Louisville Cardinals
Big East (38-18, 18-9)
Big Wins: 3/13 Mississippi (4-3), 4/10 at Kentucky (12-0), 4/24 Kentucky (10-2)
Bad Losses: 2/17 vs Minnesota (5-6), 4/7 at Georgetown (3-6), 5/5 at West Virginia (3-4)
Coach: Dan McDonnell (6 seasons at Louisville)
Key Field Players:
Ty Young, Sophomore, IF, .349 BA, 6 HR, 38 RBI, 15 SB
Nick Ratajczak, Junior, 2B, .329 BA, 23 RBI
Cole Sturgeon, Sophomore, OF, .325 BA, 39 RBI
Adam Engel, Sophomore, OF, .315 BA, 16 RBI, 32 SB
Jeff Gardner, Sophomore, OF/C, .301 BA, 34 RBI
Zach Lucas, Freshman, IF, .272 BA, 28 RBI
Stewart Ijames, Senior, OF, .266 BA, 12 HR, 60 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Justin Amlung, Junior, RHP, 2.16 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 96.0 IP, 94 SO
Jeff Thompson, Sophomore, RHP, 3.91 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 73.2 IP, 69 SO
Jared Ruxer, Freshman, RHP, 2.61 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 69.0 IP, 30 SO
Derek Self, Senior, RHP, 3.07 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 29.1 IP, 20 SO, 7 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .295 (39th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Offense: 7.1 (11, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.73 (105, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (137, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 0.54 (97, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .408 (69, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.59 (26, 1)
Earned Run Average: 3.28 (44, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .965 (169, 7)
Double Plays per Game: 0.68 (214, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2010 | Regional | defeated St. Louis, defeated Vanderbilt, lost to Vanderbilt, eliminated by Vanderbilt |
| 2009 | Regional | defeated Indiana, defeated Middle Tennessee, lost to Vanderbilt, defeated Vanderbilt |
| 2009 | Super Regional | eliminated by Cal State Fullerton |
| 2008 | Regional | lost to Georgia Tech, eliminated by Georgia |
| 2007 | Regional | defeated Miami (FL), lost to Missouri, defeated Miami (FL), defeated Missouri, defeated Missouri |
| 2007 | Super Regional | defeated Oklahoma |
| 2007 | CWS | lost to Rice, defeated Mississippi State, eliminated by North Carolina |
| 2002 | Regional | lost to Georgia, eliminated by Coastal Carolina |
*all team stats through 5/20
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