McDonnell wants UofL commitment to winning baseball
Dan McDonnell had reason to be down following the conclusion of the University of Louisville baseball team’s regular season. The Cardinals finished with a 31-24 won-lost record but were a…
Been there, done that doesn’t make it any easier for UofL Baseball
Here we go again. College World series time again for the University of Louisville baseball program. Never gets old. Five times in 13 years for UofL under Coach Dan McDonnell.…
Tough times make for better Louisville baseball in post-season play
By Ed Peak There are certain things I know about this University of Louisville baseball team. I know it is not coach Dan McDonnell’s best or most talented in his…
McDonnell trusting Bennett to get Louisville baseball off to good start
There’s Dan McDonnell again, presiding over still another NCAA Regional press conference at Jim Patterson Stadium. The eighth hosted by the baseball program in the coach’s 13-year tenure at the…
McDonnell, Tyra share high expectations for Louisville baseball
No last minute pitches unnecessary when one of the game’s traditional powers came calling. Dan McDonnell and Vince Tyra have been discussing the future of University of Louisville baseball for…
Mississippi State rears its head again, threat to Louisville baseball
Always something. During an academic calendar year when Mississippi State teams brought abrupt ends to numerous University of Louisville athletic teams, one is not shocked that the same school is…
Bordner cuffs Texas A&M batters, Louisville advances in CWS
One will not find Sam Bordner in any listings of 2017 All-America baseball teams. Nor on any All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams either. Not even honorable mention in either of those…
Devin Hairston just keeps on delivering for UofL Baseball
“When the lights are on, Devin Hairston’s the guy you want at the plate.” The word coming from Dan McDonnell, coach of the University of Louisville baseball team following a…
Louisville baseball on the road again to Omaha
Dan McDonnell doesn’t have to remind players of the annual aspirations or the ultimate objective for University of Louisville baseball. They are, in this order: Getting back to Omaha for…
Five of the top UofL baseball games ever
After nearly a century in obscurity, University of Louisville baseball has established itself as a major player, finishing among the top 10 teams the past three seasons. Die-hard baseball fans…
Louisville baseball sets attendance mark during 2016 season
“I’m really proud of our fans. I was hoping we were give them one more day, one more game.” One more game may have gotten Dan McDonnell’s baseball team into…
Deja vu for Zack Burdi and Louisville baseball
Probably the best University of Louisville baseball team since Dan McDonnell arrived in 2007. That’s saying a lot with three College World Series appearances behind him. Seven players batting over…
Louisville baseball faces once and future reality
Season on the brink. Never take anything for granted with this University of Louisville baseball team. Overconfidence will inevitably give way to subjection, having your butt handed to you. Heady stuff,…
UofL baseball celebrates as Ray, Burdi, Smith and Solak are drafted
There is some early celebrating going on at the University of Louisville baseball complex, with Corey Ray being picked No. 5 Thursday in the Major League Baseball draft. The junior…
Louisville baseball team will pay respects to Muhammad Ali
Members of the University of Louisville baseball team will have an opportunity to pay their respects to the late Muhammad Ali on Thursday, a day before his funeral on Friday. Especially appropriate for…
Logan Johnson delivers for Louisville baseball
His mom, a University of Louisville fan, doesn’t remember who the UofL baseball team was playing that day. Just that Coach Dan McDonnell was cheering him on. Twelve-year-old Logan Johnson was…
Nick Solak powers Louisville baseball to Super Regional
Nick Solak doesn’t hit many homers but when he does they are worth savoring. The University of Louisville baseball team is headed back to its fourth consecutive Super Regional this…
Tom Jurich with another milestone, a million for UofL baseball coach
Appropriate that the backdrop to a press conference announcing a big raise and contract extension for Dan McDonnell would be a blowup of a happy University of Louisville baseball player.…
Funkhouser back at top of rotation as NCAA baseball begins
No one felt more empathy for University of Louisville pitchers Brendan McKay and Drew Harrington during their struggles in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament than one of their own. Kyle Funkhouser…
Corey Ray just keeps getting better at Louisville
Corey Ray is the cream of the college position player crop. That’s according to D1Baseball.com, a premier site for college baseball. “The Louisville star has done everything scouts have asked from, and…