# 2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

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.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Louisville win |
| | Louisville loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Louisville team member |
2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball game log :
Regular season (46–10) :
February (7–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 15 | vs. Indiana | No. 4 | Florida Auto Exchange Stadium Dunedin, FL | L 0–2 | Bell (1–0) | Green (0–1) | Halstead (1) | 722 | 0–1 |
| Feb 16 | vs. South Florida | No. 4 | Bright House Field Clearwater, FL | W 10–1 | Thompson (1–0) | Gonzalez (0–1) | None | 415 | 1–1 |
| Feb 17 | vs. Purdue | No. 4 | Al Lang Stadium St. Petersburg, FL | W 9–4 | Kidston (1–0) | De LaRiva (0–1) | None | 356 | 2–1 |
| Feb 20 | Eastern Kentucky | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 17–6 | Kime (1–0) | Cervantes (0–1) | None | 1,122 | 3–1 |
| Feb 22 | Akron | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 7–0 | Green (1–1) | Pusateri (0–2) | None | 1,033 | 4–1 |
| Feb 23 | Akron | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, 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 | Morehead State | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 13–4 | Kime (2–0) | Whittle (1–1) | None | 585 | 7–1 |
March (15–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big East Record |
| Mar 1 | Kent State | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 14–2 | Green (2–1) | Skulina (0–1) | None | 664 | 8–1 | |
| Mar 2 | Kent State | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 10–3 | Thompson (3–0) | Williams (1–1) | Kidston (1) | 671 | 9–1 | |
| Mar 3 | Kent State | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | L 2–3 | Wilson (1–2) | Ege (0–1) | Dorsch (1) | 956 | 9–2 | |
| Mar 6 | at Eastern Kentucky | No. 4 | Turkey Hughes Field Richmond, KY | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| Mar 8 | Alabama | No. 5 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 4–3$^{14}$ | McGrath (1–0) | Shaw (0–1) | None | 1,659 | 10–2 | |
| Mar 9 | Alabama | No. 5 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 6–0 | Thompson (4–0) | Keller (2–2) | None | 3,022 | 11–2 | |
| Mar 10 | Alabama | No. 5 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 8–7$^{10}$ | McGrath (2–0) | Greer (1–1) | None | 3,240 | 12–2 | |
| Mar 13 | Purdue | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 3–1 | Kidston (3–0) | Lutz (0–2) | Burdi (2) | 2,021 | 13–2 | |
| Mar 15 | Xavier | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 6–1 | Green (3–1) | Richard (2–2) | Kime (1) | 1,263 | 14–2 | |
| Mar 16 | Xavier | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 7–0 | Thompson (5–0) | Westrick (1–3) | None | 1,703 | 15–2 | |
| Mar 16 | Xavier | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 8–6 | Funkhouser (1–0) | Klever (2–2) | Burdi (3) | 1,217 | 16–2 | |
| Mar 19 | Southern California | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 13–6 | McGrath (3–0) | Silva (0–1) | None | 1,026 | 17–2 | |
| Mar 20 | Southern California | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 6–3 | Funkhouser (2–0) | Kriske (0–1) | Burdi (4) | 769 | 18–2 | |
| Mar 22 | Rutgers | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | L 2–6 | Smorol (2–1) | Green (3–2) | None | 801 | 18–3 | 0–1 |
| Mar 23 | Rutgers | No. 4 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, 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 Stadium Louisville, 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 Field Bloomington, IN | L 2–6 | Effross (4–0) | Funkhouser (2–1) | None | 1,028 | 19–5 | |
| Mar 28 | No. 15 Notre Dame | No. 10 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, 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 Stadium Louisville, 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 Stadium Louisville, KY | W 10–5 | Kidston (4–0) | Connaughton (0–1) | McGrath (2) | 2,351 | 22–5 | 4–2 |
April (12–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big East Record |
| Apr 2 | No. 6 Kentucky | No. 9 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | L 4–5$^{10}$ | Gott (4–0) | Burdi (1–1) | None | 4,733 | 22–6 | |
| Apr 5 | at Cincinnati | No. 9 | Marge Schott Stadium Cincinnati, 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 Ballpark Cincinnati, 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 Stadium Cincinnati, OH | W 7–4 | Burdi (2–1) | Strenge (1–4) | None | 1,737 | 25–6 | 7–2 |
| Apr 9 | at Western Kentucky | No. 8 | Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY | L 5–6 | Bartley (2–0) | Kime (2–1) | None | 2,370 | 25–7 | |
| Apr 12 | Elon | No. 8 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 10–1 | Green (5–2) | Clark (4–3) | None | 1,321 | 26–7 | |
| Apr 13 | Elon | No. 8 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 7–5 | Ege (2–1) | Medick (5–2) | Burdi (6) | 4,573 | 27–7 | |
| Apr 14 | Elon | No. 8 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, 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 Stadium Lexington, KY | W 12–5 | Ege (3–1) | Cody (3–2) | None | 3,589 | 29–7 | |
| Apr 19 | at St. John's | No. 8 | Jack Kaiser Stadium New 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 Stadium New 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 Stadium New 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 Stadium Louisville, KY | L 2–10 | Buehler (3–1) | McGrath (5–1) | None | 2,516 | 30–10 | |
| Apr 26 | Georgetown | No. 12 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, 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 Stadium Louisville, KY | W 6–2 | Thompson (7–1) | Polus (2–6) | None | 1,006 | 32–10 | 10–4 |
| Apr 28 | Georgetown | No. 12 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, 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 Stadium Louisville, KY | W 6–2 | Kime (3–1) | Mercer (0–1) | Funkhouser (1) | 2,194 | 34–10 | |
May (12–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Big East Record |
| May 3 | at Villanova | No. 13 | Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth Plymouth 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 Plymouth Plymouth 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 Plymouth Plymouth Meeting, PA | W 6–2 | Kime (4–1) | Harris (4–6) | None | 479 | 37–10 | 14–4 |
| May 7 | at Eastern Kentucky | No. 12 | Turkey Hughes Field Richmond, KY | W 4–0 | Funkhouser (3–1) | Grimm (4–5) | None | 150 | 38–10 | |
| May 8 | at No. 14 Indiana | No. 12 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 4–3 | Burdi (3–2) | Halstead (2–3) | None | 3,530 | 39–10 | |
| May 11 | at Connecticut | No. 12 | J. O. Christian Field Storrs, 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 Field Storrs, 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 Field Storrs, CT | W 3–1 | Kime (5–1) | Tabakman (5–1) | Burdi (11) | 245 | 42–10 | 17–4 |
| May 14 | at Ohio State | No. 12 | Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, OH | W 6–3 | Funkhouser (4–1) | Giannonatii (0–3) | Burdi (12) | 950 | 43–10 | |
| May 16 | No. 16 Pittsburgh | No. 12 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, 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 Stadium Louisville, 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 Stadium Louisville, KY | W 7–4 | Ege (4–1) | Aldenhoven (8–1) | Burdi (14) | 2,637 | 46–10 | 20–4 |
Post-season (5–4) :
Big East Tournament (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | BET Record |
| May 22 | (8) Connecticut | No. 10 (1) | Bright House Field Clearwater, FL | L 2–3$^{12}$ | Mahoney (1–2) | Burdi (3–3) | Butler (3) | 1,872 | 46–11 | 0–1 |
| May 23 | (5) Rutgers | No. 10 (1) | Bright House Field Clearwater, FL | L 1–9 | Law (6–5) | Green (9–3) | None | 1,683 | 46–12 | 0–2 |
NCAA tournament Louisville Regional (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 31 | (4) Bowling Green | No. 15 (1) | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 8–3 | Green (10–3) | Frank (5–8) | None | 2,650 | 47–12 | 1–0 |
| June 1 | (2) Miami (FL) | No. 15 (1) | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 6–4 | Funkhouser (5–1) | Radziewski (9–3) | Burdi (15) | 2,581 | 48–12 | 2–0 |
| June 2 | (3) Oklahoma State | No. 15 (1) | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | W 12–3 | Filomeno (1–0) | Bevacqua (2–3) | None | 4,374 | 49–12 | 3–0 |
NCAA tournament Nashville Super Regional (2–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 8 | at No. 1 (2) Vanderbilt | No. 15 | Hawkins Field Nashville, 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 Field Nashville, TN | W 2–1 | Thompson (11–1) | Beede (14–1) | Ege (1) | 3,503 | 51–12 | 5–0 |
College World Series (0–2) :
| 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 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 25 | 25* | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | | | 8 |
| Baseball America | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | | | 8 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 22 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| NCBWA† | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | | 8 |
^ 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.