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2023 Louisville Cardinals baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record31–24 (10–20 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Williams (17th season)
  • Eric Snider (9th season)
  • Adam Vrable (9th season)
Home stadiumJim Patterson Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 3 Wake Forest x‍‍‍y 22 – 7   .759 54 – 12   .818
No. 18 Clemson ‍‍‡‍y 20 – 10   .667 44 – 19   .698
Boston College ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 37 – 20   .649
Norte Dame  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 30 – 24   .556
NC State ‍‍‍y 13 – 16   .448 36 – 21   .632
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 31 – 24   .564
Florida State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 23 – 31   .426
Coastal
No. 6 Virginia x‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 50 – 13   .794
No. 20 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 42 – 21   .667
No. 15 Duke ‍‍‍y 16 – 13   .552 39 – 23   .629
North Carolina ‍‍‍y 14 – 14   .500 36 – 24   .600
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 30 – 23   .566
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 30 – 27   .526
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 24 – 31   .436
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Dan McDonnell, in his 17th season at Louisville.

With a record of 31-24, the Cardinals missed the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons. The Cards also missed the conference tournament with a record of 10-20. This was the first time since 1970 and the first time under Coach McDonnell that Louisville missed its conference tournament. Louisville entered the season ranked as high as 11th in the preseason polls and would reach 2nd during the season before stumbling down the stretch. [2]

Previous season

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Main article: 2022 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

The 2022 Louisville Cardinals baseball team notched a 42–21–1 (18–11–1) regular season record. The Cardinals received the 12th seed in the NCAA tournament and were selected to host an NCAA Regional. They advanced to the NCAA Super Regional where they fell to Texas A&M.[3]

2022 MLB Draft

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The Cardinals had five players drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Dalton Rushing Catcher 2 40 Los Angeles Dodgers
Jared Poland Pitcher 6 172 Miami Marlins
Michael Prosecky Pitcher 6 176 Colorado Rockies
Ben Metzinger Third baseman 7 222 Milwaukee Brewers
Levi Usher Center fielder 10 295 Kansas City Royals

Personnel

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Roster

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2023 Louisville Cardinals roster [5]
 

Pitchers

  • 7 – Kade Grundy – Sophmore
  • 10 – Carson Liggett – Sophomore
  • 15 – Alex Galvan – Junior
  • 17 – Cameron Robinson – Graduate
  • 18 – Will Koger – Sophomore
  • 19 – Ryan Hawks – Sophomore
  • 24 – Wyatt Danilowicz – Freshman
  • 26 – Greg Farone – Junior
  • 27 – Evan Webster – Senior
  • 34 – Ben Wiegman – Junior
  • 40 – Tate Kuehner – Senior
  • 41 – Riley Phillips – Junior
  • 43 – Ethan Patera – Freshman
  • 44 – Dan Snyder – Freshman
  • 46 – Justin West – Freshman
  • 49 – Kayden Campbell – Freshman
  • 52 – Nolan Smoot – Junior
  • 54 – Kaleb Corbett – Junior
  • 56 – Trevor Amburgey – Junior
  

Catchers

  • 4 – Will Vierling – Freshman
  • 11 – Brantley Bamberg – Freshman
  • 25 – Matt Klein – Freshman
  • 33 – Jack Payton – Junior

Infielders

  • 2 – Logan Beard – Junior
  • 5 – Gavin Kilen – Freshman
  • 8 – Brandon Anderson – Sophomore
  • 9 – Christian Knapczyk – Junior
  • 14 – Noah Smith – Sophomore
  • 30 – Ryan McCoy – Junior
  • 31 – Blane Schmitt – Freshman
  • 32 – Jameson Richmond – Freshman
  • 45 – Will Cook – Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 5 – Haven Mangrum – Junior
  • 13 – JT Benson – Junior
  • 16 – Michael Lippe – Freshman
  • 20 – Korbyn Dickerson – Freshman
  • 29 – Tyeler Hawkins – Senior
  • 42 – Eddie King Jr. – Sophomor
  • 51 – Isaac Humphrey – Junior

Utility

  • 1 – Patrick Forbes (INF/P) – Freshman
  • 22 – Tucker Biven (INF/P) – Freshman
  

Coaching staff

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2023 Louisville Cardinals Coaching Staff[5]
Name Position Seasons at
Louisville		 Alma Mater
Dan McDonnell Head coach 17 The Citadel (1992)
Roger Williams Associate head coach/Pitching 17 East Carolina (1997)
Eric Snider Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator 9 Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam Vrable Assistant Coach 9 Coastal Carolina (2007)
Brian Mundorf Director of Operations 28 American International (1992)


Rankings

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Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[6]1111*77611129101925—————*—*—*—
Baseball America[7]5444338171013———————*—*—
Collegiate Baseball^[8]65442289810—————————
NCBWA†[9]10101087610141091922——————*—
D1Baseball1616149861118101221——————*—*—

^ 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.

2023 MLB Draft

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The Cardinals had four players drafted in the 2023 MLB draft for its lowest total since the 2015 MLB draft. [10]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Christian Knapczyk Shortstop 5 161 Cleveland Guardians
Tate Kuehner Pitcher 7 212 Milwaukee Brewers
Ryan Hawks Pitcher 8 247 Seattle Mariners
Jack Payton Catcher 11 330 San Francisco Giants

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Cubit, Alexis (May 20, 2023). "Louisville baseball program falls short of conference tournament for first time since 1970". Courier Journal. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Holton, Brooks (June 11, 2022). "Louisville baseball swept by Texas A&M in NCAA super regional; bounce-back season ends". Courier Journal. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  4. ^ McGavic, Matt (July 20, 2022). "2022 MLB Draft Louisville Baseball Recap". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll for June 27, 2023". USA Today. June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". Baseball America. June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (6-27-23)". Collegiate Baseball. June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "LSU (54-17) tops final NCBWA Division I Poll". NCBWA. June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  10. ^ McGavic, Matthew (July 12, 2023). "2023 MLB Draft Louisville Baseball Recap". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
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