2024 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

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|conference = Atlantic Coast Conference

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|record = 32–24

|conf_record = 16–14

|head_coach = Dan McDonnell

|hc_year = 18th

|asst_coach1 = Roger Williams

|ac1_year = 18th

|asst_coach2 = Eric Snider

|ac2_year = 10th

|asst_coach3 = Adam Vrable

|ac3_year = 10th

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The 2024 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2024 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 18th season at Louisville.

With a record of 32-24, the Cardinals missed the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four seasons and in two straight seasons for the first time under coach Dan McDonnell. Louisville was not ranked during the season.{{cite web |last1=McGavic |first1=Matthew |title=Louisville Excluded From 2024 NCAA Tournament Field |url=https://www.si.com/college/louisville/baseball/-2024-ncaat-draw |website=Louisville Cardinals On SI |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=19 April 2025 |date=27 May 2024}}

Previous season

The 2023 Louisville Cardinals baseball team finished with a 31–24 (10-20) regular season record and missed the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament for the second time in three seasons.

=2023 MLB Draft=

The Cardinals had four players drafted in the 2023 MLB draft for its lowest total since the 2015 MLB draft.{{cite web |last1=McGavic |first1=Matthew |title=2023 MLB Draft Louisville Baseball Recap |url=https://www.si.com/college/louisville/baseball/2023-mlb-draft-recap |website=Louisville Cardinals On SI |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=19 April 2025 |date=12 July 2023}}

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align="center" bgcolor="" \| Christian Knapczyk	Shortstop	5	161	Cleveland Guardians
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Tate Kuehner	Pitcher	7	212	Milwaukee Brewers
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Ryan Hawks	Pitcher	8	247	Seattle Mariners
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Jack Payton	Catcher	11	330	San Francisco Giants

Personnel

=Roster=

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colspan="9" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Louisville Cardinals\|color=white}}; text-align:center;"\| 2024 Louisville Cardinals roster{{cite web \|title=Official Baseball Roster \|url=https://gocards.com/sports/baseball/roster/2024\|publisher=Louisville Cardinals \|access-date=19 April 2025}}
width="03"\| \|valign="top"\| Pitchers 11 – Ty Starke – Freshman 15 – Colton Hartman – Freshman 19 – TJ Schlageter – Freshman 24 – Wyatt Danilowicz – Sophomore 26 – Sebastian Gongora – Senior 27 – Evan Webster – Senior 33 – Mitchell Dean – Freshman 34 – Jared Lessman – Junior 40 – Jake Murphy – Freshman 41 – Riley Phillips – Senior 43 – Braxton Stewart – Freshman 46 – Justin West – Sophomore 49 – Kayden Campbell – Sophomore 6 – Noah Bush – Junior 7 – Kade Grundy – Junior 10 – Carson Liggett – Junior 17 – Kyle Crow – Freshman 18 – Will Koger – Junior 22 – Tucker Biven – Sophomore 28 – Parker Detmers – Freshman 38 – Morgan Davis – Freshman 39 – Jake Karaba – Senior 44 – Dan Snyder – Sophomore 48 – Thomas Howard – Freshman 50 – Josh Klug – Freshman 54 – Kaleb Corbett – Senior \|width="15"\| \|valign="top"\| Catchers 4 – Will Vierling – Sophomore 14 – George Baker – Freshman 25 – Matt Klein – Sophomore 32 – Zion Rose – Freshman 35 – Luke Napleton – Senior 36 – Tagger Tyson – Freshman Infielders 0 – Alex Alicea – Freshman 2 – Logan Beard – Senior 5 – Gavin Kilen – Sophomore 8 – Brandon Anderson – Junior 9 – Dylan Hoy – Senior 30 – Ryan McCoy – Senior \|width="15"\| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders 13 – JT Benson – Senior 16 – Michael Lippe – Sophomore 20 – Korbyn Dickerson – Sophomore 42 – Eddie King Jr. – Junior 51 – Isaac Humphrey – Senior 53 – Lucas Moore – Freshman Utility 1 – Patrick Forbes – Sophomore \|width="25"\|

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colspan="9" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|color=white}}; text-align:center;"| 2024 Louisville Cardinals roster{{cite web |title=Official Baseball Roster |url=https://gocards.com/sports/baseball/roster/2024|publisher=Louisville Cardinals |access-date=19 April 2025}}

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Pitchers

11 – Ty Starke – Freshman
15 – Colton Hartman – Freshman
19 – TJ Schlageter – Freshman
24 – Wyatt Danilowicz – Sophomore
26 – Sebastian Gongora – Senior
27 – Evan Webster – Senior
33 – Mitchell Dean – Freshman
34 – Jared Lessman – Junior
40 – Jake Murphy – Freshman
41 – Riley Phillips – Senior
43 – Braxton Stewart – Freshman
46 – Justin West – Sophomore
49 – Kayden Campbell – Sophomore
6 – Noah Bush – Junior
7 – Kade Grundy – Junior
10 – Carson Liggett – Junior
17 – Kyle Crow – Freshman
18 – Will Koger – Junior
22 – Tucker Biven – Sophomore
28 – Parker Detmers – Freshman
38 – Morgan Davis – Freshman
39 – Jake Karaba – Senior
44 – Dan Snyder – Sophomore
48 – Thomas Howard – Freshman
50 – Josh Klug – Freshman
54 – Kaleb Corbett – Senior

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Catchers

4 – Will Vierling – Sophomore
14 – George Baker – Freshman
25 – Matt Klein – Sophomore
32 – Zion Rose – Freshman
35 – Luke Napleton – Senior
36 – Tagger Tyson – Freshman

Infielders

0 – Alex Alicea – Freshman
2 – Logan Beard – Senior
5 – Gavin Kilen – Sophomore
8 – Brandon Anderson – Junior
9 – Dylan Hoy – Senior
30 – Ryan McCoy – Senior

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Outfielders

13 – JT Benson – Senior
16 – Michael Lippe – Sophomore
20 – Korbyn Dickerson – Sophomore
42 – Eddie King Jr. – Junior
51 – Isaac Humphrey – Senior
53 – Lucas Moore – Freshman

Utility

1 – Patrick Forbes – Sophomore

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=Coaching staff=

colspan="9" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Louisville Cardinals\|color=white}}; text-align:center;"\| 2024 Louisville Cardinals Coaching Staff
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Name	Position	Seasons at Louisville	Alma Mater
Dan McDonnell	Head coach	align=center\| 18	The Citadel (1992)
Roger Williams	Associate head coach/Pitching	align=center\| 18	East Carolina (1997)
Eric Snider	Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator	align=center\| 10	Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam Vrable	Assistant Coach	align=center\| 10	Coastal Carolina (2007)
Brian Mundorf	Director of Operations	align=center\| 28	American International (1992)

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.{{cite web |last1=McGavic |first1=Matthew |title=2024 MLB Draft Louisville Baseball Recap |url=https://www.si.com/college/louisville/baseball/2024-mlb-draft-recap |website=Louisville Cardinals On SI |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=19 April 2025 |date=17 July 2024}}

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align="center" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Louisville Cardinals\|Player\|Position\|Round\|Overall\|MLB Team}}
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Sebastian Gongora	Pitcher	11	339	Baltimore Orioles
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Kaleb Corbett	Pitcher	20	606	Tampa Bay Rays

References

External links

[https://gocards.com/sports/baseball/ Louisville Cardinals baseball]

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