2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball

Overall 46-9
ACC 23-6
Streak L3
Home 29-4
Away 14-5
Neutral 3-0

ACC schedule
Pittsburgh (March 10, 11 & 12) 3-0 W 13-0 (1-0), 8-2 W 14-0 (2-0), 3-1 W 15-0 (3-0)

BC (March 17, 18 & 19) 6-0 W 17-0 (4-0), 6-4 W 18-0 (5-0), 5-3 W 19-0 (6-0)

@NCST (March 24, 25 & 26) 1-3 L 19-2 (6-1), 7-6 W 20-2(7-1), 8-1 W 21-2 (8-1)

@Virg (March 31, April 1 & 2) 5-2 W 23-2 (9-1), 2-11 L 23-3 (9-2), 4-3 W 24-3 (10-2)

WF (April 7, 8 & 9) 1-2 L 25-4 (10-3), 7-6 W 26-4 (11-3), 7-5 W 27-4 (12-3)

@GT (April 13,14, & 15) 3-0 W 29-4 (13-3), 10-1 W 30-4 (14-3), 5-4 W 31-4 (15-3)

Duke (April 21, 22 & 23) 3-5 L 31-6 (15-4), 7-5 W 32-6 (16-4), 10-0 W 33-6 (17-4)

@ND (May 5, 6 & 7) 2-0 W 40-6 (18-4), 5-1 W 41-6 (19-4), 9-4 W 42-6 (20-4)

@Clemson (May 12, 13 & 14) 4-2 W 44-6 (21-4), 6-4 W 45-6 (22-4), 6-4 W 46-6 (23-4)

FSU (May 18, 19 & 20) 9-12 L 46-8 (23-5), 2-8 L 46-9 (23-6), game 3 cancelled due to weather

ACC Championship May 23-28 @ Louisville Slugger Field

OOC schedule
Ala St(N) Feb 17 7-0 W 1-0
Maryland(N) Feb 18 10-7 W 2-0
Ball St(N) Feb 19 10-4 W 3-0
EKU Feb 22 19-3 W 4-0
Neb/Omaha Feb 24,25,26 7-2 W 5-0,10-0 W 6-0, 6-0 W 7-0
Morehead St March 1 20-2 W 8-0
EMU March 3,4,5 13-0 W 9-0, 3-2 W 10-0, 8-7 W 11-0
@EKU March 7 (ppd rain) (April 25)
Fort Wayne March 8 12-2 W 12-0
Xavier March 15 13-4 W 16-0
@Cincinnati March 21 3-6 L 19-1
WKU March 28 11-1 W 22-2
Kentucky April 4 5-3 W 25-3
Purdue April 11 13-2 W 28-4
@Kentucky April 18 7-11 L 31-5
@EKU April 25 14-4 W 34-6
N Ky April 26 (Lou Slugger Field) 6-4 W 35-6
Toledo April 28,29,30 5-4 W 36-6, 11-1 W 37-6, 17-2 W 38-6
Miami (Oh) May 2 6-5 W 39-6
Vanderbilt May 9 6-3 W 43-6
@Indiana May 16 3-4 L 46-7

Cards won the Atlantic division for the third time in their 3 years in the conference, also drawing the #1 seed in the ACC tournament. Pitt & VT failed to qualify for the ACC tournament. Onto the postseason!

ACC Championship May 23-28 @ Louisville Slugger Field

Thu 25 vs ND 7pm (RSN)
Fri 26 vs FSU 3pm (RSN)

ACC final standings


STANDINGS (as of May 21, 2017)

Atlantic Division

ACC Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
Louisville.......... 23 6 0 .793 46 9 0 .836
Wake Forest......... 19 11 0 .633 38 17 0 .691
Clemson............. 17 13 0 .567 39 17 0 .696
NC State............ 16 14 0 .533 33 22 0 .600
Florida State....... 14 14 0 .500 35 20 0 .636
Boston College...... 11 19 0 .367 25 26 0 .490
Notre Dame.......... 10 20 0 .333 26 30 0 .464


Coastal Division

ACC Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct
North Carolina...... 23 7 0 .767 44 11 0 .800
Virginia............ 18 12 0 .600 41 13 0 .759
Miami............... 16 13 0 .552 29 26 0 .527
Duke................ 12 18 0 .400 28 27 0 .509
Georgia Tech........ 11 19 0 .367 27 26 0 .509
Pitt................ 9 21 0 .300 23 30 0 .434
Virginia Tech....... 9 21 0 .300 23 32 0 .418

I think (and hope) that Mik Aoki is looking for work next week.

(05-23-2017 07:25 AM)TerryD Wrote:  I think (and hope) that Mik Aoki is looking for work next week.

Wanted: A decent coach to lead a baseball team in a cold, gray, perpetually overcast environment......but on a positive note the field truf is always green.

(05-22-2017 10:33 AM)H.U.S.T.L.E. Wrote:  

(05-22-2017 09:20 AM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  I would suggest that VT look into Indianas HC, former Cardinal Assistant, Chris Lemonis.

It will certainly be intriguing to see where they end up looking.

I've heard whispers that they may try and woo Gary Gilmore away from Coastal Carolina. I'm not sure it will be easy to pry him away from his alma mater after being head coach there for over 20 years and winning a national title, but money may talk. Gilmore is also originally from Franklin County, which is located in southwest Virginia practically next door to Blacksburg. Who knows if "coming home" means anything, but it's an interesting nugget at least.

Gilmore would be a phenomenal hire as well.

(05-23-2017 07:32 AM)XLance Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 07:25 AM)TerryD Wrote:  I think (and hope) that Mik Aoki is looking for work next week.

Wanted: A decent coach to lead a baseball team in a cold, gray, perpetually overcast environment......but on a positive note the field truf is always green.

Pat Murphy--(1988-94)---318-116-1 (.732). NCAA Regional finals appearances in 1992, 1993 and 1994. (old format).

Paul Mainieri--(1994-06)--533-213-3 (.714), a large number of 40 win seasons, conference championships, regional bids and a 2002 College World Series appearance.


Mik Aoki--(2011-Present)--174-161-1. One regional appearance (2015).


I think that ND can attract a much better candidate. He has had seven years and has done a fairly bad job.

(05-23-2017 08:16 AM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(05-22-2017 10:33 AM)H.U.S.T.L.E. Wrote:  

(05-22-2017 09:20 AM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  I would suggest that VT look into Indianas HC, former Cardinal Assistant, Chris Lemonis.

It will certainly be intriguing to see where they end up looking.

I've heard whispers that they may try and woo Gary Gilmore away from Coastal Carolina. I'm not sure it will be easy to pry him away from his alma mater after being head coach there for over 20 years and winning a national title, but money may talk. Gilmore is also originally from Franklin County, which is located in southwest Virginia practically next door to Blacksburg. Who knows if "coming home" means anything, but it's an interesting nugget at least.

Gilmore would be a phenomenal hire as well.

Nobody is allowed to think about changing baseball coaches.

Didn't you get the XLance memo? :)

(05-23-2017 10:30 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 08:16 AM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(05-22-2017 10:33 AM)H.U.S.T.L.E. Wrote:  

(05-22-2017 09:20 AM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  I would suggest that VT look into Indianas HC, former Cardinal Assistant, Chris Lemonis.

It will certainly be intriguing to see where they end up looking.

I've heard whispers that they may try and woo Gary Gilmore away from Coastal Carolina. I'm not sure it will be easy to pry him away from his alma mater after being head coach there for over 20 years and winning a national title, but money may talk. Gilmore is also originally from Franklin County, which is located in southwest Virginia practically next door to Blacksburg. Who knows if "coming home" means anything, but it's an interesting nugget at least.

Gilmore would be a phenomenal hire as well.

Nobody is allowed to think about changing baseball coaches.

Didn't you get the XLance memo? :)

I know Louisville wont be thinking about it.

Hopefully Danny Hall joins Jack Leggett in the self-inflicted wounds unemployment line.

Miami beats Georgia Tech in 13 innings. Both teams have one more game but that eliminates the Jackets from advancing from their pod as only the top seed can advance in the case of a three-way tie at 1-1.

Miami moves closer to continuing their NCAA streak by winning their 5th straight game.

NC State beats BC 6-1. Another ACC bubble team gets a win. UNC vs NC St later in the week to win the pod.

(05-23-2017 06:14 PM)CollegeCard Wrote:  NC State beats BC 6-1. Another ACC bubble team gets a win. UNC vs NC St later in the week to win the pod.

The Friday slate of games is dynamite ...

Clemson - Virginia
Louisville - Florida State
UNC - NC State

(05-23-2017 08:57 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  The Friday slate of games is dynamite ...

Clemson - Virginia
Louisville - Florida State
UNC - NC State

9 seed Duke upset 5 seed Clemson, eliminating the Tigers. Duke will play UVA to advance from that pod, making the bolded game above meaningless in this tournament. Both teams will likely still battle to help their NCAA positioning however.

(05-23-2017 10:48 PM)CollegeCard Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 08:57 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  The Friday slate of games is dynamite ...

Clemson - Virginia
Louisville - Florida State
UNC - NC State

9 seed Duke upset 5 seed Clemson, eliminating the Tigers. Duke will play UVA to advance from that pod, making the bolded game above meaningless in this tournament. Both teams will likely still battle to help their NCAA positioning however.

I'm not a fan of this format. If you are not the top seed in your pool and you lose the first game, you are eliminated but still have to play another game. If everybody in the a pool finishes 1-1, the higher seed advances. What is the point of Clemson playing another game if they can't make it out of the pod?

(05-24-2017 07:34 AM)Wolfman Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 10:48 PM)CollegeCard Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 08:57 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  The Friday slate of games is dynamite ...

Clemson - Virginia
Louisville - Florida State
UNC - NC State

9 seed Duke upset 5 seed Clemson, eliminating the Tigers. Duke will play UVA to advance from that pod, making the bolded game above meaningless in this tournament. Both teams will likely still battle to help their NCAA positioning however.

I'm not a fan of this format. If you are not the top seed in your pool and you lose the first game, you are eliminated but still have to play another game. If everybody in the a pool finishes 1-1, the higher seed advances. What is the point of Clemson playing another game if they can't make it out of the pod?

The combination of format and game scheduling order (highest seed does not play in opening game for each pod) does create an undesirable situation. As you mentioned, the first game of each pod is an elimination game, but the losing team still has to play a 2nd game.

Clemson for example was eliminated on Tuesday, but must stick around three days to play UVA on Friday in a game that means nothing to either team ACC tournament wise. It could help or hinder each team with NCAA placement.

As expected, rain all day in Louisville is impacting the tournament. Game 1 was moved from an 11am start to 1pm, and is now in an indefinite delay. At best we may get one game in today.

(05-24-2017 07:50 AM)CollegeCard Wrote:  

(05-24-2017 07:34 AM)Wolfman Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 10:48 PM)CollegeCard Wrote:  

(05-23-2017 08:57 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  The Friday slate of games is dynamite ...

Clemson - Virginia
Louisville - Florida State
UNC - NC State

9 seed Duke upset 5 seed Clemson, eliminating the Tigers. Duke will play UVA to advance from that pod, making the bolded game above meaningless in this tournament. Both teams will likely still battle to help their NCAA positioning however.

I'm not a fan of this format. If you are not the top seed in your pool and you lose the first game, you are eliminated but still have to play another game. If everybody in the a pool finishes 1-1, the higher seed advances. What is the point of Clemson playing another game if they can't make it out of the pod?

The combination of format and game scheduling order (highest seed does not play in opening game for each pod) does create an undesirable situation. As you mentioned, the first game of each pod is an elimination game, but the losing team still has to play a 2nd game.

Clemson for example was eliminated on Tuesday, but must stick around three days to play UVA on Friday in a game that means nothing to either team ACC tournament wise. It could help or hinder each team with NCAA placement.

It is a weird format.

Since only one game was played yesterday (FSU beat Notre Dame 5-3 in 13 innings, eliminating the Irish), we will play 4 game today and 4 games tomorrow.

Thursday
North Carolina vs. Boston College, 11 a.m. at Slugger
Georgia Tech vs. Wake Forest, Noon at Jim Patterson
Duke vs. Virginia, 3 p.m., at Slugger
Louisville vs. Notre Dame, 7p.m., at Slugger

Friday
Miami vs. Wake Forest, 11 a.m. at Slugger
Clemson vs. Virginia, Noon at Jim Patterson
Florida State vs. Louisville, 3 p.m. at Slugger
NC State vs. North Carolina, 7 p.m. at Slugger

Each day one game will be played five miles away at Louisville's normal home ballpark. Both games chosen to be moved will have no impact on who advances from those pods. If they get these game in, pod play will end on time tomorrow evening

11:30 AM its still raining cats and dogs in the Ville today.

Today's results so far:
2 NC 10 BC 0 F/7

16 WF 5 GT 4 @JPS

10 Virginia 0 Duke 1 T3rd

5 Louisville/ND @7pm