2021 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

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2021 Louisville Cardinals baseball
Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record28–22 (16–16 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Williams (15th season)
  • Eric Snider (7th season)
  • Adam Vrable (7th season)
Home stadium Jim Patterson Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame  xy2510 .7143413 .723
No. 4 NC State  y1914 .5763719 .661
Florida State  y2016 .5563124 .564
Louisville  1616 .5002822 .560
Clemson  1620 .4442527 .481
Wake Forest  1022 .3132027 .426
Boston College  1023 .3032128 .429
Coastal
Georgia Tech  xy2115 .5833125 .554
Miami (FL)  y2015 .5713321 .611
Virginia  y1818 .5003627 .571
North Carolina  y1818 .5002827 .509
Duke  y1617 .4853322 .600
Pittsburgh  1617 .4852320 .535
Virginia Tech  1620 .4442725 .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.

Contents

With a record of 28-22, the Cardinals missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011. Four potential resume building games were cancelled. The series finale against Notre Dame was postponed and then cancelled due to weather and then a three game series against Pittsburgh was cancelled due to COVID-19. [2]

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. [3]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Reid Detmers Pitcher110 Los Angeles Angels
Bobby Miller Pitcher129 Los Angeles Dodgers
Zach BrittonOutfielder5136 Toronto Blue Jays

Personnel

Roster

2020 Louisville Cardinals roster [4]
 

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 PerkinsSophomore
  • 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 DavisSophomore
  • 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 [4]
NamePositionSeasons at
Louisville
Alma Mater
Dan McDonnell Head coach15 The Citadel (1992)
Roger WilliamsAssociate head coach/Pitching15 East Carolina (1997)
Eric SniderAssistant Coach/recruiting coordinator7 Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam VrableAssistant Coach7 Coastal Carolina (2007)
Brian MundorfDirector of Operations26 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)
Post-Season (1–1)

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [5] 6 (1)6 (1)*31277510997151523—*—*—*
Baseball America [6] 754158765245121119—*—*—*
Collegiate Baseball^ [7] 1164141175778813818
NCBWA [8] 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

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Henry Davis C11 Pittsburgh Pirates
Alex Binelas 3B386 Milwaukee Brewers
Cooper Bowman2B4122 New York Yankees
Michael KirianRHP6173 Washington Nationals
Lucas DunnINF/OF8250 San Diego Padres
Luke BrownOF9253 Pittsburgh Pirates
Glenn AlbaneseRHP15441 Los Angeles Angels

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