2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record40–22 (15–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Williams (19th season)
  • Eric Snider (11th season)
  • Adam Vrable (11th season)
Home stadiumJim Patterson Stadium
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Georgia Tech ‍†‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 41 – 19   .683
No. 7 Florida State ‍‍‍y 17 – 10   .630 41 – 14   .745
No. 1 North Carolina ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 11   .621 46 – 13   .780
NC State ‍‍‍y 17 – 11   .607 35 – 21   .625
No. 14 Clemson ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 45 – 18   .714
Virginia ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 32 – 18   .640
Duke ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 40 – 19   .678
Wake Forest ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 39 – 22   .639
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍y 15 – 14   .517 34 – 26   .567
 ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 39 – 21   .650
Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 32 – 21   .604
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 31 – 25   .554
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 27 – 25   .519
Boston College ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 28 – 29   .491
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 28 – 27   .509
California  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 24 – 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.

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

Main article: 2024 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

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]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Sebastian Gongora Pitcher 11 339 Baltimore Orioles
Kaleb Corbett Pitcher 20 606 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]
Name Position Seasons at
Louisville		 Alma Mater
Dan McDonnell Head coach 19 The Citadel (1992)
Roger Williams Associate head coach/Pitching 19 East Carolina (1997)
Eric Snider Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator 11 Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam Vrable Assistant Coach 11 Coastal Carolina (2007)
Brian Mundorf Director of Operations 29 American International (1992)


Schedule and results

2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log
Regular season
February (7–1)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC
February 14 8:00 p.m. FloSports No. 19 Texas Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX		 W 4–3 Biven (1–0) Mercer (0–1) 8,344 1–0 –
March (13–6)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC
April (11–6)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC
May (4–7)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC
Post-season
ACC Tournament (0–1)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACCT Record
May 20 5:00 p.m. ACCN Pittsburgh Truist Field
Charlotte, NC		 L 11–13 Firoved (3–4) Cutts (3–1) None 2,348 35–21 0–1
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT
May 30 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ (3) East Tennessee State Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN		 W 8–3 Forbes (3–2) Fink (6–5) Cutts (1) 3,303 36–21 1–0
May 31 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 (1) No. 2 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN		 W 3–2 West (2–2) Bowker (3–5) Schweitzer (1) 3,802 37–21 2–0
June 1 9:00 p.m. ACCN (4) Wright State Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN		 W 6–0 Eberle (6–2) Lax (5–2) Danilowicz (1) 3,210 38–21 3–0
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT
June 6 3:00 p.m. ESPN2 Miami Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		 W 8–1 Forbes (4–2) Ciscar (6–2) None 5,776 39–21 4–0
June 7 11:00 a.m. ESPN Miami Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		 L 6–9 Fischer (5–1) Brown (5–5) Walters (1) 6,066 39–22 4–1
June 8 12:00 p.m. ESPN Miami Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		 W 3–2 Schweitzer (4–2) Smith (3–1) Cutts (1) 6,046 40–22 5–1
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT
June 13 7:00 p.m. ESPN (8) No. 8 Oregon State Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE		 L 3–4 Oakes (5–0) Schweitzer (4–3) 24,963 40–23 5–2
June 15 2:00 p.m. ESPN No. 21 Arizona Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE		 W 8–3 Biven (4–0) Hicks (5–2) 23,647 41–23 6–2
June 17 2:00 p.m. ESPN (8) No. 8 Oregon State Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Louisville team member   * Non-conference game

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball 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. ^ a b "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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