2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

American college baseball season

2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball

Nashville Super Regional champions Louisville Regional champions Big East regular season champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	51–14 (20–4 Big East)
Head coach	Dan McDonnell (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Lemonis (7th season) Roger Williams (7th season) Kyle Cheesebrough (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jim Patterson Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Big East Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Louisville ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	4	.833	51	–	14	.785
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	18	–	6	.750	42	–	17	.712
Seton Hall ‍‍‍	18	–	6	.750	37	–	19	.661
South Florida ‍‍‍	17	–	7	.708	36	–	22	.621
Rutgers ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	28	–	30	.483
St. John's ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	23	–	35	.397
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	34	–	24	.586
Connecticut ‍‍‡‍^y	9	–	15	.375	35	–	28	.556
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	24	–	32	.429
Georgetown ‍‍‍	5	–	19	.208	25	–	28	.472
Villanova ‍‍‍	5	–	19	.208	14	–	39	.264

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 18, 2013^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals were coached by Dan McDonnell, in his seventh season, and played their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium.

The Cardinals finished with 51 wins, the most in school history, against 14 losses overall, and 20–4 in the Big East Conference, earning the conference championship. They reached the College World Series for the second time in their history, where they finished 0–2, eliminated by Oregon State 11–4.

Roster

2013 Louisville Cardinals roster^[2]

Pitchers

11 Joe Ceja - Sophomore
13 Cody Ege - Junior
16 Kyle Funkhouser - Freshman
19 Nick Burdi - Sophomore
24 Chad Green - Junior
25 Robert Strader - Freshman
28 Brandon Alphin - Sophomore
31 Joe Filomeno - Sophomore
32 Jordan Simons - Freshman
33 Adam Schemenauer - Freshman
34 Michael Bollmer - Freshman
35 Dace Kime - Junior
40 Jared Ruxer - Sophomore
44 Jeff Thompson - Junior
45 Kyle McGrath - Sophomore

Catchers

14 Kyle Gibson - Junior
38 Aaron Gershenfeld - Junior
41 Shane Crain - Junior

Infielders

1 Nick Ratajczak - Senior
2 Zach Lucas - Sophomore
4 Alex Chittenden - Junior
5 Anthony Kidston - Freshman
7 Zack Soria - Freshman
8 Danny Rosenbaum - Freshman
9 Jordan Striegel - Freshman
17 Sutton Whiting - Sophomore
26 Zak Wasserman - Senior
30 Ty Young - Junior
36 Jonah Philley - Freshman

Outfielders

10 Adam Engel - Junior
15 Cole Sturgeon - Junior
18 Mike White - Sophomore
20 Coco Johnson - Junior
42 Jeff Gardner - Junior
43 Matt Helms - Senior

Coaches

2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball coaching staff^[3]
9 Dan McDonnell - Head Coach 22 Chris Lemonis - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 23 Roger Williams - Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach 21 Kyle Cheesebrough - Assistant Coach

Schedule

Legend
	Louisville win
	Louisville loss
	Postponement
Bold	Louisville team member

2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log^[4]

Regular season (46–10)

February (7–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big East Record
Feb 15	vs. Indiana	No. 4	Florida Auto Exchange Stadium Dunedin, FL	L 0–2	Bell (1–0)	Green (0–1)	Halstead (1)	722	0–1
Feb 16	vs. South Florida	No. 4	Bright House Field Clearwater, FL	W 10–1	Thompson (1–0)	Gonzalez (0–1)	None	415	1–1
Feb 17	vs. Purdue	No. 4	Al Lang Stadium St. Petersburg, FL	W 9–4	Kidston (1–0)	De LaRiva (0–1)	None	356	2–1
Feb 20	Eastern Kentucky	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 17–6	Kime (1–0)	Cervantes (0–1)	None	1,122	3–1
Feb 22	Akron	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 7–0	Green (1–1)	Pusateri (0–2)	None	1,033	4–1
Feb 23	Akron	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 8–0	Thompson (2–0)	Valek (0–1)	None	1,461	5–1
Feb 24	Akron	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 2–1	Kidston (2–0)	Brubaker (0–2)	Burdi (1)	1,384	6–1
Feb 26	Morehead State	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 13–4	Kime (2–0)	Whittle (1–1)	None	585	7–1

March (15–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big East Record
Mar 1	Kent State	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 14–2	Green (2–1)	Skulina (0–1)	None	664	8–1
Mar 2	Kent State	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 10–3	Thompson (3–0)	Williams (1–1)	Kidston (1)	671	9–1
Mar 3	Kent State	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 2–3	Wilson (1–2)	Ege (0–1)	Dorsch (1)	956	9–2
Mar 6	at Eastern Kentucky	No. 4	Turkey Hughes Field Richmond, KY	Postponed
Mar 8	Alabama	No. 5	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 4–3¹⁴	McGrath (1–0)	Shaw (0–1)	None	1,659	10–2
Mar 9	Alabama	No. 5	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 6–0	Thompson (4–0)	Keller (2–2)	None	3,022	11–2
Mar 10	Alabama	No. 5	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 8–7¹⁰	McGrath (2–0)	Greer (1–1)	None	3,240	12–2
Mar 13	Purdue	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 3–1	Kidston (3–0)	Lutz (0–2)	Burdi (2)	2,021	13–2
Mar 15	Xavier	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 6–1	Green (3–1)	Richard (2–2)	Kime (1)	1,263	14–2
Mar 16	Xavier	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 7–0	Thompson (5–0)	Westrick (1–3)	None	1,703	15–2
Mar 16	Xavier	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 8–6	Funkhouser (1–0)	Klever (2–2)	Burdi (3)	1,217	16–2
Mar 19	Southern California	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 13–6	McGrath (3–0)	Silva (0–1)	None	1,026	17–2
Mar 20	Southern California	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 6–3	Funkhouser (2–0)	Kriske (0–1)	Burdi (4)	769	18–2
Mar 22	Rutgers	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 2–6	Smorol (2–1)	Green (3–2)	None	801	18–3	0–1
Mar 23	Rutgers	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 4–0	McGrath (4–0)	Gebler (1–3)	Burdie (5)	1,142	19–3	1–1
Mar 23	Rutgers	No. 4	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 3–7	Law (1–2)	Ruxer (0–1)	None	1,142	19–4	1–2
Mar 27	at No. 19 Indiana	No. 10	Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, IN	L 2–6	Effross (4–0)	Funkhouser (2–1)	None	1,028	19–5
Mar 28	No. 15 Notre Dame	No. 10	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 10–5	Green (4–2)	Fitzgerald (1–3)	McGrath (1)	923	20–5	2–2
Mar 29	No. 15 Notre Dame	No. 10	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 2–1	Burdi (1–0)	Slania (2–1)	None	1,009	21–5	3–2
Mar 30	No. 15 Notre Dame	No. 10	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 10–5	Kidston (4–0)	Connaughton (0–1)	McGrath (2)	2,351	22–5	4–2

April (12–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big East Record
Apr 2	No. 6 Kentucky	No. 9	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 4–5¹⁰	Gott (4–0)	Burdi (1–1)	None	4,733	22–6
Apr 5	at Cincinnati	No. 9	Marge Schott Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 8–3	Ege (1–1)	Walsh (1–1)	None	1,604	23–6	5–2
Apr 6	at Cincinnati	No. 9	Great American Ballpark Cincinnati, OH	W 4–1	Thompson (6–0)	Patishall (0–4)	None	4,500	24–6	6–2
Apr 7	at Cincinnati	No. 9	Marge Schott Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 7–4	Burdi (2–1)	Strenge (1–4)	None	1,737	25–6	7–2
Apr 9	at Western Kentucky	No. 8	Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY	L 5–6	Bartley (2–0)	Kime (2–1)	None	2,370	25–7
Apr 12	Elon	No. 8	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 10–1	Green (5–2)	Clark (4–3)	None	1,321	26–7
Apr 13	Elon	No. 8	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 7–5	Ege (2–1)	Medick (5–2)	Burdi (6)	4,573	27–7
Apr 14	Elon	No. 8	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 4–0	Kidston (5–0)	Webb (3–2)	Sturgeton (1)	1,542	28–7
Apr 16	at No. 15 Kentucky	No. 8	Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY	W 12–5	Ege (3–1)	Cody (3–2)	None	3,589	29–7
Apr 19	at St. John's	No. 8	Jack Kaiser Stadium New York, NY	W 7–4	McGrath (5–0)	Hackimer (0–1)	Burdi (7)	435	30–7	8–2
Apr 20	at St. John's	No. 8	Jack Kaiser Stadium New York, NY	L 3–4	Hagan (3–5)	Thompson (6–1)	Hackimer (7)	239	30–8	8–3
Apr 21	at St. John's	No. 8	Jack Kaiser Stadium New York, NY	L 5–6	Graziano (3–0)	Burdi (2–2)	Katz (1)	353	30–9	8–4
Apr 23	No. 3 Vanderbilt	No. 12	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 2–10	Buehler (3–1)	McGrath (5–1)	None	2,516	30–10
Apr 26	Georgetown	No. 12	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 2–1	Green (6–2)	Vander Linden (3–3)	Burdi (8)	2,202	31–10	9–4
Apr 27	Georgetown	No. 12	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 6–2	Thompson (7–1)	Polus (2–6)	None	1,006	32–10	10–4
Apr 28	Georgetown	No. 12	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 13–7	McGrath (6–1)	Smith (3–1)	None	1,421	33–10	11–4
Apr 30	Western Kentucky	No. 12	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 6–2	Kime (3–1)	Mercer (0–1)	Funkhouser (1)	2,194	34–10

May (12–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Big East Record
May 3	at Villanova	No. 13	Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth Plymouth Meeting, PA	W 6–0	Green (7–2)	Ostapeck (0–8)	Burdi (9)	463	35–10	12–4
May 4	at Villanova	No. 13	Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth Plymouth Meeting, PA	W 6–5	Thompson (8–1)	Young (1–7)	Burdi (10)	311	36–10	13–4
May 5	at Villanova	No. 13	Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth Plymouth Meeting, PA	W 6–2	Kime (4–1)	Harris (4–6)	None	479	37–10	14–4
May 7	at Eastern Kentucky	No. 12	Turkey Hughes Field Richmond, KY	W 4–0	Funkhouser (3–1)	Grimm (4–5)	None	150	38–10
May 8	at No. 14 Indiana	No. 12	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 4–3	Burdi (3–2)	Halstead (2–3)	None	3,530	39–10
May 11	at Connecticut	No. 12	J. O. Christian Field Storrs, CT	W 8–0	Green (8–2)	Cross (7–4)	None	107	40–10	15–4
May 11	at Connecticut	No. 12	J. O. Christian Field Storrs, CT	W 6–0	Thompson (9–1)	Marzi (3–6)	None	88	41–10	16–4
May 12	at Connecticut	No. 12	J. O. Christian Field Storrs, CT	W 3–1	Kime (5–1)	Tabakman (5–1)	Burdi (11)	245	42–10	17–4
May 14	at Ohio State	No. 12	Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, OH	W 6–3	Funkhouser (4–1)	Giannonatii (0–3)	Burdi (12)	950	43–10
May 16	No. 16 Pittsburgh	No. 12	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 5–2	Green (9–2)	Mildren (9–3)	Burdi (13)	2,171	44–10	18–4
May 17	No. 16 Pittsburgh	No. 12	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 12–4	Thompson (10–1)	Wotherspoon (9–2)	None	3,574	45–10	19–4
May 18	No. 16 Pittsburgh	No. 12	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 7–4	Ege (4–1)	Aldenhoven (8–1)	Burdi (14)	2,637	46–10	20–4

Post-season (5–4)

Big East Tournament (0–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	BET Record
May 22	(8) Connecticut	No. 10 (1)	Bright House Field Clearwater, FL	L 2–3¹²	Mahoney (1–2)	Burdi (3–3)	Butler (3)	1,872	46–11	0–1
May 23	(5) Rutgers	No. 10 (1)	Bright House Field Clearwater, FL	L 1–9	Law (6–5)	Green (9–3)	None	1,683	46–12	0–2

NCAA tournament Louisville Regional (3–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 31	(4) Bowling Green	No. 15 (1)	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 8–3	Green (10–3)	Frank (5–8)	None	2,650	47–12	1–0
June 1	(2) Miami (FL)	No. 15 (1)	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 6–4	Funkhouser (5–1)	Radziewski (9–3)	Burdi (15)	2,581	48–12	2–0
June 2	(3) Oklahoma State	No. 15 (1)	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 12–3	Filomeno (1–0)	Bevacqua (2–3)	None	4,374	49–12	3–0

NCAA tournament Nashville Super Regional (2–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 8	at No. 1 (2) Vanderbilt	No. 15	Hawkins Field Nashville, TN	W 5–3	Kime (6–1)	Ziomek (11–3)	Burdi (16)	3,503	50–12	4–0
June 9	at No. 1 (2) Vanderbilt	No. 15	Hawkins Field Nashville, TN	W 2–1	Thompson (11–1)	Beede (14–1)	Ege (1)	3,503	51–12	5–0

College World Series (0–2)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	CWS record
June 15	#8 Indiana	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 0–2	DeNato (10–2)	Green (10–4)	None	27,122	51–13	0–1
June 17	#3 Oregon State	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 4–11	Wetzler (10–1)	Thompson (11–2)	None	18,980	51–14	0–2

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the Baseball America poll

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	25	25*	22	20	15	14	17	14	12	9	13	12	11	11	10	12			8
Baseball America	4	4	4	5	4	4	10	9	8	8	12	13	12	12	10	15			8
Collegiate Baseball^	22	26	23	19	14	13	18	12	11	8	12	11	10	10	8	8	8	4	8
NCBWA†	19	21	19	20	15	13	15	14	12	9	12	11	10	10	9	13	11		8

^ 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

^ "Standings". bigeast.org. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
^ "2013 Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
^ "Coaching Staff". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
^ "2012–13 Schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved November 27, 2013.

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