30 (4) Kent State Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 5–0 Funkhouser (13–2) Clark (6–7) None 3,488 46–15 1–0
May 31 (3) Kansas Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–3 Kidston (8–0) Duncan (8–0) Burdi (15) 3,341 47–15 2–0
June 1 (2) #26 Kentucky Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 4–1 Rogers (3–3) Salow (2–4) Burdi (16) 4,319 48–15 3–0
NCAA Tournament Louisville Super Regional
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 6 #12 Kennesaw State Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 5–3 McGrath (2–1) Connell (7–4) Burdi (17) 5,351 49–15 4–0
June 7 #12 Kennesaw State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 7–4 Kidston (9–0) Bergen (9–5) Burdi (18) 6,007 50–15 5–0
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 14 #5 Vanderbilt TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE L 3–5 Fulmer (7–1) Funkhouser (13–3) Ravenelle (1) 23,625 50–17 0–1
June 16 #6 Texas TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 1–4 French (7–5) Kidston (9–1) Duke (1) 17,612 50–17 0–2

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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 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

^ 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. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  3. "Coaching Staff". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  4. "2013–14 Schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
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