2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

The 2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals were coached by Dan McDonnell, in his seventh season, and played their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium.

2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball
Nashville Super Regional Champions Big East Regular Season Champions
College World Series, L, Oregon State 4–11
Conference	Big East Conference
2013 record	51–14 (20–4 Big East)
Head coach	Dan McDonnell (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Lemonis (7th season) Roger Williams (7th season) Kyle Cheesebrough (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jim Patterson Stadium

2013 Big East Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Louisville  ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	4		.833			51	–	14		.785
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	18	–	6		.750			42	–	17		.712
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍	18	–	6		.750			37	–	19		.661
South Florida  ‍‍‍	17	–	7		.708			36	–	22		.621
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			28	–	30		.483
St. John's  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			23	–	35		.397
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			34	–	24		.586
Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍^y	9	–	15		.375			35	–	28		.556
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			24	–	32		.429
Georgetown  ‍‍‍	5	–	19		.208			25	–	28		.472
Villanova  ‍‍‍	5	–	19		.208			14	–	39		.264
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 18, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cardinals finished with 51 wins, the most in school history, against 14 losses overall, and 20–4 in the Big East Conference, earning the conference championship. They reached the College World Series for the second time in their history, where they finished 0–2, eliminated by Oregon State 11–4.

Roster

2013 Louisville Cardinals roster[2]
	Pitchers 11 Joe Ceja - Sophomore 13 Cody Ege - Junior 16 Kyle Funkhouser - Freshman 19 Nick Burdi - Sophomore 24 Chad Green - Junior 25 Robert Strader - Freshman 28 Brandon Alphin - Sophomore 31 Joe Filomeno - Sophomore 32 Jordan Simons - Freshman 33 Adam Schemenauer - Freshman 34 Michael Bollmer - Freshman 35 Dace Kime - Junior 40 Jared Ruxer - Sophomore 44 Jeff Thompson - Junior 45 Kyle McGrath - Sophomore		Catchers 14 Kyle Gibson - Junior 38 Aaron Gershenfeld - Junior 41 Shane Crain - Junior Infielders 1 Nick Ratajczak - Senior 2 Zach Lucas - Sophomore 4 Alex Chittenden - Junior 5 Anthony Kidston - Freshman 7 Zack Soria - Freshman 8 Danny Rosenbaum - Freshman 9 Jordan Striegel - Freshman 17 Sutton Whiting - Sophomore 26 Zak Wasserman - Senior 30 Ty Young - Junior 36 Jonah Philley - Freshman		Outfielders 10 Adam Engel - Junior 15 Cole Sturgeon - Junior 18 Mike White - Sophomore 20 Coco Johnson - Junior 42 Jeff Gardner - Junior 43 Matt Helms - Senior

Coaches

2013 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

2013 Louisville Cardinals Baseball Game Log[4]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big East Record Feb 15 Indiana Florida Auto Exchange Stadium • Dunedin, FL 0–2 Bell (1–0) Green (0–1) Halstead (1) 722 0–1 Feb 16 South Florida Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL 10–1 Thompson (1–0) Gonzalez (0–1) None 415 1–1 Feb 17 Purdue Al Lang Stadium • St. Petersburg, FL 9–4 Kidston (1–0) De LaRiva (0–1) None 356 2–1 Feb 20 Eastern Kentucky Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 17–6 Kime (1–0) Cervantes (0–1) None 1,122 3–1 Feb 22 Akron Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 7–0 Green (1–1) Pusateri (0–2) None 1,033 4–1 Feb 23 Akron Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 8–0 Thompson (2–0) Valek (0–1) None 1,461 5–1 Feb 24 Akron Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 2–1 Kidston (2–0) Brubaker (0–2) Burdi (1) 1,384 6–1 Feb 26 Morehead State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 13–4 Kime (2–0) Whittle (1–1) None 585 7–1
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big East Record Mar 1 Kent State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 14–2 Green (2–1) Skulina (0–1) None 664 8–1 Mar 2 Kent State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 10–3 Thompson (3–0) Williams (1–1) Kidston (1) 671 9–1 Mar 3 Kent State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 2–3 Wilson (1–2) Ege (0–1) Dorsch (1) 956 9–2 Mar 6 @ Eastern Kentucky Turkey Hughes Field • Richmond, KY Postponed Mar 8 Alabama Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 4–3 (14) McGrath (1–0) Shaw (0–1) None 1,659 10–2 Mar 9 Alabama Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 6–0 Thompson (4–0) Keller (2–2) None 3,022 11–2 Mar 10 Alabama Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 8–7 (10) McGrath (2–0) Greer (1–1) None 3,240 12–2 Mar 13 Purdue Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 3–1 Kidston (3–0) Lutz (0–2) Burdi (2) 2,021 13–2 Mar 15 Xavier Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 6–1 Green (3–1) Richard (2–2) Kime (1) 1,263 14–2 Mar 16 Xavier Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 7–0 Thompson (5–0) Westrick (1–3) None 1,703 15–2 Mar 16 Xavier Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 8–6 Funkhouser (1–0) Klever (2–2) Burdi (3) 1,217 16–2 Mar 19 Southern California Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 13–6 McGrath (3–0) Silva (0–1) None 1,026 17–2 Mar 20 Southern California Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 6–3 Funkhouser (2–0) Kriske (0–1) Burdi (4) 769 18–2 Mar 22 Rutgers Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 2–6 Smorol (2–1) Green (3–2) None 801 18–3 0–1 Mar 23 Rutgers Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 4–0 McGrath (4–0) Gebler (1–3) Burdie (5) 1,142 19–3 1–1 Mar 23 Rutgers Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 3–7 Law (1–2) Ruxer (0–1) None 1,142 19–4 1–2 Mar 27 @ #25 Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN 2–6 Effross (4–0) Funkhouser (2–1) None 1,028 19–5 Mar 28 #17 Notre Dame Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 10–5 Green (4–2) Fitzgerald (1–3) McGrath (1) 923 20–5 2–2 Mar 29 #17 Notre Dame Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 2–1 Burdi (1–0) Slania (2–1) None 1,009 21–5 3–2 Mar 30 #17 Notre Dame Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 10–5 Kidston (4–0) Connaughton (0–1) McGrath (2) 2,351 22–5 4–2
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big East Record Apr 2 #9 Kentucky Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 4–5 (10) Gott (4–0) Burdi (1–1) None 4,733 22–6 Apr 5 @ Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH 8–3 Ege (1–1) Walsh (1–1) None 1,604 23–6 5–2 Apr 6 @ Cincinnati Great American Ballpark • Cincinnati, OH 4–1 Thompson (6–0) Patishall (0–4) None 4,500 24–6 6–2 Apr 7 @ Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH 7–4 Burdi (2–1) Strenge (1–4) None 1,737 25–6 7–2 Apr 9 @ Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY 5–6 Bartley (2–0) Kime (2–1) None 2,370 25–7 Apr 12 Elon Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 10–1 Green (5–2) Clark (4–3) None 1,321 26–7 Apr 13 Elon Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 7–5 Ege (2–1) Medick (5–2) Burdi (6) 4,573 27–7 Apr 14 Elon Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 4–0 Kidston (5–0) Webb (3–2) Sturgeton (1) 1,542 28–7 Apr 16 @ #23 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 12–5 Ege (3–1) Cody (3–2) None 3,589 29–7 Apr 19 @ St. John's Jack Kaiser Stadium • New York, NY 7–4 McGrath (5–0) Hackimer (0–1) Burdi (7) 435 30–7 8–2 Apr 20 @ St. John's Jack Kaiser Stadium • New York, NY 3–4 Hagan (3–5) Thompson (6–1) Hackimer (7) 239 30–8 8–3 Apr 21 @ St. John's Jack Kaiser Stadium • New York, NY 5–6 Graziano (3–0) Burdi (2–2) Katz (1) 353 30–9 8–4 Apr 23 #4 Vanderbilt Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 2–10 Buehler (3–1) McGrath (5–1) None 2,516 30–10 Apr 26 Georgetown Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 2–1 Green (6–2) Vander Linden (3–3) Burdi (8) 2,202 31–10 9–4 Apr 27 Georgetown Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 6–2 Thompson (7–1) Polus (2–6) None 1,006 32–10 10–4 Apr 28 Georgetown Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 13–7 McGrath (6–1) Smith (3–1) None 1,421 33–10 11–4 Apr 30 Western Kentucky Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 6–2 Kime (3–1) Mercer (0–1) Funkhouser (1) 2,194 34–10
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Big East Record May 3 @ Villanova Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA 6–0 Green (7–2) Ostapeck (0–8) Burdi (9) 463 35–10 12–4 May 4 @ Villanova Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA 6–5 Thompson (8–1) Young (1–7) Burdi (10) 311 36–10 13–4 May 5 @ Villanova Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA 6–2 Kime (4–1) Harris (4–6) None 479 37–10 14–4 May 7 @ Eastern Kentucky Turkey Hughes Field • Richmond, KY 4–0 Funkhouser (3–1) Grimm (4–5) None 150 38–10 May 8 @21 Indiana Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 4–3 Burdi (3–2) Halstead (2–3) None 3,530 39–10 May 11 @ Connecticut J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT 8–0 Green (8–2) Cross (7–4) None 107 40–10 15–4 May 11 @ Connecticut J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT 6–0 Thompson (9–1) Marzi (3–6) None 88 41–10 16–4 May 12 @ Connecticut J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT 3–1 Kime (5–1) Tabakman (5–1) Burdi (11) 245 42–10 17–4 May 14 @ Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH 6–3 Funkhouser (4–1) Giannonatii (0–3) Burdi (12) 950 43–10 May 16 #16 Pittsburgh Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 5–2 Green (9–2) Mildren (9–3) Burdi (13) 2,171 44–10 18–4 May 17 #16 Pittsburgh Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 12–4 Thompson (10–1) Wotherspoon (9–2) None 3,574 45–10 19–4 May 18 #16 Pittsburgh Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 7–4 Ege (4–1) Aldenhoven (8–1) Burdi (14) 2,637 46–10 20–4
Post-Season
Big East Tournament Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record BET Record May 22 (8) Connecticut Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL 2–3 (12) Mahoney (1–2) Burdi (3–3) Butler (3) 1,872 46–11 0–1 May 23 (5) Rutgers Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL 1–9 Law (6–5) Green (9–3) None 1,683 46–12 0–2
NCAA Tournament Louisville Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record May 31 (4) Bowling Green Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 8–3 Green (10–3) Frank (5–8) None 2,650 47–12 1–0 June 1 (2) Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 6–4 Funkhouser (5–1) Radziewski (9–3) Burdi (15) 2,581 48–12 2–0 June 2 (3) #25 Oklahoma State Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 12–3 Filomeno (1–0) Bevacqua (2–3) None 4,374 49–12 3–0
NCAA Tournament Nashville Super Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record June 8 @ #2 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 5–3 Kime (6–1) Ziomek (11–3) Burdi (16) 3,503 50–12 4–0 June 9 @ #2 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 2–1 Thompson (11–1) Beede (14–1) Ege (1) 3,503 51–12 5–0
College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 15 #8 Indiana TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 0–2 DeNato (10–2) Green (10–4) None 27,122 51–13 0–1 June 17 #3 Oregon State TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 4–11 Wetzler (10–1) Thompson (11–2) None 18,980 51–14 0–2

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	25	25*	25*	20	15	14	17	14	12	9	13	12	11	11	10	12			8
Baseball America	4	4	4	5	4	4	10	9	8	8	12	13	12	12	10	15			8
Collegiate Baseball^	22	26	23	19	14	13	18	12	11	8	12	11	10	10	8	8	8	4	8
NCBWA†	19	21	19	20	15	13	15	14	12	9	12	11	10	10	9	13	11		8
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^ 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

1. "Standings". bigeast.org. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
2. "2013 Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
3. "Coaching Staff". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on 2014-08-03. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
4. "2012–13 Schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved November 27, 2013.