2020 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

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2020 Louisville Cardinals baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
CBNo. 4
Record13–4 (2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Williams (14th season)
  • Eric Snider (6th season)
  • Adam Vrable (6th season)
Home stadiumJim Patterson Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 3 0   1.000 11 2   .846
No. 24 Clemson  ‍‍‍ 3 0   1.000 14 3   .824
No. 2 Louisville  ‍‍‍ 2 1   .667 13 4   .765
No. 11 NC State  ‍‍‍ 1 2   .333 14 3   .824
No. 15 Florida State  ‍‍‍ 1 2   .333 12 5   .706
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 1 2   .333 10 8   .556
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 0 3   .000 6 9   .400
Coastal
No. 7 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 3 0   1.000 12 4   .750
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 2 1   .667 14 4   .778
No. 10 Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 1   .667 12 4   .750
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 2 1   .667 11 5   .688
No. 25 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 1 2   .333 11 5   .688
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 3   .000 12 7   .632
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 0 3   .000 10 6   .625
‡ – Tournament champion
As of March 18, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represents the University of Louisville during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals play their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Previous season[edit]

The Cardinals finished the 2019 season with a 51–18 record, compiling a 21–9 mark in the ACC.

2019 MLB Draft[edit]

The Cardinals had eight players drafted in the 2019 MLB draft.[2]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Logan Wyatt First Base 2 51 San Francisco Giants
Michael McAvene Pitcher 3 103 Chicago Cubs
Tyler Fitzgerald Shortstop 4 116 San Francisco Giants
Nick Bennett Pitcher 6 193 Milwaukee Brewers
Bryan Hoeing Pitcher 7 201 Miami Marlins
Jake Snider Centerfield 20 604 Pittsburgh Pirates
Drew Campbell Centerfield 23 697 Atlanta Braves
Michael Prosecky Pitcher 35 1050 Philadelphia Phillies
Shay Smiddy Pitcher 36 1088 Tampa Bay Rays

Players in bold are signees drafted from high school that will attend Louisville.

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2020 Louisville Cardinals roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 – Adam Elliott – Senior
  • 15 – Bobby MillerJunior
  • 17 – Shane Harris – Freshman
  • 19 – Ryan Hawks – Freshman
  • 26 – Kerry Wright – Sophomore
  • 27 – Evan Webster – Freshman
  • 28 – Kellan Tulio – Freshman
  • 30 – Michael Prosecky – Freshman
  • 31 – Carter Lohman – Sophomore
  • 33 – Michael Kirian – Junior
  • 35 – Garrett Schmeltz – Sophomore
  • 36 – Glenn Albanese – Junior
  • 39 – Jack Perkins – Sophomore
  • 40 – Tate Kuehner – Freshman
  • 42 – Reid DetmersJunior
  • 43 – Duncan Hall – Freshman
  • 44 – Gavin Sullivan – Junior
  • 45 – Luke Smith – Senior
 

Catchers

  • 22 – Ben Metzinger – Sophomore
  • 32 – Henry DavisSophomore

Infielders

  • 1 – Drew Wiegman – Freshman
  • 2 – Andrew Benefield – Sophomore
  • 10 – Tim Borden II – Sophomore
  • 13 – Alex Binelas – Sophomore
  • 16 – Justin Lavey – Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 5 – Levi Usher – Sophomore
  • 8 – Luke Brown – Junior
  • 9 – Danny Oriente – Senior
  • 11 – Chris Seng – Sophomore
  • 14 – Trey Leonard – Junior
  • 29 – Tyeler Hawkins – Freshman

Utility

  • 6 – Ben Bianco (C/1B) – Junior
  • 7 – Lucas Dunn (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 20 – Dalton Rushing (C/1B) – Freshman
  • 24 – Cameron Masterman (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 25 – Jared Poland (INF/P) – Sophomore
  • 34 – Zach Britton (OF/C) – Junior
 

Coaching staff[edit]

2020 Louisville Cardinals coaching staff[3]
Name Position Seasons at
Louisville
Alma Mater
Dan McDonnell Head coach 14 The Citadel (1992)
Roger Williams Associate head coach/Pitching 14 East Carolina (1997)
Eric Snider Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator 6 Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam Vrable Assistant Coach 6 Coastal Carolina (2007)
Brian Mundorf Director of Operations 25 American International (1992)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from".
  3. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved June 15, 2020.