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.
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] |
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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Coaches
2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball coaching staff[3] |
- 9 Elliott Avent - Head Coach
- 22 Chris Lemonis - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
- 23 Roger Williams - Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach
- 21 Kyle Cheesebrough - Assistant Coach
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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 |
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Feb 16 |
South Florida |
Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL |
10–1 |
Thompson (1–0) |
Gonzalez (0–1) |
None |
415 |
1–1 |
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Feb 17 |
Purdue |
Al Lang Stadium • St. Petersburg, FL |
9–4 |
Kidston (1–0) |
De LaRiva (0–1) |
None |
356 |
2–1 |
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Feb 20 |
Eastern Kentucky |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
17–6 |
Kime (1–0) |
Cervantes (0–1) |
None |
1,122 |
3–1 |
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Feb 22 |
Akron |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
7–0 |
Green (1–1) |
Pusateri (0–2) |
None |
1,033 |
4–1 |
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Feb 23 |
Akron |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
8–0 |
Thompson (2–0) |
Valek (0–1) |
None |
1,461 |
5–1 |
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Feb 24 |
Akron |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
2–1 |
Kidston (2–0) |
Brubaker (0–2) |
Burdi (1) |
1,384 |
6–1 |
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Feb 26 |
Morehead State |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
13–4 |
Kime (2–0) |
Whittle (1–1) |
None |
585 |
7–1 |
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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 |
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Mar 2 |
Kent State |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
10–3 |
Thompson (3–0) |
Williams (1–1) |
Kidston (1) |
671 |
9–1 |
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Mar 3 |
Kent State |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
2–3 |
Wilson (1–2) |
Ege (0–1) |
Dorsch (1) |
956 |
9–2 |
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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 |
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Mar 9 |
Alabama |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
6–0 |
Thompson (4–0) |
Keller (2–2) |
None |
3,022 |
11–2 |
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Mar 10 |
Alabama |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
8–7 (10) |
McGrath (2–0) |
Greer (1–1) |
None |
3,240 |
12–2 |
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Mar 13 |
Purdue |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
3–1 |
Kidston (3–0) |
Lutz (0–2) |
Burdi (2) |
2,021 |
13–2 |
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Mar 15 |
Xavier |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
6–1 |
Green (3–1) |
Richard (2–2) |
Kime (1) |
1,263 |
14–2 |
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Mar 16 |
Xavier |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
7–0 |
Thompson (5–0) |
Westrick (1–3) |
None |
1,703 |
15–2 |
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Mar 16 |
Xavier |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
8–6 |
Funkhouser (1–0) |
Klever (2–2) |
Burdi (3) |
1,217 |
16–2 |
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Mar 19 |
Southern California |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
13–6 |
McGrath (3–0) |
Silva (0–1) |
None |
1,026 |
17–2 |
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Mar 20 |
Southern California |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
6–3 |
Funkhouser (2–0) |
Kriske (0–1) |
Burdi (4) |
769 |
18–2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Apr 12 |
Elon |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
10–1 |
Green (5–2) |
Clark (4–3) |
None |
1,321 |
26–7 |
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Apr 13 |
Elon |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
7–5 |
Ege (2–1) |
Medick (5–2) |
Burdi (6) |
4,573 |
27–7 |
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Apr 14 |
Elon |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
4–0 |
Kidston (5–0) |
Webb (3–2) |
Sturgeton (1) |
1,542 |
28–7 |
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Apr 16 |
@ #23 Kentucky |
Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY |
12–5 |
Ege (3–1) |
Cody (3–2) |
None |
3,589 |
29–7 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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May 8 |
@21 Indiana |
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY |
4–3 |
Burdi (3–2) |
Halstead (2–3) |
None |
3,530 |
39–10 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Post-Season |
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Ranking movements
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
Final |
Coaches' |
25 |
25* |
22 |
20 |
15 |
14 |
17 |
14 |
12 |
9 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
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8 |
Baseball America |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
15 |
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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 |
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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.
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Venues |
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Rivalries & tournaments |
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People |
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Seasons |
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College World Series appearances in italics
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