2021 Louisville Cardinals baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2021
Team:	Louisville Cardinals
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	28–22
Conf Record:	16–16
Head Coach:	Dan McDonnell
Hc Year:	15th
Asst Coach1:	Roger Williams
Ac1 Year:	15th
Asst Coach2:	Eric Snider
Ac2 Year:	7th
Asst Coach3:	Adam Vrable
Ac3 Year:	7th
Stadium:	Jim Patterson Stadium

The 2021 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Dan McDonnell, in his 15th season at Louisville.

Previous season

See main article: 2020 Louisville Cardinals baseball team. The 2020 Louisville Cardinals baseball team notched a 13–4 (2–1) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 MLB Draft

The Cardinals had three players drafted in the 2020 MLB draft.^[1]

	Pitcher	1	10	Los Angeles Angels
	Pitcher	1	29	Los Angeles Dodgers
Zach Britton	Outfielder	5	136	Toronto Blue Jays

Personnel

Coaching staff

2020 louisville cardinals coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at Louisville	Alma Mater
	Head coach	15	The Citadel (1992)
Roger Williams	Associate head coach/Pitching	15	East Carolina (1997)
Eric Snider	Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator	7	Northern Iowa (1987)
Adam Vrable	Assistant Coach	7	Coastal Carolina (2007)
Brian Mundorf	Director of Operations	26	American International (1992)

Game log

2021 Louisville Cardinals Baseball Game Log
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = Louisville team member     * Non-conference game
Regular Season (27–21)
February (6–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources February 20 1:00 p.m. No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium W 5–1 Albanese (1–0) Barringer (0–1) 210 1–0 – February 21 12:00 p.m. ACCNX Bellarmine* No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium W 13–1 Elliott (1–0) Miley (0–1) 2–0 – February 21 3:30 p.m. ACCNX Bellarmine* No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–3 Smith (1–0) Davis (0–1) 188 3–0 – February 23 3:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium W 6–2 Corbett (1–0) Kelly (1–1) 445 4–0 – February 26 1:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium L 3–8 Sears (1–0) Kuehner (0–1) Raymond (1) 255 4–1 – February 27 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Western Illinois* No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium W 4–1 Kirian (1–0) Warkentien (0–1) Perkins (1) 5–1 – February 27 4:30 p.m. ACCNX Western Illinois* No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium W 9–4 Smith (2–0) Fochs (0–1) Corbett (1) 6–1 –
March (11–5) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources March 2 3:30 p.m. ACCNX No. 5 Jim Patterson Stadium L 2–5 Herron (1–0) Lohman (0–1) 312 6–2 – March 5 4:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 5 Russ Chandler Stadium W 13–6 Kirian (2–0) Hurter (1–1) 713 7–2 1–0 March 6 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 12 Georgia Tech No. 5 Russ Chandler Stadium L 6–19 Archer (1–1) Elliott (1–1) 7–3 1–1 March 7 3:00 p.m. at No. 12 Georgia Tech No. 5 Russ Chandler Stadium L 9–13 Finley (2–0) Smith (2–1) 713 7–4 1–2 March 9 3:00 p.m. ACCNX Morehead State* No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–3 Kuehner (1–1) Vernon (0–1) 606 8–4 – March 12 6:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 7–3 Kirian (3–0) Pelio (2–2) Elliott (1) 880 9–4 2–2 March 13 1:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 22 Boston College No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 5–0 Albanese (2–0) Sheehan (2–2) 880 10–4 3–2 March 14 1:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 22 Boston College No. 10 Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–6 Perkins (1–0) Gieg (0–1) Corbett (2) 880 11–4 4–2 March 16 5:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky* No. 8 Turkey Hughes Field L 3–6 Travis (1–0) Kuehner (1–2) Brian (4) 270 11–5 – March 19 6:30 p.m. ACCNX No. 8 Doak Field W 13–1 Kirian (4–0) Justice (1–2) 346 12–5 5–2 March 20 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at NC State No. 8 Doak Field W 6–3 Albanese (3–0) Highfill (0–1) Corbett (3) 353 13–5 6–2 March 21 11:00 a.m. ACCNX at NC State No. 8 Doak Field W 8–3 Elliott (2–1) Feeney (0–1) 304 14–5 7–2 March 23 6:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 13–6 Barrett (1–0) Shiflet (0–2) 548 15–5 – March 26 4:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 7 Frank Eck Stadium W 7–4 Elliott (3–1) Sheridan (0–1) Corbett (4) 301 16–5 8–2 March 27 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 14 Notre Dame No. 7 Frank Eck Stadium L 3–5 Brannigan (1–0) Kuehner (1–3) 315 16–6 8–3 March 28 1:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 14 Notre Dame No. 7 Frank Eck Stadium – (–) (–) – – March 30 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at * No. 7 UC Baseball Stadium L 12–13 Keathley (1–0) Corbett (1–1) 815 16–7 –
April (7–5) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources April 2 6:00 p.m. ACCN No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 5–3 Kirian (5–0) Cusick (1–1) Elliott (2) 880 17–7 9–3 April 3 1:00 p.m. ACCN Wake Forest No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 9–7 Elliott (4–1) Minacci (0–1) 880 18–7 10–3 April 4 12:30 p.m. ESPN2 Wake Forest No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium L 3–6 Lowder (1–1) Smith (2–2) Adler (5) 880 18–8 10–4 April 6 6:00 p.m. ACCN No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium L 7–11 Harney (2–0) Perkins (1–1) Rigsby (1) 880 18–9 – April 9 6:00 p.m. ACCN No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 4–3^10 Elliott (5–1) Scolaro (0–1) 880 19–9 11–4 April 10 5:00 p.m. ACCN No. 17 Florida State No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium L 5–8 Anderson (1–0) Albanese (3–1) 880 19–10 11–5 April 11 4:00 p.m. ESPN2 No. 17 Florida State No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium W 11–4 Kuehner (2–3) Scolaro (0–2) 880 20–10 12–5 April 16 6:00 p.m. ACCN No. 7 Davenport Field L 7–8^10 Schoch (1–0) Elliott (5–2) 477 20–11 12–6 April 17 4:00 p.m. ACCN at Virginia No. 7 Davenport Field W 9–5 Kuehner (3–3) Vasil (5–3) 522 21–11 13–6 April 18 1:00 p.m. ACCN at Virginia No. 7 Davenport Field W 8–2 Smith (3–2) Savino (1–2) 522 22–11 14–6 April 20 5:00 p.m. ESPNU at Kentucky No. 7 Kentucky Proud Park W 12–5 Lohman (1–1) Kammin (1–1) 1,730 23–11 – April 23 3:00 p.m. ACCN No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium – (–) (–) – – April 24 1:00 p.m. ACCN Pittsburgh No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium – (–) (–) – – April 25 1:00 p.m. ACCN Pittsburgh No. 7 Jim Patterson Stadium – (–) (–) – – April 30 6:00 p.m. ACCN No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 3–11 Anglin (2–2) Kirian (5–1) 1,782 23–12 14–7
May (4–9) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources May 1 3:00 p.m. ACCN at Clemson No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 4–5 Gilbert (3–4) Kuehner (3–4) Hoffmann (2) 1,912 23–13 14–8 May 2 2:00 p.m. ESPNU at Clemson No. 7 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 5–15 Hughes (1–0) Smith (3–3) 1,873 23–14 14–9 May 4 4:00 p.m. ESPNU No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium W 7–2 Lohman (2–1) Little (2–1) Elliott (3) 880 24–14 – May 7 6:00 p.m. ACCNX Duke No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium L 3–13 (–) (–) 24–15 14–10 May 8 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Duke No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium W 5–1 (–) (–) 25–15 15–10 May 8 4:30 p.m. ACCNX Duke No. 15 Jim Patterson Stadium W 15–6 (–) (–) 26–15 16–10 May 14 6:00 p.m. ACCNX Boshamer Stadium L 1–5 (–) (–) 26–16 16–11 May 15 2:00 p.m. ACCNX at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium L 0–5 (–) (–) 26–17 16–12 May 16 1:00 p.m. ACCNX at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium L 5–10 (–) (–) 26–18 16–13 May 18 3:00 p.m. ACCN USC Upstate Jim Patterson Stadium W 8–6 (–) (–) 27–18 – May 20 6:00 p.m. ACCN Jim Patterson Stadium L 1–6 (–) (–) 27–19 16–14 May 21 6:00 p.m. ACCN Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium L 0–2 (–) (–) 27–20 16–15 May 22 12:00 p.m. ACCN Miami (FL) Jim Patterson Stadium L 2–3 (–) (–) 27–21 16–16
Post-Season (1–1)
ACC Tournament (1–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Postseason Sources May 25 11:00 a.m. ACCNX vs. Clemson Truist Field W 15–10 (–) (–) 28–21 1–0 May 27 3:00 p.m. ACCNX vs. Georgia Tech Truist Field L 8–9^12 (–) (–) 28–22 1–1

Rankings

See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

2021 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Henry Davis	C	1	1	Pittsburgh Pirates
Alex Binelas	3B	3	86	Milwaukee Brewers
Cooper Bowman	2B	4	122	New York Yankees
Michael Kirian	RHP	6	173	Washington Nationals
Lucas Dunn	INF/OF	8	250	San Diego Padres
Luke Brown	OF	9	253	Pittsburgh Pirates
Glenn Albanese	RHP	15	441	Los Angeles Angels

External links

• Louisville Cardinals baseball

Notes and References

1. Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from.
2. Web site: Official Baseball Roster. Louisville Cardinals. June 15, 2020.