2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball team explained

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

Coaches

Schedule

2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log: 50–17[3]
Regular season: 43–13
February: 7–2 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record Feb 14 vs. No. 8 W 7–610 Burdi (1–0) Walter (0–1) None 460 1–0 — Feb 15 No. 8 Riley Park • Charleston, SC L 3–5 Sherrill (1–0) McGrath (0–1) Hunter (1) 1,122 1–1 — Feb 16 vs. No. 8 Riley Park • Charleston, SC W 6–1 Ruxer (1–0) Hinkle (0–1) None 392 2–1 — Feb 19 No. 7 W 13–1 Burdi (2–0) Lynch (0–1) None 1,208 3–1 — Feb 21 No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 21–8 Philley (1–0) Laudicina (0–1) None 1,197 4–1 — Feb 22 Western Michigan No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–0 Funkhouser (1–0) Mayle (0–2) None 1,502 5–1 — Feb 23 Western Michigan No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–4 Berman (1–0) Ruxer (1–1) None 1,058 5–2 — Feb 25 No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–0 Sparger (1–0) Haberer (0–1) None 411 6–2 — Feb 26 No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed Feb 28 No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–2 Filomeno (1–0) Wilkinson (0–1) Strader (1) 628 7–2 —
March: 14–4 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record Mar 1 No. 9 L 2–6 DeNato (3–0) Funkhouser (1–1) None 1,836 7–3 — Mar 1 No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–2 Ruxer (2–1) Slack (0–2) None 1,836 8–3 — Mar 7 No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 4–6 Varner (2–1) Filomeno (1–1) McMartin (2) 1,205 8–4 — Mar 8 Miami (OH) No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 10–1 Funkhouser (2–1) Williams (0–2) None 1,160 9–4 — Mar 9 Miami (OH) No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 9–0 Ruxer (3–1) Powers (1–2) None 1,536 10–4 — Mar 11 No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–0 Kidston (1–0) Church (0–1) None 1,456 11–4 — Mar 11 Western Illinois No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 5–2 Sparger (2–0) Cheesman (0–1) Burdi (1) 1,456 12–4 — Mar 14 No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 20–10 Funkhouser (3–1) Ledford (3–1) None 705 13–4 — Mar 15 Samford No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 18–2 Ruxer (4–1) Milazzo (2–1) None 1,756 14–4 — Mar 15 Samford No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 4–2 McGrath (1–1) Brasher (0–1) Burdi (2) 1,756 15–4 — Mar 19 @ Indiana No. 9 L 3–9 Sullivan (1–0) Filomeno (1–2) Belcher (1) 1,799 15–5 — Mar 21 No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–1 Funkhouser (4–1) Driscoll (1–2) None 2,013 16–5 1–0 Mar 22 Rutgers No. 9 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 No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–11 Rosa (2–0) Sparger (2–1) None 914 17–6 2–1 Mar 26 @ No. 11 W 5–3 Harrington (1–0) Glasscock (0–1) Burdi (4) 1,108 18–6 — Mar 28 No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–1 Funkhouser (5–1) Hall (3–1) None 1,197 19–6 — Mar 29 No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 15–1 Ruxer (5–1) Allen (3–3) None 458 20–6 — Mar 30 Xavier No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 12–3 Kidston (2–0) Nittoli (3–2) None 1,379 21–6 —
April: 13–5 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record Apr 1 No. 8 L 3–8 Dwyer (2–1) Rogers (0–1) Jack (2) 3,742 21–7 — Apr 4 No. 8 W 5–4 Funkhouser (6–1) Wallingford (4–2) Burdi (5) 1,269 22–7 3–1 Apr 5 Memphis No. 8 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 No. 8 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–712 Burdi (2–0) Beeler (2–1) None 1,934 23–8 4–2 Apr 8 @ No. 11 W 3–110 Sturgeon (2–0) Lutz (1–5) None 664 24–8 — Apr 11 No. 11 W 4–2 Funkhouser (7–1) Garza (6–3) Burdi (6) 3,349 25–8 5–2 Apr 12 @ No. 16 Houston No. 11 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 3–2 Ruxer (6–1) Lemoine (5–2) Burdi (7) 2,908 26–8 6–2 Apr 13 @ No. 16 Houston No. 11 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 10–3 Kidston (3–0) West (2–2) None 1,283 27–8 7–2 Apr 15 Kentucky No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–4 Salow (2–1) Rogers (0–2) Cody (3) 2,597 27–9 — Apr 17 No. 9 L 2–8 Skoglund (6–1) Funkhouser (7–2) None 27–10 7–3 Apr 17 @ UCF No. 9 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL L 3–411 Thompson (1–4) Burdi (2–1) None 1,342 27–11 7–4 Apr 18 @ UCF No. 9 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL W 3–2 Kidston (4–0) Meyer (3–1) Burdi (8) 1,194 28–11 8–4 Apr 22 No. 23 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 3–1 Rogers (1–2) Higgs (4–4) Burdi (9) 2,604 29–11 — Apr 23 No. 23 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 7–3 Lauria (1–0) Schneider (2–3) Sturgeon (1) 1,007 30–11 — Apr 25 No. 23 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 No. 23 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 No. 23 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–2 Kidston (5–0) Kay (3–4) None 1,909 33–11 11–4 Apr 30 No. 19 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 7–3 Harrington (2–0) Irving (0–1) None 1,479 34–11 —
May: 9–2 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record May 3 @ No. 19 W 3–1 Funkhouser (9–2) Mulholland (4–1) Burdi (11) 312 35–11 12–4 May 3 @ South Florida No. 19 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 No. 19 USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL W 9–5 Harrington (3–0) Thomas (0–1) Filomeno (1) 1,231 37–11 14–4 May 6 No. 12 W 11–7 Alphin (1–0) Buehler (8–2) None 3,068 38–11 — May 9 @ No. 12 W 2–0 Funkhouser (10–2) Hockenberry (4–5) Burdi (13) 312 39–11 15–4 May 10 @ Temple No. 12 L 2–4 Vanderslice (1–3) Alphin (1–1) Krall (1) 328 39–12 15–5 May 11 @ Temple No. 12 Campbell's Field • Camden, NJ W 6–411 Burdi (3–1) McCarthy (3–3) None 312 40–12 16–5 May 13 No. 11 L 2–7 Harrison (5–0) Harrington (3–1) Kelzer (1) 2,433 40–13 — May 15 No. 11 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 No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 5–1 Rogers (2–2) Walsh (5–8) None 1,745 42–13 18–5 May 17 Cincinnati No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 10–07 Kidston (6–0) Zellner (4–4) None 2,052 43–13 19–5
Post-season: 7–4
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AACT Record May 22 vs. (8) (1) No. 10 W 13–37 Funkhouser (12–2) Wallingford (6–5) None 44–13 1–0 May 23 vs. (5) (1) No. 10 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 1–2 Herget (8–6) Rogers (2–3) None 44–14 1–1 May 24 vs. (4) (1) No. 10 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL W 9–3 Kidston (7–0) Rosa (6–3) None 45–14 2–1 May 25 (1) No. 10 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 4–10 Ford (8–0) Harrington (3–2) None 737 45–15 2–2
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record May 30 (4) (1) No. 12 W 5–0 Funkhouser (13–2) Clark (6–7) None 3,488 46–15 1–0 May 31 (3) (1) No. 12 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–3 Kidston (8–0) Duncan (8–0) Burdi (15) 3,341 47–15 2–0 June 1 (1) No. 12 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 4–1 Rogers (3–3) Salow (2–4) Burdi (16) 4,319 48–15 3–0
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 6 No. 12 No. 5 W 5–3 McGrath (2–1) Connell (7–4) Burdi (17) 5,351 49–15 4–0 June 7 No. 12 Kennesaw State No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 7–4 Kidston (9–0) Bergen (9–5) Burdi (18) 6,007 50–15 5–0
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record June 14 No. 3 L 3–5 Fulmer (7–1) Funkhouser (13–3) Ravenelle (1) 23,625 50–17 0–1 June 16 No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 1–4 French (7–5) Kidston (9–1) Duke (1) 17,612 50–17 0–2

Ranking movements

See also: 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Baseball Roster. Louisville Cardinals. June 8, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150110084342/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/lou-m-basebl-mtt.html. January 10, 2015.
2. Web site: Coaching Staff. Louisville Cardinals. June 8, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140803033108/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/coaching_staff.html. August 3, 2014.
3. Web site: 2013–14 Schedule. Louisville Cardinals. June 14, 2014.