2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

2014 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 6, 2014; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball
2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014 record	50–17 (19–5 The American)
Head coach	Dan McDonnell (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Lemonis (8th season); Roger Williams (8th season); Kyle Cheesebrough (3rd season);
Home stadium	Jim Patterson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals were coached by Dan McDonnell, in his eighth season, and played their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Personnel[]

Roster[]

2014 Louisville Cardinals roster^[2]

Pitchers

6 – Ryan Lauria – Freshman
10 – Mason Richardson – Freshman
13 – Josh Rogers – Freshman
16 – Kyle Funkhouser – Sophomore
19 – Nick Burdi – Junior
20 – Drew Harrington – Freshman
25 – Robert Strader – Freshman
28 – Brandon Alphin – Junior
31 – Joe Filomeno – Junior
34 – Michael Bollmer – Freshman
36 – Jonah Philley – Sophomore
40 – Jared Ruxer – Junior
43 – Zack Burdi – Freshman
44 – Jake Sparger – Freshman
45 – Kyle McGrath – Junior

Catchers

14 – Kyle Gibson – Senior
33 – Ryan Summers – Freshman
38 – Aaron Gershenfeld – Junior
41 – Shane Crain – Senior

Infielders

1 – Sutton Whiting – Junior
4 – Alex Chittenden – Senior
5 – Anthony Kidston – Sophomore
7 – Grant Kay – Junior
8 – Danny Rosenbaum – Sophomore
9 – Jordan Striegel – Freshman
11 – Zach Lucas – Junior
17 – Nick Solak – Freshman
26 – Blake Tiberi – Freshman

Outfielders

2 – Corey Ray – Freshman
15 – Cole Sturgeon – Senior
18 – Mike White – Junior
24 – Logan Taylor – Freshman
30 – Will Smith – Freshman
35 – Colin Lyman – Freshman
42 – Jeff Gardner – Senior

Coaches[]

2014 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[]

2014 Louisville Cardinals Baseball Game Log^[4]

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
Feb 14	vs. West Virginia	Riley Park • Charleston, SC	W 7–6¹⁰	Burdi (1–0)	Walter (0–1)	None	460	1–0
Feb 15	@ The Citadel	Riley Park • Charleston, SC	L 3–5	Sherrill (1–0)	McGrath (0–1)	Hunter (1)	1,122	1–1
Feb 16	vs. Delaware	Riley Park • Charleston, SC	W 6–1	Ruxer (1–0)	Hinkle (0–1)	None	392	2–1
Feb 19	Eastern Kentucky	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 13–1	Burdi (2–0)	Lynch (0–1)	None	1,208	3–1
Feb 21	Western Michigan	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 21–8	Philley (1–0)	Laudicina (0–1)	None	1,197	4–1
Feb 22	Western Michigan	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 8–0	Funkhouser (1–0)	Mayle (0–2)	None	1,502	5–1
Feb 23	Western Michigan	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 2–4	Berman (1–0)	Ruxer (1–1)	None	1,058	6–1
Feb 25	Eastern Illinois	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 6–0	Sparger (1–0)	Haberer (0–1)	None	411	6–2
Feb 26	Morehead State	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	Postponed
Feb 28	Toledo	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 6–2	Filomeno (1–0)	Wilkinson (0–1)	Strader (1)	628	7–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
Mar 1	Indiana	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 2–6	DeNato (3–0)	Funkhouser (1–1)	None	1,836	7–3
Mar 1	Toledo	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 8–2	Ruxer (2–1)	Slack (0–2)	None	1,836	8–3
Mar 7	Miami (OH)	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 4–6	Varner (2–1)	Filomeno (1–1)	McMartin (2)	1,205	8–4
Mar 8	Miami (OH)	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 10–1	Funkhouser (2–1)	Williams (0–2)	None	1,160	9–4
Mar 9	Miami (OH)	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 9–0	Ruxer (3–1)	Powers (1–2)	None	1,536	10–4
Mar 11	Western Illionois	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 8–0	Kidston (1–0)	Church (0–1)	None	1,456	11–4
Mar 11	Western Illinois	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 5–2	Sparger (2–0)	Cheesman (0–1)	Burdi (1)	1,456	12–4
Mar 14	Samford	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 20–10	Funkhouser (3–1)	Ledford (3–1)	None	705	13–4
Mar 15	Samford	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 18–2	Ruxer (4–1)	Milazzo (2–1)	None	1,756	14–4
Mar 15	Samford	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 4–2	McGrath (1–1)	Brasher (0–1)	Burdi (2)	1,756	15–4
Mar 19	@ Indiana	Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN	L 3–9	Sullivan (1–0)	Filomeno (1–2)	Belcher (1)	1,799	15–5
Mar 21	Rutgers	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 6–1	Funkhouser (4–1)	Driscoll (1–2)	None	2,013	16–5	1–0
Mar 22	Rutgers	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 9–8	Sturgeon (1–0)	Brey (2–1)	Burdi (3)	1,388	17–5	2–0
Mar 23	Rutgers	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 2–11	Rosa (2–0)	Sparger (2–1)	None	914	17–6	2–1
Mar 26	@ Western Kentucky	Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY	W 5–3	Harrington (1–0)	Glasscock (0–1)	Burdi (4)	1,108	18–6
Mar 28	Xavier	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 8–1	Funkhouser (5–1)	Hall (3–1)	None	1,197	19–6
Mar 29	Butler	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 15–1	Ruxer (5–1)	Allen (3–3)	None	458	20–6
Mar 30	Xavier	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 12–3	Kidston (2–0)	Nittoli (3–2)	None	1,379	21–6

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
Apr 1	@ #21 Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 3–8	Dwyer (2–1)	Rogers (0–1)	Jack (2)	3,742	21–7
Apr 4	Memphis	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 5–4	Funkhouser (6–1)	Wallingford (4–2)	Burdi (5)	1,269	22–7	3–1
Apr 5	Memphis	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 2–3	Reed (4–1)	Filomeno (1–3)	Beeler (7)	1,393	22–8	3–2
Apr 6	Memphis	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 8–7¹²	Burdi (2–0)	Beeler (2–1)	None	1,934	23–8	4–2
Apr 8	@ Purdue	Alexander Field • West Lafayette, IN	W 3–1¹⁰	Sturgeon (2–0)	Lutz (1–5)	None	664	24–8
Apr 11	@ #16 Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 4–2	Funkhouser (7–1)	Garza (6–3)	Burdi (6)	3,349	25–8	5–2
Apr 12	@ #16 Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 3–2	Ruxer (6–1)	Lemoine (5–2)	Burdi (7)	2,908	26–8	6–2
Apr 13	@ #16 Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 10–3	Kidston (3–0)	West (2–2)	None	1,283	27–8	7–2
Apr 15	Kentucky	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 2–4	Salow (2–1)	Rogers (0–2)	Cody (3)	2,597	27–9
Apr 17	@ UCF	Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL	L 2–8	Skoglund (6–1)	Funkhouser (7–2)	None		27–10	7–3
Apr 17	@ UCF	Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL	L 3–4¹¹	Thompson (1–4)	Burdi (2–1)	None	1,342	27–11	7–4
Apr 18	@ UCF	Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL	W 3–2	Kidston (4–0)	Meyer (3–1)	Burdi (8)	1,194	28–11	8–4
Apr 22	Western Kentucky	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 3–1	Rogers (1–2)	Higgs (4–4)	Burdi (9)	2,604	29–11
Apr 23	Morehead State	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 7–3	Lauria (1–0)	Schneider (2–3)	Sturgeon (1)	1,007	30–11
Apr 25	Connecticut	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 2–0	Funkhouser (8–2)	Marzi (4–5)	Burdi (10)	2,246	31–11	9–4
Apr 26	Connecticut	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 6–1	Ruxer (7–1)	Tabakman (3–1)	Harrington (1)	1,667	32–11	10–4
Apr 27	Connecticut	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 8–2	Kidston (5–0)	Kay (3–4)	None	1,909	33–11	11–4
Apr 30	Ohio State	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 7–3	Harrington (2–0)	Irving (0–1)	None	1,479	34–11

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
May 3	@ South Florida	USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 3–1	Funkhouser (9–2)	Mulholland (4–1)	Burdi (11)	312	35–11	12–4
May 3	@ South Florida	USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 3–2¹¹	Sturgeon (3–0)	Pardo (1–1)	Burdi (12)	1,206	36–11	13–4
May 4	@ South Florida	USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 9–5	Harrington (3–0)	Thomas (0–1)	Filomeno (1)	1,231	37–11	14–4
May 6	@ #17 Vanderbilt	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	W 11–7	Alphin (1–0)	Buehler (8–2)	None	3,068	38–11
May 9	@ Temple	Skip Wilson Field • Ambler, PA	W 2–0	Funkhouser (10–2)	Hockenberry (4–5)	Burdi (13)	312	39–11	15–4
May 10	@ Temple	Campbell's Field • Camden, NJ	L 2–4	Vanderslice (1–3)	Alphin (1–1)	Krall (1)	328	39–12	15–5
May 11	@ Temple	Campbell's Field • Camden, NJ	W 6–4¹¹	Burdi (3–1)	McCarthy (3–3)	None	312	40–12	16–5
May 13	#8 Indiana	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 2–7	Harrison (5–0)	Harrington (3–1)	Kelzer (1)	2,433	40–13
May 15	Cincinnati	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 5–1	Funkhouser (11–2)	Ring (2–3)	Burdi (14)	1,217	41–13	17–5
May 16	Cincinnati	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 5–1	Rogers (2–2)	Walsh (5–8)	None	1,745	42–13	18–5
May 17	Cincinnati	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 10–0⁷	Kidston (6–0)	Zellner (4–4)	None	2,052	43–13	19–5

Post-Season

American Athletic Conference Tournament
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AACT Record
May 22	(8) Memphis	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	W 13–3⁷	Funkhouser (12–2)	Wallingford (6–5)	None		44–13	1–0
May 23	(5) South Florida	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	L 1–2	Herget (8–6)	Rogers (2–3)	None		44–14	1–1
May 24	(4) Rutgers	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	W 9–3	Kidston (7–0)	Rosa (6–3)	None		45–14	2–1
May 25	(3) #19 Houston	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	L 4–10	Ford (8–0)	Harrington (3–2)	None	737	45–15	2–2

NCAA Tournament Louisville Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
May 30	(4) Kent State	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 5–0	Funkhouser (13–2)	Clark (6–7)	None	3,488	46–15	1–0
May 31	(3) Kansas	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 6–3	Kidston (8–0)	Duncan (8–0)	Burdi (15)	3,341	47–15	2–0
June 1	(2) #26 Kentucky	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 4–1	Rogers (3–3)	Salow (2–4)	Burdi (16)	4,319	48–15	3–0

NCAA Tournament Louisville Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
June 6	#12 Kennesaw State	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 5–3	McGrath (2–1)	Connell (7–4)	Burdi (17)	5,351	49–15	4–0
June 7	#12 Kennesaw State	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 7–4	Kidston (9–0)	Bergen (9–5)	Burdi (18)	6,007	50–15	5–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 14	#5 Vanderbilt	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 3–5	Fulmer (7–1)	Funkhouser (13–3)	Ravenelle (1)	23,625	50–17	0–1
June 16	#6 Texas	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 1–4	French (7–5)	Kidston (9–1)	Duke (1)	17,612	50–17	0–2

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'	13	13*		13	11	9	13	8	11	9	17	8	7	6	7	9
Baseball America	20	20	20	19	17	14	14	11	13	10	13	13	10	10	12	13
Collegiate Baseball^	8	7	9	10	11	9	11	8	11	9	23	19	12	11	10	12	5	3
NCBWA†	14	13	12	10	10	7	10	8	10	9	13	8	5	5	5	8	4

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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[]

^ "2014 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
^ "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ "Coaching Staff". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ "2013–14 Schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved June 14, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "2014 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

[2] "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

[3] "Coaching Staff". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

[4] "2013–14 Schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved June 14, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Venues	Eclipse Park (1909–1912, 1920–1922) Parkway Field (1924–1995) (1996–1999) Cardinal Stadium (1998–2005) Jim Patterson Stadium (2005–present)
Rivalries & tournaments	Kentucky Cincinnati
People
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College World Series appearances in italics

2014 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Louisville ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	5	.792	48	–	15	.762
UCF ‍‍‍	17	–	7	.708	36	–	23	.610
No. 16 Houston ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	9	.609	48	–	16	.750
Rutgers ‍‍‍	14	–	9	.609	30	–	25	.545
South Florida ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	27	–	31	.466
Temple ‍‍‍	9	–	14	.391	15	–	32	.319
Connecticut ‍‍‍	9	–	14	.391	27	–	31	.466
Memphis ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	30	–	29	.508
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	22	–	31	.415

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 6, 2014^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball