2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
Record	42–14 (25–5 ACC)
Head coach	Dan McDonnell (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Roger Williams (9th season) Eric Snider (1st season) Adam Vrable (1st season)
Home stadium	Jim Patterson Stadium
Seasons ←  2014 2016  →

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		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

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.

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

Name	Position	Seasons at Louisville	Alma Mater
Dan McDonnell	Head coach	9	The Citadel (1992)
Roger Williams	Associate head coach	9	East Carolina University (1992)
Eric Snider	Assistant coach	1	University of Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam Vrable	Assistant coach	1	Coastal Carolina University (2006)

Schedule

Legend
	Louisville win
	Louisville loss
	Postponement
Bold	Louisville team member

2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record February 13 vs. Alabama State #12 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL W 5–1 Funkhouser (1–0) Renda (0–1) None 1–0 February 14 vs. South Florida #12 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL W 2–0 Harrington (1–0) Mulholland (0–1) None 2–0 February 15 vs. #17 Cal State Fullerton #12 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 1–2 Gavin (1–0) Rogers (0–1) Peitzmeier (1) 2–1 February 18 Eastern Kentucky #15 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed February 20 Arkansas State #15 Tomlinson Stadium • Emerson, GA L 2–8 Owen (1–1) Funkhouser (1–1) None 2–2 February 21 Arkansas State #15 Tomlinson Stadium • Emerson, GA L 1–4 Zuber (1–0) Kidston (0–1) None 475 2–3 February 21 Arkansas State #15 Tomlinson Stadium • Emerson, GA W 14–8 McKay (1–0) Hawkins (1–1) None 475 3–3 February 24 Butler #24 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 10–1 McClure (1–0) Nyznyk (0–1) None 536 4–3 February 25 Eastern Kentucky #24 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 5–2 Harrington (2–0) Mrox (0–1) McKay (1) 599 5–3 February 27 Xavier #24 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed February 28 Xavier #24 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 1–2 Kirschner (2–1) Funkhouser (1–2) Bodner (2) 904 5–4 February 28 Xavier #24 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–3 Strader (1–0) Jacknewitz (1–1) McKay (2) 904 6–4
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record March 1 Xavier Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 3 Eastern Kentucky Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 6 Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed March 7 Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 7 Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 8 Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 10 Ole Miss Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 11 Ole Miss Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 13 Boston College Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed March 14 Boston College Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 14 Boston College Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 15 Boston College Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 17 Purdue Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 20 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN March 21 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN March 22 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN March 24 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN March 27 Georgia Tech Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 28 Georgia Tech Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 29 Georgia Tech Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY March 31 Miami (OH) Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record April 4 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA April 5 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA April 6 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA April 8 Kentucky Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed April 10 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC April 11 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC April 12 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC April 14 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH April 17 Wake Forest Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY April 18 Wake Forest Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY April 18 Wake Forest Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY April 21 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH April 22 WKU Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY April 24 Bethune-Cookman Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY April 25 Bethune-Cookman Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY April 26 Bethune-Cookman Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY April 28 Kentucky Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record May 2 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC May 3 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC May 4 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC May 6 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY May 8 Florida State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY May 9 Florida State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY May 10 Florida State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY May 12 Vanderbilt Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY May 14 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC May 15 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC May 16 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
Post-Season
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACCT Record May 19 TBD Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

See also: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = 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

^ 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.

Awards and honors

Kyle Funkhouser

• Louisville Slugger Pre-season First Team All-American ^[3]
• Perfect Game USA Pre-season First Team All-American ^[4]

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.