National championship buzz for Louisville baseball
Zach Burdi and Brendan McKay take their turn at bat during Monday press conference.The goal of a national championship is very much on the minds and tongues of University of…
McDonnell vowed Louisville baseball will be back
Tears were flowing down his cheeks the last time we saw Dan McDonnell. As disappointed as we’ve ever seen him, struggling to regain his composure, one game short of a…
Hairston again, Louisville baseball edges Michigan
Left-handed pitchers continue to pose a challenge for University of Louisville hitters, the Cardinals scoreless through the first six innings. Give them time and they will eventually solve Michigan’s Brett…
Jim Patterson for drama, Slugger Field for relaxing
Baseball is a slow sport, always has been, with long, drawn out games. The baseball park is a good place to relax without an interest in the outcome of the…
Pitino may be signaling slow start for Louisville basketball
The University of Louisville opens the 2014-15 basketball season in just over a week but Rick Pitino is saying he doesn’t have a good handle on his team. A curious…
Dan McDonnell gets right back to work
And what a celebration it was, following the University of Louisville baseball team’s 7-4 win over Kennesaw State, advancing UofL to the College World Series for the third time in…
Dan McDonnell: Humble and hungry
University of Louisville Baseball Coach Dan McDonnell got emotional Sunday following his team’s win over Kennesaw State, sending the Cardinals to the school’s third College World Series in eight seasons.…
Jeff Gardner needs to starting having fun again
As he walks to the plate, Jeff Gardner looks up to the sky, thankful for another at bat. Just outside the batter’s box he raises his bat, twists it slightly…
UofL baseball not overlooking Kent State or Kansas
The University of Kentucky baseball team was conducting practice at Jim Patterson Stadium but Louisville Coach Dan McDonnell says he hasn’t given much thought to a possible matchup with UK…
Allergy relief — and a UofL win — at Jim Patterson
Jim Patterson Stadium has always provided the perfect setting for watching University of Louisville baseball, along with a lot of wins and a growing tradition over the years. The observer…
McDonnell winningest Louisville baseball coach
On June 27, 2006, Dan McDonnell was named the 18th head coach of the University of Louisville baseball team. And on June 15, 2007, McDonnell and the Cardinals took the…
Catching up with Jock Sutherland
Jock Sutherland was back on the golf course, participating in the Press Box Classic at the Cardinal Club in Simpsonville on Monday. Sutherland, who was the color commentator on University…
McDonnell committed to national title
Dan McDonnell, the University of Louisville baseball coach, has taken stock and reestablished a goal five days after his team was the first to be eliminated from the College World…
Ratajczak remains day-to-day decison
The temperature on the artificial turf is at least 98 degrees Wednesday as Dan McDonnell prepares his University of Louisville baseball team for the opening game against Indiana in the…
Special season for UofL baseball, too?
The elements may be in place for a grand finish for University of Louisville baseball. Could the glory road still be continuing at a university that won a national championship…
McDonnell talks winning and losing with baseball donors
Among 600 donors honored for their contribution to the expansion of Jim Patterson Stadium were Ray and Cheryl Stout of Fern Creek (front row, right). Dan McDonnell shared some surprising…
Baseball season a week away for UofL
The college baseball season opens in seven days. The fourth-ranked University of Louisville baseball team will conduct three open scrimmages starting this weekend — at noon Saturday, at noon on…
Paying respects to a Louisville icon
Among the representatives of the University of Louisville and the athletic department paying their respects to Owsley B. Frazier during visitation Tuesday at the Brown & Williamson Club at Papa…
Amlung gets another day (or two) of rest
Another day of rest for Justin Amlung already. The University of Louisville-UConn baseball game has been rescheduled for Friday because Thursday’s South Florida-Pittsburgh game was interrupted for several hours by…
Louisville Baseball wobbles into Big East tourney
Here we go again. Somehow the University of Louisville baseball team wrapped up a tie for first place with St. John’s in the Big East during the regular season, securing…