2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team American college baseball season
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]
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
Legend
Louisville win
Louisville loss
Postponement
Bold
Louisville team member
2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log[ 4]
Regular season (46–10)
February (7–1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big East Record
Feb 15
vs. Indiana
No. 4
Florida Auto Exchange Stadium Dunedin, FL
L 0–2
Bell (1–0)
Green (0–1)
Halstead (1)
722
0–1
Feb 16
vs. South Florida
No. 4
Bright House Field Clearwater, FL
W 10–1
Thompson (1–0)
Gonzalez (0–1)
None
415
1–1
Feb 17
vs. Purdue
No. 4
Al Lang Stadium St. Petersburg, FL
W 9–4
Kidston (1–0)
De LaRiva (0–1)
None
356
2–1
Feb 20
Eastern Kentucky
No. 4
Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY
W 17–6
Kime (1–0)
Cervantes (0–1)
None
1,122
3–1
Feb 22
Akron
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 7–0
Green (1–1)
Pusateri (0–2)
None
1,033
4–1
Feb 23
Akron
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 8–0
Thompson (2–0)
Valek (0–1)
None
1,461
5–1
Feb 24
Akron
No. 4
Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY
W 2–1
Kidston (2–0)
Brubaker (0–2)
Burdi (1)
1,384
6–1
Feb 26
Morehead State
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 13–4
Kime (2–0)
Whittle (1–1)
None
585
7–1
March (15–4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big East Record
Mar 1
Kent State
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 14–2
Green (2–1)
Skulina (0–1)
None
664
8–1
Mar 2
Kent State
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 10–3
Thompson (3–0)
Williams (1–1)
Kidston (1)
671
9–1
Mar 3
Kent State
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
L 2–3
Wilson (1–2)
Ege (0–1)
Dorsch (1)
956
9–2
Mar 6
at Eastern Kentucky
No. 4
Turkey Hughes Field Richmond, KY
Postponed
Mar 8
Alabama
No. 5
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 4–314
McGrath (1–0)
Shaw (0–1)
None
1,659
10–2
Mar 9
Alabama
No. 5
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 6–0
Thompson (4–0)
Keller (2–2)
None
3,022
11–2
Mar 10
Alabama
No. 5
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 8–710
McGrath (2–0)
Greer (1–1)
None
3,240
12–2
Mar 13
Purdue
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 3–1
Kidston (3–0)
Lutz (0–2)
Burdi (2)
2,021
13–2
Mar 15
Xavier
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 6–1
Green (3–1)
Richard (2–2)
Kime (1)
1,263
14–2
Mar 16
Xavier
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 7–0
Thompson (5–0)
Westrick (1–3)
None
1,703
15–2
Mar 16
Xavier
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 8–6
Funkhouser (1–0)
Klever (2–2)
Burdi (3)
1,217
16–2
Mar 19
Southern California
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 13–6
McGrath (3–0)
Silva (0–1)
None
1,026
17–2
Mar 20
Southern California
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 6–3
Funkhouser (2–0)
Kriske (0–1)
Burdi (4)
769
18–2
Mar 22
Rutgers
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
L 2–6
Smorol (2–1)
Green (3–2)
None
801
18–3
0–1
Mar 23
Rutgers
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 4–0
McGrath (4–0)
Gebler (1–3)
Burdie (5)
1,142
19–3
1–1
Mar 23
Rutgers
No. 4
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
L 3–7
Law (1–2)
Ruxer (0–1)
None
1,142
19–4
1–2
Mar 27
at No. 19 Indiana
No. 10
Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, IN
L 2–6
Effross (4–0)
Funkhouser (2–1)
None
1,028
19–5
Mar 28
No. 15 Notre Dame
No. 10
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 10–5
Green (4–2)
Fitzgerald (1–3)
McGrath (1)
923
20–5
2–2
Mar 29
No. 15 Notre Dame
No. 10
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 2–1
Burdi (1–0)
Slania (2–1)
None
1,009
21–5
3–2
Mar 30
No. 15 Notre Dame
No. 10
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 10–5
Kidston (4–0)
Connaughton (0–1)
McGrath (2)
2,351
22–5
4–2
April (12–5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big East Record
Apr 2
No. 6 Kentucky
No. 9
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
L 4–510
Gott (4–0)
Burdi (1–1)
None
4,733
22–6
Apr 5
at Cincinnati
No. 9
Marge Schott Stadium Cincinnati, OH
W 8–3
Ege (1–1)
Walsh (1–1)
None
1,604
23–6
5–2
Apr 6
at Cincinnati
No. 9
Great American Ballpark Cincinnati, OH
W 4–1
Thompson (6–0)
Patishall (0–4)
None
4,500
24–6
6–2
Apr 7
at Cincinnati
No. 9
Marge Schott StadiumCincinnati, OH
W 7–4
Burdi (2–1)
Strenge (1–4)
None
1,737
25–6
7–2
Apr 9
at Western Kentucky
No. 8
Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY
L 5–6
Bartley (2–0)
Kime (2–1)
None
2,370
25–7
Apr 12
Elon
No. 8
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 10–1
Green (5–2)
Clark (4–3)
None
1,321
26–7
Apr 13
Elon
No. 8
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 7–5
Ege (2–1)
Medick (5–2)
Burdi (6)
4,573
27–7
Apr 14
Elon
No. 8
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 4–0
Kidston (5–0)
Webb (3–2)
Sturgeton (1)
1,542
28–7
Apr 16
at No. 15 Kentucky
No. 8
Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY
W 12–5
Ege (3–1)
Cody (3–2)
None
3,589
29–7
Apr 19
at St. John's
No. 8
Jack Kaiser Stadium New York, NY
W 7–4
McGrath (5–0)
Hackimer (0–1)
Burdi (7)
435
30–7
8–2
Apr 20
at St. John's
No. 8
Jack Kaiser StadiumNew York, NY
L 3–4
Hagan (3–5)
Thompson (6–1)
Hackimer (7)
239
30–8
8–3
Apr 21
at St. John's
No. 8
Jack Kaiser StadiumNew York, NY
L 5–6
Graziano (3–0)
Burdi (2–2)
Katz (1)
353
30–9
8–4
Apr 23
No. 3 Vanderbilt
No. 12
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
L 2–10
Buehler (3–1)
McGrath (5–1)
None
2,516
30–10
Apr 26
Georgetown
No. 12
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 2–1
Green (6–2)
Vander Linden (3–3)
Burdi (8)
2,202
31–10
9–4
Apr 27
Georgetown
No. 12
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 6–2
Thompson (7–1)
Polus (2–6)
None
1,006
32–10
10–4
Apr 28
Georgetown
No. 12
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 13–7
McGrath (6–1)
Smith (3–1)
None
1,421
33–10
11–4
Apr 30
Western Kentucky
No. 12
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 6–2
Kime (3–1)
Mercer (0–1)
Funkhouser (1)
2,194
34–10
May (12–0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Big East Record
May 3
at Villanova
No. 13
Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth Plymouth Meeting, PA
W 6–0
Green (7–2)
Ostapeck (0–8)
Burdi (9)
463
35–10
12–4
May 4
at Villanova
No. 13
Villanova Ballpark at PlymouthPlymouth Meeting, PA
W 6–5
Thompson (8–1)
Young (1–7)
Burdi (10)
311
36–10
13–4
May 5
at Villanova
No. 13
Villanova Ballpark at PlymouthPlymouth Meeting, PA
W 6–2
Kime (4–1)
Harris (4–6)
None
479
37–10
14–4
May 7
at Eastern Kentucky
No. 12
Turkey Hughes FieldRichmond, KY
W 4–0
Funkhouser (3–1)
Grimm (4–5)
None
150
38–10
May 8
at No. 14 Indiana
No. 12
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 4–3
Burdi (3–2)
Halstead (2–3)
None
3,530
39–10
May 11
at Connecticut
No. 12
J. O. Christian Field Storrs, CT
W 8–0
Green (8–2)
Cross (7–4)
None
107
40–10
15–4
May 11
at Connecticut
No. 12
J. O. Christian FieldStorrs, CT
W 6–0
Thompson (9–1)
Marzi (3–6)
None
88
41–10
16–4
May 12
at Connecticut
No. 12
J. O. Christian FieldStorrs, CT
W 3–1
Kime (5–1)
Tabakman (5–1)
Burdi (11)
245
42–10
17–4
May 14
at Ohio State
No. 12
Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, OH
W 6–3
Funkhouser (4–1)
Giannonatii (0–3)
Burdi (12)
950
43–10
May 16
No. 16 Pittsburgh
No. 12
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 5–2
Green (9–2)
Mildren (9–3)
Burdi (13)
2,171
44–10
18–4
May 17
No. 16 Pittsburgh
No. 12
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 12–4
Thompson (10–1)
Wotherspoon (9–2)
None
3,574
45–10
19–4
May 18
No. 16 Pittsburgh
No. 12
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 7–4
Ege (4–1)
Aldenhoven (8–1)
Burdi (14)
2,637
46–10
20–4
Post-season (5–4)
NCAA tournament Louisville Regional (3–0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
NCAAT record
May 31
(4) Bowling Green
No. 15 (1)
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 8–3
Green (10–3)
Frank (5–8)
None
2,650
47–12
1–0
June 1
(2) Miami (FL)
No. 15 (1)
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 6–4
Funkhouser (5–1)
Radziewski (9–3)
Burdi (15)
2,581
48–12
2–0
June 2
(3) Oklahoma State
No. 15 (1)
Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY
W 12–3
Filomeno (1–0)
Bevacqua (2–3)
None
4,374
49–12
3–0
*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the Baseball America poll
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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' 25 25* 22 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
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A 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
Venues Rivalries & tournaments People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics