2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 4 42–14 25–5 Dan McDonnell 9th Roger Williams 9th Eric Snider 1st Adam Vrable 1st Jim Patterson Stadium 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. Previous season 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 Roster 2015 Louisville Cardinals rosterhttp://www.gocards.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/lou-m-basebl-mtt.html Official Baseball Roster Louisville Cardinals January 15, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150110084342/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/lou-m-basebl-mtt.html January 10, 2015 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 Name Position Seasons atLouisville 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 Legend Louisville win Louisville loss PostponementBoldLouisville team member background:#CC0000;color:white; 2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log ! style="background:#CC0000;color:white;"| Regular Season |- valign="top" y background:#000000;color:#CC0000; February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 13 || vs. Alabama State || #12 || Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL || W 5–1 || Funkhouser (1–0) || Renda (0–1) || None || || 1–0 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 14 || vs. South Florida || #12 || Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL || W 2–0 || Harrington (1–0) || Mulholland (0–1) || None || || 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 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 || |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | February 18 || 2015 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky || #15 || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY ||colspan=7|Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 20 || 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves baseball Arkansas State || #15 || Tomlinson Stadium • Emerson, GA || L 2–8 || Owen (1–1) || Funkhouser (1–1) || None || || 2–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 21 || Arkansas State || #15 || Tomlinson Stadium • Emerson, GA || L 1–4 || Zuber (1–0) || Kidston (0–1) || None || 475 || 2–3 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 21 || Arkansas State || #15 || Tomlinson Stadium • Emerson, GA || W 14–8 || McKay (1–0) || Hawkins (1–1) || None || 475 || 3–3 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 24 || 2015 Butler Bulldogs Butler || #24 || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || W 10–1 || McClure (1–0) || Nyznyk (0–1) || None || 536 || 4–3 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 25 || 2015 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky || #24 || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || W 5–2 || Harrington (2–0) || Mrox (0–1) || McKay (1) || 599 || 5–3 || |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | February 27 || 2015 Xavier Musketeers Xavier || #24 || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY ||colspan=7|Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 28 || Xavier || #24 || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || L 1–2 || Kirschner (2–1) || Funkhouser (1–2) || Bodner (2) || 904 || 5–4 || |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 28 || Xavier || #24 || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || W 6–3 || Strader (1–0) || Jacknewitz (1–1) || McKay (2) || 904 || 6–4 || |- y background:#000000;color:#CC0000; March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 1 || Xavier || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 3 || Eastern Kentucky || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | March 6 || Miami (FL) || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY ||colspan=7|Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 7 || Miami (FL) || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 7 || Miami (FL) || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 8 || Miami (FL) || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 10 || 2015 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 11 || Ole Miss || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | March 13 || Boston College || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY ||colspan=7|Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 14 || Boston College || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 14 || Boston College || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 15 || Boston College || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 17 || 2015 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 20 || at Notre Dame || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 21 || at Notre Dame || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 22 || at Notre Dame || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 24 || at Indiana || || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 27 || Georgia Tech || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 28 || Georgia Tech || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 29 || Georgia Tech || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | March 31 || 2015 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- y background:#000000;color:#CC0000; April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 4 || at Virginia || || Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 5 || at Virginia || || Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 6 || at Virginia || || Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || || || || || || || |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | April 8 || 2015 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY ||colspan=7|Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 10 || at Duke || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 11 || at Duke || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 12 || at Duke || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 14 || at 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State || || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 17 || Wake Forest || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 18 || Wake Forest || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 18 || Wake Forest || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 21 || at Cincinnati || || Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 22 || 2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 24 || Bethune-Cookman || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 25 || Bethune-Cookman || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 26 || Bethune-Cookman || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 28 || Kentucky || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- y background:#000000;color:#CC0000; May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 2 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 3 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 4 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 6 || at Kentucky || || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 8 || Florida State || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 9 || Florida State || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 10 || Florida State || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 12 || Vanderbilt || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 14 || at NC State || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 15 || at NC State || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 16 || at NC State || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || || || || || || || |- |- ! style="background:#CC0000;color:white;"| Post-Season |- y background:#000000 ACC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACCT Record |- align="center" | May 19 || TBD || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- |- | style="font-size:88%" | All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings 2015 18 7 12 12 10 12 15 10 7 17 24 17 20 17 24 19 15 13 21 18 13 11 17 16 7 7 11 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 4(1) 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 2 Awards and honors Kyle Funkhouser Louisville Slugger Pre-season First Team All-Americanhttp://baseballnews.com/all-americans-collegiate-baseball/ncaa-div-pre-season-americans/ NCAA Div. I Pre-Season All-Americans Collegiate Baseball Newspaper January 4, 2015 Perfect Game USA Pre-season First Team All-Americanhttp://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=10790 Preseason College All-Americans Perfect Game USA January 9, 2015 References Louisville Cardinals Category:Louisville Cardinals baseball seasons Louisville Louisville Cardinals baseball Category:2015 in Louisville, Kentucky