< Previous70 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2024 Roster NO Name POS B/T HT WT CL Hometown (Previous School/High School) 0 Alex Alicea INF S/R 5-8 150 FR Milwaukee, Wis. (St. Thomas More HS) 1 Patrick Forbes OF/RHP R/R 6-3 215 SO Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) 2 Logan Beard INF R/R 6-1 205 SR Louisville, Ky. (North Oldham HS) 4 Will Vierling C L/R 6-1 220 SO Mequon, Wis. (Homestead HS) 5 Gavin Kilen INF L/R 5-11 180 SO Milton, Wis. (Milton HS) 6 Noah Bush RHP R/R 5-10 190 JR Waverly, Minn. (Iowa Western CC/Howard Lake Waverly-Winstead) 7 Kade Grundy RHP R/R 6-1 215 JR Somerset, Ky. (Somerset HS) 8 Brandon Anderson INF L/R 6-4 225 JR Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) 9 Dylan Hoy INF L/R 5-7 180 SR Suffern, N.Y. (Marist College/Suffern HS) 10 Carson Liggett RHP R/R 6-1 225 JR Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley HS) 11 Ty Starke LHP L/L 6-6 170 FR Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier HS) 13 JT Benson OF R/R 6-0 190 SR Crestwood, Ky. (South Oldham HS) 14 George Baker C L/R 6-1 185 FR Waldorf, Md. (Pro5 Baseball Academy) 15 Colton Hartman LHP L/L 6-3 210 FR Lebanon, Ohio (Lebanon HS) 16 Michael Lippe OF R/R 6-3 215 SO Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Whitefish Bay HS) 17 Kyle Crow RHP R/R 6-4 220 FR Fenton, Mich. (Fenton HS) 18 Will Koger RHP L/R 6-2 200 JR Bardstown, Ky. (Bardstown HS) 19 TJ Schlageter LHP L/L 6-2 215 FR Romeoville, Ill. (Joliet Catholic Academy) 20 Korbyn Dickerson OF R/R 6-1 190 SO Jeffersonville, Ind. (Trinity HS) 22 Tucker Biven RHP R/R 6-1 215 SO New Albany, Ind. (New Albany HS) 24 Wyatt Danilowicz LHP R/L 6-1 210 SO Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West HS) 25 Matt Klein C L/R 6-2 200 SO Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) 26 Sebastian Gongora LHP L/L 6-5 240 SR Dayton, Ohio (Wright State University/Chaminade Julienne HS) 27 Evan Webster LHP R/L 6-3 230 SR Union, Ky. (Ryle HS) 28 Parker Detmers RHP R/R 6-4 230 FR Chatham, Ill. (Glenwood HS) 30 Ryan McCoy 1B L/R 6-5 230 SR Frankfort, Ill. (Wabash Valley College/Lincoln-Way East HS) 32 Zion Rose C R/R 6-1 205 FR Chicago, Ill. (IMG Academy) 33 Mitchell Dean LHP S/L 6-7 240 FR Russiaville, Ind. (Western HS) 34 Jared Lessman LHP L/L 6-2 200 JR Cumberland, Wis. (Iowa Western CC/St. Croix Falls HS) 35 Luke Napleton C R/R 6-1 215 SR LaGrange, Ill. (Quincy University/St. Rita of Cascia HS) 36 Tagger Tyson C R/R 6-1 200 FR Mount Pleasant, S.C. (Oceanside Collegiate Academy) 38 Morgan Davis RHP R/R 6-5 225 FR Bedford, N.Y. (IMG Academy) 39 Jake Karaba RHP R/R 6-1 210 SR Naperville, Ill. (Lewis University/Neuqua Valley) 40 Jake Murphy LHP R/L 6-2 210 FR Kingsville, Ohio (Kings HS) 41 Riley Phillips LHP L/L 6-4 200 SR Godfrey, Ill. (Alton HS) 42 Eddie King Jr. OF R/R 6-2 215 JR Lynwood, Ill. (Marian Catholic HS) 43 Braxton Stewart LHP R/L 6-4 160 FR Winston-Salem, N.C. (East Forsyth HS) 44 Dan Snyder RHP R/R 6-2 210 SO Erie, Pa. (McDowell HS) 46 Justin West LHP R/L 6-3 195 SO Paducah, Ky. (Paducah Tilghman HS) 48 Thomas Howard RHP R/R 6-4 220 FR Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglass HS) 49 Kayden Campbell LHP R/L 6-2 190 SO Cincinnati, Ohio (Fairfield HS) 50 Josh Klug RHP R/R 6-1 190 FR Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City Central HS) 51 Isaac Humphrey OF L/L 6-3 210 SR Livermore, Ky. (Owensboro HS) 53 Lucas Moore OF L/R 6-0 170 FR Cincinnati, Ohio (Badin HS) 54 Kaleb Corbett RHP R/R 6-0 210 SR Louisville, Ky. (Fern Creek HS) Coaching Staff 3 Dan McDonnell - Head Coach (18th season at Louisville) 23 Roger Williams - Associate Head Coach/Pitching Coach (18th season) 21 Eric Snider - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (10th season) 37 Adam Vrable - Assistant Coach (10th season) 12 Brian Mundorf - Director of Operations (29th season at Louisville) Alex Alicea .......................................ALL-ee-SAY-uh Tucker Biven ...................................................BIV-in Wyatt Danilowicz ...........................DANIEL-lev-itch Korbyn Dickerson ..........................................Corbin Sebastian Gongora ............................gon-GORE-uh Jake Karaba ........................................kuh-RAH-buh Gavin Kilen ..................................................KEE-lin Josh Klug ....................................................KLOOG Will Koger ....................................................KO-ger Carson Liggett .................................................LIG-it Michael Lippe ................................................LIP-ee Luke Napleton .....................................NAY-pull-ten TJ Schlageter ..................................SCHLAH-guh-ter Ty Starke ........................................................STARK Will Vierling .............................................VEER-ling Pronunciation Guidegocards.com n University of Louisville 71 2024 Louisville Cardinals AliceaKilenBeardGrundyAndersonForbesBushVierling HoyBakerStarkeLippeCrowLiggettHartmanBenson KogerDanilowiczDickersonGongoraWebsterSchlageterKleinBiven DetmersLessmanRoseTysonDavisMcCoyNapletonDean KarabaStewartPhillipsWestHowardMurphySnyderKing Jr. CampbellCorbettHumphreyKlugMoore McDonnell Vrable Snider Mundorf Williams Coaches72 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2024 Louisville Cardinals Logan Beard Senior | INF | R/R | 6-1 | 205 | Louisville, Ky. (North Oldham HS) CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 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 2023: Played in all 55 games, making 54 starts (31 at 3B, 21 at 2B, 2 at DH) ... Hit .282 with 10 dou- bles, seven home runs and 34 RBIs ... Made Opening Day start at second base before starting next two at third ... Hit a game-tying three-run homer in the sev- enth inning of the win over Xavier on Feb. 22 ... Hit a three-run homer in the win over Michigan at Minute Maid Park on March 5 ... Homered and drove in three in the finale against Georgia Tech on March 19 ... Went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs against Lipscomb on April 4 ... Tallied a three-hit day in the win at Kentucky on April 25 ... Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored against Bellarmine on May 2 ... Hit a solo home run against Florida State on May 19. 2022: Played in 63 of 64 games with 62 starts at second base in his first season of action ... Fin- ished with a .310 average with 12 doubles, a triple and four home runs while driving in 54 and scor- ing 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 collegiate 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 Clemson series, including a career-best four-hit game in the finale ... Earned All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team honors after tal- lying 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- Dis- trict 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 ... Sibling is Mason ... Majoring in Exercise Science ... Credits his dad for having the most influence on his athletic career ... Favorite movie is Star Wars ... Favorite candy bar is Snickers ... Favorite team is the 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% 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 2023 .282 55 54 174 35 49 10 1 7 34 82 .471 18 11 40 4 .379 3 0 2 2 50 79 8 .942 TOTAL .297 118 116 390 75 116 22 2 11 88 175 .449 47 22 82 4 .396 8 4 4 6 158 191 18 .951 Statistics JT Benson Senior | OF | R/R | 6-0 | 190 | Crestwood, Ky. (South Oldham HS) 2023: Played in 49 games with 48 starts ... Finished with a .288 average, 10 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 34 RBIs ... Ranked top 10 in the ACC with 16 stolen bases ... Doubled in a run in the win over Xavier on Feb. 22 ... Went 2-for-3 and drove in two in the finale against Bowling Green on Feb. 26 ... Hit a two-run home run at Minute Maid Park against Michigan on March 5 ... Tallied a perfect 3-for-3 day with two doubles against Morehead State on March 7 ... Hit a go-ahead grand slam against Dayton on March 11 ... Recorded two triples in the finale versus Dayton on March 12 ... Tallied two hits and reached four times against Miami (Ohio) on March 15 ... Went 3-for- 4 including a three-run go-ahead homer against No. 2 Wake Forest on April 16 ... Tallied three hits including a home run against Duke on April 21 ... Homered and drove in three in the win over NKU on May 16 ... Hit a three-run homer against Florida State on May 19. 2022: Played in 27 games with 14 starts in his first season on the field ... Hit .224 with three dou- bles, three triples and a home run ... Drove in 10 and scored nine runs ... Made his collegiate debut as the starting left fielder against Charlotte 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 Akron on March 5 ... Missed more than a month due to injury ... Re- turned 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 collegiate home run on May 20 against Virginia. 2021: Did not make an appearance. High School: Lettered four years in baseball and football at South Oldham ... 2020 NHSBCA Kentucky Preseason All-American Team ... 2019 KHSBCA Sec- ond Team All-State ... Rated No. 1 outfielder and No. 3 overall in Kentucky by Perfect Game ... Rated No. 83 outfielder nationally by Perfect Game. 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 2023 .288 49 48 163 38 47 10 3 6 34 81 .497 21 9 41 4 .397 1 3 16 20 106 4 1 .991 TOTAL .270 76 62 230 47 62 13 6 7 44 108 .470 27 12 57 7 .371 3 3 17 21 128 5 2 .985 Statisticsgocards.com n University of Louisville 73 2024 Louisville Cardinals Senior | RHP | R/R | 6-0 | 210 | Louisville, Ky. (Fern Creek HS) Kaleb Corbett CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team n 2021 All-ACC Academic Team 2023: Pitched in 18 games out of the bullpen ... Finished with a 1.69 ERA in 21.1 innings, striking out 22 ... Made his season debut with a scoreless inning against Bucknell on February 18 ... Worked a season-long 3.2 innings with just one run allowed against Georgia Tech on March 18 ... Pitched two scoreless innings at Kentucky on April 25 ... Struck out a season-high five and allowed just two baserunners over 3.1 scoreless innings at Virginia on May 13 ... Worked 2.2 scoreless frames against Florida State on May 18. 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 strikeouts 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 in- nings 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 innings ... 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 Championship 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. 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 2023 1.69 0 0 18 0 0 0 2 0 21.1 15 5 4 14 22 1 0 1 93 .200 3 2 0 1 1 TOTAL 4.48 4 2 55 3 0 0 3 5 72.1 71 41 36 34 79 11 0 12 326 .256 6 10 0 1 4 Statistics CAREER HONORS n 2023 Horizon League Pitcher of the Year n 2023 All-Horizon League First Team n 2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region First Team n 2022 Horizon League All-Freshman Team 2023 (Wright State): Horizon League Pitcher of the Year ... Earned East-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team honors ... Compiled a 10-1 record with a 3.17 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 93.2 innings pitched over 16 starts ... Finished tied for third in wins and tied for ninth in strikeouts in single-season history ... Went a perfect 9-0 with a 2.94 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 11 starts (70.1 IP) against conference opponents ... Topped the Horizon League in victories, ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts, fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.59), and opposing batting average (.227) ... Allowed four or fewer earned runs allowed in five-plus innings in 13 starts ... Fired eight shutout innings in victory over Oakland (3/26) ... Struck out a season-high nine batters against Youngstown State (4/14) and Oakland (4/29) ... Earned winning deci- sion at Kentucky (2/25) after limiting the Wildcats to two runs in 5.0 innings of work ... Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. 2022 (Wright State): Name to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team ... Pitched in 16 games, making 15 starts ... Went 5-1 with a 5.88 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 82.2 innings ... Top-10 Horizon League marks in wins (T-4th), innings pitched (5th), strikeouts (5th), and opponent batting average (6th, .261) ... Had six quality starts ... Five appearances with seven-plus strikeouts ... Held left-handed batters to a .227 batting clip ... Earned Horizon League Pitcher of the Week af- ter firing a three-hit shutout against Youngstown State (4/30) ... Struck out a career-high 10 batters in win over Northern Kentucky (3/26) ... Allowed no earned runs while striking out eight batters in 6.0 innings against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/14) ... Went an improved 4-0 with a 4.83 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 50.1 innings against Horizon League opponents. 2021 (Wright State): Did not make an appearance. High School: Graduated from Chaminade Juli- enne High School ... Lettered in baseball and swim- ming ... Finished with a 22-3 record on the mound in three seasons (senior season canceled), including a 9-0 mark with a 1.15 ERA as a junior ... Part of state championship teams in 2018 and 2019. Personal: Son of Chris and Theresa Gongora ... Siblings are Christian and Francesca ... His dad, Chris, was drafted in the 21st round by the Atlanta Braves in 1994 and was in their farm system from 1994-96 ... Majoring in Business Administration ... Chose Lou- isville over Kentucky, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina and Arizona State ... Favorite movie is Star Wars: Epi- sode III – Revenge of the Sith ... Favorite TV shows are Breaking Bad and Peaky Blinders ... In his spare time, he enjoys reading, yoga, card collecting, shoe collect- ing, hanging out with family and friends, and work- ing out ... Favorite teams are the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians and Cleveland Browns. 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* 5.88 5 1 16 15 1 1 0 0 82.2 85 61 54 31 81 15 1 11 370 .260 5 8 2 2 2 2023* 3.25 10 1 15 15 0 0 0 0 88.2 74 35 32 31 81 14 1 8 374 .226 5 12 1 1 2 TOTAL 4.52 15 2 31 30 1 1 0 0 171.1 159 96 86 62 162 29 2 19 744 .243 10 20 3 3 4 * Wright State Statistics Sebastian Gongora Senior | LHP | L/L | 6-5 | 240 | Dayton, Ohio (Wright State University/Chaminade Julienne HS)74 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2024 Louisville Cardinals Dylan Hoy Senior | INF | L/R | 5-7 | 180 | Suffern, N.Y. (Marist College/Suffern HS) CAREER HONORS n 2023 MAAC All-Academic Team n 2023 All-MAAC Preseason Team 2023 (Marist): Appeared in 41 games and started in 40 of those games for the Red Foxes ... Posted a .245 batting average and a .381 on base percentage ... Tallied four home runs and 19 runs batted in ... Won Marist’s James E. Pizzani Award presented to a male and female (does not have to be a student-ath- lete) who has contributed to the athletic department, both academically and socially, displaying commu- nity service and leadership, and has performed above and beyond all expectations. 2022 (Marist): One of two Red Foxes to start in all 46 games ... Hit .292 with 12 doubles, a triple, and one home run ... Led the team with 38 walks. 2021 (Marist): Started 29 games for the Red Fox- es ... Batted .410, with an on-base percentage of .520 ... Scored 18 runs, three doubles, and two triples. 2020 (Marist): Appeared and started in all 12 games ... Recorded four hits, four RBIs and three runs scored along with two doubles. High School: Graduated from Suffern High School where he lettered four years in baseball ... Earned All-Section and All-League honors as a junior and senior ... Helped team to sectional and regional titles and a state final four appearance. Personal: Son of Robert and Sherri Hoy ... Ma- joring in sport administration ... Chose Louisville over Stetson, Maine and Seton Hall ... Favorite mov- ie is Grown Ups ... Favorite athletes are Trevor Story and Justin Herbert ... Fan of the New York Yankees and New York Jets ... Favorite foods are fish, sushi and barbecue ... Hobbies include being out on the water, jet skiing, boating, fishing, hiking and sight seeing. Isaac Humphrey Senior | OF | L/L | 6-3 | 210 | Livermore, Ky. (Owensboro HS) CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2023: Played in 51 games, making 41 starts (39 in RF, 2 in CF) ... Hit .246 with five doubles, three triples, three home runs and 24 RBIs ... Homered in the season opener against Bucknell for Louisville’s first runs of the season ... Went 2-for-2, driving in three and hitting his sec- ond homer of the season against Morehead State on March 7 ... Tallied three hits, drove in two and scored twice against Bellarmine on April 12 ... Re- corded an extra-base hit in all three games against Miami ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs and three runs against Bellarmine on May 2 ... Had a game-tying double in the ninth inning against Vanderbilt on May 9. 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, pick- ing 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 sea- son 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... Owens- boro 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 ... Majoring in Business Economics ... Chose Louis- ville 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% 2020 .095 12 12 42 3 4 2 0 0 4 6 .143 9 0 13 2 .255 0 0 0 1 16 35 2 .962 2021 .410 29 29 78 18 32 3 2 1 10 42 .538 15 5 12 0 .520 2 3 2 4 44 62 6 .946 2022 .292 46 46 154 41 45 12 1 1 32 62 .403 38 7 27 2 .446 3 2 4 5 69 103 11 .940 2023 .245 41 40 159 39 39 8 0 4 19 59 .371 33 2 23 1 .381 0 2 16 22 64 98 5 .970 TOTAL .277 128 127 433 101 120 25 3 6 65 169 .390 95 14 75 5 .419 5 7 22 32 193 298 24 .953 * Marist 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 .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 2023 .246 51 41 134 35 33 5 3 3 24 53 .396 31 7 31 2 .406 3 3 6 7 100 6 3 .972 TOTAL .295 112 99 332 79 98 20 4 8 62 150 .452 72 17 81 3 .437 7 8 17 23 236 13 8 .969 Statisticsgocards.com n University of Louisville 75 2024 Louisville Cardinals Senior | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 210 | Naperville, Ill. (Lewis University/Neuqua Valley HS) JakeKaraba CAREER HONORS n 2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-America First Team n 2023 D2CCA All-America First Team n 2023 NCBWA All-America First Team n 2023 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year n 2023 D2CCA Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year n 2023 NCBWA Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year n 2023 GLVC Pitcher of the Year n 2023 All-GLVC First Team n 2021 D2CCA All-Midwest Region Second Team n 2021 NCBWA All-Midwest Region Second Team n 2021 GLVC Freshman of the Year n 2021 All-GLVC First Team 2023 (Lewis): Earned First Team All-America honors after finishing 7-2 with a 1.62 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 66.2 innings ... Led Division II with 16.06 strikeouts per nine innings ... Also ranked top 10 na- tionally in WHIP (2nd), hits allowed per nine innings (2nd), ERA (6th), strikeouts (7th) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (9th) ... Tallied double digit strikeouts in nine of his 11 starts, including a season-high 15 in seven in- nings at Drury on April 22 ... Tossed five hitless in- nings with 14 strikeouts at Davis & Elkins on March 4 ... Came within one strike of a seven-inning perfect game against Illinois-Springfield on March 19. 2022 (Lewis): Appeared in 13 games and started 12 ... Went 2-5 with a 6.29 ERA ... Finished with 52 strikeouts in 44.1 innings ... Tossed six shutout in- nings with 10 strikeouts at Truman State on May 1. 2021 (Lewis): Posted an 8-1 record in 12 starts in his first full season ... Struck out 94 in 69 innings with a 2.22 ERA ... Tallied double-digit strikeouts three times, posting a season-high 11 in six innings against Maryville on April 23 ... Pitched seven score- less innings with 10 strikeouts at Purdue Northwest on March 5 ... Tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout with one hit allowed at Indianapolis on May 8. 2020 (Lewis): Appeared in three games before the season was cut short ... Finished 2-0 with a 5.25 ERA ... Made two starts, allowing one run in each and picking up the win in both ... Struck out 11 over five innings at William Jewell on March 8. High School: Graduated from Neuqua Valley High School where he lettered four years in baseball and football. Personal: Son of Peter and Chris Karaba ... One sibling, Lindsay ... Chose Louisville over Florida State, Oregon, Arizona, Charlotte and Mississippi State ... Favorite movie is Goodfellas ... Favorite ath- lete is Triston McKenzie ... Fan of the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Guardians ... Favorite candy is Skittles ... Enjoys golf, video games and reading. Senior | INF | L/R | 6-5 | 230 | Frankfort, Ill. (Wabash Valley College/Lincoln-Way East HS) Ryan McCoy CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2023: Played in all 55 games, making 50 starts (46 at 1B, 4 at C) ... Finished with a .247 average, eight doubles and tied for the team lead with 12 home runs ... Drove in 44 runs, scored 43 times and went 8-for-9 in stolen bases ... Started Opening Day at first base, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in his first Louisville appearance ... Picked up three hits, drove in two and hit his sec- ond homer against Xavier on Feb. 22 ... Homered in the first inning of the last two games of the Bowling Green series ... Reached base four times and scored three runs in the win over No. 12 Texas A&M on March 3 ... Reached base five times with a homer and four walks against Georgia Tech on March 17 ... Went 2-for-2, reaching base five times, with three runs scored and his sixth home run in the win over WKU on March 21 ... Tallied his first multi-homer game in a three-hit showing with a career-best five RBIs against Duke on April 21 ... Hit a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth inning at Duke on April 22 ... Started at catcher for the first time against Miami on April 29 ... Ended up a triple shy of the cycle, driving in four and scoring three times against Bellarmine on May 2 ... Homered and drove in a pair at Clemson on May 6. Prior to UofL: Played two years at Wabash Valley College ... hit .435 in his sophomore season with 17 home runs and 18 stolen bases to earn Third-Team NJ- CAAA All-American honors ... began his career hitting 13 home runs with a batting average of .379 ... Two- time All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference honoree. High School: Lettered in baseball at Lincoln-Way East High School ... Earned 2019 All-Conference and All-Area honors. Personal: Parents are Daniel McCoy and Susan McCoy Lee ... Mother ran cross country and track at the University of Illinois-Chicago ... Sister is Hannah ... Majoring in sport administration ... Chose Louis- ville over Oklahoma State, Clemson, Arizona, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech ... Credits his dad as hav- ing the greatest influence on his athletic career ... En- joys weightlifting, fishing, and playing pickleball in his free time ... Favorite movie is Sandlot ... Favorite team is the Chicago Cubs ... Favorite athlete is Joe Mauer. 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* .379 56 49 169 56 64 17 2 13 63 124 .734 35 4 41 0 .490 2 0 10 12 239 11 1 .996 2022* .435 68 67 230 91 100 17 1 17 83 170 .739 50 17 53 0 .557 3 0 18 22 379 16 7 .983 TOTAL .411 124 116 399 147 164 34 3 30 146 294 .737 85 21 94 0 .529 5 0 28 34 618 27 8 .988 2023 .247 55 50 182 43 45 8 0 12 44 89 .489 34 12 65 3 .399 0 0 8 9 319 21 5 .986 TOTAL .247 55 50 182 43 45 8 0 12 44 89 .489 34 12 65 3 .399 0 0 8 9 319 21 5 .986 * Wabash Valley 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 2020 5.25 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 12.0 9 7 7 8 23 1 0 2 55 .205 1 3 0 0 0 2021 2.22 8 1 12 12 3 1 1 0 69.0 50 21 17 18 94 7 0 4 277 .197 4 4 0 1 0 2022 6.29 2 5 13 12 1 0 1 0 44.1 53 40 31 30 52 8 1 7 219 .298 1 5 0 2 4 2023 1.62 7 2 11 11 4 2 0 0 66.2 34 17 12 20 119 6 0 2 262 .147 0 7 0 2 1 TOTAL 3.14 19 8 39 37 8 3 3 0 192.0 146 85 67 76 288 22 1 15 813 .206 6 19 0 5 5 * Lewis Statistics76 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2024 Louisville Cardinals Luke Napleton Senior | C | R/R | 6-1 | 215 | LaGrange, Ill. (Quincy University/St. Rita of Cascia HS) CAREER HONORS n 2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-America First Team n 2023 D2CCA All-America First Team n 2023 NCBWA All-America First Team n 2023 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest Region Player of the Year n 2023 D2CCA Midwest Region Player of the Year n 2023 NCBWA Midwest Region Player of the Year n 2023 GLVC Player of the Year n 2023 All-GLVC First Team n 2022 ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region First Team n 2022 D2CCA All-Midwest Region First Team n 2022 NCBWA All-Midwest Region First Team n 2022 All-GLVC First Team 2023 (Quincy): Earned First Team All-America honors after hitting .352 starting all 58 games for the Hawks ... Led all of Division II with 29 home runs and 87 RBIs ... Also added 18 doubles and scored 69 runs ... Set Quincy’s single-season record for home runs and finished as the program’s all-time leader in home runs (50) and RBIs (163) ... Tallied eight multi- homer games, homering in four straight games on two separate occasions ... Had a perfect 5-for-5 day at the plate against Truman State on March 24, homering twice and drive in five. 2022 (Quincy): Started all 62 games, hitting .329 with 20 home runs and 66 RBIs ... Ranked top 20 nationally in Division II in walks and home runs ... Recorded three multi-home run games ... Drove in a career-high eight runs in a 3-for-4, two homer perfor- mance at Carson-Newman on March 5. 2021 (Quincy): Saw limited action as a freshman, playing in just eight games with three starts ... Went 6-for-15 at the plate with four doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs ... Doubled twice and drove in four in his first collegiate start against William Jewell on April 17. High School: Lettered three years in baseball and four years in hockey at St. Rita of Cascia High School ... Earned All-Conference honors for baseball and was a two-time All-State selection in hockey. Personal: Son of Bob and Clare ... Has four older siblings – Marty, Nora, Patty and Frank ... Brother, Marty, played baseball at Saint Joseph’s College (Ind.) and brother, Frank, played baseball at Saint Leo University ... Chose Louisville over Iowa, Duke and Pitt ... Enjoys golf, spending time with his friends and sleeping ... Favorite movie is Shawshank Redemption ... Fan of the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bears ... Favorite athlete is Buster Posey. Riley Phillips Senior | LHP | L/L | 6-4 | 200 | Godfrey, Ill. (Alton HS) CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team n 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team 2023: Made 16 appearances with four starts on the mound ... Finished with a 4-2 recrod and 4.08 ERA ... Tallied 46 strikeouts in 35.1 innings ... Started game two on the opening weekend against Bucknell ... Struck out three in a perfect relief inning against Morehead State on March 7 ... Recorded a four strikeout inning in the win over Dayton on March 12 ... Worked 1.2 scoreless against Georgia Tech on March 17 ... Struck out six of the eight batters he faced in 2.1 scoreless innings at Cincinnati on March 28 ... Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings at NC State on April 2 ... Threw four scoreless innings out of the bullpen, allowing just one hit with five strikeouts for the win against Boston College on April 7 ... Struck out a season-high six in 2.2 innings at Duke on April 22. 2022: Made 15 appearances on the mound with 13 starts ... Finished 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 Louisville record for strikeouts in a NCAA Regional game. 2021: Made six relief appearances in his first season ... 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 ... Sibling is Lucy ... Majoring in Business ... Chose Louisville over Purdue, Tulane, NC State, Indiana and Michigan ... Credits his dad and family for having the greatest influence on his athletic career ... Favorite 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 2023 4.08 4 2 16 4 0 0 0 0 35.1 30 16 16 24 46 5 0 4 159 .226 8 1 1 0 1 TOTAL 4.78 9 3 37 17 0 0 1 0 98.0 95 55 52 48 123 16 1 15 436 .255 11 7 1 3 6 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% 2021* .400 8 3 15 7 6 4 0 1 10 13 .867 4 1 3 0 .550 0 0 0 0 40 2 0 1.000 2022* .329 62 62 222 71 73 11 2 20 66 148 .667 45 9 55 0 .450 6 1 0 0 409 25 3 .993 2023* .352 58 58 227 69 80 18 1 29 87 187 .824 27 5 48 2 .421 7 0 0 0 419 27 6 .987 TOTAL .343 128 123 464 147 159 33 3 50 163 348 .750 76 15 106 2 .440 13 1 0 0 868 54 9 .990 * Quincy Statisticsgocards.com n University of Louisville 77 2024 Louisville Cardinals Senior | LHP | R/L | 6-3 | 230 | Union, Ky. (Ryle HS) Evan Webster CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2 023: Made 22 appearances on the mound, including his first three career starts ... Finished 4-2 with a 3.09 ERA and two saves ... Struck out 36 in 35.0 innings ... Struck out three against Bucknell on Feb. 17 in his first appearance of the year ... Worked two scoreless innings against EKU on Feb. 28 ... Recorded the final seven outs of the win over No. 12 Texas A&M at Minute Maid Park on March 3 ... Pitched the final 3.2 innings for his first save of the season against Dayton on March 10 ... Made his first career start on April 18 at Indiana, allowing two earned in 2.1 innings ... Worked two scoreless innings in a start to earn the win at Kentucky on April 25 ... Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings for the win over NKU on May 16 ... Struck out four in three score- less innings of a start against Florida State on May 19. 2022: Made 21 appearances out of the bullpen ... Finished 2-1 with a 4.40 ERA ... Tallied 31 strikeouts 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 scoreless 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 innings 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 scoreless 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 Clemson 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... Allowed just one run over 8.2 innings for a 1.04 ERA... Finished 1-1 with nine strikeouts ... Pitched a scoreless 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 strikeout record at Ryle ... Was an All-Region bowler. Personal: Parents are Stacie and Tommy Webster ... Sibling is Clayton ... Majoring in business ... Chose Louisville over Kentucky and Xavier ... Says his dad had the greatest influence on his athletic career ... Enjoys all kinds of sports and staying active in his free time ... Favorite movie is Moneyball ... Favorite athletes are C.C. Sabathia and Trevor Bauer ... Favorite sports teams are the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds. 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 2020 1.04 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 8.2 5 1 1 5 9 2 0 1 36 .161 0 0 0 0 0 2021 5.50 2 1 20 0 0 0 1 0 34.1 38 21 21 11 25 8 1 5 147 .290 0 2 0 2 1 2022 4.40 2 1 21 0 0 0 0 1 30.2 31 15 15 6 31 5 0 6 126 .270 4 1 0 2 2 2023 3.09 4 2 22 3 0 0 2 2 35.0 32 17 12 9 36 6 0 4 145 .246 2 0 0 3 3 TOTAL 4.06 9 5 68 3 0 0 3 3 108.2 106 54 49 31 101 21 1 16 454 .260 6 3 0 7 6 Statistics Junior | INF | L/R | 6-4 | 225 | Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) Brandon Anderson CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2023: Played in 42 games with 37 starts (24 at 3B, 11 at DH, 2 at 1B) in his sophomore campaign ... Posted a .295 average with eight doubles, a home run and 25 RBIs ... Started Opening Day at third base ... Registered two hits in the win over Xavier ... Drove in two with a bases loaded double against EKU on Feb. 28 ... Tallied a career-high three RBIs in the win over Morehead State on Feb. 7 ... Went 2-for-2 and reached base four times against Miami (Ohio) on March 15 ... Drove in three with a pair of hits in the win over WKU on March 21 ... Picked up two hits in each of the first two games against Boston College ... Tallied multiple hits in all three games against Miami, including his first career home run on April 28 ... Tallied three RBIs in the win over NKU on May 16. 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 ... Rated the No. 1 shortstop and No. 11 overall player in Ken- tucky by Perfect Game. Personal: Parent is 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 2023 .295 42 37 139 27 41 8 0 1 25 52 .374 11 8 27 2 .377 1 3 3 3 30 33 3 .955 TOTAL .299 66 44 177 34 53 8 0 1 30 64 .362 15 11 31 3 .387 1 4 3 3 38 50 3 .967 Statistics78 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2024 Louisville Cardinals Noah Bush Junior | RHP | R/R | 5-10 | 190 | Waverly, Minn. (Iowa Western CC/Howard Lake Waverly-Winsted) 2023 (Iowa Western): Made four appearances on the mound with three starts before an injury ended his season ... Went 2-0 with a 6.55 ERA in 11 innings, striking out 13 ... Struck out seven in 4.1 innings at Weatherford College on Feb. 18 ... Allowed just one run on one hit over four innings for a win at Dodge City CC on Feb. 25. 2022 (Iowa Western): Made 11 appearances with two starts on the mound as a freshman ... Went 1-0 with a save, posting a 3.18 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 11.1 innings ... Also hit .262 in 38 games with two home runs, 25 RBIs and 19 stolen bases. High School: Lettered five years in baseball, four in basketball and three in football at Howard Lake Waverly-Winsted High School ... Earned All-Confer- ence honors in all three sports and was named 2021 Minnesota Mr. Baseball ... As a senior in 2021, he fin- ished 6-0 with a 1.24 ERA and 117 strikeouts, while also leading his team with 39 hits, 43 RBIs and 10 home runs. Personal: Son of Keri Bush ... Majoring in Exer- cise Science ... Credits his mom with having the big- gest influence on his athletic career ... Enjoys fish- ing, hunting, shopping and playing video games ... Favorite movie is Shutter Island ... Fan of any Min- nesota sports team ... Favorite foods are steak and pork chops ... Favorite TV show is Peaky Blinders ... Favorite athlete is Marcus Stroman. Kade Grundy Junior | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 215 | Somerset, Ky. (Somerset HS) CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2023: Made 17 appearances on the mound with six starts ... Went 3-0 with a 5.60 ERA and one save ... Struck out 31 batters in 35.1 innings ... Started and earned the victory with three perfect innings against EKU on Feb. 28 ... Pitched three scoreless innings for the win against Morehead State on March 7 ... Allowed one run in a career-long five innings for a win over Miami (Ohio) on March 15 ... Worked three scoreless innings out of the bullpen against Wake Forest on April 14 ... Tossed a pair of scoreless innings at Kentucky on April 25 ... Threw the final three innings without allowed a run for his first career save against Miami on April 28. 2022: Made 15 appearances with two starts in his first season ... Finished 1-1 with a 6.48 ERA, striking out 11 in 16.2 innings ... Made his collegiate debut with a scoreless 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 innings ... 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 inning against NC State on April 22 ... En- tered with two runners on in the 12th inning and re- tired the only batter he faced at Wake Forest on May 8. High School: Lettered four years in baseball, foot- ball and basketball at Somerset High ... 2021 12th Region Basketball Player of the Year ... 2019-21 Com- monwealth Journal Male Athlete of the Year ... Mem- ber of the Ohio Valley Regional USA Baseball 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 impact on his athletic career ... Favorite TV show is The Of- fice ... Favorite team is the Dodgers ... Favorite 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 2023 5.60 3 0 17 6 0 0 3 1 35.1 30 23 22 15 31 5 0 7 157 .222 1 5 1 1 1 TOTAL 5.88 4 1 32 8 0 0 3 1 52.0 47 38 34 27 42 6 0 10 236 .237 2 6 2 3 2 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 2022* 3.18 1 0 11 2 0 0 2 1 11.1 11 4 4 4 24 1 0 0 52 .239 1 2 0 0 0 2023* 6.55 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 11.0 7 8 8 9 13 0 0 3 51 .137 3 2 0 0 0 TOTAL 4.84 3 0 15 5 0 0 2 1 22.1 18 12 12 13 37 1 0 3 103 .175 4 4 0 0 0 * Iowa Western Statisticsgocards.com n University of Louisville 79 2024 Louisville Cardinals Junior | OF | R/R | 6-2 | 215 | Lynwood, Ill. (Marian Catholic HS) Eddie King Jr. CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2023: Played in 50 games with 46 starts (38 in CF, 5 in LF, 2 in RF, 1 at DH) in his first collegiate ac- tion ... Finished with a .274 aver- age, 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 Buck- nell 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 Michigan 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 including 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 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 played for the Milwaukee Brewers. Junior | RHP | R/R | 6-2 | 200 | Bardstown, Ky. (Bardstown HS Will Koger 2023: Made 16 appearances with one start on the mound ... Posted a 2-1 mark with a 4.81 ERA ... Tallied 25 strikeouts across 24.1 innings ... Tossed 2.2 scoreless in- nings out of the bullpen against Bucknell on Feb. 18 ... Struck out two in a perfect inning against Morehead State on March 7 ... Pitched 4.1 hitless innings in relief for the win over Dayton on March 11 ... Threw two score- less innings with three strikeouts against WKU on March 21 ... Pitched a scoreless inning at Indiana on April 18. 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 ... Cred- its his dad as having the greatest influence on his ath- letic career ... Enjoys hunting and playing golf in his free time ... Favorite TV show is Friends ... Favorite teams are the Yankees and Lakers ... Favorite athlete is Mariano Rivera. 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 TOTAL .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 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 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 2023 4.81 2 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 24.1 24 15 13 16 25 2 1 4 112 .282 2 6 0 3 2 TOTAL 7.62 2 2 27 3 0 0 0 0 39.0 48 39 33 28 35 4 4 8 198 .314 4 11 0 4 2 StatisticsNext >