2021 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

American college baseball season

2021 Louisville Cardinals baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record28–22 (16–16 ACC)
Head coach
  • Dan McDonnell (15th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Williams (15th season)
  • Eric Snider (7th season)
  • Adam Vrable (7th season)
Home stadiumJim Patterson Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame  x‍‍‍y 25 – 10   .714 34 – 13   .723
No. 4 NC State  ‍‍‍y 19 – 14   .576 37 – 19   .661
Florida State  ‍‍‍y 20 – 16   .556 31 – 24   .564
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 16 – 16   .500 28 – 22   .560
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 16 – 20   .444 25 – 27   .481
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10 – 22   .313 20 – 27   .426
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10 – 23   .303 21 – 28   .429
Coastal
Georgia Tech  x‍‍‍y 21 – 15   .583 31 – 25   .554
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y 20 – 15   .571 33 – 21   .611
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 – 18   .500 36 – 27   .571
North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 18 – 18   .500 28 – 27   .509
Duke  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 17   .485 33 – 22   .600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 16 – 17   .485 23 – 20   .535
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 16 – 20   .444 27 – 25   .519
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 1, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2021 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 15th season at Louisville.

Previous season

The 2020 Louisville Cardinals baseball team notched a 13–4 (2–1) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 MLB Draft

The Cardinals had three players drafted in the 2020 MLB draft.[2]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Reid Detmers Pitcher 1 10 Los Angeles Angels
Bobby Miller Pitcher 1 29 Los Angeles Dodgers
Zach Britton Outfielder 5 136 Toronto Blue Jays

Personnel

Roster

2020 Louisville Cardinals roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 – Adam Elliott – Senior
  • 15 – Alex Galvan – Freshman
  • 17 – Shane Harris – Freshman
  • 19 – Ryan Hawks – Freshman
  • 26 – Kerry Wright – Sophomore
  • 27 – Evan Webster – Freshman
  • 28 – Kellan Tulio – Freshman
  • 30 – Michael Prosecky – Freshman
  • 31 – Carter Lohman – Sophomore
  • 33 – Michael Kirian – Junior
  • 34 – Ben Wiegman – Freshman
  • 35 – Garrett Schmeltz – Sophomore
  • 36 – Glenn Albanese – Junior
  • 39 – Jack Perkins – Sophomore
  • 40 – Tate Kuehner – Freshman
  • 41 – Riley Phillips – Freshman
  • 43 – Duncan Hall – Freshman
  • 44 – Gavin Sullivan – Junior
  • 45 – Luke Smith – Senior
  • 48 – J.R. Langworthy – Sophomore
  • 54 – Kaleb Corbett – Freshman
  • 55 – Seamus Barrett – Freshman
  • 56 – Trevor Amburgey – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 22 – Ben Metzinger – Sophomore
  • 32 – Henry Davis – Sophomore
  • 46 – Jack Payton – Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 – Cooper Bowman – Sophomore
  • 9 – Christian Knapczyk – Freshman
  • 10 – Tim Borden II – Sophomore
  • 13 – Alex Binelas – Sophomore
  • 16 – Justin Lavey – Senior
  • 18 – Wyatt Stevenson – Freshman
  • 47 – Drake Wescott – Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 5 – Levi Usher – Sophomore
  • 8 – Luke Brown – Junior
  • 11 – Chris Seng – Sophomore
  • 14 – Trey Leonard – Junior
  • 29 – Tyeler Hawkins – Freshman
  • 51 – Isaac Humphrey – Freshman
  • 52 – JT Benson – Freshman

Utility

  • 6 – Ben Bianco (C/1B) – Junior
  • 7 – Lucas Dunn (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 20 – Dalton Rushing (C/1B) – Freshman
  • 24 – Cameron Masterman (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 25 – Jared Poland (INF/P) – Sophomore
  

Coaching staff

2020 louisville cardinals coaching staff[3]
Name Position Seasons at
Louisville		 Alma Mater
Dan McDonnell Head coach 15 The Citadel (1992)
Roger Williams Associate head coach/Pitching 15 East Carolina (1997)
Eric Snider Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator 7 Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam Vrable Assistant Coach 7 Coastal Carolina (2007)
Brian Mundorf Director of Operations 26 American International (1992)

Game log

2021 Louisville Cardinals Baseball Game Log
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Louisville team member     * Non-conference game
Regular Season (27–21)
February (6–1)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources
February 20 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Bellarmine* No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, Kentucky		 W 5–1 Albanese (1–0) Barringer (0–1) 210 1–0 –
February 21 12:00 p.m. ACCNX Bellarmine* No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium W 13–1 Elliott (1–0) Miley (0–1) 2–0 –
February 21 3:30 p.m. ACCNX Bellarmine* No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–3 Smith (1–0) Davis (0–1) 188 3–0 –
February 23 3:00 p.m. ACCNX Eastern Kentucky* No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium W 6–2 Corbett (1–0) Kelly (1–1) 445 4–0 –
February 26 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Western Illinois* No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium L 3–8 Sears (1–0) Kuehner (0–1) Raymond (1) 255 4–1 –
February 27 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Western Illinois* No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium W 4–1 Kirian (1–0) Warkentien (0–1) Perkins (1) 5–1 –
February 27 4:30 p.m. ACCNX Western Illinois* No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium W 9–4 Smith (2–0) Fochs (0–1) Corbett (1) 6–1 –
March (11–5)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources
March 2 3:30 p.m. ACCNX Morehead State* No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium L 2–5 Herron (1–0) Lohman (0–1) 312 6–2 –
March 5 4:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 12 Georgia Tech No. 5 Russ Chandler Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia		 W 13–6 Kirian (2–0) Hurter (1–1) 713 7–2 1–0
March 6 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 12 Georgia Tech No. 5 Russ Chandler Stadium L 6–19 Archer (1–1) Elliott (1–1) 7–3 1–1
March 7 3:00 p.m. ACCN at No. 12 Georgia Tech No. 5 Russ Chandler Stadium L 9–13 Finley (2–0) Smith (2–1) 713 7–4 1–2
March 9 3:00 p.m. ACCNX Morehead State* No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–3 Kuehner (1–1) Vernon (0–1) 606 8–4 –
March 12 6:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 22 Boston College No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 7–3 Kirian (3–0) Pelio (2–2) Elliott (1) 880 9–4 2–2
March 13 1:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 22 Boston College No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 5–0 Albanese (2–0) Sheehan (2–2) 880 10–4 3–2
March 14 1:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 22 Boston College No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–6 Perkins (1–0) Gieg (0–1) Corbett (2) 880 11–4 4–2
March 16 5:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Eastern Kentucky* No. 8 Turkey Hughes Field
Richmond, Kentucky		 L 3–6 Travis (1–0) Kuehner (1–2) Brian (4) 270 11–5 –
March 19 6:30 p.m. ACCNX at NC State No. 8 Doak Field
Raleigh, North Carolina		 W 13–1 Kirian (4–0) Justice (1–2) 346 12–5 5–2
March 20 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at NC State No. 8 Doak Field W 6–3 Albanese (3–0) Highfill (0–1) Corbett (3) 353 13–5 6–2
March 21 11:00 a.m. ACCNX at NC State No. 8 Doak Field W 8–3 Elliott (2–1) Feeney (0–1) 304 14–5 7–2
March 23 6:00 p.m. ACCNX Western Kentucky* No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 13–6 Barrett (1–0) Shiflet (0–2) 548 15–5 –
March 26 4:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 14 Notre Dame No. 7 Frank Eck Stadium
South Bend, Indiana		 W 7–4 Elliott (3–1) Sheridan (0–1) Corbett (4) 301 16–5 8–2
March 27 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 14 Notre Dame No. 7 Frank Eck Stadium L 3–5 Brannigan (1–0) Kuehner (1–3) 315 16–6 8–3
March 28 1:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 14 Notre Dame No. 7 Frank Eck Stadium – (–) (–) – –
March 30 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Cincinnati* No. 7 UC Baseball Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio		 L 12–13 Keathley (1–0) Corbett (1–1) 815 16–7 –
April (7–5)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources
April 2 6:00 p.m. ACCN Wake Forest No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 5–3 Kirian (5–0) Cusick (1–1) Elliott (2) 880 17–7 9–3
April 3 1:00 p.m. ACCN Wake Forest No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 9–7 Elliott (4–1) Minacci (0–1) 880 18–7 10–3
April 4 12:30 p.m. ESPN2 Wake Forest No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium L 3–6 Lowder (1–1) Smith (2–2) Adler (5) 880 18–8 10–4
April 6 6:00 p.m. ACCN Kentucky No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium L 7–11 Harney (2–0) Perkins (1–1) Rigsby (1) 880 18–9 –
April 9 6:00 p.m. ACCN No. 17 Florida State No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 4–310 Elliott (5–1) Scolaro (0–1) 880 19–9 11–4
April 10 5:00 p.m. ACCN No. 17 Florida State No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium L 5–8 Anderson (1–0) Albanese (3–1) 880 19–10 11–5
April 11 4:00 p.m. ESPN2 No. 17 Florida State No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 11–4 Kuehner (2–3) Scolaro (0–2) 880 20–10 12–5
April 16 6:00 p.m. ACCN at Virginia No. 7 Davenport Field
Charlottesville, VA		 L 7–810 Schoch (1–0) Elliott (5–2) 477 20–11 12–6
April 17 4:00 p.m. ACCN at Virginia No. 7 Davenport Field W 9–5 Kuehner (3–3) Vasil (5–3) 522 21–11 13–6
April 18 1:00 p.m. ACCN at Virginia No. 7 Davenport Field W 8–2 Smith (3–2) Savino (1–2) 522 22–11 14–6
April 20 5:00 p.m. ESPNU at Kentucky No. 7 Kentucky Proud Park
Lexington, KY		 W 12–5 Lohman (1–1) Kammin (1–1) 1,730 23–11 –
April 23 3:00 p.m. ACCN Pittsburgh No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium – (–) (–) – –
April 24 1:00 p.m. ACCN Pittsburgh No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium – (–) (–) – –
April 25 1:00 p.m. ACCN Pittsburgh No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium – (–) (–) – –
April 30 6:00 p.m. ACCN at Clemson No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC		 L 3–11 Anglin (2–2) Kirian (5–1) 1,782 23–12 14–7
May (4–9)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources
May 1 3:00 p.m. ACCN at Clemson No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 4–5 Gilbert (3–4) Kuehner (3–4) Hoffmann (2) 1,912 23–13 14–8
May 2 2:00 p.m. ESPNU at Clemson No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 5–15 Hughes (1–0) Smith (3–3) 1,873 23–14 14–9
May 4 4:00 p.m. ESPNU No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium W 7–2 Lohman (2–1) Little (2–1) Elliott (3) 880 24–14 –
May 7 6:00 p.m. ACCNX Duke No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium L 3–13 (–) (–) 24–15 14–10
May 8 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Duke No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium W 5–1 (–) (–) 25–15 15–10
May 8 4:30 p.m. ACCNX Duke No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium W 15–6 (–) (–) 26–15 16–10
May 14 6:00 p.m. ACCNX at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC		 L 1–5 (–) (–) 26–16 16–11
May 15 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium L 0–5 (–) (–) 26–17 16–12
May 16 1:00 p.m. ACCNX at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium L 5–10 (–) (–) 26–18 16–13
May 18 3:00 p.m. ACCN USC Upstate Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–6 (–) (–) 27–18 –
May 20 6:00 p.m. ACCN Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium L 1–6 (–) (–) 27–19 16–14
May 21 6:00 p.m. ACCN Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium L 0–2 (–) (–) 27–20 16–15
May 22 12:00 p.m. ACCN Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium L 2–3 (–) (–) 27–21 16–16
Post-Season (1–1)
ACC Tournament (1–1)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Postseason Sources
May 25 11:00 a.m. ACCNX vs. Clemson Truist Field
Charlotte, NC		 W 15–10 (–) (–) 28–21 1–0
May 27 3:00 p.m. ACCNX vs. Georgia Tech Truist Field L 8–912 (–) (–) 28–22 1–1

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]6 (1)6 (1)*31277510997151523———*—*—*—
Baseball America[5]754158765245121119———*—*—*—
Collegiate Baseball^[6]1164141175778813818——————
NCBWA†[7]6431297579119151323——————
D1Baseball5451087777771515———————

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2021 MLB draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Henry Davis C 1 1 Pittsburgh Pirates
Alex Binelas 3B 3 86 Milwaukee Brewers
Cooper Bowman 2B 4 122 New York Yankees
Michael Kirian RHP 6 173 Washington Nationals
Lucas Dunn INF/OF 8 250 San Diego Padres
Luke Brown OF 9 253 Pittsburgh Pirates
Glenn Albanese RHP 15 441 Los Angeles Angels

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from".
  3. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". usatoday.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (12–21–20)". baseballnews.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "NCBWA > News > Division I Poll". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

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