2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

The 2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represents the University of Louisville during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals play their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Dan McDonnell, in his 20th year at Louisville.

Sophomore Tague Davis set the school record for single-season home runs with his 26th against Clemson.Tague Davis now holds Cards' homer mark, with plenty of chances to add more Against Miami, Davis tied and then broke the ACC single-season home run record with his 31st and 32nd of the season, breaking the record in just 51 games vs the previous record of 61 games.

Previous season

The 2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball team finished the season 40–22 with a 15–15 conference record. For the first time since 2022, Louisville received a bid to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals received the 2 seed in the Nashville Regional hosted by the No. 1 overall seed Vanderbilt Commodores. Louisville swept the regional and advanced to host the Louisville Super Regional against the Miami Hurricanes. Louisville won the series 2–1 and advanced to the 2025 Men's College World Series for the programs sixth appearance and first since 2019. Louisville advanced to the national semifinals where they lost to Coastal Carolina.

2025 MLB Draft The Cardinals had six players drafted in the 2025 MLB draft for its most since the 2021 MLB draft.

Patrick Forbes Pitcher 1 29 Arizona Diamondbacks Jake Munroe Third baseman 4 109 Los Angeles Angels Peter Kussow Pitcher 4 133 New York Mets Matt Klein Catcher 6 167 Colorado Rockies Tucker Biven Pitcher 13 381 Washington Nationals Eddie King Jr. Outfielder 16 473 Pittsburgh Pirates Justin West Pitcher 18 554 New York Yankees

Schedule and results

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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 13 || 3:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Michigan State* || No. 8 || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| L 3–4 || Higgins (1–0) || Murphy (0–1) || Szczepanski (1) || 1,744 || 0–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 14 || 1:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Michigan State* || No. 8 || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| L 4–13 || Chambers (1–0) || Bean (0–1) || None || 1,494 || 0–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 15 || 1:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Michigan State* || No. 8 || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 9–1 || Danilowicz (1–0) || Pikur (0–1) || None || 546 || 1–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 17 || 3:00 p.m. || ACCNX || * || No. 15 || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 23–11 || Starke (1–0) || Chronister (0–1) || Hartman (1) || 932 || 2–2 || – |- ! colspan=15 style= "" | Amegy Bank College Baseball Series |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 20 || 4:00 p.m. || FloSports || vs. Nebraska* || No. 15 || Globe Life FieldArlington, TX|| W 4–2 || Brown (1–0) || Clark (1–1) || England (1) || || 3–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 21 || 12:00 p.m. || FloSports || vs. Michigan* || No. 15 || Globe Life FieldArlington, TX|| L 5–8 || Montgomery (2–0)|| Bean (0–2) || DeVooght (3) || || 3–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 22 || 11:30 a.m. || FloSports || vs. No. 9 Auburn* || No. 15 || Globe Life FieldArlington, TX|| L 6–10 || Petrovic (2–0) || Danilowicz (1–1) || Brewer (2) || || 3–4 || – |- ! colspan=15 style= "" | |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 25 || 2:30 p.m. || ACCNX || * || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 6–5 || Schweitzer (1–0) || Briese (0–1) || England (2) || 575 || 4–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 27|| 3:00 p.m. || ACCNX || * || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 16–2(7) || Eberle (1–0) || Bailey (0–2) || None || 1,547 || 5–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 28|| 1:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Central Michigan* || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 9–8 || Shannon (1–0) || Potts (0–1) || None || 2,132 || 6–4 || –

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 1 || 1:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Central Michigan* || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 7–5 || Brown (2–0) || Campau (0–1) || England (3) || 815 || 7–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 3 || 3:00 p.m. || ACCNX || * || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| L 5–13 || Owens (2–0) || Hartman (0–1) || None || 413 || 7–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 6 || 3:00 p.m. || ACCNX || * || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 16–1(7) || Eberle (2–0) || Svenson (0–1) || None || 1,357 || 8–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 7 || 1:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Seton Hall* || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 13–3(8) || Danilowicz (2–1) || Barroqueiro (0–3) || None || 406 || 9–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 8 || 1:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Seton Hall* || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 6–2 || Bean (1–2) || Christopher (1–1) || None || 1,205 || 10–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 10 || 3:00 p.m. || ACCNX || * || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 16–5(7) || Ballard (1–0) || Jackson (0–2) || None || 717 || 11–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 11 || 11:00 a.m. || ACCNX || Marshall* || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 18–8(7) || Hartman (1–1) || Albright (1–2) || None || 412 || 12–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 13 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCNX || || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| L 11–14 || Jaisle (1–0) || Shannon (1–1) || None || 2,788 || 12–6 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 14 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Notre Dame || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 8–7 || England (1–0) || Hirsch (2–1) || None || 2,899 || 13–6 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 15 || 1:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Notre Dame || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 21–12 || Vorster (1–0) || Thurmond (0–1) || None || 2,920 || 14–6 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 18 || 4:00 p.m. || ACCNX || * || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 16–1(7) || Hartman (2–1) || Parnell (0–1) || None || 417 || 15–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 20 || 8:00 p.m. || ACCN || at No. 14 North Carolina|| || Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC|| L 1–11(8) || DeCaro (5–1) || Eberle (2–1) || None || 2,699 || 15–7 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 21 || 2:00 p.m. || ACCNX || at No. 14 North Carolina || || Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC|| W 2–0 || Danilowicz (3–1) || Lynch (2–2) || England (4) || 3,376 || 16–7 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 22 || 1:00 p.m. || ACCNX || at No. 14 North Carolina || || Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC|| L 6–7 || Glauber (2–0) || Karbowski (0–1) || Matthijs (2) || 3,231 || 16–8 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 24 || 7:00 p.m. || ESPN+ || at * || || Nick Denes FieldBowling Green, KY|| L 5–10 || Samuels (1–0) || Brown (2–1) || None || 1,694 || 16–9 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 27 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Pittsburgh || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| L 3–4 || Gray (3–0) || England (1–1) || None || 2,769 || 16–10 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 28 || 2:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Pittsburgh || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 8–5 || Hartman (3–1) || Spizzoucco (2–1) || Bean (1) || 2,827 || 17–10 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 29 || 1:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Pittsburgh || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| L 7–13 || Lafferty (4–2) || Shannon (1–2) || Smink (2) || 3,000 || 17–11 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 31 || 1:00 p.m. || || vs. Eastern Kentucky* || || Legends FieldLexington, KY|| W 17–7(7) || Schlageter (1–0) || Stockham (0–4) || None || 102 || 18–11 || —

|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 2 || 8:00 p.m. || ACCN || at || || Jack Coombs FieldDurham, NC|| L 3–6 || Lemke (1–2) || Eberle (2–2) || Hedrick (1) || 595 || 18–12 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 3 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCN || at Duke || || Jack Coombs FieldDurham, NC|| L 8–10 || Dean (5–0) || Michael (0–1) || None || 913 || 18–13 || 4–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 4 || 12:00 p.m. || ACCNX || at Duke || || Jack Coombs FieldDurham, NC|| W 9–4 || Brown (3–1) || Leon (2–2) || None || 1,096 || 19–13 || 5–7 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 7 || 5:30 p.m. || SECN || at Kentucky* || || Kentucky Proud ParkLexington, KY|| L 2–4 || Boone (2–0) || Brown (3–2) || Bennett (6) || 3,694 || 19–14 || — |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 10 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCNX || || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| L 2–12 || Peterson (2–1) || Danilowicz (3–2) || None || 3,489 || 19–15 || 5–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 11 || 2:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Stanford || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 10–0(7) || Eberle (3–2) || Garewal (0–2) || None || 3,043 || 20–15 || 6–8 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 12 || 1:00 p.m. || ACCN || Stanford || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| L 4–6 || Moore (6–1) || England (1–2) || None || 2,902 || 20–16 || 6–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 14 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Western Kentucky* || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 7–3 || Bean (2–2) || Lyles (1–1) || None || 923 || 21–16 || — |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 17 || 9:00 p.m. || ACCNX || at California || || Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA|| L 5–8 || De La Torre (3–4) || Schweitzer (1–1) || Foley (1) || 888 || 21–17 || 6–10 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 18 || 5:00 p.m. || ACCNX || at California || || Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA|| L 5–6 || Eddy (6–2) || Eberle (3–3) || Foley (2) || 476 || 21–18 || 6–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 19 || 4:00 p.m. || ACCNX || at California || || Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA|| W 8–5 || Shannon (2–2) || Mackowiak (0–1) || Starke (1) || 858 || 22–18 || 7–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 21 || 7:00 p.m. || ACCN || Kentucky* || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 14–10 || England (2–2) || Bennett (1–3) || Michael (1) || 4,444 || 23–18 || — |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 24 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Clemson || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 13–10 || Danilowicz (4–2) || Knaak (2–5) || None || 3,084 || 24–18 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 25 || 7:00 p.m. || ACCN || Clemson || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 11–6 || Brown (4–2) || Simmerson (0–1) || None || 3,214 || 25–18 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 26 || 2:00 p.m. || ACCN || Clemson || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| W 7–5(10) || Hoyt (1–0) || Leguernic (3–2) || None || 2,940 || 26–18 || 10–11 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 28 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Indiana* || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| L 6–10 || Linn (4–0) || Bean (2–3) || None || 2,861 || 26–19 || — |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 30 || 7:00 p.m. || ACCN || at || || David F. Couch BallparkWinston-Salem, NC|| L 8–9(10) || Ray (2–0) || Michael (0–2) || None || 2,693 || 26–20 || 10–12

|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 1 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCNX || at Wake Forest || || David F. Couch BallparkWinston-Salem, NC|| L 5–6 || Harsch (2–2) || Shannon (2–3) || None || 2,428 || 26–21 || 10–13 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 2 || 1:00 p.m. || ACCNX || at Wake Forest || || David F. Couch BallparkWinston-Salem, NC|| L 5–7 || Johnston (1–0) || Murphy (0–2) || Bowie (1) || 2,386 || 26–22 || 10–14 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 5 || 6:00 p.m. || ESPN2 || at Vanderbilt* || || Hawkins FieldNashville, TN|| L 6–12 || Shorey (1–0) || Hartman (3–2) || || 3,100 || 26–23 || 10–14 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 7 || 7:00 p.m. || ACCNX || at Miami || || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light FieldCoral Gables, FL|| L 8–13 || Evans (9–3) || Starke (1–1) || || 3,064 || 26–24 || 10–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 8 || 7:00 p.m. || ACCNX || at Miami || || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light FieldCoral Gables, FL|| W 16–9 || England (3–2) || Bilka (2–1) || || 2,715 || 27–24 || 11–15 |- bgcolor="#ffffff" | May 9 || 2:00 p.m. || ACCNX || at Miami || || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light FieldCoral Gables, FL|| || || || || || – || – |- bgcolor="#ffffff" | May 12 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCNX || * || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| || || || || || – || — |- bgcolor="#ffffff" | May 14 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Virginia || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| || || || || || – || – |- bgcolor="#ffffff" | May 15 || 6:00 p.m. || ACCNX || Virginia || || Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY|| || || || || || – || –