2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball team

The 2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represents the University of Louisville during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals play their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Dan McDonnell, in his eleventh year at Louisville.

2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball
ACC Regular season Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
CBNo. 5
Record52–9 (23–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Williams (11th season)
  • Eric Snider (3rd season)
  • Adam Vrable (3rd season)
Captains
  • Jake Sparger (Senior year)
  • Ryan Summers (Senior year)
  • Logan Taylor (Senior year)
Home stadiumJim Patterson Stadium
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Louisville  xy 236 .7935312 .815
No. 12 Wake Forest  y 1911 .6334320 .683
No. 25 Clemson  y 1713 .5674221 .667
No. 30 NC State  y 1614 .5333625 .590
No. 6 Florida State  y 1414 .5004623 .667
Boston College   1119 .3672528 .472
Notre Dame   1020 .3332632 .448
Coastal
No. 17 North Carolina  xy 237 .7674914 .778
No. 21 Virginia  y 1812 .6004316 .729
Miami (FL)   1613 .5523127 .534
Duke   1218 .4003028 .517
Georgia Tech   1119 .3672728 .491
Pittsburgh   921 .3002330 .434
Virginia Tech   921 .3002332 .418
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Cardinals were selected to host their fifth consecutive NCAA Regional. The Cardinals would win both the Louisville Regional and Louisville Super Regional and receive an invitation to the 2017 College World Series before eventually losing to TCU by a score of 3–4. Five players from the team, including Brendan McKay, were selected in the 2017 MLB Draft.

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