The 2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals were coached by Dan McDonnell, in his seventh season, and played their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium.

The Cardinals finished with 51 wins, the most in school history, against 14 losses overall, and 20–4 in the Big East Conference, earning the conference championship. They reached the College World Series for the second time in their history, where they finished 0–2, eliminated by Oregon State 11–4.

Roster 2013 Louisville Cardinals roster Pitchers 11 Joe Ceja - Sophomore 13 Cody Ege - Junior 16 Kyle Funkhouser - Freshman 19 Nick Burdi - Sophomore 24 Chad Green - Junior 25 Robert Strader - Freshman 28 Brandon Alphin - Sophomore 31 Joe Filomeno - Sophomore 32 Jordan Simons - Freshman 33 Adam Schemenauer - Freshman 34 Michael Bollmer - Freshman 35 Dace Kime - Junior 40 Jared Ruxer - Sophomore 44 Jeff Thompson - Junior 45 Kyle McGrath - Sophomore Catchers 14 Kyle Gibson - Junior 38 Aaron Gershenfeld - Junior 41 Shane Crain - Junior

Infielders 1 Nick Ratajczak - Senior 2 Zach Lucas - Sophomore 4 Alex Chittenden - Junior 5 Anthony Kidston - Freshman 7 Zack Soria - Freshman 8 Danny Rosenbaum - Freshman 9 Jordan Striegel - Freshman 17 Sutton Whiting - Sophomore 26 Zak Wasserman - Senior 30 Ty Young - Junior 36 Jonah Philley - Freshman Outfielders 10 Adam Engel - Junior 15 Cole Sturgeon - Junior 18 Mike White - Sophomore 20 Coco Johnson - Junior 42 Jeff Gardner - Junior 43 Matt Helms - Senior 

Coaches 2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball coaching staff9 Dan McDonnell - Head coach 22 Chris Lemonis - Assistant coach/Recruiting coordinator 23 Roger Williams - Assistant coach/Pitching Coach 21 Kyle Cheesebrough - Assistant coach

Schedule Legend Louisville win Louisville loss PostponementBoldLouisville team member 2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log Regular season (46–10) February (7–1) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big East Record Feb 15 vs. Indiana No. 4 Florida Auto Exchange StadiumDunedin, FL L 0–2 Bell (1–0) Green (0–1) Halstead (1) 722 0–1 Feb 16 vs. No. 4 Bright House FieldClearwater, FL W 10–1 Thompson (1–0) Gonzalez (0–1) None 415 1–1 Feb 17 vs. No. 4 Al Lang StadiumSt. Petersburg, FL W 9–4 Kidston (1–0) De LaRiva (0–1) None 356 2–1 Feb 20 No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 17–6 Kime (1–0) Cervantes (0–1) None 1,122 3–1 Feb 22 No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 7–0 Green (1–1) Pusateri (0–2) None 1,033 4–1 Feb 23 Akron No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 8–0 Thompson (2–0) Valek (0–1) None 1,461 5–1 Feb 24 Akron No. 4 Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY W 2–1 Kidston (2–0) Brubaker (0–2) Burdi (1) 1,384 6–1 Feb 26 No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 13–4 Kime (2–0) Whittle (1–1) None 585 7–1 March (15–4) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big East Record Mar 1 No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 14–2 Green (2–1) Skulina (0–1) None 664 8–1 Mar 2 Kent State No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 10–3 Thompson (3–0) Williams (1–1) Kidston (1) 671 9–1 Mar 3 Kent State No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY L 2–3 Wilson (1–2) Ege (0–1) Dorsch (1) 956 9–2 Mar 6 at No. 4 Turkey Hughes FieldRichmond, KY Postponed Mar 8 Alabama No. 5 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 4–314 McGrath (1–0) Shaw (0–1) None 1,659 10–2 Mar 9 Alabama No. 5 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 6–0 Thompson (4–0) Keller (2–2) None 3,022 11–2 Mar 10 Alabama No. 5 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 8–710 McGrath (2–0) Greer (1–1) None 3,240 12–2 Mar 13 No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 3–1 Kidston (3–0) Lutz (0–2) Burdi (2) 2,021 13–2 Mar 15 No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 6–1 Green (3–1) Richard (2–2) Kime (1) 1,263 14–2 Mar 16 Xavier No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 7–0 Thompson (5–0) Westrick (1–3) None 1,703 15–2 Mar 16 Xavier No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 8–6 Funkhouser (1–0) Klever (2–2) Burdi (3) 1,217 16–2 Mar 19 No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 13–6 McGrath (3–0) Silva (0–1) None 1,026 17–2 Mar 20 Southern California No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 6–3 Funkhouser (2–0) Kriske (0–1) Burdi (4) 769 18–2 Mar 22 No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY L 2–6 Smorol (2–1) Green (3–2) None 801 18–3 0–1 Mar 23 Rutgers No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 4–0 McGrath (4–0) Gebler (1–3) Burdie (5) 1,142 19–3 1–1 Mar 23 Rutgers No. 4 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY L 3–7 Law (1–2) Ruxer (0–1) None 1,142 19–4 1–2 Mar 27 at No. 19 Indiana No. 10 Bart Kaufman FieldBloomington, IN L 2–6 Effross (4–0) Funkhouser (2–1) None 1,028 19–5 Mar 28 No. 15 No. 10 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 10–5 Green (4–2) Fitzgerald (1–3) McGrath (1) 923 20–5 2–2 Mar 29 No. 15 Notre Dame No. 10 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 2–1 Burdi (1–0) Slania (2–1) None 1,009 21–5 3–2 Mar 30 No. 15 Notre Dame No. 10 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 10–5 Kidston (4–0) Connaughton (0–1) McGrath (2) 2,351 22–5 4–2 April (12–5) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big East Record Apr 2 No. 6 Kentucky No. 9 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY L 4–510 Gott (4–0) Burdi (1–1) None 4,733 22–6 Apr 5 at No. 9 Marge Schott StadiumCincinnati, OH W 8–3 Ege (1–1) Walsh (1–1) None 1,604 23–6 5–2 Apr 6 at Cincinnati No. 9 Great American BallparkCincinnati, OH W 4–1 Thompson (6–0) Patishall (0–4) None 4,500 24–6 6–2 Apr 7 at Cincinnati No. 9 Marge Schott StadiumCincinnati, OH W 7–4 Burdi (2–1) Strenge (1–4) None 1,737 25–6 7–2 Apr 9 at No. 8 Nick Denes FieldBowling Green, KY L 5–6 Bartley (2–0) Kime (2–1) None 2,370 25–7 Apr 12 No. 8 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 10–1 Green (5–2) Clark (4–3) None 1,321 26–7 Apr 13 Elon No. 8 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 7–5 Ege (2–1) Medick (5–2) Burdi (6) 4,573 27–7 Apr 14 Elon No. 8 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 4–0 Kidston (5–0) Webb (3–2) Sturgeton (1) 1,542 28–7 Apr 16 at No. 15 Kentucky No. 8 Cliff Hagan StadiumLexington, KY W 12–5 Ege (3–1) Cody (3–2) None 3,589 29–7 Apr 19 at No. 8 Jack Kaiser StadiumNew York, NY W 7–4 McGrath (5–0) Hackimer (0–1) Burdi (7) 435 30–7 8–2 Apr 20 at St. John's No. 8 Jack Kaiser StadiumNew York, NY L 3–4 Hagan (3–5) Thompson (6–1) Hackimer (7) 239 30–8 8–3 Apr 21 at St. John's No. 8 Jack Kaiser StadiumNew York, NY L 5–6 Graziano (3–0) Burdi (2–2) Katz (1) 353 30–9 8–4 Apr 23 No. 3 Vanderbilt No. 12 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY L 2–10 Buehler (3–1) McGrath (5–1) None 2,516 30–10 Apr 26 No. 12 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 2–1 Green (6–2) Vander Linden (3–3) Burdi (8) 2,202 31–10 9–4 Apr 27 Georgetown No. 12 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 6–2 Thompson (7–1) Polus (2–6) None 1,006 32–10 10–4 Apr 28 Georgetown No. 12 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 13–7 McGrath (6–1) Smith (3–1) None 1,421 33–10 11–4 Apr 30 Western Kentucky No. 12 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 6–2 Kime (3–1) Mercer (0–1) Funkhouser (1) 2,194 34–10 May (12–0) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big East Record May 3 at No. 13 Villanova Ballpark at PlymouthPlymouth Meeting, PA W 6–0 Green (7–2) Ostapeck (0–8) Burdi (9) 463 35–10 12–4 May 4 at Villanova No. 13 Villanova Ballpark at PlymouthPlymouth Meeting, PA W 6–5 Thompson (8–1) Young (1–7) Burdi (10) 311 36–10 13–4 May 5 at Villanova No. 13 Villanova Ballpark at PlymouthPlymouth Meeting, PA W 6–2 Kime (4–1) Harris (4–6) None 479 37–10 14–4 May 7 at No. 12 Turkey Hughes FieldRichmond, KY W 4–0 Funkhouser (3–1) Grimm (4–5) None 150 38–10 May 8 at No. 14 Indiana No. 12 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 4–3 Burdi (3–2) Halstead (2–3) None 3,530 39–10 May 11 at Connecticut No. 12 J. O. Christian FieldStorrs, CT W 8–0 Green (8–2) Cross (7–4) None 107 40–10 15–4 May 11 at Connecticut No. 12 J. O. Christian FieldStorrs, CT W 6–0 Thompson (9–1) Marzi (3–6) None 88 41–10 16–4 May 12 at Connecticut No. 12 J. O. Christian FieldStorrs, CT W 3–1 Kime (5–1) Tabakman (5–1) Burdi (11) 245 42–10 17–4 May 14 at No. 12 Bill Davis StadiumColumbus, OH W 6–3 Funkhouser (4–1) Giannonatii (0–3) Burdi (12) 950 43–10 May 16 No. 16 No. 12 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 5–2 Green (9–2) Mildren (9–3) Burdi (13) 2,171 44–10 18–4 May 17 No. 16 Pittsburgh No. 12 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 12–4 Thompson (10–1) Wotherspoon (9–2) None 3,574 45–10 19–4 May 18 No. 16 Pittsburgh No. 12 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 7–4 Ege (4–1) Aldenhoven (8–1) Burdi (14) 2,637 46–10 20–4 Postseason (5–4) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BET Record May 22 (8) Connecticut No. 10 (1) Bright House FieldClearwater, FL L 2–312 Mahoney (1–2) Burdi (3–3) Butler (3) 1,872 46–11 0–1 May 23 (5) No. 10 (1) Bright House FieldClearwater, FL L 1–9 Law (6–5) Green (9–3) None 1,683 46–12 0–2 Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record May 31 (4) No. 15 (1) Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 8–3 Green (10–3) Frank (5–8) None 2,650 47–12 1–0 June 1 (2) No. 15 (1) Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 6–4 Funkhouser (5–1) Radziewski (9–3) Burdi (15) 2,581 48–12 2–0 June 2 (3) No. 15 (1) Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 12–3 Filomeno (1–0) Bevacqua (2–3) None 4,374 49–12 3–0 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 8 at No. 1 (2) Vanderbilt No. 15 Hawkins FieldNashville, TN W 5–3 Kime (6–1) Ziomek (11–3) Burdi (16) 3,503 50–12 4–0 June 9 at No. 1 (2) Vanderbilt No. 15 Hawkins FieldNashville, TN W 2–1 Thompson (11–1) Beede (14–1) Ege (1) 3,503 51–12 5–0 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record June 15 #8 Indiana TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 0–2 DeNato (10–2) Green (10–4) None 27,122 51–13 0–1 June 17 #3 Oregon State TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 4–11 Wetzler (10–1) Thompson (11–2) None 18,980 51–14 0–2 *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the Baseball America poll

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