2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball
2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–7 (3–2 ACC)
Head coach	Dan McDonnell (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Roger Williams (20th season); Eric Snider (12th season); Adam Vrable (12th season);
Home stadium	Jim Patterson Stadium

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 11 Florida State ‍‍‍	3	–	0	–	0	1.000	17	–	3	–	0	.850
No. 14 North Carolina ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	0	.667	18	–	3	–	1	.841
No. 9 Virginia ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	0	.667	18	–	3	–	0	.857
No. 3 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	0	.667	17	–	4	–	0	.810
No. 10 NC State ‍‍‍	2	–	1	–	0	.667	17	–	4	–	0	.810
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	2	–	1	–	0	.667	14	–	4	–	0	.778
Louisville ‍‍‍	2	–	1	–	0	.667	15	–	6	–	0	.714
No. 24 Wake Forest ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	0	.500	16	–	5	–	0	.762
Duke ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	0	.500	15	–	8	–	0	.652
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	0	.500	11	–	6	–	0	.647
Boston College ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	0	.500	13	–	8	–	0	.619
No. 19 Clemson ‍‍‍	1	–	2	–	0	.333	18	–	4	–	0	.818
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	0	.333	14	–	6	–	0	.700
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	0	.333	9	–	9	–	0	.500
Stanford ‍‍‍	1	–	5	–	0	.167	7	–	12	–	0	.368
California ‍‍‍	0	–	3	–	0	.000	13	–	8	–	0	.619

‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 20, 2026^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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.

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.^[2]^[3]

2025 MLB Draft

The Cardinals had six players drafted in the 2025 MLB draft for its most since the 2021 MLB draft.^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
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

2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log (16–7)

Regular season (15–6)

February (6–4)

Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	ACC
February 13	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Michigan State	No. 8	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 3–4	Higgins (1–0)	Murphy (0–1)	Szczepanski (1)	1,744	0–1	–
February 14	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Michigan State	No. 8	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 4–13	Chambers (1–0)	Bean (0–1)	None	1,494	0–2	–
February 15	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Michigan State	No. 8	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 9–1	Danilowicz (1–0)	Pikur (0–1)	None	546	1–2	–
February 17	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Xavier	No. 15	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 23–11	Starke (1–0)	Chronister (0–1)	Hartman (1)	932	2–2	–
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series
February 20	4:00 p.m.	FloSports	vs. Nebraska	No. 15	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 4–2	Brown (1–0)	Clark (1–1)	England (1)		3–2	–
February 21	12:00 p.m.	FloSports	vs. Michigan	No. 15	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 5–8	Montgomery (2–0)	Bean (0–2)	DeVooght (3)		3–3	–
February 22	11:30 a.m.	FloSports	vs. No. 9 Auburn	No. 15	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 6–10	Petrovic (2–0)	Danilowicz (1–1)	Brewer (2)		3–4	–

February 25	2:30 p.m.	ACCNX	Eastern Kentucky		Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 6–5	Schweitzer (1–0)	Briese (0–1)	England (2)	575	4–4	–
February 27	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Central Michigan		Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 16–2⁽⁷⁾	Eberle (1–0)	Bailey (0–2)	None	1,547	5–4	–
February 28	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Central Michigan		Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 9–8	Shannon (1–0)	Potts (0–1)	None	2,132	6–4	–

March (10–3)

Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	ACC
March 1	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Central Michigan	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 7–5	Brown (2–0)	Campau (0–1)	England (3)	815	7–4	–
March 3	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Morehead State	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 5–13	Owens (2–0)	Hartman (0–1)	None	413	7–5	–
March 6	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Seton Hall	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 16–1⁽⁷⁾	Eberle (2–0)	Svenson (0–1)	None	1,357	8–5	–
March 7	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Seton Hall	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 13–3⁽⁸⁾	Danilowicz (2–1)	Barroqueiro (0–3)	None	406	9–5	–
March 8	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Seton Hall	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 6–2	Bean (1–2)	Christopher (1–1)	None	1,205	10–5	–
March 10	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Marshall	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 16–5⁽⁷⁾	Ballard (1–0)	Jackson (0–2)	None	717	11–5	–
March 11	11:00 a.m.	ACCNX	Marshall	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 18–8⁽⁷⁾	Hartman (1–1)	Albright (1–2)	None	412	12–5	–
March 13	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Notre Dame	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 11–14	Jaisle (1–0)	Shannon (1–1)	None	2,788	12–6	0–1
March 14	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Notre Dame	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 8–7	England (1–0)	Hirsch (2–1)	None	2,899	13–6	1–1
March 15	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Notre Dame	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 21–12	Vorster (1–0)	Thurmond (0–1)	None	2,920	14–6	2–1
March 18	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Northern Kentucky	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 16–1⁽⁷⁾	Hartman (2–1)	Parnell (0–1)	None	417	15–6	–
March 20	8:00 p.m.	ACCN	at No. 14 North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 1–11⁽⁸⁾	DeCaro (5–1)	Eberle (2–1)	None	2,699	15–7	2–2
March 21	2:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 14 North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 2–0	Danilowicz (3–1)	Lynch (2–2)	England (4)	3,376	16–7	3–2
March 22	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 14 North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC							–
March 24	7:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Western Kentucky	Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY							–
March 27	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Pittsburgh	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY							–
March 28	2:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Pittsburgh	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY							–
March 29	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Pittsburgh	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY							–

April (0–0)

Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	ACC

May (0–0)

Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	ACC

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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[5]	11	11*	RV	RV	RV	RV
Baseball America^[6]	18	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[7]	10	21	RV	RV	RV	RV
D1Baseball^[8]	8	15	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game^[9]	16	23	—	—	—	—

† 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

^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
^ Rutherford, Mike (May 26, 2025). "Louisville baseball earns 2-seed for NCAA Tournament". Card Chronicle. SB Nation. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
^ McGavic, Matthew (June 9, 2025). "Louisville's 2025 College World Series Schedule Announced". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
^ McGavic, Matthew (July 15, 2025). "2025 MLB Draft Louisville Baseball Recap". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ Division 1 Baseball Rankings
^ Perfect Game Preseason Top 25 Rankings

External links

Louisville Cardinals baseball

[1] "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2026.

[2seedin2025-2] Rutherford, Mike (May 26, 2025). "Louisville baseball earns 2-seed for NCAA Tournament". Card Chronicle. SB Nation. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[2025CWSschedule-3] McGavic, Matthew (June 9, 2025). "Louisville's 2025 College World Series Schedule Announced". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[2025mlbdraft-4] McGavic, Matthew (July 15, 2025). "2025 MLB Draft Louisville Baseball Recap". Louisville Cardinals On SI. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[5] Baseball Coaches Poll

[6] Baseball America College: Top 25

[7] NCBWA Division I poll

[8] Division 1 Baseball Rankings

[9] Perfect Game Preseason Top 25 Rankings

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Louisville Cardinals baseball
Venues	Eclipse Park (1909–1912, 1920–1922) Parkway Field (1924–1995) Derby City Field (1996–1999) Cardinal Stadium (1998–2005) Jim Patterson Stadium (2005–present)
Rivalries & tournaments	Kentucky Cincinnati Vanderbilt
People	Head Coaches
Seasons	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
College World Series appearances in italics