2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

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2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball
Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg
ACC Regular season Champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
CB No. 5
Record52–9 (23–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Williams (11th season)
  • Eric Snider (3rd season)
  • Adam Vrable (3rd season)
Captains
  • Jake Sparger
  • Ryan Summers
  • Logan Taylor
Home stadium Jim Patterson Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Louisville  xy236 .7935312 .815
No. 12 Wake Forest  y1911 .6334320 .683
No. 25 Clemson  y1713 .5674221 .667
No. 30 NC State  y1614 .5333625 .590
No. 6 Florida State  y1414 .5004623 .667
Boston College  1119 .3672528 .472
Notre Dame  1020 .3332632 .448
Coastal
No. 17 North Carolina  xy237 .7674914 .778
No. 21 Virginia  y1812 .6004316 .729
Miami (FL)  1613 .5523127 .534
Duke  1218 .4003028 .517
Georgia Tech  1119 .3672728 .491
Pittsburgh  921 .3002330 .434
Virginia Tech  921 .3002332 .418
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2017 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 eleventh year at Louisville.

Contents

Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Cardinals were selected to host their fifth consecutive NCAA Regional. [1] The Cardinals would win both the Louisville Regional and Louisville Super Regional and receive an invitation to the 2017 College World Series before eventually losing to TCU by a score of 3–4. [2] Five players from the team, including Brendan McKay, were selected in the 2017 MLB Draft. [3]

Previous season

In 2016, the Cardinals finished as champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference with a record of 46–10, 22–8 in conference play, in their second season in the conference. They qualified for the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, where they played in Division B of inter-conference tournament play. The Cardinals would finish 1–2 in the tournament, not advancing to the conference tournament finals.

With the Cardinals finishing the season as regular season champs of the Atlantic Division of the ACC, they would qualify for the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and were selected as hosts of the Louisville regional and Louisville Super Regional, if they advanced to that round. The Cardinals would wins three straight matches in the Louisville Regional and would advance to the Super Regional (of which they were hosts) by defeating Western Michigan 6–1, Ohio State 15–3, and Wright State 3–1. In the Super Regional, Louisville hosted UC Santa Barbara in a best-of-three matchup. Louisville would lose the first two games to UC Santa Barbara, ending their playoff run.

Roster

2017 Louisville Cardinals roster [4]
 
Pitchers
  • 4 – Adam Elliott – Freshman
  • 5 – Shay Smiddy – Freshman
  • 6 – Chandler Dale – Junior
  • 8 – Nick Bennett – Freshman
  • 13 – Sam Bordner – Sophomore
  • 15 – Lincoln HenzmanJunior
  • 19 – Kade McClure – Junior
  • 22 – Noah Burkholder – Sophomore
  • 27 – Bryan HoeingSophomore
  • 30 – Austin Dickey – Freshman
  • 31 – Adam Wolf – Sophomore
  • 32 – Riley Thompson – Sophomore
  • 38 – Brendan McKayJunior
  • 39 – Shane Hummel – Senior
  • 40 – Rabon Martin – Junior
  • 41 – Michael McAvene – Freshman
  • 44 – Jake Sparger – Senior
 
Catchers
  • 11 – Zeke Pinkham – Sophomore
  • 18 – Pat Rumoro – Sophomore
  • 42 – Colby Fitch – Junior
Infielders
 
Outfielders
  • 4 – Adam Elliott – Freshman
  • 9 – Danny Oriente – Freshman
  • 17 – Ethan Stringer – Freshman
  • 24 – Logan Taylor – Senior
  • 25 – Josh StowersSophomore
  • 33 – Ryan Summers – Sophomore
  • 35 – Colin Lyman – senior
 

Schedule

Legend
 Louisville win
 Louisville loss
 Postponement
BoldLouisville team member
2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
February 17vs. Alabama State #11 Spectrum FieldClearwater, FL W 7–1McKay (1–0)Howe (0–1)Hoeing (1)4551–0
February 18vs. Maryland #11Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FLW 10–7Sparger (1–0)Bloom (0–1)Henzman (1)6522–0
February 19vs. Ball State #11Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FLW 10–4Hummel (1–0)Marquardt (0–1)None 6093–0
February 22vs. Eastern Kentucky #11 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 19–3Martin (1–0)Ford (0–1)None2,1544–0
February 24 Omaha #11Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 7–2McKay (2–0)Murphy (0–2)None1,8625–0
February 25Omaha#11Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 10–0McClure (1–0)Binger (1–1)None8256–0
February 26Omaha#11Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 6–0McAvene (1–0)Suponchick (0–2)None1,0567–0
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
March 1 Morehead State #6 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 20–2Sparger (2–0)Stambaugh (0–1)None9298–0
March 3 Eastern Michigan #6Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 13–0Bennett (1–0)Mattson (2–1)None9369–0
March 4Eastern Michigan#6Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 3–2Thompson (1–0)Feldman (0–2)None1,07710–0
March 5Eastern Michigan#6Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 8–7Elliott (1–0)Feldman (0–3)Sparger (1)3,47511–0
March 7Eastern Kentucky#5 Turkey Hughes FieldRichmond, KY Postponed
March 8 Fort Wayne #5Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 12–2Bordner (1–0)Helm (1–1)None1,08412–0
March 10 Pittsburgh #5Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 3–0McKay (3–0)Mitchell (0–2)Henzman (2)99513–01–0
March 11Pittsburgh#5Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 8–2McClure (2–0)Pidich (2–1)None89414–02–0
March 12Pittsburgh#5Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 3–1Bennett (2–0)Falk (2–1)Henzman (3)1,01715–03–0
March 15 Xavier #2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 13–4Martin (2–0)Astle (1–1)None88316–03–0
March 17 Boston College #2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 6–0McKay (4–0)Stevens (2–1)None62017–04–0
March 18Boston College#2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 6–4McClure (3–0)Gill (1–4)Henzman (4)95818–05–0
March 19Boston College#2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 5–3Martin (3–0)Metzdor (1–3)Henzman (5)96819–06–0
March 21at Cincinnati #2 Marge Schott StadiumCincinnati, OH L 3–6Kroger (1–0)McAvene (1–1)Orndorff (4)1,70919–16–0
March 24at NC State #2 Doak FieldRaleigh, NC L 1–3Adler (3–2)McKay (4–1)O'Donnell (1)2,82419–26–1
March 25at NC State#2Doak Field • Raleigh, NCW 7–6Henzman (1–0)Staley (1–1)None3,04820–27–1
March 26at NC State#2Doak Field • Raleigh, NCW 8–1Bennett (3–0)Wilder (0–2)None2,82121–28–1
March 28 Western Kentucky #2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 11–1Hummel (2–0)Bruner (0–1)None3,29422–28–1
March 31at Virginia #2 Davenport FieldCharlottesville, VA W 5–2Wolf (1–0)Harrington (1–1)Henzman (6)2,92823–29–1
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
April 1at Virginia #2 Davenport FieldCharlottesville, VA L 2–11Bettinger (4–0)McClure (3–1)None3,83223–39–2
April 2at Virginia#2Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VAW 4–3Wolf (2–0)Doyle (1–1)Henzman (7)3,73624–310–2
April 4 Kentucky #2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 5–3Hummel (3–0)Thompson (2–2)Henzman (8)6,21025–310–2
April 7 Wake Forest #2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYL 1–2Dunshee (6–1)McKay (4–2)Roberts (3)2,93125–410–3
April 8Wake Forest#2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 7–6Sparger (3–0)McCarren (2–3)Henzman (9)3,10426–411–3
April 9Wake Forest#2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 7–5Wolf (3–0)Roberts (1–1)Bordner (1)4,05627–412–3
April 11 Purdue #2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 13–2Hummel (4–0)Dellinger (1–3)None1,57928–412–3
April 13at Georgia Tech #2 Russ Chandler StadiumAtlanta, GA W 3–0McKay (5–2)Schniederjans (0–2)Henzman (10)1,21529–413–3
April 14at Georgia Tech#2Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GAW 10–1McClure (4–1)Curry (3–4)None1,22030–414–3
April 15at Georgia Tech#2Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GAW 5–4Wolf (4–0)Ryan (3–2)Henzman (11)1,35831–415–3
April 18at Kentucky#2 Cliff Hagan StadiumLexington, KY L 7–11Thompson (4–2)Hummel (4–1)None4,01831–515–3
April 21 Duke #2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYL 3–5Stallings (4–3)McKay (5–3)Labosky (5)1,53331–615–4
April 22Duke#2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 7–5Wolf (5–0)Ziemba (2–3)Henzman (12)81432–616–4
April 23Duke#2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 10–0Bennett (4–0)Day (3–3)None2,15833–617–4
April 25at Eastern Kentucky #2 Turkey Hughes FieldRichmond, KY W 14–4Smiddy (1–0)Carter (0–1)None89434–617–4
April 26 Northern Kentucky #2 Louisville Slugger FieldLouisville, KY W 6–4Wolf (6–0)Jerger (1–3)Henzman (13)2,72935–617–4
April 28 Toledo #2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 5–4McKay (6–3)Calhoun (3–3)Bordner (2)95036–617–4
April 29Toledo#2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 11–1McClure (5–1)Achter (3–4)None1,74637–617–4
April 30Toledo#2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 17–2Sparger (4–0)Shutes (2–6)None1,85238–617–4
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
May 2 Miami (OH) #2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 6–5Henzman (2–0)Mraz (0–2)None1,73439–617–4
May 5at Notre Dame #2 Frank Eck StadiumSouth Bend, IN W 2–0McKay (7–3)Bass (2–7)Henzman (14)51740–618–4
May 6at Notre Dame#2Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INW 5–1McClure (6–1)Hearne (3–4)None55741–619–4
May 7at Notre Dame#2Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INW 9–4Elliott (2–0)Guenther (2–1)None82842–620–4
May 9 Vanderbilt #2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 6–2Martin (4–0)Ruppenthal (1–3)None4,12043–620–4
May 12 Clemson #2 Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, SC W 4–2McKay (8–3)Barnes (5–4)Henzman (15)4,40544–621–4
May 13Clemson#2Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SCW 6–4McClure (7–1)Beasley (1–2)Wolf (1)5,16445–622–4
May 14Clemson#2Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SCW 6–4Bennett (5–0)Krall (7–2)Henzman (16)4,57246–623–4
May 16 Indiana #2 Bart Kaufman FieldBloomington, IN L 3–4Saalfrank (2–1)Martin (4–1)None3,07746–723–4
May 18 Florida State #2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYL 9–12Voyles (4–0)Sparger (4–1)None3,48746–823–5
May 19Florida State#2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYL 2–8Holton (8–2)McClure (7–2)None3,35946–923–6
May 20Florida State#2Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYPostponed
Post-season
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
May 25 Notre Dame #4 Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KYW 10–3McKay (9–3)Hearne (4–5)None6,94547–923–6
May 26 Florida State #4Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KYL 6–2Holton (9–2)McClure (7–3)None8,84347–1023–6
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
June 2 Radford #7 Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KYW 11–6Bordner (2–0)Gerber (4–4)None3,76348–1023–6
June 3 Oklahoma #7 Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KYW 11–1Sparger (5–1)Irvin (6–3)None4,06049–1023–6
June 4 Xavier #7 Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KYW 8–7Henzman (3–0)Kirschner (4–3)None4,01250–1023–6
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
June 9 Kentucky #7 Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KYW 5–2McClure (8–3)Thompson 8–3None6,23551–10
June 10Kentucky#7 Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KYW 6–2McKay (10–3)Hjelle (11–4)Bordner (3)6,23752–10
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
June 17 or 18 Texas A&M #7 TD Ameritrade Park OmahaOmaha, NE W 8–4McKay (11–3)Martin (7–4)None23,43753–10
June 20 Florida #7TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NEL 1–5Singer (8–5)McClure (8–4)None22,22253–11
June 22 TCU #7TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NEL 3–4Wymer (6–4)Bennett (5–1)24,98553–12

Awards and honors

National / Conference Players of the Week

Awards
PlayerAwardDate awardedRef.
Brendan McKayPreseason National Player of the YearDecember 19, 2016 [5]
National Player of the MonthMarch 7, 2017 [6]
ACC Pitcher of the WeekMarch 13, 2017 [7]
March 20, 2017 [8]
April 17, 2017 [9]
ACC Co-Player of the WeekMay 1, 2017 [10]
Collegiate Baseball
National Player of the Week
Drew Ellis
Collegiate Baseball
National Player of the Month
May 8, 2017 [11]
Brendan McKayACC Pitcher of the Week [12]
Colby FitchACC Co-Player of the WeekMay 15, 2017 [13]

Award Watch List

PlayerAwardDate awardedRef.
Brendan McKayUSA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch ListApril 12, 2017 [14]
Lincoln Henzman2017 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
Stopper of the Year Award Watch List
April 27, 2017 [15]
Brendan McKaySemifinalist – John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year AwardMay 12, 2017 [16]
Semifinalist – National Pitcher of the Year Award
Devin HairstonSemifinalist – Brooks Wallace Award

Awards

PlayerAwardDate awardedRef.
Kade McClurePerfect Game Preseason All-AmericanJanuary 10, 2017 [17]
Brendan McKay
Brendan McKayPreseason First Team All-AmericanJanuary 30, 2017 [18]
Brendan McKayNCBWA Preseason First Team All-AmericansJanuary 31, 2017 [19]
Kade McClure
Devin HairstonNCBWA Preseason Second Team All-Americans
Brendan McKayACC Player of the YearMay 22, 2017 [20]
First Team All-ACC – Designated Hitter / Utility
First Team All-ACC – Starting Pitcher
Devin HairstonACC Defensive Player of the Year
Third Team All-ACC – Shortstop
Drew EllisFirst Team All-ACC – Third Base
Lincoln HenzmanFirst Team All-ACC – Relief Pitcher
Colby FitchSecond Team All-ACC – Catcher
Kade McClureThird Team All-ACC – Starting Pitcher
Nick BennettThird Team All-ACC – Starting Pitcher
Freshman All-ACC – Starting Pitcher

Coaching awards

PlayerAwardDate awardedRef.
Dan McDonnellACC Coach of the YearMay 22, 2017 [21]

References

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