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2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

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2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
CBNo. 7
Record50–17 (19–5 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Lemonis (8th season)
  • Roger Williams (8th season)
  • Kyle Cheesebrough (3rd season)
Home stadiumJim Patterson Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Louisville  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 50 17   .746
UCF  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 36 23   .610
No. 11 Houston  ‍‍y 14 9   .609 48 18   .727
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 26, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

Personnel

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Roster

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2014 Louisville Cardinals roster[2]
 
Pitchers
  • 6 – Ryan Lauria – Freshman
  • 10 – Mason Richardson – Freshman
  • 13 – Josh RogersFreshman
  • 16 – Kyle FunkhouserSophomore
  • 19 – Nick BurdiJunior
  • 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 BurdiFreshman
  • 44 – Jake Sparger – Freshman
  • 45 – Kyle McGrathJunior
 
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 SolakFreshman
  • 26 – Blake Tiberi – Freshman
 
Outfielders
  • 2 – Corey RayFreshman
  • 15 – Cole Sturgeon – Senior
  • 18 – Mike White – Junior
  • 24 – Logan Taylor – Freshman
  • 30 – Will SmithFreshman
  • 35 – Colin Lyman – Freshman
  • 42 – Jeff Gardner – Senior
 

Coaches

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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

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2014 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log: 50–17[4]
Regular season: 43–13
Post-season: 7–4

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'1313*131191381191787679
Baseball America20202019171414111310131310101213
Collegiate Baseball^8791011911811923191211101253
NCBWA1413121010710810913855584

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 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

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  1. ^ "2014 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Louisville Cardinals. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Coaching Staff". 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]