2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

The 2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals were coached by Dan McDonnell, in his eighth season, and played their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium.

2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	50–17 (19–5 The American)
Head coach	Dan McDonnell (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Lemonis (8th season) Roger Williams (8th season) Kyle Cheesebrough (3rd season)
Home stadium	Jim Patterson Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 American Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Louisville  ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	5		.792			48	–	15		.762
UCF  ‍‍‍	17	–	7		.708			36	–	23		.610
No. 16 Houston  ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	9		.609			48	–	16		.750
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	14	–	9		.609			30	–	25		.545
South Florida  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			27	–	31		.466
Temple  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			15	–	32		.319
Connecticut  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			27	–	31		.466
Memphis  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			30	–	29		.508
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			22	–	31		.415
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 6, 2014^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

Roster

2014 Louisville Cardinals roster^[2]
	Pitchers 6 – Ryan Lauria – Freshman 10 – Mason Richardson – Freshman 13 – Josh Rogers – Freshman 16 – Kyle Funkhouser – Sophomore 19 – Nick Burdi – Junior 20 – Drew Harrington – Freshman 25 – Robert Strader – Freshman 28 – Brandon Alphin – Junior 31 – Joe Filomeno – Junior 34 – Michael Bollmer – Freshman 36 – Jonah Philley – Sophomore 40 – Jared Ruxer – Junior 43 – Zack Burdi – Freshman 44 – Jake Sparger – Freshman 45 – Kyle McGrath – Junior		Catchers 14 – Kyle Gibson – Senior 33 – Ryan Summers – Freshman 38 – Aaron Gershenfeld – Junior 41 – Shane Crain – Senior Infielders 1 – Sutton Whiting – Junior 4 – Alex Chittenden – Senior 5 – Anthony Kidston – Sophomore 7 – Grant Kay – Junior 8 – Danny Rosenbaum – Sophomore 9 – Jordan Striegel – Freshman 11 – Zach Lucas – Junior 17 – Nick Solak – Freshman 26 – Blake Tiberi – Freshman		Outfielders 2 – Corey Ray – Freshman 15 – Cole Sturgeon – Senior 18 – Mike White – Junior 24 – Logan Taylor – Freshman 30 – Will Smith – Freshman 35 – Colin Lyman – Freshman 42 – Jeff Gardner – Senior

Coaches

2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball coaching staff^[3]
9 Dan McDonnell – Head Coach 22 Chris Lemonis – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 23 Roger Williams – Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach 21 Kyle Cheesebrough – Assistant Coach

Schedule

2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log: 50–17^[4]
Regular season: 43–13
February: 7–2 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record Feb 14 vs. West Virginia No. 8 Riley Park • Charleston, SC W 7–6^10 Burdi (1–0) Walter (0–1) None 460 1–0 — Feb 15 @ The Citadel No. 8 Riley Park • Charleston, SC L 3–5 Sherrill (1–0) McGrath (0–1) Hunter (1) 1,122 1–1 — Feb 16 vs. Delaware No. 8 Riley Park • Charleston, SC W 6–1 Ruxer (1–0) Hinkle (0–1) None 392 2–1 — Feb 19 Eastern Kentucky No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 13–1 Burdi (2–0) Lynch (0–1) None 1,208 3–1 — Feb 21 Western Michigan No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 21–8 Philley (1–0) Laudicina (0–1) None 1,197 4–1 — Feb 22 Western Michigan No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–0 Funkhouser (1–0) Mayle (0–2) None 1,502 5–1 — Feb 23 Western Michigan No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–4 Berman (1–0) Ruxer (1–1) None 1,058 5–2 — Feb 25 Eastern Illinois No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–0 Sparger (1–0) Haberer (0–1) None 411 6–2 — Feb 26 Morehead State No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY Postponed Feb 28 Toledo No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–2 Filomeno (1–0) Wilkinson (0–1) Strader (1) 628 7–2 —
March: 14–4 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record Mar 1 Indiana No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–6 DeNato (3–0) Funkhouser (1–1) None 1,836 7–3 — Mar 1 Toledo No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–2 Ruxer (2–1) Slack (0–2) None 1,836 8–3 — Mar 7 Miami (OH) No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 4–6 Varner (2–1) Filomeno (1–1) McMartin (2) 1,205 8–4 — Mar 8 Miami (OH) No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 10–1 Funkhouser (2–1) Williams (0–2) None 1,160 9–4 — Mar 9 Miami (OH) No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 9–0 Ruxer (3–1) Powers (1–2) None 1,536 10–4 — Mar 11 Western Illinois No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–0 Kidston (1–0) Church (0–1) None 1,456 11–4 — Mar 11 Western Illinois No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 5–2 Sparger (2–0) Cheesman (0–1) Burdi (1) 1,456 12–4 — Mar 14 Samford No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 20–10 Funkhouser (3–1) Ledford (3–1) None 705 13–4 — Mar 15 Samford No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 18–2 Ruxer (4–1) Milazzo (2–1) None 1,756 14–4 — Mar 15 Samford No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 4–2 McGrath (1–1) Brasher (0–1) Burdi (2) 1,756 15–4 — Mar 19 @ Indiana No. 9 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN L 3–9 Sullivan (1–0) Filomeno (1–2) Belcher (1) 1,799 15–5 — Mar 21 Rutgers No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–1 Funkhouser (4–1) Driscoll (1–2) None 2,013 16–5 1–0 Mar 22 Rutgers No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 9–8 Sturgeon (1–0) Brey (2–1) Burdi (3) 1,388 17–5 2–0 Mar 23 Rutgers No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–11 Rosa (2–0) Sparger (2–1) None 914 17–6 2–1 Mar 26 @ Western Kentucky No. 11 Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY W 5–3 Harrington (1–0) Glasscock (0–1) Burdi (4) 1,108 18–6 — Mar 28 Xavier No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–1 Funkhouser (5–1) Hall (3–1) None 1,197 19–6 — Mar 29 Butler No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 15–1 Ruxer (5–1) Allen (3–3) None 458 20–6 — Mar 30 Xavier No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 12–3 Kidston (2–0) Nittoli (3–2) None 1,379 21–6 —
April: 13–5 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record Apr 1 @ No. 21 Kentucky No. 8 Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY L 3–8 Dwyer (2–1) Rogers (0–1) Jack (2) 3,742 21–7 — Apr 4 Memphis No. 8 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 5–4 Funkhouser (6–1) Wallingford (4–2) Burdi (5) 1,269 22–7 3–1 Apr 5 Memphis No. 8 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–3 Reed (4–1) Filomeno (1–3) Beeler (7) 1,393 22–8 3–2 Apr 6 Memphis No. 8 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–7^12 Burdi (2–0) Beeler (2–1) None 1,934 23–8 4–2 Apr 8 @ Purdue No. 11 Alexander Field • West Lafayette, IN W 3–1^10 Sturgeon (2–0) Lutz (1–5) None 664 24–8 — Apr 11 @ No. 16 Houston No. 11 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 4–2 Funkhouser (7–1) Garza (6–3) Burdi (6) 3,349 25–8 5–2 Apr 12 @ No. 16 Houston No. 11 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 3–2 Ruxer (6–1) Lemoine (5–2) Burdi (7) 2,908 26–8 6–2 Apr 13 @ No. 16 Houston No. 11 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 10–3 Kidston (3–0) West (2–2) None 1,283 27–8 7–2 Apr 15 Kentucky No. 9 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–4 Salow (2–1) Rogers (0–2) Cody (3) 2,597 27–9 — Apr 17 @ UCF No. 9 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL L 2–8 Skoglund (6–1) Funkhouser (7–2) None 27–10 7–3 Apr 17 @ UCF No. 9 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL L 3–4^11 Thompson (1–4) Burdi (2–1) None 1,342 27–11 7–4 Apr 18 @ UCF No. 9 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL W 3–2 Kidston (4–0) Meyer (3–1) Burdi (8) 1,194 28–11 8–4 Apr 22 Western Kentucky No. 23 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 3–1 Rogers (1–2) Higgs (4–4) Burdi (9) 2,604 29–11 — Apr 23 Morehead State No. 23 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 7–3 Lauria (1–0) Schneider (2–3) Sturgeon (1) 1,007 30–11 — Apr 25 Connecticut No. 23 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 2–0 Funkhouser (8–2) Marzi (4–5) Burdi (10) 2,246 31–11 9–4 Apr 26 Connecticut No. 23 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–1 Ruxer (7–1) Tabakman (3–1) Harrington (1) 1,667 32–11 10–4 Apr 27 Connecticut No. 23 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 8–2 Kidston (5–0) Kay (3–4) None 1,909 33–11 11–4 Apr 30 Ohio State No. 19 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 7–3 Harrington (2–0) Irving (0–1) None 1,479 34–11 —
May: 9–2 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record May 3 @ South Florida No. 19 USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL W 3–1 Funkhouser (9–2) Mulholland (4–1) Burdi (11) 312 35–11 12–4 May 3 @ South Florida No. 19 USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL W 3–2^11 Sturgeon (3–0) Pardo (1–1) Burdi (12) 1,206 36–11 13–4 May 4 @ South Florida No. 19 USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL W 9–5 Harrington (3–0) Thomas (0–1) Filomeno (1) 1,231 37–11 14–4 May 6 @ No. 17 Vanderbilt No. 12 Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 11–7 Alphin (1–0) Buehler (8–2) None 3,068 38–11 — May 9 @ Temple No. 12 Skip Wilson Field • Ambler, PA W 2–0 Funkhouser (10–2) Hockenberry (4–5) Burdi (13) 312 39–11 15–4 May 10 @ Temple No. 12 Campbell's Field • Camden, NJ L 2–4 Vanderslice (1–3) Alphin (1–1) Krall (1) 328 39–12 15–5 May 11 @ Temple No. 12 Campbell's Field • Camden, NJ W 6–4^11 Burdi (3–1) McCarthy (3–3) None 312 40–12 16–5 May 13 No. 8 Indiana No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 2–7 Harrison (5–0) Harrington (3–1) Kelzer (1) 2,433 40–13 — May 15 Cincinnati No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 5–1 Funkhouser (11–2) Ring (2–3) Burdi (14) 1,217 41–13 17–5 May 16 Cincinnati No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 5–1 Rogers (2–2) Walsh (5–8) None 1,745 42–13 18–5 May 17 Cincinnati No. 11 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 10–0^7 Kidston (6–0) Zellner (4–4) None 2,052 43–13 19–5
Post-season: 7–4
American Athletic Conference Tournament: 2–2 Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AACT Record May 22 vs. (8) Memphis (1) No. 10 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL W 13–3^7 Funkhouser (12–2) Wallingford (6–5) None 44–13 1–0 May 23 vs. (5) South Florida (1) No. 10 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 1–2 Herget (8–6) Rogers (2–3) None 44–14 1–1 May 24 vs. (4) Rutgers (1) No. 10 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL W 9–3 Kidston (7–0) Rosa (6–3) None 45–14 2–1 May 25 vs. (3) No. 19 Houston (1) No. 10 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 4–10 Ford (8–0) Harrington (3–2) None 737 45–15 2–2
NCAA tournament Louisville Regional: 3–0 Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record May 30 (4) Kent State (1) No. 12 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 5–0 Funkhouser (13–2) Clark (6–7) None 3,488 46–15 1–0 May 31 (3) Kansas (1) No. 12 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 6–3 Kidston (8–0) Duncan (8–0) Burdi (15) 3,341 47–15 2–0 June 1 (2) No. 26 Kentucky (1) No. 12 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 4–1 Rogers (3–3) Salow (2–4) Burdi (16) 4,319 48–15 3–0
NCAA tournament Louisville Super Regional: 2–0 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 6 No. 12 Kennesaw State No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 5–3 McGrath (2–1) Connell (7–4) Burdi (17) 5,351 49–15 4–0 June 7 No. 12 Kennesaw State No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 7–4 Kidston (9–0) Bergen (9–5) Burdi (18) 6,007 50–15 5–0
College World Series: 0–2 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record June 14 No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 3–5 Fulmer (7–1) Funkhouser (13–3) Ravenelle (1) 23,625 50–17 0–1 June 16 No. 6 Texas No. 3 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 1–4 French (7–5) Kidston (9–1) Duke (1) 17,612 50–17 0–2

Ranking movements

See also: 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	13	13*		13	11	9	13	8	11	9	17	8	7	6	7	9
Baseball America	20	20	20	19	17	14	14	11	13	10	13	13	10	10	12	13
Collegiate Baseball^	8	7	9	10	11	9	11	8	11	9	23	19	12	11	10	12	5	3
NCBWA†	14	13	12	10	10	7	10	8	10	9	13	8	5	5	5	8	4

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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. "2014 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
2. . Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
3. . Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
4. "2013–14 Schedule". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved June 14, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}