:Louisville Cardinals baseball

{{Short description|Baseball team of the University of Louisville}}

{{Infobox college baseball team

|name = Louisville Cardinals baseball

|founded = {{start date and age|1909}}

|current = 2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

|logo = Louisville Wordmark (2023).svg

|logo_size = 250

|university = University of Louisville

|conference = ACC

|location = Louisville, Kentucky

|coach = Dan McDonnell

|tenure = 19th

|stadium = Jim Patterson Stadium

|capacity = 4,000

|nickname = Cardinals

|cws = 2007, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019

|regional_champ = 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022

|ncaa_tourneys = 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

|conf_tourn = Big East: 2008, 2009

|conf_champ = Metro: 1983, 1984
Big East: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
The American: 2014
ACC: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019

}}

The Louisville Cardinals baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of the University of Louisville, located in Louisville, Kentucky. The program was a member of the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference for the 2014 season and joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in July 2014. The Cardinals have played at Jim Patterson Stadium since the venue opened during the 2005 season. Dan McDonnell has been the program's head coach since the start of the 2007 season. As of the end of the 2017 season, the program has appeared in 13 NCAA tournaments and five College World Series. In conference postseason play, it has won two Big East Conference baseball tournaments. In regular season play, it has won two Metro Conference titles, four Big East Conference titles, one American Athletic Conference title, and four Atlantic Coast Conference titles. Louisville also set the ACC record for most conference wins in a season with 25 during the 2015 season.{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Steve |url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2015/05/17/university-of-louisville-baseball-sets-new-acc-regular-season-wins-record/27486195/|title=McDonnell proud of ACC record but moving ahead|date=May 17, 2015|work=The Courier-Journal|access-date=January 23, 2016}}

As of July 20, 2019, 19 former Cardinals have appeared in Major League Baseball. Seven former Cardinals have appeared in MLB games during the 2019 season: Nick Burdi, Adam Engel, Chad Green, Matt Koch, Brendan McKay, Josh Rogers, Will Smith, and Nick Solak

Conference affiliations

Independent (1909–1912, 1920–1922, 1924–1942, 1945–1962)
Missouri Valley Conference (1963–1975)
Metro Conference (1976–1995)
Conference USA (1996–2005)
Big East Conference (2006–2013)
American Athletic Conference (2014)
Atlantic Coast Conference (2014–present)

Louisville in the NCAA Tournament

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Louisville Cardinals|Year|Record|Pct|Notes}}

2002

| 0–2

| {{Winpct|0|2}}

| Atlanta Regional

2007

|7–4

| {{Winpct|7|4}}

| College World Series 5th place, hosted Louisville Super Regional

2008

|0–2

| {{Winpct|0|2}}

| Athens Regional

2009

|3–2

| {{Winpct|3|2}}

| Fullerton Super Regional, hosted Louisville Regional

2010

|2–2

| {{Winpct|2|2}}

| Hosted Louisville Regional

2012

|2–2

| {{Winpct|2|2}}

| Tucson Regional

2013

|5–2

| {{Winpct|5|2}}

| College World Series 7th Place, hosted Louisville Regional

2014

|5–2

| {{Winpct|5|2}}

| College World Series 7th place, hosted Louisville Regional and Super Regional

2015

|4–2

| {{Winpct|4|2}}

| Hosted Louisville Regional and Super Regional

2016

|3–2

| {{Winpct|3|2}}

| Hosted Louisville Regional and Super Regional

2017

|0–2

| {{Winpct|0|2}}

| College World Series 5th place, hosted Louisville Regional and Super Regional

2018

|2–2

| {{Winpct|2|2}}

| Lubbock Regional

2019

|8–3

| {{Winpct|8|3}}

| College World Series 3rd place, hosted Louisville Regional and Super Regional

2022

|4–3

| {{Winpct|4|3}}

| Hosted Louisville Regional

| 45–32

| {{Winpct|45|32}}

|

Venues

=Early venues=

Early in its history, Louisville played many home games at Eclipse Park in Louisville, until the venue burned down in 1922. Other early venues included the Belknap Campus Diamond, Shawnee Park, Manual Stadium, and St. Xavier Field.

=Parkway Field=

Parkway Field, located on the university's campus, was the program's home sporadically from 1923 to 1960 and full-time from 1961 to 1995. The grandstand that allowed professional baseball to be played at the venue in the first half of the 20th century was torn down in 1961.{{cite web|title=Parkway Field |url=http://www.ballparkreviews.com/lville/parkway.htm |work=BallparkReviews.com |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717062807/http://www.ballparkreviews.com/lville/parkway.htm |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

=Derby City Field=

For all of the 1996 and 1997 seasons and parts of the 1998 and 1999 seasons, the Cardinals played at Derby City Field.

=Old Cardinal Stadium=

File:Jim Patterson Stadium, batter's box.jpg

From the start of the 1998 season through mid-April 2005, Louisville played at Old Cardinal Stadium. The Cardinals played a full schedule at Cardinal Stadium from 2000 to 2004 and portions of their schedule there in 1998, 1999, and 2005. At points in its history, the stadium was also home to the Louisville football program, minor league baseball teams, and minor league football teams.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Will Unveil Jim Patterson Stadium Friday |url=http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/041205aab.html |work=GoCards.com |publisher=Louisville Sports Information |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031113/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/041205aab.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |date=April 12, 2005 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Cards Fall in Battle of the Bluegrass Nines 12–11 |url=http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/033005aaa.html |work=GoCards.com |publisher=Louisville Sports Information |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629093116/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/033005aaa.html |archive-date=June 29, 2013 |date=March 20, 2005 |quote=Game one of the three game set will be Friday at 6:00 p.m. in what will be the final three home games in Cardinal Stadium before the Cardinal baseball team opens Jim Patterson Stadium on Friday, April 15th against defending C-USA champion East Carolina. |url-status=dead }}

=Jim Patterson Stadium=

Since partway through the 2005 season, the program has played at Jim Patterson Stadium, located on Louisville's campus. The venue has a capacity of 4,000 spectators, cost $8.5 million, and is named for businessman and former Louisville baseball player Jim Patterson.{{cite web|title=Jim Patterson Stadium: Home of Louisville Cardinal Baseball |url=http://www.gocards.com/facilities/lou-facilities-patterson-stadium.html |work=GoCards.com |publisher=Louisville Sports Information |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508190324/http://www.gocards.com/facilities/lou-facilities-patterson-stadium.html |archive-date=May 8, 2013 |url-status=dead }} It underwent $4 million renovations prior to the 2013 season to increase its capacity and upgrade its facilities.{{cite web|last=Wall |first=Garret |title=UofL Announces Details of Jim Patterson Stadium Expansion |url=http://www.whas11.com/news/UofL-Announces-Details-of-Jim-Patterson-Stadium-Expansion-150998975.html |work=WHAS11.com |publisher=Louisville Sports Information |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630171428/http://www.whas11.com/news/UofL-Announces-Details-of-Jim-Patterson-Stadium-Expansion-150998975.html |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |date=May 10, 2012 |url-status=dead }} It has hosted Eight NCAA Regionals (2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) and six Super Regionals (2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019).{{cite web|title=Louisville Baseball to Host NCAA tournament Regional |url=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130526/SPORTS02/305260085/Louisville-baseball-host-NCAA-Tournament-Regional |work=Courier-Journal.com |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526154745/https://www.webcitation.org/6Gv5EOiRd?url=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130526/SPORTS02/305260085/Louisville-baseball-host-NCAA-Tournament-Regional%3Fnclick_check=1 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |date=May 26, 2013 |url-status=dead }} Jim Patterson Stadium is conveniently located just behind Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium, home of the Louisville Cardinals football stadium. In effort to build JPS, Tino Martinez donated money and has his initials above the press box behind home plate. He is the brother-in-law of former head coach, Lelo Prado.

Head coaches

Dan McDonnell, the program's current head coach, is Louisville's wins leader, with 605. Lelo Prado, the program's head coach from 1996 to 2006, is second, with 320. John Heldman, who served as head coach for 26 seasons, is the program's longest tenured head coach.{{cite web|title=2013 Louisville Baseball Media Guide |url=http://www.guide.provations.com/louisville/baseball2013#pg125 |publisher=Louisville Sports Information |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517165759/http://www.guide.provations.com/louisville/baseball2013 |archive-date=May 17, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

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style="text-align:center;" \| 1909 \| A. P. Hauss \| 1 \| 3–2 \| .600
style="text-align:center;" \| 1910 \| J. B. Helm \| 1 \| 3–2 \| .600
style="text-align:center;" \| 1911–1912 \| A. L. Bass \| 2 \| 8–3{{efn\|name=records}} \| .727
style="text-align:center;" \| 1920–1922 \| Tommy Kienzle \| 3 \| 8–6–1{{efn\|name=records}} \| .567
style="text-align:center;" \| 1924–1925 \| Fred Enke \| 2 \| 7–6 \| .538
style="text-align:center;" \| 1926–1929 \| Tom King \| 4 \| 30–10–1{{efn\|name=records\|Records incomplete.}} \| .750
style="text-align:center;" \| 1930–1932 \| Unknown \| 3 \| — \| —
style="text-align:center;" \| 1933–1936 \| C. V. Money \| 4 \| 18–15{{efn\|name=records}} \| .545
style="text-align:center;" \| 1937–1942, 1945–1966 \| John Heldman \| 26 \| 309–149–4{{efn\|name=records}} \| .673
style="text-align:center;" \| 1967–1968 \| Mario Cheppo \| 2 \| 11–30 \| .268
style="text-align:center;" \| 1969 \| Harold Adams \| 1 \| 9–13 \| .401
style="text-align:center;" \| 1970–1973 \| Dale Orem \| 4 \| 66–98–1{{efn\|name=records}} \| .403
style="text-align:center;" \| 1974–1979 \| Jim Zerilla \| 6 \| 141–148–1 \| .488
style="text-align:center;" \| 1980–1981 \| John Boles \| 2 \| 75–69 \| .521
style="text-align:center;" \| 1982–1984 \| Derek Mann \| 3 \| 78–46 \| .629
style="text-align:center;" \| 1985–1990 \| John Mason \| 6 \| 110–186–1 \| .372
style="text-align:center;" \| 1991–1995 \| Gene Baker \| 5 \| 120–179 \| .401
style="text-align:center;" \| 1996–2006 \| Lelo Prado \| 11 \| 320–301–1 \| .515
style="text-align:center;" \| 2007–present \| Dan McDonnell \| 18 \| 742–330–1 \| {{Winning percentage\|742\|330\|1}}
style="text-align:center; {{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Louisville Cardinals\|border=0\|color=white}};"	Totals	18	104	2068-1593-10	{{winpct\|2068\|1593\|10}}

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style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|border=0|color=white}}; width:;"| Tenure(s)

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|border=0|color=white}}; width:;"| Coach

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|border=0|color=white}}; width:;"| Seasons

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|border=0|color=white}}; width:;"| W-L-T

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| 1909

| A. P. Hauss

| 1

| 3–2

| .600

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| 1910

| J. B. Helm

| 1

| 3–2

| .600

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| 1911–1912

| A. L. Bass

| 2

| 8–3{{efn|name=records}}

| .727

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| 1920–1922

| Tommy Kienzle

| 3

| 8–6–1{{efn|name=records}}

| .567

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| 1924–1925

| Fred Enke

| 2

| 7–6

| .538

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| 1926–1929

| Tom King

| 4

| 30–10–1{{efn|name=records|Records incomplete.}}

| .750

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| 1930–1932

| Unknown

| 3

| —

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| 1933–1936

| C. V. Money

| 4

| 18–15{{efn|name=records}}

| .545

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| 1937–1942, 1945–1966

| John Heldman

| 26

| 309–149–4{{efn|name=records}}

| .673

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| 1967–1968

| Mario Cheppo

| 2

| 11–30

| .268

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| 1969

| Harold Adams

| 1

| 9–13

| .401

style="text-align:center;"

| 1970–1973

| Dale Orem

| 4

| 66–98–1{{efn|name=records}}

| .403

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| 1974–1979

| Jim Zerilla

| 6

| 141–148–1

| .488

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| 1980–1981

| John Boles

| 2

| 75–69

| .521

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| 1982–1984

| Derek Mann

| 3

| 78–46

| .629

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| 1985–1990

| John Mason

| 6

| 110–186–1

| .372

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| 1991–1995

| Gene Baker

| 5

| 120–179

| .401

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| 1996–2006

| Lelo Prado

| 11

| 320–301–1

| .515

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| 2007–present

| Dan McDonnell

| 18

| 742–330–1

| {{Winning percentage|742|330|1}}

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Totals

18

104

2068-1593-10

Year-by-year records

Below is a table of the program's yearly records. Louisville's first season of varsity intercollegiate baseball was 1909. It did not sponsor a team from 1913 to 1919, in 1923 (not enough players), or from 1943 to 1944 (World War II).{{cite web|title=2013 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Record Book |url=http://mvc.org/baseball/baseballrecords.pdf |work=MVC.org |publisher=Missouri Valley Conference |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125756/http://mvc.org/baseball/baseballrecords.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Annual Conference Standings |url=http://boydsworld.com/data/ |work=BoydsWorld.com |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530144227/http://boydsworld.com/data/ |archive-date=May 30, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=2013 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/CUSA13Baseball.pdf |publisher=Conference USA |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110221826/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/CUSA13Baseball.pdf |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=2013 Big East Conference Baseball Media Guide |url=http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Baseball/BaseballMediaGuide.aspx |work=BigEast.org |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326144657/http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Baseball/BaseballMediaGuide.aspx |archive-date=March 26, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=2024 Louisville Baseball Media Guide |url=https://gocards.com/sports/2024/1/2/2024-baseball-media-center |website=gocards.com |access-date=2 June 2024}}

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| name = J. B. Helm

| overall = 3–2

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| name = A. L. Bass

| overall = 8–3

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| name = A. L. Bass

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = No program

| conference= no

| startyear = 1913

| endyear = 1919

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Independent

| conference= no

| startyear = 1920

| endyear = 1922

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| name = Tommy Kienzle

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| name = Tommy Kienzle

| overall = 6–2

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| name = Tommy Kienzle

| overall = 2–3–1

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = No program

| conference= no

| startyear = 1923

| endyear = 1923

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| name = Independent

| conference= no

| startyear = 1924

| endyear = 1942

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| name = Fred Enke

| overall = 6–3

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| name = Fred Enke

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| name = Tom King

| overall = 13–2

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| name = Tom King

| overall = 8–1

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| name = Tom King

| overall = 5–3

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| name = Tom King

| overall = 4–4–1

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| name = Unknown

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| name = Unknown

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{{CBB yearly record entry

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| name = Unknown

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{{CBB yearly record entry

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| name = C. V. Money

| overall = 7–1

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| name = C. V. Money

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| name = C. V. Money

| overall = 0–7

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| name = C. V. Money

| overall = 5–4

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 8–3

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 11–1–1

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| season = 1939

| name = John Heldman

| overall = 11–1

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 9–2

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 6–4

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 5–4

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = No program

| conference= no

| startyear = 1943

| endyear = 1944

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Independent

| conference= no

| startyear = 1945

| endyear = 1962

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 8–2

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 5–5

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| season = 1947

| name = John Heldman

| overall = 10–7

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| season = 1948

| name = John Heldman

| overall = 12–7

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 9–7

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 9–5

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| season = 1951

| name = John Heldman

| overall = 12–4

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 10–5–1

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 8–7

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 13–6

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| season = 1955

| name = John Heldman

| overall = 15–3

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 13–10

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 15–0

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 16–4–1

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 11–11

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{{CBB yearly record entry

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| season = 1960

| name = John Heldman

| overall = 12–7–1

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| name = John Heldman

| overall = 15–6

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| season = 1962

| name = John Heldman

| overall = 11–7

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| overall = 330–158–6{{efn|name=records}}

| confrecord =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Missouri Valley Conference

| conference= no

| startyear = 1963

| endyear = 1975

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1963

| name = John Heldman

| overall = 16–7

| conference =

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = MVC Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1964

| name = John Heldman

| overall = 15–8

| conference =

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = MVC Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1965

| name = John Heldman

| overall = 13–11

| conference = 0–6

| confstanding = 3rd (East)

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1966

| name = John Heldman

| overall = 13–4

| conference = 0–3

| confstanding = 4th (East)

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1967

| name = Mario Cheppo

| overall = 7–15

| conference = 0–9

| confstanding = 4th (East)

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1968

| name = Mario Cheppo

| overall = 4–15

| conference = 0–7

| confstanding = 4th (East)

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1969

| name = Harold Adams

| overall = 9–13

| conference = 0–6

| confstanding = 4th (East)

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1970

| name = Dale Orem

| overall = 16–20–1

| conference = 4–5

| confstanding = 2nd (East)

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1971

| name = Dale Orem

| overall = 20–22

| conference =

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason = MVC Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1972

| name = Dale Orem

| overall = 12–26

| conference =

| confstanding = 8th

| postseason = MVC Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1973

| name = Dale Orem

| overall = 18–30

| conference =

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason = MVC Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1974

| name = Jim Zerilla

| overall = 16–26

| conference =

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason = MVC Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1975

| name = Jim Zerilla

| overall = 25–28

| conference =

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = MVC Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = Missouri Valley

| overall = 184–225–1

| confrecord = 4–36{{efn|name=records}}

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Metro Conference

| conference= no

| startyear = 1976

| endyear = 1995

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1976

| name = Jim Zerilla

| overall = 29–24

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding =

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1977

| name = Jim Zerilla

| overall = 26–27

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1978

| name = Jim Zerilla

| overall = 27–16

| conference = 1–1

| confstanding =

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1979

| name = Jim Zerilla

| overall = 18–27–1

| conference = 3–6

| confstanding =

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1980

| name = John Boles

| overall = 38–21

| conference = 6–3

| confstanding =

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1981

| name = John Boles

| overall = 37–48

| conference = 6–7

| confstanding =

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1982

| name = Derek Mann

| overall = 22–17

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding =

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = division

| season = 1983

| name = Derek Mann

| overall = 25–18

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = 1st (Northern)

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = division

| season = 1984

| name = Derek Mann

| overall = 31–11

| conference = 6–1

| confstanding = 1st (Northern)

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1985

| name = John Mason

| overall = 20–30

| conference = 5–11

| confstanding =

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1986

| name = John Mason

| overall = 18–33

| conference = 3–13

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1987

| name = John Mason

| overall = 12–36

| conference = 1–14

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1988

| name = John Mason

| overall = 18–35

| conference = 6–11

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1989

| name = John Mason

| overall = 27–23

| conference = 4–10

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1990

| name = John Mason

| overall = 15–29–1

| conference = 4–10

| confstanding = t-7th

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1991

| name = Gene Baker

| overall = 32–30

| conference = 8–12

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1992

| name = Gene Baker

| overall = 37–24

| conference = 10–8

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1993

| name = Gene Baker

| overall = 18–41

| conference = 3–11

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1994

| name = Gene Baker

| overall = 16–42

| conference = 1–17

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1995

| name = Gene Baker

| overall = 17–42

| conference = 5–16

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = Metro Tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = Metro

| overall = 483–574–2

| confrecord = 84–157

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Conference USA

| conference= no

| startyear = 1996

| endyear = 2005

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1996

| name = Lelo Prado

| overall = 18–36

| conference = 6–15

| confstanding = 8th

| postseason = C-USA tournament{{efn|name=allcusa|In this season, all teams in Conference USA qualified for the postseason tournament.}}

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1997

| name = Lelo Prado

| overall = 23–32

| conference = 11–15

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = C-USA tournament{{efn|name=allcusa}}

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1998

| name = Lelo Prado

| overall = 31–24

| conference = 14–13

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = C-USA tournament{{efn|name=allcusa}}

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1999

| name = Lelo Prado

| overall = 37–19

| conference = 14–13

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason = C-USA tournament{{efn|name=allcusa}}

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2000

| name = Lelo Prado

| overall = 17–37–1

| conference = 10–16–1

| confstanding = 8th

| postseason = C-USA tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2001

| name = Lelo Prado

| overall = 32–29

| conference = 13–14

| confstanding = T–5th

| postseason = C-USA tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2002

| name = Lelo Prado

| overall = 39–18

| conference = 21–9

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA Regional

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2003

| name = Lelo Prado

| overall = 34–23

| conference = 14–15

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = C-USA tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2004

| name = Lelo Prado

| overall = 26–30

| conference = 13–17

| confstanding = 8th

| postseason = C-USA tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2005

| name = Lelo Prado

| overall = 32–24

| conference = 15–14

| confstanding = T–6th

| postseason = C-USA tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = Conference USA

| overall = 289–272–1

| confrecord = 131–141–1

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Big East Conference

| conference= no

| startyear = 2006

| endyear = 2013

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2006

| name = Lelo Prado

| overall = 31–29

| conference = 17–10

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = Big East tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2007

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 47–24

| conference = 19–8

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = College World Series

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2008

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 41–21

| conference = 16–11

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason = NCAA Regional

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2009

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 47–18

| conference = 19–7

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Super Regional

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2010

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 50–14

| conference = 21–6

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Regional

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2011

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 32–29

| conference = 14–13

| confstanding = T–4th

| postseason = Big East tournament

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2012

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 41–22

| conference = 18–9

| confstanding = T–1st

| postseason = NCAA Regional

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2013

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 51–14

| conference = 20–4

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = College World Series

}}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = Big East

| overall = 340–171

| confrecord = 144–68

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = American Athletic Conference

| conference= no

| startyear = 2014

| endyear = single

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2014

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 50–17

| conference = 19–5

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = College World Series

}}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = American Athletic Conference

| overall = 50–17

| confrecord = 19–5

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Atlantic Coast Conference

| conference= no

| startyear = 2015

| endyear =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2015

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 47–18

| conference = 25–5

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Super Regional

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2016

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 50–14

| conference = 22–8

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Super Regional

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2017

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 53–12

| conference = 23–6

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = College World Series

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2018

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 45–19

| conference = 18–12

| confstanding = 3rd (Atlantic)

| postseason = NCAA Regional

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2019

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 51–18

| conference = 21–9

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = College World Series

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2020

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 13–4

| conference = 2–1

| confstanding =

| postseason = Season cut short by
the COVID-19 pandemic.

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2021

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 28–22

| conference = 16–16

| confstanding = 4th (Atlantic)

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = division

| season = 2022

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 42–21–1

| conference = 18–11–1

| confstanding = 1st (Atlantic)

| postseason = NCAA Super Regional

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2023

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 31–24

| conference = 10–20

| confstanding = 6th (Atlantic)

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2024

| name = Dan McDonnell

| overall = 32–24

| conference = 16–14

| confstanding = 4th (Atlantic)

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = Atlantic Coast Conference

| overall = 392–176–1

| confrecord = 171–102–1

}}

{{CBB yearly record end

| overall = 2073-1602-11

}}

Notable former players

The following is a list of notable former Cardinals and the seasons in which they played for the program.{{cite web|title=University of Louisville Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_louisville_baseball_players.shtml |work=Baseball-Almanac.com |access-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509233605/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_louisville_baseball_players.shtml |archive-date=May 9, 2007 |url-status=dead }}

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Nick Burdi (2012–2014)
Chris Cates (2004–2007)
Chris Dominguez (2006–2009)
Adam Duvall (2008–2010)
Cody Ege (2011–2013)
Adam Engel (2011–2013)
Chad Green (2011–2013)
Sean Green (1998–2000)
Zach Jackson (2002–2003)
Dean Kiekhefer (2008–2009)
Matt Koch (2010–2012)
Fred Koster (1926–1928)
Trystan Magnuson (2004–2007)
Justin Marks (2007–2009)
Kyle McGrath (2013–2014)
Brendan McKay (2015–2017)
Dale Orem (1957–1960)
Josh Rogers (2014–2015)
B. J. Rosenberg (2004–2008)
Will Smith (2014–2016)
Nick Solak (2014–2016)
Tony Zych (2009–2011)

Notes

References

External links

{{official website}}

Category:1909 establishments in Kentucky

Category:Baseball teams established in 1909

:Louisville Cardinals baseball

Conference affiliations

Louisville in the NCAA Tournament

Venues

=Early venues=

=Parkway Field=

=Derby City Field=

=Old Cardinal Stadium=

=Jim Patterson Stadium=

Head coaches

Year-by-year records

Notable former players

See also

Notes

References

External links