2025 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 Georgia Tech ‍†‍‍y 19–11 .63341–19 .683
No. 10 Florida State ‍‍‍y 17–10 .63041–14 .745
No. 9 North Carolina ‍‍‡‍y 18–11 .62146–13 .780
NC State ‍‍‍y 17–11 .60735–21 .625
No. 23 Clemson ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60045–18 .714
Virginia ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59332–18 .640
No. 15 Duke ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56740–19 .678
Wake Forest ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53339–22 .639
No. 16 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍y 15–14 .51734–26 .567
No. 6 Louisville ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50039–21 .650
Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46732–21 .604
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40031–25 .554
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36727–25 .519
Boston College ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36728–29 .491
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33328–27 .509
California  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30024–31 .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 23, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2025 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 19th year at Louisville.

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.[2][3]

Previous season

The 2024 Louisville Cardinals baseball team finished the season 32–24, missing the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season and the third time in four years.[4]

2024 MLB draft

The Cardinals had only two players drafted in the 2024 MLB draft for its lowest total since the 2011 MLB draft. This was the first draft under coach Dan McDonnell that a player was not taken in the first 10 rounds.[5]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Sebastian GongoraPitcher11339Baltimore Orioles
Kaleb CorbettPitcher20606Tampa Bay Rays

Personnel

Roster

2024 Louisville Cardinals roster [6]
 

Pitchers

  • 1 – Patrick Forbes – Junior
  • 8 – Jake Schweitzer – Freshman
  • 9 – Jack Brown – Freshman
  • 10 – Eli Hoyt – Junior
  • 11 – Ty Starke – Sophomore
  • 15 – Colton Hartman – Sophomore
  • 19 – TJ Schlageter – Sophomore
  • 22 – Tucker Biven – Junior
  • 24 – Wyatt Danilowicz – Junior
  • 28 – Parker Detmers – Sophomore
  • 29 – Peter Michael – Junior
  • 34 – Jared Lessman – Senior
  • 39 – Brandin Crawford – Freshman
  • 40 – Jake Gregor – Freshman
  • 41 – Alex Gay – Freshman
  • 44 – Kian Vorster – Freshman
  • 45 – Casen Murphy – Freshman
  • 46 – Justin West – Junior
  • 47 – Aaron England – Freshman
  • 50 – Brennyn Cutts – Senior
  • 51 – Ethan Eberle – Freshman
  • 52 – Coen Evrard – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 14 – George Baker – Sophomore
  • 17 – Collin Mowry – Freshman
  • 36 – Tagger Tyson – Sophomore

Infielders

  • 0 – Alex Alicea – Sophomore
  • 4 – Tanner Shiver – Senior
  • 5 – Kamau Neighbors – Senior
  • 7 – Ethan Edinger – Junior
  • 20 – Jake Munroe – Junior
  • 26 – Nate Earley – Junior
  • 27 – Bayram Hot – Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 2 – Garret Pike – Senior
  • 16 – Michael Lippe – Junior
  • 18 – Griffin Crain – Freshman
  • 31 – Cole Crafton – Freshman
  • 35 – Kyle Campbell – Freshman
  • 42 – Eddie King Jr. – Senior
  • 53 – Lucas Moore – Sophomore

Utility

  

Coaching staff

2025 Louisville Cardinals Coaching Staff[6]
NamePositionSeasons at
Louisville		Alma mater
Dan McDonnellHead coach19The Citadel (1992)
Roger WilliamsAssociate head coach/Pitching19East Carolina (1997)
Eric SniderAssistant Coach/recruiting coordinator11Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam VrableAssistant Coach11Coastal Carolina (2007)
Brian MundorfDirector of Operations29American International (1992)

Schedule and results

2025 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log
Regular season
February (7–1)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
February 148:00 p.m.FloSportsNo. 19 TexasGlobe Life Field
Arlington, TX		W 4–3Biven (1–0)Mercer (0–1)8,3441–0–
March (13–6)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
April (11–6)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
May (4–7)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACC
Postseason
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallACCT Record
May 205:00 p.m.ACCNPittsburghTruist Field
Charlotte, NC		L 11–13Firoved (3–4)Cutts (3–1)None2,34835–210–1
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallNCAAT
May 302:00 p.m.ESPN+(3) East Tennessee StateHawkins Field
Nashville, TN		W 8–3Forbes (3–2)Fink (6–5)Cutts (1)3,30336–211–0
May 319:00 p.m.ESPN2(1) No. 2 VanderbiltHawkins Field
Nashville, TN		W 3–2West (2–2)Bowker (3–5)Schweitzer (1)3,80237–212–0
June 19:00 p.m.ACCN(4) Wright StateHawkins Field
Nashville, TN		W 6–0Eberle (6–2)Lax (5–2)Danilowicz (1)3,21038–213–0
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallNCAAT
June 63:00 p.m.ESPN2MiamiJim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		W 8–1Forbes (4–2)Ciscar (6–2)None5,77639–214–0
June 711:00 a.m.ESPNMiamiJim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		L 6–9Fischer (5–1)Brown (5–5)Walters (1)6,06639–224–1
June 812:00 p.m.ESPNMiamiJim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY		W 3–2Schweitzer (4–2)Smith (3–1)Cutts (1)6,04640–225–1
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallNCAAT
June 137:00 p.m.ESPN(8) No. 8 Oregon StateCharles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE		L 3–4Oakes (5–0)Schweitzer (4–3)24,96340–235–2
June 152:00 p.m.ESPNNo. 21 ArizonaCharles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE		W 8–3Biven (4–0)Hicks (5–2)23,64741–236–2
June 172:00 p.m.ESPN(8) No. 8 Oregon StateCharles Schwab Field Omaha
Omaha, NE
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Louisville team member   * Non-conference game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[7]——*———201918161921202423RVRV**
Baseball America[8]————25152014111119171923—***
NCBWA†[9]——————22221721RV182222RVRV
D1Baseball[10]—————161818141719172021——*
Perfect Game[11]—————2019181621—1825——*

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ Rutherford, Mike (May 26, 2025). "Louisville baseball earns 2-seed for NCAA Tournament". Card Chronicle. SB Nation. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ McGavic, Matthew (June 9, 2025). "Louisville's 2025 College World Series Schedule Announced". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ McGavic, Matthew (May 27, 2024). "Louisville Excluded From 2024 NCAA Tournament Field". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ McGavic, Matthew (July 17, 2024). "2024 MLB Draft Louisville Baseball Recap". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
  8. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  9. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
  10. ↑ Division 1 Baseball Rankings
  11. ↑ Perfect Game Preseason Top 25 Rankings
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Louisville_Cardinals_baseball_team