2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball team
2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball | |
---|---|
ACC Regular season Champions | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
CB | No. 5 |
Record | 52–9 (23–6 ACC) |
Head coach |
|
Assistant coaches |
|
Captains |
|
Home stadium | Jim Patterson Stadium |
Seasons |
| Conf | Overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Louisville xy | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | 53 | – | 12 | .815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Wake Forest y | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | 43 | – | 20 | .683 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Clemson y | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 42 | – | 21 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 30 NC State y | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 36 | – | 25 | .590 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Florida State ‡y | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | 46 | – | 23 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 25 | – | 28 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | 26 | – | 32 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 North Carolina xy | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | 49 | – | 14 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Virginia y | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 43 | – | 16 | .729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | 31 | – | 27 | .534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | 30 | – | 28 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 27 | – | 28 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 23 | – | 30 | .434 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | 23 | – | 32 | .418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represents the University of Louisville during the 2017 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 eleventh year at Louisville.
Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Cardinals were selected to host their fifth consecutive NCAA Regional.[1] The Cardinals would win both the Louisville Regional and Louisville Super Regional and receive an invitation to the 2017 College World Series before eventually losing to TCU by a score of 3–4.[2] Five players from the team, including Brendan McKay, were selected in the 2017 MLB Draft.[3]
Previous season
In 2016, the Cardinals finished as champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference with a record of 46–10, 22–8 in conference play, in their second season in the conference. They qualified for the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, where they played in Division B of inter-conference tournament play. The Cardinals would finish 1–2 in the tournament, not advancing to the conference tournament finals.
With the Cardinals finishing the season as regular season champs of the Atlantic Division of the ACC, they would qualify for the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and were selected as hosts of the Louisville regional and Louisville Super Regional, if they advanced to that round. The Cardinals would wins three straight matches in the Louisville Regional and would advance to the Super Regional (of which they were hosts) by defeating Western Michigan 6–1, Ohio State 15–3, and Wright State 3–1. In the Super Regional, Louisville hosted UC Santa Barbara in a best-of-three matchup. Louisville would lose the first two games to UC Santa Barbara, ending their playoff run.
Roster
2017 Louisville Cardinals roster[4] | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
Schedule
Legend | |
---|---|
Louisville win | |
Louisville loss | |
Postponement | |
Bold | Louisville team member |
2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Post-season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ACC Tournament
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NCAA tournament Louisville Regional
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NCAA tournament Louisville Super Regional
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College World Series
|
Awards and honors
National / Conference Players of the Week
Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Brendan McKay | Preseason National Player of the Year | December 19, 2016 | [5] |
National Player of the Month | March 7, 2017 | [6] | |
ACC Pitcher of the Week | March 13, 2017 | [7] | |
March 20, 2017 | [8] | ||
April 17, 2017 | [9] | ||
ACC Co-Player of the Week | May 1, 2017 | [10] | |
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week | |||
Drew Ellis | |||
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Month | May 8, 2017 | [11] | |
Brendan McKay | ACC Pitcher of the Week | [12] | |
Colby Fitch | ACC Co-Player of the Week | May 15, 2017 | [13] |
Award Watch List
Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Brendan McKay | USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List | April 12, 2017 | [14] |
Lincoln Henzman | 2017 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award Watch List | April 27, 2017 | [15] |
Brendan McKay | Semifinalist – John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award | May 12, 2017 | [16] |
Semifinalist – National Pitcher of the Year Award | |||
Devin Hairston | Semifinalist – Brooks Wallace Award |
Awards
Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Kade McClure | Perfect Game Preseason All-American | January 10, 2017 | [17] |
Brendan McKay | |||
Brendan McKay | Preseason First Team All-American | January 30, 2017 | [18] |
Brendan McKay | NCBWA Preseason First Team All-Americans | January 31, 2017 | [19] |
Kade McClure | |||
Devin Hairston | NCBWA Preseason Second Team All-Americans | ||
Brendan McKay | ACC Player of the Year | May 22, 2017 | [20] |
First Team All-ACC – Designated Hitter / Utility | |||
First Team All-ACC – Starting Pitcher | |||
Devin Hairston | ACC Defensive Player of the Year | ||
Third Team All-ACC – Shortstop | |||
Drew Ellis | First Team All-ACC – Third Base | ||
Lincoln Henzman | First Team All-ACC – Relief Pitcher | ||
Colby Fitch | Second Team All-ACC – Catcher | ||
Kade McClure | Third Team All-ACC – Starting Pitcher | ||
Nick Bennett | Third Team All-ACC – Starting Pitcher | ||
Freshman All-ACC – Starting Pitcher |
Coaching awards
Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Dan McDonnell | ACC Coach of the Year | May 22, 2017 | [21] |
References
- ^ "Louisville Baseball to Host Fifth Straight NCAA Regional". GoCards.com. May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Louisville vs. TCU – Box Score". GoCards.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ "Three more Louisville players selected on second day of MLB draft". Courier-Journal.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "McKay named Preseason National Player of the Year". Louisville Cardinals Athletics. December 19, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "NCBWA Names McKay as National Player of the Month". Louisville Cardinals Athletics. March 7, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "McKay named ACC Pitcher of the Week". Louisville Cardinals Athletics. March 13, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "McKay named ACC Pitcher of the Week, Second Straight". Louisville Cardinals Athletics. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "McKay Earns Third ACC Pitcher of the Week Honor of the Season". Louisville Cardinals Athletics. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "McKay, Ellis Earn Player of the Week Honors". Louisville Cardinals Athletics. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Ellis Named National Player of the Month for April". Louisville Cardinals Athletics. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "McKay Sets ACC Record with Latest Pitcher of the Week Honor". Louisville Cardinals Athletics. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Fitch Earns ACC Player of the Week Honor". Louisville Cardinals Athletics. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ "McKay Named to Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List". GoCards.com. April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Henzman Named to Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List". GoCards.com. April 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ "McKay, Hairston Named Semifinalists for National Awards". GoCards.com. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "Perfect Game Names McKay, McClure Preseason All-Americans". GoCards.com. January 10, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Baseball America Names McKay Preseason First Team All-American". GoCards.com. January 30, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Trio of Cardinals Named NCBWA Preseason All-Americans". GoCards.com. January 31, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "McKay Named ACC Player of the Year; Hairston, McDonnell Earn Major Conference Honors". GoCards.com. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ "McKay Named ACC Player of the Year; Hairston, McDonnell Earn Major Conference Honors". GoCards.com. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.