Reid Detmers, the ace of Louisville Baseball’s staff for the last 2 years, is now a Los Angeles Angel. Detmers was selected with the 10th pick by the Angels in the 2020 MLB Draft. 🚨 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗗 🚨 🚀 @RDetmers #⃣1⃣0⃣🏟️ @Angels #MLBDraft ╳ #L1C4 pic.twitter.com/tmfeTxedqn — Louisville Baseball (@LouisvilleBSB) June 11, 2020 A two-time All-American,…
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The 2020 MLB Draft is set to take place Wednesday and Thursday. While under normal circumstances there would be 40 rounds, this year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be just 5 rounds. As is always the case since Dan McDonnell arrived at Louisville, there are two likely first round draft picks that fans…
Louisville Baseball Head Coach Dan McDonnell held a teleconference on Thursday. The purpose of the teleconference was to address the upcoming MLB Draft and how it will effect the Louisville Baseball roster. He opened the presser by addressing the current protests taking place all over the country. Specifically, he mentioned that he has been in…
Baseball America released a look ahead to Omaha for 2021 and picked the eight teams they think will be there. Not surprising to most of us, Louisville was on their list. The Tweet that has a link to the article only teases us as they explain why they chose each team, but the meat of…
Earlier this week, Louisville Baseball coach, Dan McDonnell, spoke with the local media discuss various topics. One of the major topics discussed is what his roster would look like come the fall. Apparently, due to Coronavirus, the MLB Draft may be shortened to 5 or 10 rounds. With less picks, Coach McDonnell believes it…
Today, Louisville Athletics started a series to help keep us fans connected with our university’s athletics program. The series is called, “At Home With The Cards,” and the first guest is Louisville Baseball Head Coach Dan McDonnell. Coach Mac talks about his life in quarantine. Apparently, it includes yoga, virtual spin classes, and keeping in…
Louisville overcame a 5-2 deficit down the stretch, putting up six combined runs in the seventh and eighth innings as the Cardinals (5-3) pulled out an 8-5 comeback victory over the Xavier Musketeers (2-5). The Cards avenged last season’s loss to the Musketeers, one that saw Xavier pull out a 5-4 win in extra innings…
Opening weekend in baseball is always going to be exciting for players and coaches, as they both get to see how the fruits of their labor are harvested over the course of the season. For the Bianco family, this opening weekend at Swayze Field in Oxford, MS will be a little more exciting. Not only…
Louisville Baseball is set to begin their 2020 campaign on Friday at Ole Miss. However, on the home front, Louisville Athletics announced the promotions for home games this season. The promotions and special offers can be found by clicking on the link that is provided in the press release below. That link will take you…
Louisville Baseball is one of the favorites to win the College World Series this year based on all the preseason accolades the team has collected. Numerous reputable college baseball publications have the Cards pegged as their number 1 team nationally heading into the upcoming season. Well, the 2020 Cards picked up another accolade yesterday. The…
Louisville Baseball is very highly thought of on the eve of the 2020 collegiate baseball season. Two respected college baseball publications, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Perfect Game, both picked the Cards as the number 1 team in the preseason. Now another respected publication, D1Baseball, has chosen the Cards as their preseason number 1. The preseason…
Louisville Baseball had the best season in program history last year, making it to the national semifinal before losing to eventual national champion Vanderbilt in a closely contested game. Louisville lost some pieces from that team, but there is still quite a lot of talent returning for Coach Dan McDonnell. That’s why one publication that…
Right now, UofL Football is in the thick of its season and the UofL Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams are just beginning theirs. However, February will be here soon and with it the start of a new UofL Baseball season. The Cardinal 9 had their 2020 season schedule released today. Among some of their marquee…
Louisville Baseball has been one of the top-tier, elite baseball programs in Division 1 college baseball since Head Coach Dan McDonnell first set foot on campus. After making the College World Series four times in the last seven years, including last year’s trip to Omaha, McDonnell has proven to be one of the absolute best…
Head Coach Dan McDonnell has made Louisville a baseball powerhouse ever since he stepped foot on campus. One baseball publication, D1Baseball, ranks the top 100 programs every two years. They began this endeavor in 2015. In the previous two iterations of this list, the Cards were ranked the 6th best baseball program in the country….
Yes football season is here, but there is some baseball in the fall as well. UofL Baseball, coming off yet another trip to the College World Series, has released their fall schedule. In addition to the annual Pizza Bowl set for the middle of October, the Cardinal 9 will be playing EKU in a scrimmage…
Brendan McKay was possibly the best baseball player to ever play for the Louisville Baseball program. A two-way star, he was an elite pitcher and an excellent first baseman with a powerful bat. McKay’s career culminated in a trip to the 2017 College World Series and the winning of college baseball’s most prestigious individual award,…
The University of Louisville baseball team is making its 5th trip to Omaha for the College World Series. Louisville’s first game will be against nemesis, No. 2 Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The Cards would have to win at least three games in the next week to make it to the CWS finals (4…
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT: College World Series Starts Sunday for Louisville Baseball The Cardinals will take on Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT Sunday at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 7 national seed Louisville baseball team begins its fifth NCAA College World Series appearance…
I don’t think it’s an understatement to say that the last few years as a Cardinal fan have been challenging, distressing, heartbreaking, vexing, grueling, cumbersome and unstable. There have been a few moments that have brought hope and a slight glimpse into what could be a bright future but with the probability of future NCAA…