The 2021 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2021 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 15th season at Louisville.

With a record of 28–22, the Cardinals missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011. Four potential resume building games were cancelled. The series finale against Notre Dame was postponed and then cancelled due to weather and then a three-game series against Pittsburgh was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Previous season

The 2020 Louisville Cardinals baseball team notched a 13–4 (2–1) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 MLB draft The Cardinals had three players drafted in the 2020 MLB draft.

Reid Detmers Pitcher 1 10 Los Angeles Angels Bobby Miller Pitcher 1 29 Los Angeles Dodgers Zach Britton Outfielder 5 136 Toronto Blue Jays

Personnel Roster 2020 Louisville Cardinals roster Pitchers 4 – Adam Elliott – Senior 15 – Alex Galvan – Freshman 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 34 – Ben Wiegman – Freshman 35 – Garrett Schmeltz – Sophomore 36 – Glenn Albanese – Junior 39 – Jack Perkins – Sophomore 40 – Tate Kuehner – Freshman 41 – Riley Phillips – Freshman 43 – Duncan Hall – Freshman 44 – Gavin Sullivan – Junior 45 – Luke Smith – Senior 48 – J.R. Langworthy – Sophomore 54 – Kaleb Corbett – Freshman 55 – Seamus Barrett – Freshman 56 – Trevor Amburgey – Freshman Catchers 22 – Ben Metzinger – Sophomore 32 – Henry Davis – Sophomore 46 – Jack Payton – Freshman

Infielders 2 – Cooper Bowman – Sophomore 9 – Christian Knapczyk – Freshman 10 – Tim Borden II – Sophomore 13 – Alex Binelas – Sophomore 16 – Justin Lavey – Senior 18 – Wyatt Stevenson – Freshman 47 – Drake Wescott – Freshman Outfielders 5 – Levi Usher – Sophomore 8 – Luke Brown – Junior 11 – Chris Seng – Sophomore 14 – Trey Leonard – Junior 29 – Tyeler Hawkins – Freshman 51 – Isaac Humphrey – Freshman 52 – JT Benson – 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 

Coaching staff 2020 louisville cardinals coaching staff Name Position Seasons atLouisville Alma mater Dan McDonnell Head coach 15 The Citadel (1992) Roger Williams Associate head coach/Pitching 15 East Carolina (1997) Eric Snider Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator 7 Northern Iowa (1987) Adam Vrable Assistant Coach 7 Coastal Carolina (2007) Brian Mundorf Director of Operations 26 American International (1992)

Game log 2021 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = Louisville team member     * Non-conference game Regular season (27–21) February (6–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources February 20 1:00 p.m. ACCNX * No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium W 5–1 Albanese (1–0) Barringer (0–1) 210 1–0 – February 21 12:00 p.m. ACCNX Bellarmine* No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium W 13–1 Elliott (1–0) Miley (0–1) 2–0 – February 21 3:30 p.m. ACCNX Bellarmine* No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–3 Smith (1–0) Davis (0–1) 188 3–0 – February 23 3:00 p.m. ACCNX * No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium W 6–2 Corbett (1–0) Kelly (1–1) 445 4–0 – February 26 1:00 p.m. ACCNX * No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium L 3–8 Sears (1–0) Kuehner (0–1) Raymond (1) 255 4–1 – February 27 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Western Illinois* No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium W 4–1 Kirian (1–0) Warkentien (0–1) Perkins (1) 5–1 – February 27 4:30 p.m. ACCNX Western Illinois* No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium W 9–4 Smith (2–0) Fochs (0–1) Corbett (1) 6–1 – March (11–5) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources March 2 3:30 p.m. ACCNX * No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium L 2–5 Herron (1–0) Lohman (0–1) 312 6–2 – March 5 4:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 12 Georgia Tech No. 5 Russ Chandler Stadium W 13–6 Kirian (2–0) Hurter (1–1) 713 7–2 1–0 March 6 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 12 Georgia Tech No. 5 Russ Chandler Stadium L 6–19 Archer (1–1) Elliott (1–1) 7–3 1–1 March 7 3:00 p.m. ACCN at No. 12 Georgia Tech No. 5 Russ Chandler Stadium L 9–13 Finley (2–0) Smith (2–1) 713 7–4 1–2 March 9 3:00 p.m. ACCNX Morehead State* No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–3 Kuehner (1–1) Vernon (0–1) 606 8–4 – March 12 6:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 22 Boston College No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 7–3 Kirian (3–0) Pelio (2–2) Elliott (1) 880 9–4 2–2 March 13 1:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 22 Boston College No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 5–0 Albanese (2–0) Sheehan (2–2) 880 10–4 3–2 March 14 1:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 22 Boston College No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–6 Perkins (1–0) Gieg (0–1) Corbett (2) 880 11–4 4–2 March 16 5:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Eastern Kentucky* No. 8 Turkey Hughes Field L 3–6 Travis (1–0) Kuehner (1–2) Brian (4) 270 11–5 – March 19 6:30 p.m. ACCNX at NC State No. 8 Doak Field W 13–1 Kirian (4–0) Justice (1–2) 346 12–5 5–2 March 20 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at NC State No. 8 Doak Field W 6–3 Albanese (3–0) Highfill (0–1) Corbett (3) 353 13–5 6–2 March 21 11:00 a.m. ACCNX at NC State No. 8 Doak Field W 8–3 Elliott (2–1) Feeney (0–1) 304 14–5 7–2 March 23 6:00 p.m. ACCNX * No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 13–6 Barrett (1–0) Shiflet (0–2) 548 15–5 – March 26 4:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 14 Notre Dame No. 7 Frank Eck Stadium W 7–4 Elliott (3–1) Sheridan (0–1) Corbett (4) 301 16–5 8–2 March 27 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 14 Notre Dame No. 7 Frank Eck Stadium L 3–5 Brannigan (1–0) Kuehner (1–3) 315 16–6 8–3 March 28 1:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 14 Notre Dame No. 7 Frank Eck Stadium – (–) (–) – – March 30 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at * No. 7 UC Baseball Stadium L 12–13 Keathley (1–0) Corbett (1–1) 815 16–7 – April (7–5) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC SourcesApril 2 6:00 p.m. ACCN Wake Forest No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 5–3 Kirian (5–0) Cusick (1–1) Elliott (2) 880 17–7 9–3 April 3 1:00 p.m. ACCN Wake Forest No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 9–7 Elliott (4–1) Minacci (0–1) 880 18–7 10–3 April 4 12:30 p.m. ESPN2 Wake Forest No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium L 3–6 Lowder (1–1) Smith (2–2) Adler (5) 880 18–8 10–4 April 6 6:00 p.m. ACCN Kentucky No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium L 7–11 Harney (2–0) Perkins (1–1) Rigsby (1) 880 18–9 – April 9 6:00 p.m. ACCN No. 17 Florida State No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 4–310 Elliott (5–1) Scolaro (0–1) 880 19–9 11–4 April 10 5:00 p.m. ACCN No. 17 Florida State No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium L 5–8 Anderson (1–0) Albanese (3–1) 880 19–10 11–5 April 11 4:00 p.m. ESPN2 No. 17 Florida State No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 11–4 Kuehner (2–3) Scolaro (0–2) 880 20–10 12–5 April 16 6:00 p.m. ACCN at Virginia No. 7 Davenport Field L 7–810 Schoch (1–0) Elliott (5–2) 477 20–11 12–6 April 17 4:00 p.m. ACCN at Virginia No. 7 Davenport Field W 9–5 Kuehner (3–3) Vasil (5–3) 522 21–11 13–6 April 18 1:00 p.m. ACCN at Virginia No. 7 Davenport Field W 8–2 Smith (3–2) Savino (1–2) 522 22–11 14–6 April 20 5:00 p.m. ESPNU at Kentucky No. 7 Kentucky Proud Park W 12–5 Lohman (1–1) Kammin (1–1) 1,730 23–11 – April 23 3:00 p.m. ACCN Pittsburgh No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium – (–) (–) – – April 24 1:00 p.m. ACCN Pittsburgh No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium – (–) (–) – – April 25 1:00 p.m. ACCN Pittsburgh No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium – (–) (–) – – April 30 6:00 p.m. ACCN at Clemson No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 3–11 Anglin (2–2) Kirian (5–1) 1,782 23–12 14–7 May (4–9) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC SourcesMay 1 3:00 p.m. ACCN at Clemson No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 4–5 Gilbert (3–4) Kuehner (3–4) Hoffmann (2) 1,912 23–13 14–8 May 2 2:00 p.m. ESPNU at Clemson No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 5–15 Hughes (1–0) Smith (3–3) 1,873 23–14 14–9 May 4 4:00 p.m. ESPNU No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium W 7–2 Lohman (2–1) Little (2–1) Elliott (3) 880 24–14 – May 7 6:00 p.m. ACCNX Duke No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium L 3–13 (–) (–) 24–15 14–10 May 8 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Duke No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium W 5–1 (–) (–) 25–15 15–10 May 8 4:30 p.m. ACCNX Duke No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium W 15–6 (–) (–) 26–15 16–10 May 14 6:00 p.m. ACCNX at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium L 1–5 (–) (–) 26–16 16–11 May 15 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium L 0–5 (–) (–) 26–17 16–12 May 16 1:00 p.m. ACCNX at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium L 5–10 (–) (–) 26–18 16–13 May 18 3:00 p.m. ACCN USC Upstate Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–6 (–) (–) 27–18 – May 20 6:00 p.m. ACCN Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium L 1–6 (–) (–) 27–19 16–14 May 21 6:00 p.m. ACCN Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium L 0–2 (–) (–) 27–20 16–15 May 22 12:00 p.m. ACCN Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium L 2–3 (–) (–) 27–21 16–16 Post-Season (1–1) ACC Tournament (1–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Postseason SourcesMay 25 11:00 a.m. ACCNX vs. Clemson Truist Field W 15–10 (–) (–) 28–21 1–0 May 27 3:00 p.m. ACCNX vs. Georgia Tech Truist Field L 8–912 (–) (–) 28–22 1–1

Rankings

2021 MLB draft Player Position Round Overall MLB team Henry Davis C 1 1 Pittsburgh Pirates Alex Binelas 3B 3 86 Milwaukee Brewers Cooper Bowman 2B 4 122 New York Yankees Michael Kirian RHP 6 173 Washington Nationals Lucas Dunn INF/OF 8 250 San Diego Padres Luke Brown OF 9 253 Pittsburgh Pirates Glenn Albanese RHP 15 441 Los Angeles Angels

References

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