< Previous University of Louisville n gocards.com 68 University of Louisville n gocards.com BASEBALL T he mission of the FCA chaplain is to serve players, coaches and support staff by providing for spiritual growth and charac- ter development. The chaplain ministers to these groups in different ways based on their individual needs. The chaplain is responsible for pastoral care for players, coaches and support staff by building relationships through being available and earning trust. The chaplain provides pas- toral care by leading and coordination prayer, chapel services and Bible study; counseling; teaching life skills; helping in character devel- opment; and mentoring players. “Chris Morgan is an integral part of our program. As a coaching staff, we strive to train our players to be successful academi- cally, athletically, emotionally, and spiritu- ally. Chris Morgan and the ministry of FCA offers us the balance required to meet each of these goals.” - Dan McDonnell, Louisville Head Coach “In his role as team chaplain, I have seen first hand the positive impact Chris Morgan has made in the lives of our coaches and student athletes. Chris does a phenomenal job of motivating, encouraging and inspiring our team to seek excellence in all they do through a commitment to Christian values.” - Brian Mundorf, Baseball Director of Operations “Chris and his staff have made FCA a place not only for students to grow in their faith, but a place where they feel loved by their peers. It’s a place away from church where students can feel comfortable in hearing about the gospel. Overall, without FCA here, a lot of kids would be lost with no one to talk with and Chris truly helps us on and off the field.” - Nick Burdi, Former Louisville Pitcher “FCA has had a huge impact on my col- lege career, both as a baseball player and as a person. Having somewhere to go to and get away from the stresses of being a student-athlete is huge. FCA gives me the opportunity to grow in my faith with other athletes who love the Lord.” - Jeff Gardner, Former Louisville Outfielder “Chris Morgan means a lot to me and a lot to this university. He is a man who changes people’s lives every day and will do anything for anyone. He is a great person if you need someone to talk to and he helps guide you through any situation that may come your way. We’re blessed to have him.” - Zach Lucas, Former Louisville Infielder “FCA has truly been a blessing to me. It’s been awesome to see how FCA has grown over my three years here and has helped me in my walk with Christ. Chris Morgan is more than just our chaplain, he is a brother, a friend and in a way, a second father to me. He has a huge heart and has always been there for me and my family. Words really can’t explain what Chris means to me and this university.” - Sutton Whiting, Former Louisville Infielder 2025 Cardinals 2025 LOUISVILLE BASEBALL NO Name POS B/T HT WT CL Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Alex Alicea INF S/R 5-8 165 SO Milwaukee, Wis. (St. Thomas More HS) 1 Patrick Forbes RHP R/R 6-3 220 JR Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) 2 Garret Pike OF L/R 6-2 190 SR Monclova, Ohio (Anthony Wayne HS/Toledo) 4 Tanner Shiver INF R/R 5-10 185 SR Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville HS/Tennessee Tech) 5 Kamau Neighbors INF S/R 5-10 165 SR Carson, Calif. (Voyager Academy/Cal State Northridge) 7 Ethan Edinger INF R/R 6-0 190 JR Troy, Mo. (Troy Buchanan HS/St. Charles CC) 8 Jake Schweitzer RHP R/R 6-0 205 FR Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) 9 Jack Brown RHP R/R 6-1 210 FR Noblesville, Ind. (Fishers HS) 10 Eli Hoyt RHP R/R 6-0 205 JR Waukesha, Wis. (Waukesha South HS/Madison) 11 Ty Starke LHP L/L 6-6 175 SO Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier HS) 13 Tague Davis LHP/1B L/L 6-4 225 FR West Chester, Pa. (Malvern Preparatory School) 14 George Baker C L/R 6-1 200 SO Waldorf, Md. (Pro5 Baseball Academy) 15 Colton Hartman LHP L/L 6-3 220 SO Lebanon, Ohio (Lebanon HS) 16 Michael Lippe OF R/R 6-3 235 JR Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Whitefish Bay HS) 17 Collin Mowry C R/R 6-0 205 FR Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way Central HS) 18 Griffin Crain OF L/L 5-10 180 FR Cranston, R.I. (Bishop Hendricken HS) 19 TJ Schlageter LHP L/L 6-2 215 SO Romeoville, Ill. (Joliet Catholic Academy) 20 Jake Munroe INF R/R 6-2 230 JR Champaign, Ill. (Champaign Central HS/John A. Logan) 22 Tucker Biven RHP R/R 6-1 210 JR New Albany, Ind. (New Albany HS) 24 Wyatt Danilowicz LHP R/L 6-1 220 JR Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West HS) 25 Matt Klein C/1B L/R 6-2 210 JR Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) 26 Nate Earley 1B L/L 6-3 230 JR Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller HS/Florida Southwestern State) 27 Bayram Hot INF R/R 6-2 210 JR Sunnyside, N.Y. (Archbishop Molloy HS/Marist) 28 Parker Detmers RHP R/R 6-4 235 SO Chatham, Ill. (Glenwood HS) 29 Peter Michael RHP R/R 6-3 215 JR Los Angeles, Calif. (Chaminade College Prep/Northwestern) 31 Cole Crafton OF L/R 6-3 215 FR Manhattan, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West HS) 32 Zion Rose OF/C R/R 6-1 210 SO Chicago, Ill. (IMG Academy) 34 Jared Lessman LHP L/L 6-2 205 SR Cumberland, Wis. (St. Croix Falls HS/Iowa Western CC) 35 Kyle Campbell OF R/R 6-4 190 FR Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) 36 Tagger Tyson C R/R 6-1 200 SO Mount Pleasant, S.C. (Oceanside Collegiate Academy) 39 Brandin Crawford RHP R/R 6-3 225 FR Manchester, Ky. (Clay County HS) 40 Jake Gregor RHP R/R 6-5 235 FR Louisville, Ky. (IMG Academy) 41 Alex Gay RHP R/R 6-5 215 FR Clifton Park, N.Y. (IMG Academy) 42 Eddie King Jr. OF R/R 6-2 220 SR Lynwood, Ill. (Marian Catholic HS) 43 Ross Aldridge RHP R/R 6-4 210 FR Paducah, Ky. (McCracken County HS) 44 Kian Vorster RHP R/R 5-11 195 FR Louisville, Ky. (South Oldham HS) 45 Casen Murphy LHP L/L 5-10 200 FR Park Hills, Mo. (Park Hills Central HS) 46 Justin West LHP R/L 6-3 195 JR Paducah, Ky. (Paducah Tilghman HS) 47 Aaron England LHP L/L 6-2 225 FR Cincinnati, Ohio (Fairfield HS) 50 Brennyn Cutts RHP R/R 6-3 240 SR Greenup, Ill. (Cumberland HS/Indiana State) 51 Ethan Eberle LHP L/L 6-5 210 FR Bloomington, Ill. (Normal Community HS) 52 Coen Evrard LHP L/L 6-2 195 FR Georgetown, Ind. (Floyd Central HS) 53 Lucas Moore OF L/R 6-0 180 SO Cincinnati, Ohio (Badin HS) Coaching Staff 3 Dan McDonnell - Head Coach (19th season at Louisville) 23 Roger Williams - Associate Head Coach/Pitching Coach (19th season) 21 Eric Snider - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (11th season) 37 Adam Vrable - Assistant Coach (11th season) 12 Brian Mundorf - Director of Operations (30th season at Louisville) Alex Alicea .......................................ALL-ee-SAY-uh Tucker Biven ...................................................BIV-in Brennyn Cutts ..............................................BRIN-in Tague Davis ....................................................TAYG Wyatt Danilowicz ...........................DANIEL-lev-itch Ethan Eberle ............................................EH-ber-lee Ethan Edinger ............................................ED-in-jer Coen Evrard ....................................................CO-in Bayram Hot ..................................................BY-rum Michael Lippe ................................................LIP-ee Collin Mowry ........................(rhymes with how)-ree Casen Murphy .............................................CASE-in Kamau Neighbors .................................kuh-MY-you TJ Schlageter ..................................SCHLAH-guh-ter Jake Schweitzer ...............................SCHWHITE-zer Tanner Shiver ...............................................SHY-ver Ty Starke ........................................................STARK Kian Vorster ...................................KEE-in VORE-ster University of Louisville n gocards.com 70 University of Louisville n gocards.com BASEBALL Pronunciation Guide Alicea Neighbors Pike Schweitzer Brown Forbes EdingerShiver Hoyt Hartman Davis Mowry Crain Starke LippeBaker Schlageter Klein Biven Hot Detmers Munroe Earley Danilowicz Michael CampbellRose CrawfordGregor Crafton TysonLessman GayMurphyAldridge England Cutts King Jr. West Vorster Eberle Moore Evrard McDonnell Vrable Snider Mundorf Williams Coaches gocards.com n University of Louisville 71 BASEBALL University of Louisville n gocards.com 72 University of Louisville n gocards.com BASEBALL CAREER HONORS n 2024 MVC Pitcher of the Year n 2024 ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Second Team n 2024 NCAA Lexington Regional All-Tournament Team n 2024 MVC All-Conference First Team 2024 (Indiana State): Made 18 appearances on the mound with 16 starts over the course of the 2024 season … Went 7-1 on the mound with a 3.69 ERA over 83.0 innings … Allowed 67 hits and 38 runs (34 earned) … Posted a 75:40 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Allowed opponents to hit .220 from the plate … Led the MVC in both ERA (3.69) and opponent batting av- erage (.220) … Fifth in the MVC in innings pitched (83.0) … 10th in the MVC in strikeouts (75) … Second in the MVC in strikeouts looking (25) … Fourth in the MVC in wins (7) … Made his season-debut in relief against Louisville in the 2024 season opener in tak- ing the win against the Cardinals … Went 7.0 innings allowing two this and a run while striking out six in a complete-game effort against Bradley on April 13 … Went 7.0 innings in four consecutive starts against Murray State (Apr. 6), Bradley (Apr. 13), Illinois State (Apr. 20), and Southern Illinois (Apr. 27) … Sea- son-high 9.0-innings in a complete-game effort allowing eight hits and two runs while striking out five against Illinois on June 2. 2023 (Indiana State): Pitched in 18 games earning eight starts on the mound in the 2023 season … Served pri- marily as Indiana State’s midweek starter on the mound, while also earning two saves … Finished the season with a 2-3 record and a 3.74 ERA over 43.1 in- nings … Allowed 35 hits and 18 runs … Posted a 44:19 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Allowed opponents to hit .227 from the plate … Made his 2023 debut with a start on February 22 at Miami (Fla.) … Picked up his first win of 2023 on April 18 at Vanderbilt after going 3.1 innings allowing one hit while strik- ing out three … Recorded saves at Purdue (Apr. 11) and Evansville (Apr. 29) … Second win came after a 5.0-inning start on May 9 against Ball State in ISU’s 11-1 win … Season-high 6.1 innings allowing five hits and two runs in the MVC Tournament against Evansville on May 27. 2022 (Indiana State): Made 15 appearances with six starts in the 2022 season … Posted a 2-3 record with an 8.54 ERA … Recorded 26.1 innings allowing oppo- nents to hit .258 from the plate … Posted a 30:19 strike- out-to-walk ratio … Recorded wins over Marshall (Feb. 20) and Illinois (Apr. 19) … Went a season-long 6.0 innings with 10 strikeouts on Apr. 12 against Indiana. High School: Member of the 2021 Regional Championship squad ... Three-time All-Conference selection at Toledo Cumberland HS ... Received the Pitching Award in three seasons and the hitting award in his sophomore and senior years ... Also competed in Basketball at Toledo Cumberland ... Four-Time All- Conference selection on the Toledo Cumberland bas- ketball team and set the career 3-point record. Personal: Parents are David and Rachel Cutts … Has two siblings – Blayke and Bryson … Brother, Blayke, played baseball at Eastern Illinois … Father, David, played at Lake Land College … Chose Lou- isville over Miami and USF … Enjoys anything out- doors and lifting … Favorite movies are Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick … Favorite athlete is Jack Flaherty … Fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears. Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2022* 8.54 2 3 15 6 0 0 0 0 26.1 25 27 25 19 30 7 0 7 124 .258 2 5 0 1 2 2023* 3.74 2 3 18 8 0 0 0 2 43.1 35 18 18 19 44 10 0 5 181 .227 4 5 0 2 1 2024* 3.69 7 1 18 16 2 0 2 0 83.0 67 38 34 40 75 7 2 12 353 .220 4 7 0 0 2 TOTAL 4.54 11 7 51 30 2 0 2 2 152.2 127 83 77 78 149 24 2 24 658 .229 10 17 0 3 5 * Indiana State Statistics Eddie King Jr. Senior | OF | R/R | 6-2 | 220 | Lynwood, Ill. (Marian Catholic HS) CAREER HONORS n 2024 All-ACC Academic Team n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2024: Played in 49 games, mak- ing 38 starts (23 in CF, 5 in LF, 5 in RF, 5 at DH) ... Finished with a .322 average, seven doubles and 14 homers ... Drove in 43 and scored 33 runs while going 8-for-12 in stolen bases ... Led the Cardinals in home runs and RBIs ... Tallied two hits and scored twice against St. Bonaven- ture on Feb. 24 ... Recorded Louisville’s first inside- the-park home run since 2005 on March 1 against Youngstown State ... Singled home the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning of Louisville’s comeback win against Lipscomb on March 13 ... Went 2-for- 4 with a double and home run against Virginia Tech on March 16 ... Recorded multiple hits in first two games of the series against NC State, driving in two in the series opener ... Hit a three-run homer against Virginia on April 14 ... Hit a solo home run in the win at Miami on April 20 ... Had a perfect 3-for-3 night with his fifth homer of the season in the win over WKU on April 23 ... Hit a game-tying two-run homer in the seventh inning against Clemson on April 27 ... Went 2-for-4 with a three-run first inning homer in the win at Boston College on May 2 ... Doubled, hom- ered and drove in three at North Carolina on May 12 ... Earned ACC Player of the Week honors after going 6-for-10 with five homers and eight RBIs in the sweep of Notre Dame ... Notched multiple home runs in the first and third games against Notre Dame. 2023: Played in 50 games with 46 starts (38 in CF, 5 in LF, 2 in RF, 1 at DH) in his first collegiate action ... Finished with a .274 average, 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 42 RBIs ... Scored 45 runs and was 11-for-14 in stolen bases ... Made the Opening Day start against Bucknell in left field, going 2-for-3 with a double and triple in his first collegiate appearance ... Added two more hits and two RBIs in game two on Feb. 18 ... Tallied three hits including his first career home run in the win over Xavier on Feb. 22 ... Had five hits in wins over No. 12 Texas A&M and Michi- gan at Minute Maid Park in Houston ... Homered and drove in three in the win at Cincinnati on March 28 ... Drove in five in the series against Boston College in- cluding a two-run home run in game two of the series ... Doubled three times, drove in four and homered once in the first two games of the series against Miami ... Hit a two-run home run at Clemson on May 5. 2022: Did not make an appearance due to injury. High School: Lettered two years in basketball and four years in baseball at Marian Catholic … 2021 PBR First Team All-State … 2021 Class 3A Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State team… Rated the No. 2 outfielder and No. 8 overall player in Illinois and the No. 93 outfielder in the na- tion by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Eddie and Tammy King … Sister is Edneicia … Chose Louisville over Miami… Credits his father as having the greatest influence on his athletic career … Favorite athletes are Mike Trout, Ron- ald Acuna Jr., and Kevin Durant … Favorite team is the White Sox … Cousin Corey Ray was an All-American at Louisville and played for the Milwaukee Brewers. Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2023 .274 50 46 164 31 45 11 2 5 42 75 .457 13 7 43 2 .349 2 2 11 14 106 0 2 .981 2024 .322 49 38 143 33 46 7 0 14 43 95 .664 11 10 34 3 .409 0 1 8 12 53 3 1 .982 TOTAL .296 99 84 307 64 91 18 2 19 85 170 .554 24 17 77 5 .377 2 3 19 26 159 3 3 .982 Statistics Brennyn Cutts Senior | RHP | R/R | 6-3 | 240 | Greenup, Ill. (Cumberland HS/Indiana State)gocards.com n University of Louisville 73 BASEBALL Senior | LHP | L/L | 6-2 | 205 | Cumberland, Wis. (St. Croix Falls HS/Iowa Western) Jared Lessman 2024: Made 17 relief appear- ances in his first season at Louisville ... Finished 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA ... Struck out 15 batters in 21.0 innings ... Made his first appearance as a Cardinal against UConn on Feb. 16 ... Pitched a scoreless inning against Youngstown State on March 1 ... Threw 1.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts against Northwestern on March 10 ... Worked three scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Virginia Tech on March 16 ... Tossed two shutout innings against Cincinnati on March 26 ... Allowed just one baserunner over three shutout innings against NC State on April 6 for his first win in a Louisville uniform ... Threw two scoreless innings at WKU on April 9. 2023 (Iowa Western): Made 14 appearances on the mound with eight starts … Posted a 2-4 record with two saves and a 6.15 ERA … Struck out 64 batters in 41 innings … Worked four scoreless frames with just one hit allowed and eight strikeouts against Dakota County Technical College on March 7 … Struck out a career-best nine and didn’t allow an earned run in five innings against Marshalltown CC on May 12. 2022 (Iowa Western): Made 11 appearances with two starts on the mound as a freshman … Went 1-0 with one save … Posted a 0.54 ERA with just one run allowed in 16.2 innings with 26 strikeouts. High School: Lettered three years in baseball and basketball at St. Croix Falls High School … Earned All-State and All-Conference honors in both sports … 2021 Wisconsin Baseball Central Pitcher of the Year … 2021 Heart O’North Conference Player of the Year … Posted a perfect 11-0 record as a senior with a 0.64 ERA and 158 strikeouts. Personal: Son of Troy Lessman and Kelly Wilson … Has three younger siblings – Drew, Violet and Teddy … Favorite movie is Rambo First Blood … Fan of the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Tim- berwolves and Minnesota Wild … Favorite foods are chicken alfredo, burgers and steak … Favorite athlete is Clayton Kershaw … Won a bass fishing tournament when he was eight years old. Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2022* 0.54 1 0 11 2 0 0 0 1 16.2 11 1 1 6 26 1 1 0 70 .177 1 2 0 0 0 2023* 6.15 1 4 13 7 0 0 1 2 41.0 44 31 28 36 64 3 0 3 208 .265 12 6 0 0 0 2024 6.00 1 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 21.0 19 14 14 15 15 5 0 4 103 .244 1 8 0 0 2 TOTAL 4.92 3 5 41 9 0 0 1 3 78.2 74 46 43 57 105 9 1 7 381 .242 14 16 0 0 2 * Iowa Western Statistics CAREER HONORS n 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team n 2024 Big West All-Academic Team 2024 (CSU Northridge): Started all 54 games, primarily at third base and leading off … slashed .305/.436/.420 ... ranked second on the team in hits (61), runs scored (48) and doubles (12) ... ranked fourth in the nation in toughest to strikeout (20.0) and 12th in sacrifice hits (12) ... led the team and ranked seventh in the Big West in walks with 38 ... went 8-for-10 in stolen base attempts ... topped the team with a 19-game hit streak while he posted a 22-game on-base streak ... recorded a team-best 20 multi-hit games ... drove in three runs and recorded two hits at Utah Tech (2/23/24) ... finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored vs. Nevada (3/3/24) ... knocked in three runs at No. 6 Oregon State (3/10/24) ... scored three times and homered vs. UC Davis (3/28/24) ... collected three more hits and scored three runs at Utah (4/7/24) ... totaled four RBI, three hits and two runs at Fresno State (4/23/24) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team and CSC Academic All-District Team. 2023 (CSU Northridge): Appeared in 23 games, making 10 starts in his first season at CSUN ... made six starts at shortstop and four starts at second base ... collected 11 runs scored, 10 RBI, nine hits, two doubles and one home run to go with a .209 batting average ... posted a .968 fielding percentage and 38 assists ... scored three runs in nine appearances in Big West play ... drove in two runs in back-to-back games vs. Stony Brook (2/18/23-2/19/23) ... hit his first career home run and doubled at Mercer (4/6/23) ... singled in a run vs. Pepperdine (5/9/23). Long Beach City College: Spent three seasons at LBCC … played in 41 games in 2022 where he registered 36 hits, 30 runs, 14 stolen bases and 14 RBI to go with a .245 batting average in 2022 ... helped Long Beach City win a share of the South Coast Conference title in 2022 ... did not compete in 2021 ... made collegiate debut during the 2020 year, playing in 12 games in a shortened season. High School: Helped Voyager Academy win a conference title in 2016-17 ... named first-team all- league in 2016-17 as well ... batted .400 during his senior season ... placed on the Dean’s List each year ... graduated in 2017. Personal: Parents are Kevin Neighbors and Shawnse Johnson … Has two siblings – Kala and Kesean … Chose Louisville over Hawaii, BYU, Gonzaga, UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State … Enjoys work- ing out, watching TV shows and spending time with the Lord … Favorite movie is Pursuit of Happyness … Kobe Bryant is his favorite athlete … favorite musical artist is Elevation Worship. Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2020* .222 12 8 27 7 6 0 0 0 0 6 .222 6 1 4 0 .382 0 1 2 2 16 24 3 .930 2022* .245 41 40 147 30 36 3 0 0 14 39 .265 18 7 13 1 .349 3 1 14 16 68 120 1 .995 2023$ .222 21 9 36 10 8 2 0 1 8 13 .361 2 3 6 0 .310 1 2 1 2 21 33 1 .982 2024$ .305 54 54 200 48 61 12 1 3 29 84 .420 38 10 10 6 .436 2 12 8 10 42 109 10 .938 Total .271 128 111 410 95 111 17 1 4 51 142 .346 64 21 33 7 .391 6 16 25 30 147 286 15 .967 * Long Beach City College $ CSU Northridge Statistics Kamau Neighbors Senior | INF | S/R | 5-10 | 165 | Carson, Calif. (Voyager Academy/Cal State Northridge) University of Louisville n gocards.com 74 University of Louisville n gocards.com BASEBALL Garret Pike Senior | OF | L/R | 6-2 | 190 | Monclova, Ohio (Anthony Wayne HS/Toledo) CAREER HONORS n 2024 ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team n 2024 ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region First Team n 2024 All-MAC First Team n 2024 MAC All-Defensive Team n 2024 MAC All-Tournament Team n 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team n 2023 All-MAC Second Team n 2022 All-MAC Second Team n 2022 MAC All-Tournament Team 2024 (Toledo): Played in 59 games and started all 59… Set Toledo records for home runs in a season (21) and for a career (42) … Had five multi-home run games, including hitting three against Kent State in a 5-for-5 batting effort (April 13) ... Had Toledo’s highest batting average at .360, placing him sixth in the MAC ... Third in the MAC with a .669 slugging percentage and 15th in on-base percentage (.435) … Collected 61 runs, 86 hits, and 55 RBIs, the most in all three respective categories for the team … Was tied for the MAC lead in hits, second in runs scored and tied for eighth in RBIs ... Batted 4-for-5 with a double, triple, two RBIs and three runs scored at Wright State (March 13) … Claimed eight RBIs vs. Western Michigan (March 16) … Hit .353 with three multi-hit games, hit a home run and scored five runs across four games in the MAC Tournament … 25 multi-hit games including 10 games of three hits or more … 14 multi-RBI games. 2023 (Toledo): Started 45 games, all in right field … Hit .314 with 15 home runs, 54 RBI, 12 doubles, and 12 stolen bases … Slugged .623 … 15 home runs tied for third-most ever in a season in school history … Ranked fourth in the MAC in RBI, tied for fifth in home runs, and eighth in slugging … 16 games with multiple RBI, most on the team … First home run of the season was a three-run shot at East Tennessee State (Feb. 18) … In a doubleheader at Middle Tennessee State, went a combined 5-for-8 with a home run and six RBI (March 4) … Homered in three straight games from March 4-7 … Homered in three-straight games from March 25-28, drove in 10 runs during that stretch as well … Went 3-for-6 with two home runs and four RBI vs. Bowling Green at Fifth Third Field (May 20). 2022 (Toledo): Played in 52 games, starting 46 (27 at DH, 15 at first base, and four at third base) … Hit .344 with six home runs, 29 RBI, 36 runs scored, and 13 stolen bases … 19 multi-hit games…Pinch- hit RBI double in first career at-bat at Belmont (Feb. 19)… Hit two home runs vs. Miami (March 26) … Hit a home run, went 2-for-4 at Ohio State (March 30) … Eight-game hitting streak from April 15-April 24 … Named MAC Co-Player of the Week on April 18 … Hit .625 in four games vs. Kent State, tallying multiple hits in three of the four contests and reach- ing base at least twice in all four games … Had two, three-hit games, three extra-base hits, and six runs scored in the MAC Tournament. High School: OHSAA Division I Player of the Year in 2021 at Anthony Wayne High School ... Hit .534 with 53 RBIs and nine home runs; also went 8-2 as a pitcher with a 1.48 ERA ... Second-team MaxPreps All-American ... Also made first-team all-league in basketball and football. Personal: Parents are Gavin and Jolynne Pike … Has four siblings – Kailynn, Griffin, Leah and Mallory … Father, Gavin, played football at Hillsdale College … Chose Louisville over Florida State, Alabama and South Carolina … Enjoys playing golf … Favorite TV show is The Office … Fan of the Detroit Tigers, De- troit Lions and Detroit Red Wings … Favorite athlete is Kerry Carpenter. Tanner Shiver Senior | INF | R/R | 5-10 | 185 | Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville HS/Tennessee Tech) CAREER HONORS n 2021 Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America Third Team (Football) n 2021 Phil Steele All-OVC Third Team (Football) 2024 (Tennessee Tech): Played in 49 games, making 47 starts … Hit .296 with 12 doubles, four triples and nine home runs … Scored 40 runs and drove in 35 … Was a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen bases … Hit a pair of home runs in the se- ries opening win against Queens (3/8) … Went deep twice and drove in four against Davidson (3/16). 2023 (Tennessee Tech): Appeared in 25 games, making nine starts overall, including five at short- stop, three in left field, and one as the designated hitter… finished his first season on the diamond with a .244 batting average, .365 on-base percent- age, and .341 slugging percentage … totaled 10 hits, four runs, four doubles, five RBI, and nine walks … made his Tech baseball debut going 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter at #22 Georgia Tech (2/24). 2021 Football (Ten- nessee Tech): Compet- ed in nine of the team’s 11 games, making a pair of starts in the fall campaign … piled up three catches for 70 yards … also racked up 13 punt returns, totaling 117 yards total … hauled in a career- long 44-yard recep- tion at Murray State (Nov. 6) … delivered a career-best 25-yard punt re- turn against Virginia-Lynchburg (Oct. 23), totaling 66 yards on six returns in the contest. 2020-21 Football (Tennessee Tech): Played in all seven of Tech’s games, making two starts during the 2020-21 season that took place in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic … racked up seven recep- tions for 84 yards … tallied a career-long catch of 34 yards at Southeast Missouri (Mar. 28)… picked up one tackle in the contest at #16 Jacksonville State (Feb. 28). High School: Two-sport athlete at Maryville High School, playing wide receiver for head foot- ball coach Derek Hunt for two years and shortstop for head baseball coach Adam Sullivan for four sea- sons … helped lead the baseball team to a district championships in 2017… as a senior on the football team, hauled in nine passes for 205 yards and four touchdowns… helped MHS to a state title in 2019. Personal: Parents are Greg and Nicole Shiver … Has two siblings – Gregory and Stella … Cousin, Stephen, played football at UT Martin … Chose Louisville over Arkansas and South Carolina … Enjoys spending his free time with his fiancé and family … Favorite music artist is Cody Johnson … Favorite athlete is Katelyn Farmer – “Tennessee Tech women’s soccer legend”. Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2022* .344 52 46 183 36 63 11 1 6 29 94 .514 13 1 38 1 .391 0 4 13 13 132 10 6 .959 2023* .314 45 45 191 49 60 12 1 15 54 119 .623 24 4 54 1 .398 2 1 12 15 99 2 3 .971 2024* .360 59 59 239 61 86 9 1 21 55 160 .669 29 6 54 2 .435 4 1 13 20 130 2 1 .992 Total .341 156 150 613 146 209 32 3 42 138 373 .608 66 11 146 4 .411 6 6 38 48 361 14 10 .974 * Toledo Statistics Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2023* .244 25 9 41 4 10 4 0 0 5 14 .341 9 0 13 0 .365 2 1 1 2 13 11 1 .960 2024* .296 49 47 179 40 53 12 4 9 35 100 .559 24 4 45 3 .388 2 2 10 10 61 119 20 .900 Total .286 74 56 220 44 63 16 4 9 40 114 .518 33 4 58 3 .383 4 3 11 12 74 130 21 .907 * Tennessee Tech Statisticsgocards.com n University of Louisville 75 BASEBALL Junior | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 210 | New Albany, Ind. (New Albany HS) Tucker Biven CAREER HONORS n 2024 USA Collegiate National Team n 2024 All-ACC Academic Team n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2024: Led the Cardinals with 24 appearances on the mound, all in relief ... Fin- ished 4-2 with a 3.82 ERA and a team-high five saves ... Struck out 40 batters in 35.1 innings ... Closed out eight of Louisville’s 16 wins in ACC play ... Pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Youngstown State on March 2 ... Struck out two in a scoreless inning against Northwestern on March 8 ... Struck out three in 1.1 innings against Bellarmine on March 19 ... Recorded the final 10 outs, including a career-high five strikeouts, for the win at Wake For- est on March 23 ... Pitched the final three innings at Florida State on March 29 for his first career save ... Locked down the last two games of the series agianst NC State for back-to-back saves ... Closed down the first two games at Miami, getting the save in the opener and the win in game two ... Pitched the final two innings for the save at Boston College on May 3. 2023: Played in 20 games during his first season ... Made 16 appearances on the mound with four starts ... Finished 0-2 with a 4.81 ERA, recording 26 strikeouts in 33.2 innings ... Went 2-for-6 at the plate with three runs scored ... Made his collegiate debut on the mound with a scoreless inning against Bucknell on Feb. 18 ... Worked four scoreless innings out of the bullpen against Bowling Green on Feb. 25 ... Singled as a pinch-hitter in his first collegiate at- bat against Bowling Green on Feb. 26 ... Turned in 1.2 scoreless in the finale against Georgia Tech on March 19 ... Tossed 2.1 scoreless at Notre Dame on March 24 ... Made his first start offensively as the DH at Notre Dame on March 26 ... Faced the minimum in 2.1 innings against Lipscomb on April 4 ... Picked up a pinch-hit single in the win over Bellarmine on April 12 ... Made his first collegiate start on April 27 against Miami, allowing two earned runs over 4.1 in- nings. High School: Lettered four years in baseball and basketball at New Albany High School … Two-time Class 4A All-State in baseball … Named to 2022 ABCA/Rawlings High School Gold Glove Team … Rated as the No. 1 shortstop and No. 3 overall player in Indiana and the No. 18 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Josh and Jessica Biven … Father, Josh, played baseball at Louisville … Brother is Cooper … Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career … Enjoys playing golf and basketball in his free time … Favorite TV show is Ozark … Favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals … Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant. Junior | LHP | R/L | 6-1 | 220 | Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West HS) Wyatt Danilowicz 2024: Did not see any game action due to injury. 2023: Pitched in four games out of the bullpen in his first sea- son ... Did not allow an earned run in 2.2 innings, striking out four ... Made his collegiate debut with a scoreless inning against Bowling Green on Feb. 26 ... Struck out the only batter he faced at NC State on April 1 ... Recorded a pair of outs against Lipscomb on April 4. High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Traverse City West High School … 2022 Division I First-Team All-State … Two-time MHSBCA Dream Team honoree … Rated as the No. 1 left-handed pitcher and No. 8 overall player in Michigan and the No. 39 left-handed pitcher in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Kelly and Steven Danilow- icz … Chose Louisville over North Carolina, Michi- gan, Indiana, Central Michigan, and Michigan State … Credits his mom as having the greatest influence on his athletic career … Enjoys hunting and fishing in his free time … Favorite TV show is Outer Banks … Favorite team is the New York Yankees … Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan. Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2023 0.00 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 13 .200 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 0.00 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 13 .200 0 0 0 0 1 Statistics Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2023 4.81 0 2 16 4 0 0 0 0 33.2 38 27 18 21 26 5 0 7 165 .277 4 4 0 1 2 2024 3.82 4 2 24 0 0 0 1 5 35.1 39 16 15 10 40 1 0 4 160 .271 4 4 0 1 1 TOTAL 4.30 4 4 40 4 0 0 1 5 69.0 77 43 33 31 66 6 0 11 325 .274 8 8 0 2 3 Statistics University of Louisville n gocards.com 76 University of Louisville n gocards.com BASEBALL Nate Earley Junior | 1B | L/L | 6-3 | 230 | Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller HS/Florida Southwestern State CAREER HONORS n 2024 All-Southern Conference First Team n 2023 All-Southern Conference Second Team 2024 (Florida Southwestern): Played in 54 games as a sophomore … Finished with a .335 average, 15 doubles and 16 home runs … Drove in 58 runs and scored 44 times … Homered in the season opener against Northwest Florida (1/26) … Left the yard twice at Indian River State (3/12) … Hit a pair of homers in the game two win at Seminole State (3/16) … Homered twice and drove in a season-high five at Santa Fe College (4/4). 2023 (Florida Southwestern): Played in 44 games in his first season … Hit .281 with eight doubles, three home runs and 27 RBIs … Had 10 multi-hit games including a 3-for-3 showing against Central Florida in the FCSAA State Tournament … Reached base in all nine plate appearances during the 2023 playoffs … Went 2-for-4 with a homer and career-best six RBIs against East Georgia State. Fall 2022: Spent the fall of his freshman season at Ohio State. High School: Prepped at Moeller High School where he earned a pair of letters, hitting .295 with 3 home runs and 20 RBIs as a senior. Personal: Parents are Mary and Greg Earley … Has one sibling – Kristen … Chose Louisville over LSU … Favorite athlete is Cristiano Ronaldo … Fan of the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves and Tennessee Titans … Favorite movie is Fast & Furious. Ethan Edinger Junior | INF | R/R | 6-0 | 190 | Troy, Mo. (Troy Buchanan HS/St. Charles CC) CAREER HONORS n 2024 All-MCCAC First Team 2024 (St. Charles): Played in 52 games with 51 starts … Hit .376 with 13 doubles, 14 home runs and 50 RBIs … Walked 40 times and had a .506 on-base percentage … Finished 26-of-30 in stolen bases … Homered twice in his first game of the season against South Arkansas CC (2/9) … Went 3-for-4 with a homer and five RBIs in a win over Hinds CC (2/23) … Had three hits and swiped four bases against Lewis & Clark CC (4/17) … Went 4-for-4 with two home runs against State Fair CC (5/3). 2023 (St. Charles): Played in 57 games with 52 starts as a freshman … Finished with a .287 batting average, six doubles and eight home runs … Drove in 44 runs and scored 41 times … Went 14-for-16 in stolen bases … Went 3-for-3 with his first career homer against Lincoln Land CC (2/26) … Picked up four hits and drove in four in a win over Lewis & Clark CC (4/4) … Homered and drove in four in a regional tournament win over Jefferson College (5/11). High School: Lettered in baseball and basketball at Troy Buchanan High School … Hit .454 with seven home runs as a senior. Personal: Parents are Sarah and Eric Edinger … Has one sibling – Drew … Enjoys duck hunting and exploring urban/rooftop restaurants … Favorite movie is Southpaw … Fan of the St. Louis Cardinals … Favorite athlete is Bobby Witt Jr. … Favorite musical artist is Zach Bryan. Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2023* .287 57 52 174 41 50 6 1 8 44 82 .471 28 2 40 2 .386 3 0 14 16 56 77 12 .917 2024* .376 52 51 178 59 67 13 0 14 50 122 .685 40 10 52 1 .506 3 0 26 30 73 78 15 .910 Total .332 109 103 352 100 117 19 1 22 94 204 .580 68 12 92 3 .450 6 0 40 46 129 155 27 .913 * St. Charles Statistics Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2023* .281 44 36 128 20 36 8 0 3 27 53 .414 21 4 27 4 .399 0 1 1 1 163 15 4 .978 2024* .335 54 54 197 44 66 15 1 16 58 131 .665 30 8 48 2 .433 5 0 2 3 212 19 8 .967 Total .314 98 90 325 64 102 23 1 19 85 184 .566 51 12 75 6 .420 5 1 3 4 375 34 12 .971 * Florida Southwestern Statisticsgocards.com n University of Louisville 77 BASEBALL Junior | RHP | R/R | 6-3 | 220 | Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) Patrick Forbes CAREER HONORS n 2024 USA Collegiate National Team n 2024 College Sports Communi- cators Academic All-District Team n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2024: Made 12 appearances on the mound with four starts ... Finished 0-1 with a 3.72 ERA ... Struck out 32 in 29.0 innings ... Made the first start of his career on Feb. 25 against St. Bonaventure, allowing two runs in a career long three innings of work ... Struck out a career-high six over four innings with just one run allowed against Youngstown State on March 3 ... Missed a month with a hand injury after being hit by a pitch ... Threw 1.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts in his first outing back from injury at Miami on April 21 ... Struck out four while recording the final seven outs for the save at Boston College on May 2 ... Tossed three scoreless innings out of the bullpen at North Carolina on May 11 ... Threw a career long five innings, allowing two runs against Miami on May 21 in pool play of the ACC Championship. 2023: Played in 42 games, starting 25 (17 at DH, 7 at LF, 1 at CF) ... Finished with a .258 average, three doubles, three home runs and 19 RBIs ... Made 14 ap- pearances on the mound, all in relief ... Held a 7.71 ERA with 10 strikeouts in 9.1 innings ... Made his collegiate debut as a pinch-hitter against Bucknell on Feb. 18 ... Recorded his first hit, RBI and run on Feb. 19 against Bucknell ... Made his debut on the mound on Feb. 25 against Bowling Green ... Went 3-for-4 and drove in two in the finale against Bowling Green on Feb. 26 ... Hit his first two collegiate home runs against EKU on Feb. 28 ... Appeared in a game as a hitter and pitcher for the first time on March 7 against Morehead State ... Tripled and drove in a career-high four in the win over Georgia Tech on March 17 ... Pitched a scoreless inning at NC State on April 1 ... Went back-to-back with Jack Payton at NC State on April 2 ... Struck out three of the four batters he faced against Lipscomb on April 4 ... Tallied multiple hits in the first and third games against Boston College ... Worked a scoreless frame at Indiana on April 18 ... Threw a scoreless inning at Duke on April 23 ... Faced the minimum in a scoreless inning at Kentucky on April 25.Saw his first action in centerfield during the Virginia series. High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Bowling Green High School ... 2022 Kentucky Mr. Baseball ... Rated as the No. 1 shortstop and No. 1 overall player in Kentucky and the No. 53 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game ... Perfect Game Ken- tucky State Player of the Year ... MaxPreps First Team All-American. Personal: Parents are Lukas and Elizabeth Forbes ... Father played basketball at Army ... Sister is Grace ... Chose Louisville over Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Bellarmine, and Lipscomb ... Enjoys working out and fishing in his free time ... Favorite movies are Sandlot and Miracle ... Favorite team is the New York Yankees. Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2023 .258 34 25 93 21 24 3 1 3 19 38 .409 14 1 30 3 .358 1 0 1 3 19 4 0 1.000 2024 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 1.000 TOTAL .258 35 25 93 21 24 3 1 3 19 38 .409 14 2 30 3 .364 1 0 1 3 22 8 0 1.000 Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2023 7.71 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 9.1 8 10 8 15 10 1 0 0 51 .242 2 1 0 0 1 2024 3.72 0 1 12 4 0 0 0 1 29.0 25 14 12 15 32 1 0 5 123 .243 2 3 0 2 0 TOTAL 4.70 0 1 26 4 0 0 1 1 38.1 33 24 20 30 42 2 0 5 174 .243 4 4 0 2 1 Statistics Junior | INF | R/R | 6-2 | 210 | Sunnyside, N.Y. (Archbishop Molloy HS/Marist) Bayram Hot CAREER HONORS n 2024 MAAC All-Academic Team n 2023 MAAC Rookie of the Year n 2023 All-MAAC Second Team n 2023 All-MAAC Rookie Team 2024 (Marist): Appeared and started in 55 games for the Red Foxes … Hit .278 with a .383 on-base percentage … Tallied 14 doubles, three triples and seven home runs … Drove in 37 runs and scored 30 … Homered and drove in four in the series finale at Radford (3/17) … Went 2-for-2 with four RBIs in the game two win over Manhat- tan (4/20) … Drove in a career-high six in a win at Siena (5/11) … Went 8-for-18 in four games of the MAAC Tournament. 2023 (Marist): Played in 50 games with 48 starts … Led Marist with a .382 average … Finished with 14 doubles, three triples and a pair of homers … Drove in 37 with 47 runs scored … Went 11-for-12 in stolen bases … Hit his first career homer in a three-hit game at ETSU (3/3) … Went 3-for-4 and drove in six at FIU (3/12) … Tallied four hits at Towson (3/14) and vs. Iona (4/30) … Picked up a hit in 26 of 27 games from March 31-May 14, hitting .431 over that stretch. High School: Lettered in baseball at Archbishop Molloy High School … Was named the Athlete of the Year and Baseball MVP. Personal: Parents are Ekrem and Sajka Hot … Has three older siblings – Selma, Marsima and Elvir … Chose Louisville over Kentucky, Mississippi State, East Carolina, Kansas, Michigan and Maryland … Hobbies include juggling and ping pong … Favorite athlete is Juan Soto … Favorite TV show is That 70’s Show … Favorite movie is Home Alone. Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2023* .382 50 48 191 47 73 14 3 2 37 99 .518 21 5 28 3 .446 5 0 11 12 32 66 6 .942 2024* .278 55 55 198 30 55 14 3 7 37 96 .485 29 8 41 4 .383 5 0 9 9 77 142 6 .973 Total .329 105 103 389 77 128 28 6 9 74 195 .501 50 13 69 7 .413 10 0 20 21 109 208 12 .964 * Marist StatisticsNext >