2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

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2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball
Louisville Wordmark (2023).svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
D1Baseball.comNo. 8
Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Williams (20th season)
  • Eric Snider (12th season)
  • Adam Vrable (12th season)
Home stadium Jim Patterson Stadium
Seasons
←  2025
2027 →
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Boston College  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
California  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
No. 19 Clemson  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Duke  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
No. 16 Florida State  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
No. 5 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
No. 8 Louisville  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
No. 22 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
No. 17 NC State  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
No. 11 North Carolina  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Stanford  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Virginia  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
No. 21 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍0–0 –0–0 –
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 11, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball team will represent the University of Louisville during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals will play their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will be led by head coach Dan McDonnell, in his 20th year at Louisville.

Contents

Previous season

The 2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball team finished the season 40–22 with a 15–15 conference record. 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. Louisville advanced to the national semifinals where they lost to Coastal Carolina. [2] [3]

2025 MLB Draft

The Cardinals had six players drafted in the 2025 MLB draft for its most since the 2021 MLB draft. [4]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Patrick Forbes Pitcher 129 Arizona Diamondbacks
Jake Munroe Third baseman 4109 Los Angeles Angels
Peter Kussow Pitcher 4133 New York Mets
Matt Klein Catcher 6167 Colorado Rockies
Tucker Biven Pitcher 13381 Washington Nationals
Eddie King Jr. Outfielder 16473 Pittsburgh Pirates
Justin West Pitcher 18554 New York Yankees


Schedule and results

2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log (0–0)
Regular season (0–0)
February (0–0)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
February 133:00 p.m.TBD Michigan State No. 8 Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY 		0–0–
February 141:00 p.m.TBDMichigan StateNo. 8Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		0–0–
February 151:00 p.m.TBDMichigan StateNo. 8Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		0–0–
February 173:00 p.m.TBD Xavier Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		0–0–
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series
February 204:00 p.m.TBD Nebraska Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX 		0–0–
February 2112:00 p.m.TBD Michigan Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX		0–0–
February 2211:30 a.m.TBD Auburn Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX		0–0–
February 243:00 p.m.TBD Eastern Kentucky Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		0–0–
February 273:00 p.m.TBD Central Michigan Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		0–0–
February 281:00 p.m.TBDCentral MichiganJim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		0–0–
March (0–0)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
April (0–0)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
May (0–0)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled
Bold = Louisville team member   *Non-conference game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [5] *
Baseball America [6]
NCBWA† [7]
D1Baseball [8] 8
Perfect Game [9] 16

† 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 November 11, 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 (July 15, 2025). "2025 MLB Draft Louisville Baseball Recap". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
  6. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
  8. ↑ Division 1 Baseball Rankings
  9. ↑ Perfect Game Preseason Top 25 Rankings
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