Louisville Cardinals
Big East (46-12, 20-4)
Big Wins: 4/16 Kentucky (12-5), 5/8 Indiana (4-3), 5/17 Pittsburgh (12-4)
Bad Losses: 3/3 Kent State (2-3), 4/9 at Western Kentucky (5-6), 4/21 at St. John’s (5-6)
Coach: Dan McDonnell
Key Field Players:
Ty Young, Junior, 3B, .357 BA, 55 RBI, 26 SB
Cole Sturgeon, Junior, OF, .338 BA, 33 RBI, 12 SB
Coco Johnson, Junior, OF, .324 BA, 6 HR, 44 RBI, 20 SB
Sutton Whiting, Sophomore, IF, .320 BA, 28 RBI, 22 SB
Nick Ratajczak, Senior, 2B, .283 BA, 28 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Chad Green, Junior, P, 2.09 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 90.1 IP, 65 SO
Jeff Thompson, Junior, P, 2.09 ERA, 10-1 W/L, 90.1 IP, 97 SO
Dace Kime, Junior, P, 3.08 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 61.1 IP, 75 SO
Nick Burdi, Sophomore, P, 0.88 ERA, 3-3 W/L, 30.2 IP, 56 SO, 14 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .296 (43rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Earned Run Average: 2.43 (3, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (73, 2)
Scoring Offense: 6.5 (37, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.48 (89, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.52 (183, 8)
Triples per Game: 0.43 (13, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 2.50 (3, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .410 (51, 2)
Double Plays per Game: 0.86 (78, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2012 | Regional | defeated New Mexico State, lost to Arizona, defeated Missouri, eliminated by Arizona |
| 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 5/19
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