2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

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2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball
Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record40–22 (15–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Williams (19th season)
  • Eric Snider (11th season)
  • Adam Vrable (11th season)
Home stadium Jim Patterson Stadium
Seasons
←  2024
2026 →
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Georgia Tech  ‍†‍‍y19–11 .63341–19 .683
No. 7 Florida State  ‍‍‍y17–10 .63041–14 .745
No. 1 North Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y18–11 .62146–13 .780
NC State  ‍‍‍y17–11 .60735–21 .625
No. 14 Clemson  ‍‍‍y18–12 .60045–18 .714
Virginia  ‍‍‍16–11 .59332–18 .640
Duke  ‍‍‍y17–13 .56740–19 .678
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y16–14 .53339–22 .639
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y15–14 .51734–26 .567
Louisville  ‍‍‍y15–15 .50039–21 .650
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍14–16 .46732–21 .604
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍12–18 .40031–25 .554
Stanford  ‍‍‍11–19 .36727–25 .519
Boston College  ‍‍‍11–19 .36728–29 .491
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍10–20 .33328–27 .509
California  ‍‍‍9–21 .30024–31 .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 6, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2025 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 19th year at Louisville.

Contents

For the first time since 2022, Louisville received a bid to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals received the 2 seed in the Nashville Regional hosted by the No. 1 overall seed Vanderbilt Commodores. Louisville swept the regional and advanced to host the Louisville Super Regional against the Miami Hurricanes. Louisville won the series 2–1 and advanced to the 2025 Men's College World Series for the programs sixth appearance and first since 2019. [2] [3]

Previous season

The 2024 Louisville Cardinals baseball team finished the season 32–24, missing the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season and the third time in four years. [4]

2024 MLB Draft

The Cardinals had only two players drafted in the 2024 MLB draft for its lowest total since the 2011 MLB draft. This was the first draft under coach Dan McDonnell that a player was not taken in the first 10 rounds. [5]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Sebastian Gongora Pitcher 11339 Baltimore Orioles
Kaleb Corbett Pitcher 20606 Tampa Bay Rays

Personnel

Roster

2024 Louisville Cardinals roster [6]
 

Pitchers

  • 1 – Patrick Forbes – Junior
  • 8 – Jake Schweitzer – Freshman
  • 9 – Jack Brown – Freshman
  • 10 – Eli Hoyt – Junior
  • 11 – Ty Starke – Sophomore
  • 15 – Colton Hartman – Sophomore
  • 19 – TJ Schlageter – Sophomore
  • 22 – Tucker Biven – Junior
  • 24 – Wyatt Danilowicz – Junior
  • 28 – Parker Detmers – Sophomore
  • 29 – Peter Michael – Junior
  • 34 – Jared Lessman – Senior
  • 39 – Brandin Crawford – Freshman
  • 40 – Jake Gregor – Freshman
  • 41 – Alex Gay – Freshman
  • 44 – Kian Vorster – Freshman
  • 45 – Casen Murphy – Freshman
  • 46 – Justin West – Junior
  • 47 – Aaron England – Freshman
  • 50 – Brennyn Cutts – Senior
  • 51 – Ethan Eberle – Freshman
  • 52 – Coen Evrard – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 14 – George Baker – Sophomore
  • 17 – Collin Mowry – Freshman
  • 36 – Tagger Tyson – Sophomore

Infielders

  • 0 – Alex Alicea – Sophomore
  • 4 – Tanner Shiver – Senior
  • 5 – Kamau Neighbors – Senior
  • 7 – Ethan Edinger – Junior
  • 20 – Jake Munroe – Junior
  • 26 – Nate Earley – Junior
  • 27 – Bayram Hot – Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 2 – Garret Pike – Senior
  • 16 – Michael Lippe – Junior
  • 18 – Griffin Crain – Freshman
  • 31 – Cole Crafton – Freshman
  • 35 – Kyle Campbell – Freshman
  • 42 – Eddie King Jr. – Senior
  • 53 – Lucas Moore – Sophomore

Utility

  • 13 – Tague Davis – Freshman
  • 25 – Matt Klein – Junior
  • 32 – Zion Rose – Sophomore
 

Coaching staff

2025 Louisville Cardinals Coaching Staff [6]
NamePositionSeasons at
Louisville		Alma Mater
Dan McDonnell Head coach19 The Citadel (1992)
Roger WilliamsAssociate head coach/Pitching19 East Carolina (1997)
Eric SniderAssistant Coach/recruiting coordinator11 Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam VrableAssistant Coach11 Coastal Carolina (2007)
Brian MundorfDirector of Operations29 American International (1992)


Schedule and results

2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log
Regular season
February (7–1)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
February 148:00 p.m. FloSports No. 19 Texas Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX 		W 4–3Biven (1–0)Mercer (0–1)8,3441–0–
March (13–6)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
April (11–6)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
May (4–7)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
Post-season
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACCT Record
May 205:00 p.m.ACCN Pittsburgh Truist Field
Charlotte, NC 		L 11–13Firoved (3–4)Cutts (3–1)None2,34835–210–1
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallNCAAT
May 302:00 p.m. ESPN+ (3) East Tennessee State Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN 		W 8–3Forbes (3–2)Fink (6–5)Cutts (1)3,30336–211–0
May 319:00 p.m. ESPN2 (1) No. 2 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN		W 3–2West (2–2)Bowker (3–5)Schweitzer (1)3,80237–212–0
June 19:00 p.m. ACCN (4) Wright State Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN		W 6–0Eberle (6–2)Lax (5–2)Danilowicz (1)3,21038–213–0
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallNCAAT
June 63:00 p.m.ESPN2 Miami Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY 		W 8–1Forbes (4–2)Ciscar (6–2)None5,77639–214–0
June 711:00 a.m. ESPN Miami Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY 		L 6–9Fischer (5–1)Brown (5–5)Walters (1)6,06639–224–1
June 812:00 p.m.ESPNMiami Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY 		W 3–2Schweitzer (4–2)Smith (3–1)Cutts (1)6,04640–225–1
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallNCAAT
June 137:00 p.m.ESPN(8) No. 8 Oregon State Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE 		L 3–4Oakes (5–0)Schweitzer (4–3)24,96340–235–2
June 152:00 p.m.ESPNNo. 21 Arizona Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE		W 8–3Biven (4–0)Hicks (5–2)23,64741–236–2
June 172:00 p.m.ESPN(8) No. 8 Oregon StateCharles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled
Bold = Louisville team member   *Non-conference game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [7] ——*———201918161921202423RVRV**
Baseball America [8] ————25152014111119171923—***
NCBWA† [9] ——————22221721RV182222RVRV
D1Baseball [10] —————161818141719172021——*
Perfect Game [11] —————2019181621—1825——*

† 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 May 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ Rutherford, Mike (May 26, 2025). "Louisville baseball earns 2-seed for NCAA Tournament". Card Chronicle. SB Nation. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ McGavic, Matthew (June 9, 2025). "Louisville's 2025 College World Series Schedule Announced". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ McGavic, Matthew (May 27, 2024). "Louisville Excluded From 2024 NCAA Tournament Field". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ McGavic, Matthew (July 17, 2024). "2024 MLB Draft Louisville Baseball Recap". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
  8. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  9. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
  10. ↑ Division 1 Baseball Rankings
  11. ↑ Perfect Game Preseason Top 25 Rankings
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