2022 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

2022 Louisville Cardinals baseball
NCAA tournament, Louisville Regional
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	42–21–1 (18–11–1 ACC)
Head coach	Dan McDonnell (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Roger Williams (16th season) Eric Snider (8th season) Adam Vrable (8th season)
Home stadium	Jim Patterson Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Atlantic
No. 12 Louisville  x‍‍‍y	18	–	11	–	1		.617			42	–	21	–	1		.664
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y	16	–	11	–	0		.593			41	–	17	–	0		.707
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y	15	–	14	–	1		.517			41	–	19	–	1		.680
Florida State  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15	–	0		.500			34	–	25	–	0		.576
NC State  ‍‍‍	14	–	15	–	0		.483			36	–	21	–	0		.632
Clemson  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0		.448			35	–	23	–	0		.603
Boston College  ‍‍‍	5	–	25	–	0		.167			19	–	34	–	0		.358
Coastal
No. 11 Virginia Tech  x‍‍‍y	19	–	9	–	0		.679			45	–	14	–	0		.763
No. 20 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			40	–	19	–	0		.678
Virginia  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			39	–	19	–	0		.672
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	15	–	0		.500			42	–	22	–	0		.656
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15	–	0		.500			36	–	24	–	0		.600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0		.448			29	–	27	–	0		.518
Duke  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			22	–	32	–	0		.407
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 27, 2022 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2022 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 sixteenth year at Louisville.

After missing the NCAA Tournament in 2021, the Cardinals received the 12th seed in the NCAA tournament and were selected to host an NCAA Regional. The Cardinals advanced to the NCAA Super Regional where they fell to Texas A&M. ^[2]

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

The 2021 Louisville Cardinals baseball team finished the season 28–22, missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011. ^[3]

2021 MLB Draft

The Cardinals had three players drafted in the 2021 MLB draft. Catcher Henry Davis was chosen as the first overall pick. ^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Henry Davis	Catcher	1	1	Pittsburgh Pirates
Alex Binelas	Third baseman	3	86	Oakland Athletics
Cooper Bowman	Second baseman	4	122	New York Yankees

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches' [5]	—	—*	—	—	—	22	14	14	11	18	17	10	8	9	6	9	9*	9*	9*	14
Baseball America [6]	—	—	—	—	—	15	8	11	9	13	12	7	7	14	6	7	7*	7*	7*	12
Collegiate Baseball^ [7]	26	—	—	—	—	15	5	4	3	11	10	5	6	9	7	7	6	12	12*	12
NCBWA† [8]	—	—	—	—	—	24	15	15	11	17	17	14	7	7	7	12	11	11*	11*	12
D1Baseball [9]	—	—	—	—	—	18	11	12	9	16	16	10	7	10	7	8	8*	8*	8*	12

^ 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.

References

1. "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
2. Holton, Brooks (June 11, 2022). "Louisville baseball swept by Texas A&M in NCAA super regional; bounce-back season ends". Courier Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
3. Teague Robinson, Cameron (May 13, 2021). "Louisville baseball misses NCAA Tournament for first time since 2011". Courier Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
4. Schoenfield, David (July 11, 2021). "Pittsburgh Pirates draft Louisville catcher Henry Davis with No. 1 pick; Jack Leiter goes to Texas Rangers at No. 2". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
5. "Baseball Coaches Poll". usatoday.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
6. "College Top 25". Baseball America. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
7. "Collegiate Baseball Div. I Poll - Pre-season". Collegiate Baseball. December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
8. "TEXAS TOPS 2022 PRESEASON NCBWA POLL". sportswriters.net. NCBWA. February 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
9. "C2022 D1Baseball Preseason Top 25 Rankings". D1Baseball. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

External links

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