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2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball team


The 2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2015 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 ninth year at Louisville.

2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
Record42–14 (25–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Williams (9th season)
  • Eric Snider (1st season)
  • Adam Vrable (1st season)
Home stadiumJim Patterson Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 25 – 5   .833 47 – 18   .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 37 – 23   .617
No. 12 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 13   .567 44 – 21   .677
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16 – 13   .552 32 – 29   .525
NC State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 14   .517 36 – 23   .610
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 27 – 26   .509
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19   .345 27 – 27   .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 50 – 16   .758
No. 1 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 44 – 24   .647
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16   .448 34 – 24   .586
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16   .448 27 – 27   .500
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 32 – 23   .582
Duke  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19   .345 31 – 22   .585
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 20 – 32   .385
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous season

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In 2014, the Cardinals finished as champions of the American Athletic Conference with a record of 48–15, 19–5 in conference play, in their first and only season in the conference. They qualified for the 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament, and lost in the finals to Houston. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and were selected as hosts of the Louisville regional, along with rival Kentucky, Kansas, and Kent State. The Cardinals rolled to three quick wins to win the Louisville Regional and advance to the Super Regional (of which they were hosts) by defeating Kent State 5–0, Kansas 6–3, and Kentucky 4–1. In the Super Regional, Louisville faced off against Kennesaw State, who had won the Tallahassee Regional in their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The Cardinals quickly ended any hopes of a further Cinderella run by defeating the Owls, 5–3 and 7–4, which qualified them for the College World Series.

In the College World Series, Louisville first faced off against Vanderbilt, and lost 3–5 to the eventual national champions. In the Cardinals' second game, they faced Texas, and lost 1–4, leading to their elimination from the College World Series.

Personnel

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Roster

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2015 Louisville Cardinals roster[2]
 
Pitchers
  • 5 – Anthony Kidston – Junior
  • 6 – Chandler Dale – Freshman
  • 7 – Butch Baird – Freshman
  • 13 – Josh Rogers – Sophomore
  • 15 – Lincoln Henzman – Freshman
  • 16 – Kyle Funkhouser – Junior
  • 19 – Kade McClure – Freshman
  • 20 – Drew Harrington – Sophomore
  • 22 – Dylan Shoffner – Junior
  • 25 – Robert Strader – Sophomore
  • 28 – Brandon Alphin – Senior
  • 36 – Jonah Philley – Junior
  • 38 – Brendan McKay – Freshman
  • 39 – Alex Sears – Freshman
  • 40 – Sean Leland – Freshman
  • 43 – Zack Burdi – Sophomore
  • 44 – Jake Sparger – Sophomore
  • 45 – Mac Welsh – Freshman
  
Catchers
  • 14 – Austin Clemons – Freshman
  • 30 – Will Smith – Sophomore
  • 42 – Colby Fitch – Freshman
Infielders
  • 1 – Sutton Whiting – Senior
  • 8 – Danny Rosenbaum – Junior
  • 10 – Drew Ellis – Freshman
  • 11 – Zach Lucas – Senior
  • 17 – Nick Solak – Sophomore
  • 26 – Blake Tiberi – Freshman
  • 29 – Devin Hairston – Freshman
  • 31 – Grant Schreiver – Freshman
  • 34 – Michael Bollmer – Sophomore
  
Outfielders
  • 2 – Corey Ray – Sophomore
  • 4 – Riley Jackson – Freshman
  • 18 – Mike White – Senior
  • 24 – Logan Taylor – Sophomore
  • 33 – Ryan Summers – Freshman
  • 35 – Colin Lyman – Sophomore
  • 41 – Jimmy Faul – Junior
  

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Louisville		 Alma Mater
Dan McDonnell Head coach 9 The Citadel (1992)
Roger Williams Associate head coach 9 East Carolina University (1992)
Eric Snider Assistant coach 1 University of Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam Vrable Assistant coach 1 Coastal Carolina University (2006)

Schedule

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Legend
  Louisville win
  Louisville loss
  Postponement
Bold Louisville team member
2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record
February 13 vs. Alabama State #12 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL W 5–1 Funkhouser (1–0) Renda (0–1) None 1–0
February 14 vs. South Florida #12 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL W 2–0 Harrington (1–0) Mulholland (0–1) None 2–0
February 15 vs. #17 Cal State Fullerton #12 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 1–2 Gavin (1–0) Rogers (0–1) Peitzmeier (1) 2–1
February 18 Eastern Kentucky #15 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed
February 20 Arkansas State #15 Tomlinson Stadium • Emerson, GA L 2–8 Owen (1–1) Funkhouser (1–1) None 2–2
February 21 Arkansas State #15 Tomlinson Stadium • Emerson, GA L 1–4 Zuber (1–0) Kidston (0–1) None 475 2–3
February 21 Arkansas State #15 Tomlinson Stadium • Emerson, GA W 14–8 McKay (1–0) Hawkins (1–1) None 475 3–3
February 24 Butler #24 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 10–1 McClure (1–0) Nyznyk (0–1) None 536 4–3
February 25 Eastern Kentucky #24 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 5–2 Harrington (2–0) Mrox (0–1) McKay (1) 599 5–3
February 27 Xavier #24 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed
February 28 Xavier #24 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 1–2 Kirschner (2–1) Funkhouser (1–2) Bodner (2) 904 5–4
February 28 Xavier #24 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–3 Strader (1–0) Jacknewitz (1–1) McKay (2) 904 6–4
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record
March 1 Xavier Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 3 Eastern Kentucky Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 6 Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed
March 7 Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 7 Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 8 Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 10 Ole Miss Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 11 Ole Miss Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 13 Boston College Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed
March 14 Boston College Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 14 Boston College Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 15 Boston College Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 17 Purdue Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 20 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
March 21 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
March 22 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
March 24 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN
March 27 Georgia Tech Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 28 Georgia Tech Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 29 Georgia Tech Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
March 31 Miami (OH) Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record
April 4 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
April 5 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
April 6 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
April 8 Kentucky Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed
April 10 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
April 11 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
April 12 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
April 14 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH
April 17 Wake Forest Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
April 18 Wake Forest Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
April 18 Wake Forest Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
April 21 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
April 22 WKU Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
April 24 Bethune-Cookman Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
April 25 Bethune-Cookman Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
April 26 Bethune-Cookman Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
April 28 Kentucky Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record
May 2 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
May 3 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
May 4 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
May 6 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY
May 8 Florida State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
May 9 Florida State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
May 10 Florida State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
May 12 Vanderbilt Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
May 14 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
May 15 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
May 16 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
Post-Season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACCT Record
May 19 TBD Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

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See also: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'77*720151377654(1)432
Baseball America12121717131177544442
Collegiate Baseball^121524242117117543343
NCBWA†10101719181687644322

^ 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.

Awards and honors

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Kyle Funkhouser

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "NCAA Div. I Pre-Season All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
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