2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

Record26–18 (10–11 ACC)

Headcoach

Dan McDonnell (20th season)

Assistant coaches

Roger Williams (20th season)
Eric Snider (12th season)
Adam Vrable (12th season)

2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	26–18 (10–11 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
Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 3 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍	19	–	5	–	0	.792	36	–	7	–	0	.837
No. 2 North Carolina ‍‍‍	17	–	7	–	0	.708	36	–	8	–	1	.811
No. 20 Boston College ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0	.667	33	–	14	–	0	.702
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0	.571	32	–	12	–	0	.727
No. 14 Florida State ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0	.571	29	–	14	–	0	.674
No. 23 Virginia ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0	.500	29	–	16	–	0	.644
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0	.476	28	–	14	–	0	.667
NC State ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0	.476	27	–	16	–	0	.628
Louisville ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0	.476	26	–	18	–	0	.591
Stanford ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0	.476	21	–	19	–	0	.525
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	28	–	17	–	0	.622
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	22	–	20	–	0	.524
Duke ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0	.375	23	–	23	–	0	.500
California ‍‍‍	7	–	14	–	0	.333	22	–	20	–	0	.524
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0	.333	19	–	20	–	0	.487
Clemson ‍‍‍	6	–	15	–	0	.286	26	–	19	–	0	.578

‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of April 27, 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.

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 (26–18)

Regular season (26–18)

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 (12–7)

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	L 6–7	Glauber (2–0)	Karbowski (0–1)	Matthijs (2)	3,231	16–8	3–3
March 24	7:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Western Kentucky*	Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY	L 5–10	Samuels (1–0)	Brown (2–1)	None	1,694	16–9	–
March 27	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Pittsburgh	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 3–4	Gray (3–0)	England (1–1)	None	2,769	16–10	3–4
March 28	2:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Pittsburgh	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 8–5	Hartman (3–1)	Spizzoucco (2–1)	Bean (1)	2,827	17–10	4–4
March 29	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Pittsburgh	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–13	Lafferty (4–2)	Shannon (1–2)	Smink (2)	3,000	17–11	4–5
March 31	1:00 p.m.		vs. Eastern Kentucky*	Legends Field Lexington, KY	W 17–7⁽⁷⁾	Schlageter (1–0)	Stockham (0–4)	None	102	18–11	—

April (8–7)

Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	ACC
April 2	8:00 p.m.	ACCN	at Duke	Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC	L 3–6	Lemke (1–2)	Eberle (2–2)	Hedrick (1)	595	18–12	4–6
April 3	6:00 p.m.	ACCN	at Duke	Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC	L 8–10	Dean (5–0)	Michael (0–1)	None	913	18–13	4–7
April 4	12:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Duke	Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC	W 9–4	Brown (3–1)	Leon (2–2)	None	1,096	19–13	5–7
April 7	5:30 p.m.	SECN	at Kentucky*	Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY	L 2–4	Boone (2–0)	Brown (3–2)	Bennett (6)	3,694	19–14	—
April 10	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Stanford	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 2–12	Peterson (2–1)	Danilowicz (3–2)	None	3,489	19–15	5–8
April 11	2:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Stanford	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 10–0⁽⁷⁾	Eberle (3–2)	Garewal (0–2)	None	3,043	20–15	6–8
April 12	1:00 p.m.	ACCN	Stanford	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	L 4–6	Moore (6–1)	England (1–2)	None	2,902	20–16	6–9
April 14	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Western Kentucky*	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 7–3	Bean (2–2)	Lyles (1–1)	None	923	21–16	—
April 17	9:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at California	Evans Diamond Berkeley, CA	L 5–8	De La Torre (3–4)	Schweitzer (1–1)	Foley (1)	888	21–17	6–10
April 18	5:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at California	Evans Diamond Berkeley, CA	L 5–6	Eddy (6–2)	Eberle (3–3)	Foley (2)	476	21–18	6–11
April 19	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at California	Evans Diamond Berkeley, CA	W 8–5	Shannon (2–2)	Mackowiak (0–1)	Starke (1)	858	22–18	7–11
April 21	7:00 p.m.	ACCN	Kentucky*	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 14–10	England (2–2)	Bennett (1–3)	Michael (1)	4,444	23–18	—
April 24	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Clemson	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 13–10	Danilowicz (4–2)	Knaak (2–5)	None	3,084	24–18	8–11
April 25	7:00 p.m.	ACCN	Clemson	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 11–6	Brown (4–2)	Simmerson (0–1)	None	3,214	25–18	9–11
April 26	2:00 p.m.	ACCN	Clemson	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	W 7–5⁽¹⁰⁾	Hoyt (1–0)	Leguernic (3–2)	None	2,940	26–18	10–11
April 28	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Indiana*	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY						–	—
April 30	7:00 p.m.	ACCN	at Wake Forest	David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC						–	–

May (0–0)

Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Stadium	Overall	ACC
May 1	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Wake Forest	David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC	–	–
May 2	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Wake Forest	David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC	–	–
May 5	8:00 p.m.	ESPN2	at Vanderbilt*	Hawkins Field Nashville, TN	–	—
May 7	7:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Miami	Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL	–	–
May 8	7:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Miami	Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL	–	–
May 9	2:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Miami	Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL	–	–
May 12	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Bellarmine*	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	–	—
May 14	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Virginia	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	–	–
May 15	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Virginia	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	–	–
May 16	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Virginia	Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY	–	–

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Louisville team member * Non-conference game

v t e 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

2026 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

2025 MLB Draft

Schedule and results

Rankings

References

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