< PreviousUniversity of Louisville n gocards.com 68 2023 Louisville Cardinals BASEBALL L LOUISVILLE Evan Webster Senior | LHP | R/L | 6-3 | 240 | Union, Ky. (Ryle HS) 2022: Made 21 appearances out of the bullpen ... Finished 2-1 with a 4.40 ERA ... Tallied 31 strike- outs in 30.2 innings ... Pitched a perfect inning against Akron on March 5 ... Earned his first win of the season, allowing one run over 2.2 innings against Northern Kentucky on March 15 ... Entered the eighth inning with the bases loaded in a tie game and got a double play to end the threat and eventually earn the victory against No. 1 Notre Dame on March 19 ... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings at Boston College on March 26 ... Pitched 1.2 score- less against North Carolina on April 10 ... Retired seven of the eight batters he faced against NC State on April 23 ... Worked a career-long four scoreless in- nings with four strikeouts to earn his first career save in the NCAA Regional against Michigan on June 5 ... Pitched two scoreless innings in the Super Regional at Texas A&M on June 11. 2021: Made 20 relief appearances ... Went 2-1 with a 5.50 ERA ... Struck out 25 in 34.1 innings ... Matched his career-long appearance with three innings of relief work against Bellarmine on Feb. 21 ... Worked 1.1 scoreless against Western Illinois on Feb. 26 ... Pitched two scoreless innings against Murray State on March 9 ... Pitched a career-long 3.2 innings against Boston College on March 13, allowing just one hit during the scoreless outing ... Tossed a pair of scoreless innings against Wake Forest on April 4 ... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings against Florida State on April 11 ... Worked 1.2 score- less innings in the win over Vanderbilt on May 4 ... Turned in two scoreless frames at North Carolina on May 14 ... Picked up the win in relief against Clem- son in the ACC Championship opener on May 25. 2020: Pitched in five games for the Cardinals before the season was halted, all out of the bullpen... Al- lowed just one run over 8.2 innings for a 1.04 ERA... Finished 1-1 with nine strikeouts... Pitched a score- less eighth inning in his collegiate debut on Feb. 15 at Ole Miss... Entered with two runners on in a one- run game and got back-to-back strikeouts as part of a two-inning scoreless appearance against Valparaiso on Feb. 23... Walked the first batter he faced before retiring nine in a row to pick up his first collegiate victory Feb. 28 against Western Michigan. High School: Lettered three years in baseball and two in bowling at Ryle High School … Ranked as the No. 17 player in Kentucky and the state’s top left- handed pitcher by Prep Baseball Report … Second- team All-State selection as a senior … Named to the Northern Kentucky Baseball Coaches Association All-Star team as a junior and senior … Went 5-3 with a 2.45 ERA and 102 strikeouts as a senior … Also hit .342 with 32 RBIs … Holds the single-season strike- out record at Ryle … Was an All-Region bowler. Personal: Parents are Stacie and Tommy Web- ster … Sibling is Clayton … Majoring in business … Chose Louisville over Kentucky and Xavier … Says his dad had the greatest influence on his athletic ca- reer … Enjoys all kinds of sports and staying active in his free time … Favorite movie is Moneyball … Fa- vorite athletes are C.C. Sabathia and Trevor Bauer … Favorite sports teams are the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds. Trevor Amburgey Junior | LHP | L/L | 6-2 | 180 | La Grange, Ky. (Oldham County HS) 2022: Did not make an appear- ance due to injury. 2021: Made two relief appear- ances ... Held a 13.50 ERA with two runs allowed in 1.1 innings ... Made his collegiate debut on March 2 against Morehead State ... Allowed two runs in an inning against Wake Forest on April 4. High School: Lettered fours in baseball at Oldham County … 2019 KHSBCA All-State Honorable Men- tion. Personal: Majoring in Business Administration … Chose Louisville over Bellarmine and Kentucky … Credits his Aunt Kelley for having the greatest influ- ence on his athletic career … Favorite movie is 42 … Favorite athlete is Clayton Kershaw … Favorite team is the Chicago Cubs … Favorite restaurant is Taco Bell … Aunt Kelley played volleyball and softball at Bel- larmine. 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% 2019 .313 12 2 16 3 5 1 0 0 4 6 .375 2 0 0 1 .389 0 0 0 0 16 1 0 1.000 2020 .349 11 11 43 12 15 1 0 2 8 22 .512 4 1 8 1 .417 0 1 1 1 50 16 2 .971 2021 .235 20 11 51 8 12 1 0 3 10 22 .431 8 1 13 0 .350 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 1.000 TOTAL .291 43 24 110 23 32 3 0 5 22 50 .455 14 2 21 2 .381 0 1 2 3 68 20 2 .978 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 2021 13.50 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 9 .333 0 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 13.50 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 9 .333 0 1 0 0 0 StatisticsBASEBALL L LOUISVILLE gocards.com n University of Louisville 69 2023 Louisville Cardinals Junior | INF | R/R | 6-1 | 200 | Louisville, Ky. (North Oldham HS) Logan Beard CAREER HONORS n 2022 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American n 2022 NCBWA Freshman All-American n 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team n 2022 ACC All-Freshman Team 2022: Played in 63 of 64 games with 62 starts at second base in his first season of action ... Finished with a .310 average with 12 doubles, a triple and four home runs while driving in 54 and scoring 40 times ... Made his collegiate debut against Charlotte on Feb. 18 starting at second base and picking up a pair of hits ... Tallied his first double and added two RBIs against Dartmouth on Feb. 25 ... Hit his first col- legiate home run against Akron on March 5 and then homered again later in the same game, driving in six runs overall ... Recorded his third straight multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs against TCU on March 8 ... Had a career-best three hits in the series opener against No. 1 Notre Dame on March 18 ... Went 2-for-4 and drove in three at Western Kentucky on March 29 ... Picked up five hits in the series at Pitt ... Matched his career high with three hits at Florida State on April 16 ... Drove in eight runs in the Clem- son series, including a career-best four-hit game in the finale ... Earned All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team honors after tallying six hits and driving in four. 2021: Did not make an appearance. High School: Lettered five years in baseball at North Oldham … 2019 KHSAA 29th District All- District Team … 2019 Region Player of the Year … 2019 KHSBCA All-State … Rated No. 4 shortstop and No. 6 overall in Kentucky by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Gwen and Aaron Beard … Sib- ling is Mason … Majoring in Exercise Science … Credits his dad for having the most influence on his athletic career … Favorite movie is Star Wars … Fa- vorite candy bar is Snickers … Favorite team is the Yankees. Junior | OF | R/R | 6-0 | 190 | Crestwood, Ky. (South Oldham HS) JT Benson 2022: Played in 27 games with 14 starts in his first season on the field ... Hit .224 with three doubles, three triples and a home run ... Drove in 10 and scored nine runs ... Made his collegiate debut as the starting left fielder against Char- lotte on Feb. 18 ... Picked up his first collegiate hit, a double, against USF on Feb. 19 ... Recorded his first multi-hit game going 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored against Dartmouth on Feb. 27 ... Drove in a career-high three in the game one win over Ak- ron on March 5 ... Missed more than a month due to injury ... Returned as a pinch hitter against Cincinnati on April 12 ... Went 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs in the win over Wake Forest on May 7 ... Came off the bench and went 2-for-2 with a triple and his first col- legiate home run on May 20 against Virginia. 2021: Did not make an appearance. High School: Lettered four year in baseball and football at South Oldham … 2020 NHSBCA Kentucky Preseason All-American Team … 2019 KHSBCA Second Team All-State … Rated No. out- fielder and No. 3 overall in Kentucky by Perfect Game … Rated No. 83 outfielder nationally by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Anna and Mike Benson … Sib- ling is Mikayla … Majoring in Business … Chose Louisville over Indiana, Mississippi State and Ken- tucky … Following his baseball career, he wants to work in business resources … Credits his dad for having the most influence on his athletic career … Favorite movie is Ace Venture … Favorite athlete is Ronald Acuna Jr…. Favorite team is the Philadel- phia Eagles … Uncles Daniel Benson (1979-1981) and Jimmy Benson (1975-1978) played baseball and football at Kentucky. 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 .224 27 14 67 9 15 3 3 1 10 27 .403 6 3 16 3 .308 2 0 1 1 22 1 1 .958 TOTAL .224 27 14 67 9 15 3 3 1 10 27 .403 6 3 16 3 .308 2 0 1 1 22 1 1 .958 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% 2022 .310 63 62 216 40 67 12 1 4 54 93 .431 29 11 42 0 .410 5 4 2 4 108 112 10 .957 TOTAL .310 63 62 216 40 67 12 1 4 54 93 .431 29 11 42 0 .410 5 4 2 4 108 112 10 .957 StatisticsUniversity of Louisville n gocards.com 70 2023 Louisville Cardinals BASEBALL L LOUISVILLE Kaleb Corbett Junior | RHP | R/R | 6-0 | 215 | Louisville, Ky. (Fern Creek HS) CAREER HONORS n 2021 All-ACC Academic Team 2022: Made 20 appearances with a pair of starts on the mound ... Posted a 2-1 record with a save and an 8.10 ERA ... Tallied 24 strike- outs in 23.1 innings ... Earned a victory in the come from behind win over Xavier on Feb. 21 ... Pitched a perfect ninth with two strikeouts and earned the win in the walk-off victory over Morehead State on March 1 ... Recorded the final five outs against Northern Kentucky on March 15 for his first save of the season ... Pitched 2.1 scoreless innings in the finale against North Carolina on April 10 ... Made his first start of the season at Florida State on April 14 ... Struck out two in a scoreless inning against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 26. 2021: Made 17 appearances with one start in his first season ... Posted a 2-1 record with four saves and a 3.58 ERA ... Struck out 33 batters in 27.2 in- nings ... Needed just nine pitches to retire the side in order in the ninth inning of the season opener against Bellarmine for his collegiate debut ... Picked up his first career win with two scoreless innings of relief against Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 23 ... Went the final 3.1 innings against Western Illinois on Feb. 27 for his first career save, striking out a career-best seven ... Recorded the final six outs in the series opener at Georgia Tech ... Pitched scoreless ninth innings in the last two games of the Boston College series, picking up a save in the finale ... Added two more innings to his scoreless streak at NC State on March 20 for his third save ... Recorded the final four outs for his fourth save at Notre Dame on March 26 ... Missed a month due to injury ... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in his return to the mound at Clemson on May 1 ... Worked a career-long 3.2 innings against USC Upstate on May 18, allowing just one run and earning his second win of the season ... Made his first career start against Clemson in the ACC Cham- pionship opener. High School: Lettered four years in baseball and one in wrestling and football at Fern Creek… 2020 KHSBCA Preseason All State Team … Rated as the No. 3 right-handed pitcher in Kentucky and No. 11 overall in the state by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Judy Vilums … Sibling is Kylar … Majoring in Sport Administration … Following his baseball career, he would like to coach baseball … Credits his dad for having the greatest influence on his athletic career … Favorite movie is Good Will Hunting … Favorite athletes are Derek Jeter and Ray Lewis … Favorite team is the Ravens. Alex Galvan Junior | RHP | R/R | 6-6 | 250 | Brielle, N.J. (Manasquan HS) 2022: Made 16 relief appear- ances on the mound ... Finished with a 6.35 ERA in 17 innings, striking out 20 ... Made his first appearance with a scoreless ninth against Dart- mouth on Feb. 25 ... Pitched perfect ninth and 10th innings in the win over North Carolina on April 10 ... Struck out two in a perfect inning against Cincinnati on April 12 ... Threw a scoreless inning at Florida State on April 16 ... Worked a career-long three innings with one run allowed at Wake Forest on May 8. 2021: Made six appearances out of the bull- pen in his first season ... Did not allow an earned run in 5.0 innings, striking out eight ... Made his collegiate debut on March 23 against Western Kentucky, tossing a scoreless ninth inning with a pair of strikeouts ... Struck out three in one inning of work against Kentucky on April 6, allowing just an unearned run ... Recorded the final five outs, three by strikeout, of the series finale against Florida State on April 11 ... Put together a scoreless outing at Virginia on April 16. High School: Lettered four years in baseball and three in basketball at Manasquan … 2019 All-Shore Boys Basketball Team … 2019 NJ All-Group 2 … Rated as No. 2 right-handed pitcher and No. 4 overall in New Jersey by Perfect Game … Rated No. 79 right-handed pitcher nationally by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Traci and Alberto Galvan … Siblings are Marc, Victoria and Nicholas … Majoring in Sports Administration … Following his baseball career, he would like to work for an MLB team … Credits his grandpa for having the most influence on his athletic career … Favorite TV Shows are Money Heist and Tiger King … Favorite athletes are Gerrit Cole and Lebron James … Favorite teams are the Yankees, Giants and Knicks…Brother was a pitcher at Manhattan. 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 2021 0.00 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 1 0 7 8 0 0 0 25 .294 0 1 0 0 0 2022 6.35 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 19 12 12 6 20 1 2 4 76 .279 0 1 1 1 0 TOTAL 4.91 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 24 13 12 13 28 1 2 4 101 .282 0 2 1 1 0 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 2021 3.58 2 1 17 1 0 0 1 4 27.2 24 12 11 10 33 3 0 3 117 .235 1 3 0 0 2 2022 8.10 2 1 20 2 0 0 0 1 23.1 32 24 21 10 24 7 0 8 116 .320 2 5 0 0 1 TOTAL 5.65 4 2 37 3 0 0 1 5 51.0 56 36 32 20 57 10 0 11 233 .277 3 8 0 0 3 StatisticsBASEBALL L LOUISVILLE gocards.com n University of Louisville 71 2023 Louisville Cardinals Junior | OF | L/L | 6-3 | 200 | Calhoun, Ky. (Owensboro HS) Isaac Humphrey 2022: Played in 61 of 64 games with 58 starts in his first season on the field ... Finished with a .328 average, 15 doubles, a triple and five home runs ... Drove in 38 and scored 44 times while stealing 11 bases ... Made his collegiate debut starting in right field against Charlotte on Feb. 18 ... Picked up his first collegiate hit against USF on Feb. 19 ... Had a perfect 3-for-3 night with two doubles and a walk against Xavier on Feb. 21 ... Reached base three times, picking up a RBI and stolen base against Morehead State on March 1 ... Tallied two hits and drove in two in a win over Akron on March 5 ... Threw out the game-tying run at the plate in the eighth inning to preserve a 9-8 victory over TCU on March 8 ... Hit his first career home run against Michigan on March 13 ... Launched a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning to help defeat No. 1 Notre Dame on March 20 ... Had a pair of multi-hit games in the sweep of Boston College ... Matched career highs with three hits and three RBIs at Western Kentucky on March 29 ... Finished a perfect 3-for-3 in the second game of the doubleheader at Pitt on April 2 ... Drove a ball to the wall for a walk-off single in the 14th inning of the finale against North Carolina on April 10 ... Reached base four times and drove in three against Cincinnati on April 12 ... Had back-to-back multi-hit games to close out the NC State series ... Doubled twice and drove in a pair against Clemson on April 29 for his fourth straight multi-hit game ... Went 3-for-4 with his fourth homer of the season at Virginia Tech on May 13 ... Homered in a 3-for-4 game in the regular season finale against Virginia on May 21. 2021: Did not make an appearance. High School: Lettered five years in baseball and four years in basketball at Owensboro High... Owensboro Times 2019 Player of the Year … 2019 KHSBCA Third Team All- State…Rated the No. 3 outfielder and No. 15 overall in Kentucky by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Patrice and Tony Humphrey … Ma- joring in Business Economics … Chose Louisville over Evansville, FGCU, Western Kentucky and Kentucky … Following his baseball career, he would like to coach … Credits his personal trainer, Kevin Boothe, for having the most influence on his athletic career … Favorite movie is Sandlot … Favorite athletes are Cody Bellinger and Mike Trout … Favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals … Relative Corky Withrow played baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 .328 61 58 198 44 65 15 1 5 38 97 .490 41 10 50 1 .458 4 5 11 16 136 7 5 .966 TOTAL .328 61 58 198 44 65 15 1 5 38 97 .490 41 10 50 1 .458 4 5 11 16 136 7 5 .966 Statistics Junior | INF | L/R | 5-9 | 165 | Plainfield, Ill. (Joliet Catholic Academy) Christian Knapczyk CAREER HONORS n 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team n 2022 All-ACC Third Team n 2021 All-ACC Third Team n 2021 All-ACC Freshman Team 2022: Played in 54 games, starting 53 at shortstop for the Cards ... Posted a .346 average with 12 doubles, four triples and two home runs ... Drove in 27 and scored 72 runs while stealing 17 bases ... Ranked sec- ond in the ACC in runs scored and fourth in on-base percentage, and finished fourth nationally in runs per game ... Matched his career high with three hits in the season opener against Charlotte on Feb. 18 ... Reached base four times in the victory over Xavier on Feb. 21 ... Tallied multiple hits in the first and third games against Dartmouth, including equaling his career high with three in the opener on Feb. 25 ... Went 8-for-15 in three games against Akron, recording multiple hits in all three games ... Hit his first career home run against Akron on March 5 ... Picked up six hits in the Michigan series, including a triple in each of the first two games and two doubles in the finale ... Hit a leadoff home run against Northern Kentucky on March 15 ... Matched career highs with three hits and three RBIs against Cincinnati on April 12 ... Had five hits in the NC State series and matched his career best with three RBIs in the middle game ... Missed the final game at Wake Forest on May 8, snapping a streak of 89 consecutive games started at shortstop ... Missed 10 games with an ankle injury ... Returned to the starting lineup in the NCAA Regional, going 8-for-18 with seven walks, six runs and two stolen bases ... Recorded his first career four-hit game at Texas A&M in game two of the Super Regional on June 11. 2021: Played in 44 games, starting 43 in his first season ... Hit .297 with nine doubles, two triples and 25 runs scored ... Made his collegiate debut against Bellarmine on Feb. 21 as a defensive replacement and later singled in his first career at bat ... Got his first col- legiate start on Feb. 27 against Western Illinois, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored ... Started all three games at shortstop at Georgia Tech, going 5-for-10 with three doubes and four RBIs ... Went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in the win over Murray State on March 9 ... Hit a go-ahead two-run triple in the eighth inning against Georgia Tech on March 14 ... Matched his career-high with three hits in the middle game at NC State on March 20 ... Drove in a career-best three runs at Cincinnati on March 30 ... Tallied a pair of doubles and RBIs in the win over Wake Forest on April 3 ... Scored the game-winning run in the walk-off win over Florida State on April 9 ... Had a hand in all four runs at Clemson on May 1, driving in two and scoring twice ... Tallied a pair of hits, scored two runs and stole a base in the win over USC Upstate on May 18. High School: Lettered four years in baseball and three years in basketball at Joliet Catholic Academy … 2019 PBR Illinois Second Team All-State … Rated No. 3 in Illinois and No. 72 nationally by Prep Baseball Report … Rated No. 5 shortstop and No. 14 overall in Illinois by Perfect Game … Rated No. 71 shortstop nationally by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Tasha and Thomas Knapczyk … Siblings are Caiden and Cullen … Majoring in Sports Management … Chose Louisville over Illinois, Clemson, ASU, and Texas … Credits his dad for being the greatest influence on his athletic career … Favorite movies are Step Brother and Happy Gilmore … Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan … Favorite teams are the White Sox, Bears and Blackhawks … Dad played baseball at Lewis University (Illinois). 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% 2021 .297 44 43 148 25 44 9 2 0 19 57 .385 14 6 22 1 .374 3 1 7 10 48 89 11 .926 2022 .346 54 53 217 72 75 12 4 2 27 101 .465 41 15 27 2 .480 0 1 17 22 57 105 9 .947 TOTAL .326 98 96 365 97 119 21 6 2 46 158 .433 55 21 49 3 .439 3 2 24 32 105 194 20 .937 StatisticsUniversity of Louisville n gocards.com 72 2023 Louisville Cardinals BASEBALL L LOUISVILLE Jack Payton Junior | C | R/R | 5-11 | 200 | Orland Park, Ill. (Brother Rice HS) CAREER HONORS n 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team n 2022 All-ACC Third Team n 2022 All-ACC Baseball Academic Team 2022: Played in 63 of 64 games, starting in 62 ... Led the Cards with a .350 batting average, 89 hits and 23 doubles ... Tallied two triples, four home runs and drove in 54 while scoring 58 runs ... His 23 doubles were tied for the fifth-most in a single-season in Lou- isville history ... Led the ACC in doubles and finished fifth in hits ... Started behind the plate at USF on Feb. 19 and picked up a career-high three hits ... Tallied two hits and scored twice in the series opener against Dartmouth on Feb. 25 ... Started Louisville’s ninth- inning rally against Morehead State on March 1 with a pinch-hit leadoff single ... Matched his career high with three hits against Akron on March 4 ... Went 3-for-5 and scored three times in the win over TCU on March 8 ... Tallied multiple hits in the final two games of the Michigan series ... Made it four straight multi-hit games going 3-for-5 against Northern Ken- tucky and 2-for-4 versus Bellarmine ... Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and scored three times in the win over No. 1 Notre Dame on March 18 ... Fin- ished 3-for-4 with a career-high five RBIs and his first collegiate home run at Western Kentucky on March 29 ... Drove in four runs in the win over Pitt on April 2 ... Went back-to-back with Dalton Rushing in the series opener against North Carolina on April 8 ... Picked up a game-tying two-run single in the ninth inning and then later doubled and scored the game- winning run in the 14th against North Carolina on April 10 ... Had two multi-hit games in the series at Florida State ... Picked up three hits and scored three times against NC State on April 23 ... Hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning in a win over NC State on April 24 ... Homered in the win over EKU on May 17 ... Hit his fourth homer of the year against Virginia on May 21 ... Had a career-best four hits with four RBIs in the NCAA Regional win over SEMO on June 3. 2021: Played in 13 games with seven starts in his first season ... Hit .273 with two doubles and two RBIs ... Made his collegiate debut as a defensive replace- ment on Feb. 21 against Bellarmine and picked up a single in his second career plate appearance ... Got his first career start behind the plate on Feb. 27 against Western Illinois, going 1-for-3 with a pair of runs scored ... Started behind the plate against USC Upstate on May 18, going 1-for-2 with a double and a walk. High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Brother Rice … 2019 Baseball Blue Division All- Catholic Team … Rated No. 1 catcher and No. 11 overall in Illinois by Perfect Game … Rated No. 20 catcher nationally by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Dave and Sue Payton … Siblings are Mark and Troy … Majoring in Business … Credits his dad and brothers for having the most influence on his athletic career … Favorite movie is Miracle on Ice … Favorite cereal is Reese Puffs … Favorite teams are the Blackhawks and Bears … Favorite restaurant is Chipotle … Dad played baseball at University of Illinois and in the minor leagues with the Cardinals and his brother Mark played baseball at University of Texas and made his Major League debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2020. Riley Phillips Junior | LHP | L/L | 6-4 | 195 | Godfrey, Ill. (Alton HS) CAREER HONORS n 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team 2022: Made 15 appearances on the mound with 13 starts ... Fin- ished 5-1 overall with a 4.34 ERA ... Struck out 69 batters in 58.0 innings ... Came out of the bullpen and pitched a career-high four scoreless innings in his season debut against UConn on Feb. 20 ... Made his first career start against Dartmouth on Feb. 27, allowing one run over five innings for his first collegiate victory ... Turned in the best start of his career against Michigan on March 13, allowing just one run on three hits in six innings while striking out a career-best nine ... Allowed just two earned runs over six innings in a no-decision against No. 1 Notre Dame on March 20 ... Pitched seven shutout innings, facing just three over the minimum in a win at Boston College on March 27 ... Pitched two perfect innings, striking out the first four batters he faced at Vanderbilt on May 3 ... Struck out a career-high 11 in just five innings against Michigan on June 5, tying the Louis- ville record for strikeouts in a NCAA Regional game. 2021: Made six relief appearances in his first sea- son ... Did not record a decision while striking out eight with a 15.43 ERA in 4.2 innings ... Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 21 against Bellarmine, toss- ing a scoreless inning with three strikeouts ... Worked a scoreless frame against Murray State on March 9 ... Allowed just a solo home run in two innings at Eastern Kentucky on March 16. High School: Lettered four years in baseball and one in soccer at Alton High … 2018 and ‘19 All- Southwestern Conference 2nd Team … Rated No. 3 left-handed pitcher and No. 20 overall in Illinois by Perfect Game … Rated No. 68 left-handed pitcher nationally by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Jay and Mary Phillips … Sib- ling is Lucy … Majoring in Business … Chose Lou- isville over Purdue, Tulane, NC State, Indiana and Michigan … Credits his dad and family for having the greatest influence on his athletic career … Fa- vorite movie is The Interview … Favorite athletes are Jack Flaherty and Patrick Corbin … Favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals and Blues … Great grandpa played baseball in the minor leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 2021 15.43 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 8 8 8 7 8 2 0 1 30 .381 0 2 0 0 0 2022 4.34 5 1 15 13 0 0 1 0 58.0 57 31 28 17 69 9 1 10 247 .261 3 4 0 3 5 TOTAL 5.17 5 1 21 13 0 0 1 0 62.2 65 39 36 24 77 11 1 11 277 .272 3 6 0 3 5 Statistics JYear 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% 2021 .273 13 7 22 5 6 2 0 0 2 8 .364 3 2 4 0 .407 0 0 0 0 55 5 0 1.000 2022 .350 63 62 254 58 89 23 2 4 54 128 .504 32 5 51 8 .429 3 2 5 7 266 17 3 .990 TOTAL .344 76 69 276 63 95 25 2 4 56 136 .493 35 7 55 8 .427 3 2 5 7 321 22 3 .991 StatisticsBASEBALL L LOUISVILLE gocards.com n University of Louisville 73 2023 Louisville Cardinals Junior | RHP | R/R | 6-4 | 230 | Antioch, Ill. (Carmel Catholic HS) Ben Wiegman 2022: Made 13 appearances on the mound with two starts ... Finished 3-0 with a 5.93 ERA ... Struck out nine over 13.2 innings ... Made his season debut with a perfect ninth inning against Akron on March 4 ... Pitched a perfect in- ning with two strikeouts against Michigan on March 13 ... Worked a career-long two innings, striking out a pair against Bellarmine on March 16 ... Made two scoreless appearances against North Carolina, includ- ing picking up the final two outs in the 14th inning of the finale to earn his first collegiate victory ... Struck out two in a scoreless inning to earn his second win of the year on April 22 against NC State ... Picked up the win against WKU on April 26 with a scoreless in- ning ... Made his first collegiate start against Indiana on May 10, allowing one run over two innings. 2021: Made his collegiate debut against Bellar- mine on Feb. 21 before missing the remainder of the season due to injury. High School: Lettered three years in baseball at Carmel Catholic … Pioneer Press All-Area Baseball Honorable Mention in 2017 and ‘18 … Rated as No. 5 player in Illinois and No. 65 right-handed pitcher in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Rebecca and Andy Wiegman … Siblings are Drew and Brittany … Majoring in Com- munications … Chose Louisville over TCU … Credits his dad for having the greatest influence on his ath- letic career … Favorite movie is Ace Venture Pet De- tective … Favorite athletes are Derek Jeter and Gerrit Cole … Favorite team is the Chicago Cubs. Sophomore | INF | L/R | 6-4 | 195 | Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) Brandon Anderson 2022: Played in 24 games, making seven starts ... Hit .316 (12-for-38) with five RBIs and seven runs ... Made his collegiate debut as a pinch hitter against UConn on Feb. 20 ... Picked up his first collegiate start at first base on Feb. 26 against Dartmouth ... Recorded his first career hit with a single against Akron on March 5 ... Tallied a pinch-hit single and scored at Western Kentucky on March 29 ... Started at third base in the finale at Wake Forest on May 8, going 3-for-3 and reaching base five times with two runs scored ... Drove in the first runs of his career with a bases loaded single at Virginia Tech on May 13 ... Picked up a pair of hits and a RBI on May 14 at Virginia Tech ... Went 2-for-5 out of the leadoff spot in the ACC Tournament game against Georgia Tech on May 26. High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Madison Central … 2021 First Team All-State … Rat- ed the No. 1 shortstop and No. 11 overall player in Kentucky by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Kelly Anderson … Brother is Adam … Majoring in Business Administration … Fol- lowing his baseball career, he would like to coach … Credits his mother as having the greatest influence on his athletic career … Enjoys reading books in his free time … Favorite food is steak … Favorite team is Boston Red Sox … Mother, Kelly, played college softball at EKU. 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 .316 24 7 38 7 12 0 0 0 5 12 .316 4 3 4 1 .422 0 1 0 0 8 17 0 1.000 TOTAL .316 24 7 38 7 12 0 0 0 5 12 .316 4 3 4 1 .422 0 1 0 0 8 17 0 1.000 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 2021 9.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 .333 0 0 0 0 0 2022 5.93 3 0 13 2 0 0 0 0 13.2 13 9 9 11 9 1 0 4 66 .260 1 3 0 1 1 TOTAL 6.14 3 0 14 2 0 0 0 0 14.2 14 10 10 13 9 2 0 4 71 .264 1 3 0 1 1 StatisticsUniversity of Louisville n gocards.com 74 2023 Louisville Cardinals BASEBALL L LOUISVILLE Will Cook Sophomore | INF | L/R | 6-5 | 205 | Miamisburg, Ohio (Miamisburg HS) 2022: Did not make an appear- ance due to injury. High School: Lettered four years at Miamisburg High School where he was an All-State selection … Had a .386 career batting aver- age in high school, driving in 43 in 51 games … Posted a 6-2 record with 62 strikeouts in 47.1 innings on the mound in high school … Rated the No. 2 third baseman and No. 11 overall player in Ohio by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Jake and Carrie Cook … Sib- lings are Alexander and JJ … Chose Louisville over Wake Forest, Indiana and Dayton … Favorite athlete is Serena Williams … Enjoys watching movies and playing Fortnite in his spare time … Dad, Jake, was selected in the 15th round of the 1993 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox out of Greenville (OH) High School. Kade Grundy Sophomore | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 210 | Somerset, Ky. (Somerset HS) 2022: Made 15 appearances with two starts in his first season ... Finished 1-1 with a 6.48 ERA, strik- ing out 11 in 16.2 innings ... Made his collegiate debut with a score- less inning against Dartmouth on Feb. 25 ... Allowed one earned run over two innings against Michigan on March 11 ... Made his first career start at Western Kentucky on March 29, allowing just an unearned run in two in- nings ... Struck out a career-best three batters in 1.2 scoreless innings at Pitt on April 2 ... Retired all four batters he faced in the 13th and 14th innings against North Carolina on April 10 ... Pitched a scoreless in- ning against NC State on April 22 ... Entered with two runners on in the 12th inning and retired the only batter he faced at Wake Forest on May 8. High School: Lettered four years in baseball, football and basketball at Somerset High … 2021 12th Region Basketball Player of the Year … 2019- 21 Commonwealth Journal Male Athlete of the Year … Member of the Ohio Valley Regional USA Base- ball team … Rated the No. 4 right-handed pitcher and No. 7 overall player in Kentucky by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Phillip and Ashley Grundy … Siblings are Kross and Kole … Majoring in Busi- ness … Credits his dad for having the greatest im- pact on his athletic career … Favorite TV show is The Office … Favorite team is the Dodgers … Favor- ite music is country … Father, Phillip, played nine seasons of Minor League baseball with the Kansas City Royals. 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 6.48 1 1 15 2 0 0 0 0 16.2 17 15 12 12 11 1 0 3 79 .270 1 1 1 2 1 TOTAL 6.48 1 1 15 2 0 0 0 0 16.2 17 15 12 12 11 1 0 3 79 .270 1 1 1 2 1 StatisticsBASEBALL L LOUISVILLE gocards.com n University of Louisville 75 2023 Louisville Cardinals Sophomore | OF | R/R | 6-2 | 195 | Lynwood, Ill. (Marian Catholic HS) Eddie King Jr. 2022: Did not make an appear- ance 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 … Rat- ed the No. 2 outfielder and No. 8 overall player in Illinois and the No. 93 outfielder in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Eddie and Tammy King … Sister is Edneicia … Majoring in Sports Administra- tion … Chose Louisville over Miami … Credits his father as having the greatest influence on his athletic career … Favorite athletes are Mike Trout, Ronald Acuna Jr., and Kevin Durant … Favorite team is the White Sox … Cousin Corey Ray was an All-American at Louisville and is currently with the Milwaukee Brewers. Sophomore | RHP | L/R | 6-2 | 195 | Bardstown, Ky. (Bardstown HS) Will Koger 2022: Made 11 appearances on the mound with a pair of starts ... Finished 0-1 with a 12.27 ERA ... Recorded 10 strikeouts in 14.2 innings ... Made his collegiate debut out of the bullpen at USF on Feb. 19, allowing just one run while striking out four in three innings ... Made his first career start against Akron on March 5 ... Pitched a scoreless inning against North Carolina on April 8 ... Worked 1.2 scoreless against Eastern Kentucky on May 17. High School: Lettered three years in basketball and six years in baseball and golf at Bardstown High School … 2021 Fifth Region Player of the Year … Rat- ed as the No. 2 right-handed pitcher and No. 3 over- all player in Kentucky and the No. 35 right-handed pitcher in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Glenn and Shea Koger … Sister is Haylee … Chose Louisville over Kentucky, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina and Auburn … Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career … Enjoys hunting and playing golf in his free time … Favorite TV show is Friends … Fa- vorite teams are the Yankees and Lakers … Favorite athlete is Mariano Rivera. 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 12.27 0 1 11 2 0 0 0 0 14.2 24 24 20 12 10 2 3 4 86 .353 2 5 0 1 0 TOTAL 12.27 0 1 11 2 0 0 0 0 14.2 24 24 20 12 10 2 3 4 86 .353 2 5 0 1 0 StatisticsUniversity of Louisville n gocards.com 76 2023 Louisville Cardinals BASEBALL L LOUISVILLE Carson Liggett Sophomore | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 220 | Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley HS) 2022: Made 18 appearances with four starts in his first season ... Finished 3-0 with a 4.68 ERA ... Struck out 21 in 25.0 innings ... Made his collegiate debut with an inning of relief against UConn on Feb. 20 ... Retired the only two batters he faced against Dartmouth on Feb. 27 ... Threw a perfect inning with a pair of strike- outs against Akron on March 5 ... Struck out two in a scoreless ninth against Cincinnati on April 12 ... Pitched a scoreless inning against NC State on April 24 ... Drew his first collegiate start on April 30 against Clemson ... Struck out two in a perfect inning at Vanderbilt on May 3 ... Pitched a perfect inning at Wake Forest on May 8 ... Retired six of the seven batters he faced in two scoreless against Indiana on May 10 to earn his first collegiate victory ... Sat down the first nine batters of the game before allowing two runs in his fourth inning at Virginia Tech on May 15 ... Pitched two scoreless innings for the win over Virginia on May 21 ... Allowed two runs over four innings in a win over Oregon in the NCAA Regional on June 5. High School: Lettered two years in baseball at Blue Valley … 2021 PBR Kansas Player of the Year … 2021 KABC Class 6A All-State First Team … 2021 KABC Class 6A Pitcher of the Year … 2021 All-EKL First Team … 2021 EKL Pitcher of the Year … Rated the No. 2 right-handed pitcher and No. 6 overall player in Kansas by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Steve and Julie Liggett … Brother is Hunter … Majoring in Business … Chose Louisville over Arkansas, TCU, Oklahoma and Mis- souri … Credits his pitching coach as having the greatest influence on his athletic career … Enjoys fishing and trips to the Ozarks in his free time … Fa- vorite athletes are Trevor Bauer and Patrick Mahomes … Favorite team is the Royals. Noah Smith Sophomore | INF | R/R | 6-1 | 185 | Chicago, Ill. (Marist HS) 2022: Played in 21 games with seven starts in his first season ... Hit .318 (14-for-44) with a double, triple, four RBIs and 12 runs scored ... Made his collegiate debut start- ing at second base against UConn on Feb. 20 ... Tripled for his first career hit against Dartmouth on Feb. 27 ... Came off the bench and picked up hits in both games of the doubleheader against Akron on March 5 ... Picked up an infield single on March 27 ... Tallied a pinch-hit single and scored at Wake Forest on May 7 ... Started at shortstop in the finale at Virginia Tech on May 15, picking up a bunt single and scoring a run ... Tallied his first career multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a RBI against EKU on May 17 ... Had a hit in all three games of the Virginia series, scoring a pair of runs in the fi- nale ... Went 2-for-4 with a leadoff double and a stolen base against Pitt in the ACC Tournament on May 25. High School: Lettered four years in baseball and two years in basketball at Marist … Rated as the No. 1 shortstop and No. 3 overall player in Illinois and the No. 39 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Wendell and Lachanda Smith … Siblings are Wendell Jr., Trinity and Sarai … Majoring in Sports Administration … following his baseball career, he wants to create his own business … Chose Louisville over Indiana and Michigan … Credits his cousins and siblings for having the great- est influence on his athletic career … Favorite mov- ies are Interstellar and Dark Knight … Favorite food is pasta … Relatives Chase Hunter (Clemson) and Charles Cooper (Celtics) played basketball and Jaden Hunter (WKU) and Eric Smith (Wisconsin) played football. 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 4.68 3 0 18 4 0 0 1 0 25.0 18 14 13 15 21 1 0 3 112 .202 6 4 1 3 1 TOTAL 4.68 3 0 18 4 0 0 1 0 25.0 18 14 13 15 21 1 0 3 112 .202 6 4 1 3 1 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% 2022 .318 21 7 44 12 14 1 1 0 4 17 .386 1 1 9 0 .340 1 0 1 1 13 21 3 .919 TOTAL .318 21 7 44 12 14 1 1 0 4 17 .386 1 1 9 0 .340 1 0 1 1 13 21 3 .919 StatisticsBASEBALL L LOUISVILLE gocards.com n University of Louisville 77 2023 Louisville Cardinals Junior | LHP | L/L | 6-6 | 245 | Schenectady, N.Y. (Herkimer College/Schenectady HS) Greg Farone Prior to UofL: Played two years at Herkimer College … Boasted 1.83 ERA for his career with 213 strikeouts … 2022 NJCAA Division III Player of the Year … 2022 NJ- CAA Division III Pitcher of the Year … 2022 NJCAA Division III World Series Most Valuable Player … 2022 NJCAA Division III First Team All-American … Led team to first NJCAA Division III national championship title in school his- tory … 2021 NJCAA Division III Second Team All- American … Set program record for strikeouts in a season with 139 across 60 innings pitched in 2022. High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Schenectady High School. Personal: Parents are Jess and Tony Farone … Brother is Scott … Major is criminal justice … Chose Louisville over Mississippi State and Clemson … Credits his parents as having the greatest influence on his athletic career … Favorite TV show is Breaking Bad … Favorite teams are the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics … Favorite athlete is Randy Johnson. Junior | OF | L/R | 6-2 | 185 | Goodlettsville, Tenn. (Columbia State CC/Beech HS) Haven Mangrum Prior to UofL: Played two years at Columbia State Community Col- lege, hitting .401 with 25 runs bat- ted in and 22 stolen bases over his career. High School: Lettered three years in baseball at Beech High School … Named to 2019 All-Region 5 team. Personal: Parents are Bobby and Tina Mangrum … Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career.Next >