#5 Louisville Baseball 2021 Preview

 
Louisville Cardinals
 
Overall Rank: #5
Conference Rank: #1 ACC
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2019: 51-18, 21-9
2019 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Dan McDonnell
 
Key Departed Players:
Tyler Fitzgerald, INF, .315 BA, 8 HR, 65 RBI, 18 SB
Drew Campbell, OF, .309 BA, 2 HR, 39 RBI, 9 SB
Jake Snider, OF, .283 BA, 1 HR, 34 RBI, 13 SB
Logan Wyatt, INF, .283 BA, 9 HR, 53 RBI, 8 SB
Shay Smiddy, P, 2.31 ERA, 1-0 W/L, 23.1 IP, 18 BB, 28 SO
Michael McAvene, P, 2.73 ERA, 2-0 W/L, 33.0 IP, 11 BB, 50 SO
Bryan Hoeing, P, 3.00 ERA, 3-4 W/L, 63.0 IP, 17 BB, 75 SO
Nick Bennett, P, 4.40 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 77.2 IP, 32 BB, 76 SO
Danny Oriente, OF, .332 BA, 1 HR, 49 RBI
Justin Lavey, INF, .286 BA, 3 HR, 33 RBI, 20 SB
Zach Britton, OF, .288 BA, 5 HR, 28 RBI
Reid Detmers, P, 2.78 ERA, 13-4 W/L, 113.1 IP, 33 BB, 167 SO
Bobby Miller, P, 3.83 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 80.0 IP, 38 BB, 86 SO
 
Key Returning Players:
Alex Binelas, INF, .291 BA, 14 HR 59 RBI
Lucas Dunn, INF/OF, .309 BA, 1 HR, 25 RBI, 15 SB
Henry Davis, C, .280 BA, 3 HR, 23 RBI
Luke Smith, P, 4.24 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 68.0 IP, 24 BB, 53 SO
Adam Elliott, P, 2.48 ERA, 3-2 W/L, 32.2 IP, 18 BB, 33 SO
Jared Poland, P, 4.12 ERA, 2-1 W/L, 19.2 IP, 11 BB, 25 SO
Michael Kirian, P, 1.69 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 32.0 IP, 9 BB, 42 SO
 
Projected Postseason: NCAA Baseball Tournament