< Previous80 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2024 Louisville Cardinals Jared Lessman Junior | LHP | L/L | 6-2 | 200 | Cumberland, Wis. (Iowa Western CC/St. Croix Falls HS) 2023 (Iowa Western): Made 14 appearances on the mound with eight starts ... Posted a 2-4 record with two saves and a 6.15 ERA ... Struck out 64 batters in 41 innings ... Worked four scoreless frames with just one hit allowed and eight strikeouts against Dakota County Technical College on March 7 ... Struck out a career-best nine and didn’t allow an earned run in five innings against Marshalltown CC on May 12. 2022 (Iowa Western): Made 11 appearances with two starts on the mound as a freshman ... Went 1-0 with one save ... Posted a 0.54 ERA with just one run allowed in 16.2 innings with 26 strike- outs. High School: Lettered three years in baseball and basketball at St. Croix Falls High School ... Earned All-State and All-Conference honors in both sports ... 2021 Wisconsin Baseball Central Pitcher of the Year ... 2021 Heart O’North Conference Player of the Year ... Posted a perfect 11-0 record as a senior with a 0.64 ERA and 158 strikeouts. Personal: Son of Troy Lessman and Kelly Wilson ... Has three younger siblings – Drew, Violet and Teddy ... Majoring in Health & Human Performance ... Favorite movie is Rambo First Blood ... Fan of the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Tim- berwolves and Minnesota Wild ... Favorite foods are chicken alfredo, burgers and steak ... Favorite athlete is Clayton Kershaw ... Won a bass fishing tournament when he was eight years old. Carson Liggett Junior | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 225 | Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley HS) CAREER HONORS n 2023 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist n 2023 All-ACC Second Team n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2023: Made 14 starts on the mound ... Finished 7-2 with a 3.42 ERA to earn All- ACC honors ... Struck out 64 in 71 innings ... Started the Sunday game against Bucknell, striking out six with two runs allowed in five innings for the win ... Gave up one run over 5.2 innings for the win over Bowling Green on Feb. 26 ... Tossed a seven-inning, one-hit complete game shutout against Michigan at Minute Maid Park on March 5, the first complete game by a Louisville pitcher since Brendan McKay in 2016 ... Picked up the win after giving up just three runs over six innings against Georgia Tech on March 19 ... Improved to 5-0 after allowing one run over five innings at Notre Dame on March 26 ... Allowed one run in 5.1 innings for the win at NC State on April 2 ... Tossed seven shutout innings with six strikeouts for the win against Boston College on April 8 ... Allowed just one run over 6.1 innings at Duke on April 23. 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 strikeouts against Akron on March 5 ... Struck out two in a scoreless ninth against Cincin- nati 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. 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 2023 3.42 7 2 14 14 1 1 0 0 71.0 64 28 27 29 64 17 1 4 301 .242 8 3 1 3 2 TOTAL 3.75 10 2 32 18 1 1 1 0 96.0 82 42 40 44 85 18 1 7 413 .232 14 7 2 6 3 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* 0.54 1 0 11 2 0 0 0 1 16.2 11 1 1 6 26 1 1 0 70 .177 1 2 0 0 0 2023* 6.15 1 4 13 7 0 0 1 2 41.0 44 31 28 36 64 3 0 3 208 .265 12 6 0 0 0 TOTAL 4.53 2 4 24 9 0 0 1 3 57.2 55 32 29 42 90 4 1 3 278 .241 13 8 0 0 0 * Iowa Western Statisticsgocards.com n University of Louisville 81 2024 Louisville Cardinals Sophomore | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 215 | New Albany, Ind. (New Albany HS) Tucker Biven CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2023: Played in 20 games dur- ing his first season ... Made 16 ap- pearances on the mound with four starts ... Finished 0-2 with a 4.81 ERA, recording 26 strikeouts in 33.2 innings ... Went 2-for-6 at the plate with three runs scored ... Made his collegiate debut on the mound with a scoreless inning against Bucknell on Feb. 18 ... Worked four scoreless innings out of the bullpen against Bowling Green on Feb. 25 ... Singled as a pinch-hitter in his first collegiate at-bat against Bowling Green on Feb. 26 ... Turned in 1.2 scoreless in the finale against Georgia Tech on March 19 ... Tossed 2.1 scoreless at Notre Dame on March 24 ... Made his first start offensively as the DH at Notre Dame on March 26 ... Faced the minimum in 2.1 innings against Lipscomb on April 4 ... Picked up a pinch-hit single in the win over Bellarmine on April 12 ... Made his first colle- giate start on April 27 against Miami, allowing two earned runs over 4.1 innings. High School: Lettered four years in baseball and basketball at New Albany High School ... Two-time Class 4A All-State in baseball ... Named to 2022 ABCA/ Rawlings High School Gold Glove Team ... Rated as the No. 1 shortstop and No. 3 overall player in Indiana and the No. 18 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Josh and Jessica Biven ... Fa- ther, Josh, played baseball at Louisville ... Brother is Cooper ... Majoring in business ... Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career ... Enjoys playing golf and basketball in his free time ... Favorite TV show is Ozark ... Favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant. Sophomore | LHP | R/L | 6-2 | 190 | Cincinnati, Ohio (Fairfield HS) Kayden Campbell CAREER HONORS n 2023 USA Collegiate National Team Trials Invite 2023: Made a team-high 23 ap- pearances on the mound in his first season ... Finished 2-1 with a 5.12 ERA and two saves ... Struck out 25 batters in 19.1 innings ... Made his collegiate debut out of the bull- pen against Bucknell on Feb. 18 ... Pitched a perfect inning with his first career strikeout against EKU on Feb. 28 ... Recorded the final six outs, four via strike- out, for his first career save against Dayton on March 12 ... Entered with the bases loaded in a two-run game and recorded the final out for his second save versus Miami (Ohio) on March 15 ... Pitched a score-less inning in each of the final two games against Boston College ... Turned in consecutive scoreless appearances at Duke ... Picked up the win against Florida State on May 18 with a scoreless 1.1 innings. High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Fairfield High School ... Rated as the No. 2 left-hand- ed pitcher and No. 5 overall player in Ohio and the No. 45 left-handed pitcher in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Nichol and Scott Camp- bell ... Siblings are Brady and Alexis ... Majoring in criminal justice ... Chose Louisville over Indiana ... Credits his parents as having the greatest influence on his athletic career ... Enjoys fishing, hunting, and golfing in his free time ... Favorite movie is The Bad News Bears ... Favorite team is the Cincinnati Reds ... Favorite athlete is Mookie Betts. Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2023 5.12 2 1 23 0 0 0 3 2 19.1 17 12 11 8 25 2 0 1 89 .233 1 7 0 1 0 TOTAL 5.12 2 1 23 0 0 0 3 2 19.1 17 12 11 8 25 2 0 1 89 .233 1 7 0 1 0 Statistics Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2023 .333 5 2 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 .333 2 0 2 0 .500 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 1.000 TOTAL .333 5 2 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 .333 2 0 2 0 .500 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 1.000 Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2023 4.81 0 2 16 4 0 0 0 0 33.2 38 27 18 21 26 5 0 7 165 .277 4 4 0 1 2 TOTAL 4.81 0 2 16 4 0 0 0 0 33.2 38 27 18 21 26 5 0 7 165 .277 4 4 0 1 2 Statistics82 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2024 Louisville Cardinals Wyatt Danilowicz Sophomore | LHP | R/L | 6-1 | 210 | Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City West HS) 2023: Pitched in four games out of the bullpen in his first sea- son ... Did not allow an earned run in 2.2 innings, striking out four ... Made his collegiate debut with a scoreless inning against Bowling Green on Feb. 26 ... Struck out the only batter he faced at NC State on April 1 ... Re- corded a pair of outs against Lipscomb on April 4. High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Traverse City West High School ... 2022 Division I First-Team All-State ... Two-time MHSBCA Dream Team honoree ... Rated as the No. 1 left-handed pitcher and No. 8 overall player in Michigan and the No. 39 left-handed pitcher in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Kelly and Steven Danilow- icz ... Majoring in business administration ... Chose Louisville over North Carolina, Michigan, Indiana, Central Michigan, and Michigan State ... Credits his mom as having the greatest influence on his athletic career ... Enjoys hunting and fishing in his free time ... Favorite TV show is Outer Banks ... Favorite team is the New York Yankees ... Favorite athlete is Mi- chael Jordan. Korbyn Dickerson Sophomore | OF | R/R | 6-1 | 190 | Jeffersonville, Ind. (Trinity HS) 2023: Did not make an ap- pearance. High School: Lettered five years in baseball at Trinity High School ... Selected in the 20th round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins ... Two-time First-Team All-State ... Member of 2021 Kentucky state championship team...Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year nominee ... Rated as the No. 1 outfielder and No. 2 overall player in Kentucky and the No. 18 outfielder in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Ernest and Holly Dickerson ... Siblings are Cordero, Cortezz, and Courtney ... Majoring in business ... Chose Louisville over Missis- sippi State, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Indiana, and Purdue ... Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career ... Enjoys golfing, hunting, and jet skiing in his free time ... Favorite movie is the Fast and Furious series ... Favorite teams are the Green Bay Packers and the New York Yankees ... Favorite athletes are Mookie Betts, LeBron James, and Da- vante Adams. Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2023 0.00 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 13 .200 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 0.00 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 13 .200 0 0 0 0 1 Statisticsgocards.com n University of Louisville 83 2024 Louisville Cardinals Sophomore | OF/RHP | R/R | 6-3 | 215 | Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) Patrick Forbes CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2023: Played in 42 games, starting 25 (17 at DH, 7 at LF, 1 at CF) ... Finished with a .258 aver- age, three doubles, three home runs and 19 RBIs ... Made 14 appearances on the mound, all in relief ... Held a 7.71 ERA with 10 strike- outs in 9.1 innings ... Made his collegiate debut as a pinch-hitter against Bucknell on Feb. 18 ... Recorded his first hit, RBI and run on Feb. 19 against Bucknell ... Made his debut on the mound on Feb. 25 against Bowling Green ... Went 3-for-4 and drove in two in the finale against Bowling Green on Feb. 26 ... Hit his first two collegiate home runs against EKU on Feb. 28 ... Appeared in a game as a hitter and pitcher for the first time on March 7 against Morehead State ... Tripled and drove in a career-high four in the win over Georgia Tech on March 17 ... Pitched a scoreless inning at NC State on April 1 ... Went back-to-back with Jack Payton at NC State on April 2 ... Struck out three of the four batters he faced against Lipscomb on April 4 ... Tallied multiple hits in the first and third games against Boston College ... Worked a scoreless frame at Indiana on April 18 ... Threw a scoreless in- ning at Duke on April 23 ... Faced the minimum in a scoreless inning at Kentucky on April 25.Saw his first action in centerfield during the Virginia series. High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Bowling Green High School ... 2022 Kentucky Mr. Baseball ... Rated as the No. 1 shortstop and No. 1 overall player in Kentucky and the No. 53 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game ... Perfect Game Ken- tucky State Player of the Year ... MaxPreps First Team All-American. Personal: Parents are Lukas and Elizabeth Forbes ... Father played basketball at Army ... Sister is Grace ... Majoring in sport administration ... Chose Louis- ville over Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Bellarmine, and Lipscomb ... Enjoys working out and fishing in his free time ... Favorite movies are Sandlot and Mira- cle ... Favorite team is the New York Yankees. Sophomore | INF | L/R | 5-11 | 180 | Milton, Wis. (Milton HS) Gavin Kilen CAREER HONORS n 2023 All-ACC Academic Team 2023: Played in 46 games with 38 starts (30 at 2B, 8 at SS) in his first season ... Hit .265 with nine doubles, a triple and 18 RBIs ... Made his collegiate debut starting at second base on Feb. 18 against Bucknell ... Picked up his first two hits in a win over Bowling Green on Feb. 26 ... Tallied his first career three-hit game in the win over No. 10 TCU at Minute Maid Park on March 4 ... Went 2-for-4 and drove in his first career run against Dayton on March 10 ... Tallied five hits overall and doubled in all three games of the series against Georgia Tech ... Went 2-for-4 with two doubles at NC State on March 31 ... Picked up multiple hits in all three games against Miami ... Recorded his fourth straight multi-hit game with two hits, two RBIs and three runs against Bellar- mine on May 2 ... Reached base four times and scored three runs in the win over NKU on May 16. High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Milton High School ... Selected in the 13th round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox ... Member of 2021 18U national team ... 2022 Perfect Game All-American ... Played in 2022 MLB High School All-Star Game ... 2022 First-Team All-State ... 2022 Badger South Conference Player of the Year ... Led team to 2022 Wisconsin Division I state title ... Rated as the No. 1 shortstop and No. 1 overall player in Wisconsin and the No. 9 shortstop in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Chris and Kristina Kilen ... Father played baseball at the University of Louisiana- Monroe ... Siblings are Beau and Wayeli ... Majoring in health and sport sciences ... Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career ... Favorite team is the Boston Red Sox ... Favorite athlete is David Ortiz. Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2023 .258 34 25 93 21 24 3 1 3 19 38 .409 14 1 30 3 .358 1 0 1 3 19 4 0 1.000 TOTAL .258 34 25 93 21 24 3 1 3 19 38 .409 14 1 30 3 .358 1 0 1 3 19 4 0 1.000 Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2023 7.71 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 9.1 8 10 8 15 10 1 0 0 51 .242 2 1 0 0 1 TOTAL 7.71 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 9.1 8 10 8 15 10 1 0 0 51 .242 2 1 0 0 1 Statistics Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2023 .265 46 38 151 22 40 9 1 0 18 51 .338 10 3 14 2 .321 1 3 2 4 59 77 2 .986 TOTAL .265 46 38 151 22 40 9 1 0 18 51 .338 10 3 14 2 .321 1 3 2 4 59 77 2 .986 Statistics84 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2024 Louisville Cardinals Matt Klein Sophomore | C | L/R | 6-2 | 200 | Louisville, Ky. (Trinity HS) 2023: Played in 10 games with six starts before suffering a season- ending injury ... Hit .300 with a double, home run and five RBIs ... Made his collegiate debut starting at catcher against Bucknell on Feb. 18, reaching base three times at the plate ... Drove in his first career run with a sacrifice fly against EKU on Feb. 28 ... Picked up his first colle- giate hit with a double against No. 10 TCU at Minute Maid Park on March 4 ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, three runs scored and his first career home run in the win at Cincinnati on March 28. High School: Lettered five years in baseball at Trinity High School ... 2022 First-Team All-State ... 2021 Johnny Bench Award winner, honoring the top high school catcher in the state of Kentucky ... Helped team to 2021 state title, the first in school history ... Rated as the No. 1 catcher and No. 2 over- all player in Kentucky and the No. 48 catcher in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Lisa and Scott Klein ... Sis- ter is Courtney ... Majoring in geography and urban analysis ... Chose Louisville over Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, and Murray State ... Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career ... Enjoys golfing in his free time ... Favorite TV show is Friends. Michael Lippe Sophomore | OF | R/R | 6-3 | 215 | Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Whitefish Bay HS) Dan Snyder Sophomore | RHP | R/R | 6-2 | 210 | Erie, Pa. (McDowell HS) 2023: Did not make an appear- ance. High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Whitefish Bay High School ... 2022 First-Team All-State ... Two-time First-Team All-Metro District ... Two-time First-Team All-North Shore Conference ... Rated as the No. 1 outfielder and the No. 4 overall player in Wisconsin and the No. 48 outfielder in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Jayme and Wendy Lippe ... Siblings are JJ, Kayla, and Brittney ... Brother and cousin played college football ... Majoring in busi- ness ... Chose Louisville over Vanderbilt, LSU, North Carolina, TCU, and Alabama ... Credits his mom as having the greatest influence on his athletic career ... Enjoys playing basketball, pool, and ping-pong in his free time ... Favorite TV show is Naruto ... Favorite athlete is Conor McGregor. 2023: Did not make an appear- ance. High School: Lettered four years in baseball at McDowell High School ... 2022 First-Team All-Region ... Rated as the No. 7 right-handed pitcher and No. 29 overall player in Pennsylvania and the No. 299 right- handed pitcher in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Ed and Nancy Snyder ... Brother is Adam ... Major is undecided ... Chose Lou- isville over North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky ... Credits his brother with having the greatest influ- ence on his athletic career ... Enjoys mountain biking and jet skiing in his free time ... Favorite movie is The Dark Knight ... Favorite athlete is Oneil Cruz. 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 .300 10 6 20 4 6 1 0 1 5 10 .500 5 1 4 0 .444 1 0 0 0 57 6 2 .969 TOTAL .300 10 6 20 4 6 1 0 1 5 10 .500 5 1 4 0 .444 1 0 0 0 57 6 2 .969 Statisticsgocards.com n University of Louisville 85 2024 Louisville Cardinals Sophomore | C | L/R | 6-1 | 220 | Mequon, Wis. (Homestead HS) Will Vierling Sophomore | LHP | R/L | 6-3 | 195 | Paducah, Ky. (Paducah Tilghman HS) Justin West Freshman | INF | S/R | 5-8 | 150 | Milwaukee, Wis. (St. Thomas More HS) Alex Alicea 2023: Pitched in one game before missing the rest of the sea- son due to injury ... Made his first collegiate appearance on Feb. 22 starting the midweek game against Xavier, throwing a scoreless inning. 2022: Enrolled at Louisville for spring semester. High School: Lettered four years in baseball and two years in soccer at Paducah Tilghman High School ... 2021 First-Team All-State ... Three-time Perfect Game preseason Underclass All-American ... Six- time Perfect Game All-Tournament Team ... 2021 All- District ... Helped team to 2021 Kentucky 2A state championship, where he was named Most Valuable Player ... Rated as the No. 1 left-handed pitcher and No. 4 overall player in Kentucky and the No. 97 left- handed pitcher in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Robyn and Keith West ... Brother is Jacob ... Majoring in sport administration ... Chose Louisville over Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Miami ... Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career ... Favorite movies are The Bad News Bears and The Benchwarmers ... Fa- vorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals ... Favorite ath- letes are Clayton Kershaw and Kobe Bryant. High School: Lettered three years in baseball at St. Thomas More High School ... Three-time All-State and All-District selection ... 2023 Metro Classic Conference Player of the Year ... 2023 PBR Wis- consin Player of the Year ... 2023 WBCA Division 2 Player of the Year ... Hit over .500 in all three varsity seasons ... Was a perfect 57-for-57 in stolen bases as a senior, setting the school record ... Ranked as the No. 11 overall player in Wisconsin by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Juan Carlos and Lilly Alicea ... Has two older siblings – Christina and Jazmine ... Majoring in Criminal Justice ... Chose Louisville over Michigan, Indiana, Miami (Ohio), Kansas State and Iowa ... Enjoys video games and golf ... Favorite mov- ie is Speed Racer ... Fan of the Milwaukee Brewers ... Favorite athlete is Jon Jones ... Likes to garden and be outside ... Favorite food is chicken wings. 2023: Played in 14 games with 10 starts before suffering a season- ending injury ... Hit .182 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs ... Made his first collegiate appear- ance as a pinch-hitter on Feb. 18 against Bucknell, doubling into the right field corner ... Drew his first start at catcher on Feb. 25 against Bowling Green, going 1-for-4 with a double ... Brought home the eventual winning run with a bases loaded hit by pitch at Notre Dame on March 26 ... Hit his first collegiate home run at Indi- ana on April 18. High School: Lettered two years in baseball at Homestead High School ... 2022 First-Team WBCA All-State ... 2022 First-Team All-Metro District ... Rated as the No. 1 catcher and No. 6 overall player in Wisconsin and the No. 26 catcher in the nation by Perfect Game. Personal: Parents are Steve and Meg Vierling ... Sister is Catie ... Cousin Matt played the 2022 sea- son with the Phillies ... Major is undecided ... Chose Louisville over Iowa and Illinois ... Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career ... Enjoys golfing and playing video games in his free time ... Favorite movie is Moneyball ... Favorite teams are the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues ... Fa- vorite athletes are Nolan Arenado and Ryan O’Reilly. 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 .300 10 6 20 4 6 1 0 1 5 10 .500 5 1 4 0 .444 1 0 0 0 57 6 2 .969 TOTAL .300 10 6 20 4 6 1 0 1 5 10 .500 5 1 4 0 .444 1 0 0 0 57 6 2 .969 Statistics86 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2024 Louisville Cardinals George Baker Freshman | C | L/R | 6-1 | 185 | Waldorf, Md. (Pro5 Baseball Academy) High School: Attended Pro5 Baseball Academy in Holly Springs, N.C. ... Participated in the 2022 Hank Aaron Invitational at Truist Park ... Ranked No. 248 in the 2023 class by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of George and Amy Baker ... Has two older siblings – Jaelyn and Bri- anna ... Father, George, played at Liberty and George Washington before spending time in the Orioles and Marlins minor league systems ... Sisters, Jaelyn and Brianna, played softball at Delaware State ... Major- ing in Sport Administration ... Chose Louisville over Ohio State, Miami, Michigan, TCU and Vanderbilt ... Favorite movie is Bad Boys for Life ... Fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Dallas Cowboys ... Favorite athletes are J.T. Realmuto and Yasiel Puig ... Enjoys water sports, riding bikes and spending time with his friends. Kyle Crow Freshman | RHP | R/R | 6-4 | 220 | Fenton, Mich. (Fenton HS) Morgan Davis Freshman | RHP | R/R | 6-5 | 225 | Bedford, N.Y. (IMG Academy) High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Fenton High School ... Three-time All-District and All-League selection ... Earned two All-Region selections and All- State honors as a senior ... 2023 Tri-County Baseball Player of the Year ... Finished 5-2 with 59 strikeouts in 40 innings on the mound as a senior ... Hit .429 with 16 doubles and 41 RBIs as well ... Ranked No. 12 overall player in Michigan by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Paul and Jodi Crow ... Major- ing in Sport Administration ... Chose Louisville over Kentucky and Michigan ... Favorite movies are Tin Cup and Major League ... Enjoys golfing and lifting ... Favorite music artists are Zach Bryan and J Cole ... Fan of the Detroit Tigers ... Favorite athlete is Max Scherzer. High School: Spent a year at IMG Academy after attending Phil- lips Academy Andover. Personal: Son of Christopher and Andrea ... Two older siblings – Olivia and Henry ... Brother, Henry, played at Lou- isville from 2019-21 and was the first overall pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2021 ... Majoring in Bioen- gineering.gocards.com n University of Louisville 87 2024 Louisville Cardinals Freshman | LHP | S/L | 6-7 | 240 | Russiaville, Ind. (Western HS) Mitchell Dean High School: Lettered in base- ball, basketball and tennis at Western High School ... Two-time All-State selection as a pitcher, also earning All-State honors at first base ... 2023 Kokomo Tribune Baseball Player of the Year ... 2023 ABCA Region 4 All-Region selection ... 2023 District E Player of the Year ... As a senior, hit .467 with 15 doubles, four home runs and 48 RBI while going 8-1 with a 0.63 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 55 innings ... Ranked No. 220 overall player and No. 5 player in Indiana by both Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Re- port. Personal: Son of Danny and Mindy Dean ... Has one older brother – Parker, who plays baseball at Pur- due ... Majoring in Business Administration ... Chose Louisville over Purdue, Indiana, Alabama and Xavier ... Favorite movie is Unbroken ... Enjoys hanging out with family and friends, golfing, fishing and hiking ... Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan ... Fan of the Chi- cago Cubs, Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears. Freshman | RHP | R/R | 6-4 | 230 | Chatham, Ill. (Glenwood HS) Parker Detmers High School: Lettered four years in baseball and three in bas- ketball at Glenwood High School ... Was a two-time All-State and three-time All-Conference selec- tion ... 2023 State Journal-Regis- ter’s Large School Baseball Player of the Year ... As a senior, went 7-1 with a 0.45 ERA ... Allowed just 20 hits and three earned runs in 46.1 innings with 77 strikeouts ... Also hit .324 with seven doubles and four home runs ... Ranked No. 64 over- all player by Prep Baseball Report and No. 113 by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Kris and Erica Detmers ... Has two older brothers – Reid and Drew ... Father, Kris, pitched six years in the St. Louis Cardinals organiza- tion ... Brother, Reid, played at Louisville from 2018- 20 and was the No. 10 overall pick of the Los Angeles Angels in 2020 ... Brother, Drew, played baseball at Millikin University ... Majoring in Sport Administra- tion ... Favorite movie is 42 ... Fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Bulls and Chicago Bears ... Fa- vorite athletes are Zac Gallen and Walker Buehler ... Favorite foods are steak and pizza. Freshman | LHP | L/L | 6-3 | 210 | Lebanon, Ohio (Lebanon HS) Colton Hartman High School: Lettered three years in baseball at Lebanon High School ... 2023 Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association Pitcher of the Year ... As a senior, went 6-2 with a 1.18 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 53 innings ... Threw a seven-inning no-hitter with 15 strikeouts against Wal- nut Hills as a senior ... Went 4-3 with a 1.60 ERA and 114 strikeouts as a junior ... Threw a no-hitter in the district semifinals with 14 strikeouts against Elder as a junior ... Participated in the 2022 Perfect Game All-American Classic at Chase Field in Arizona ... Ranked No. 42 overall player, No. 4 overall left- handed pitcher and No. 2 player in Ohio by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Scott and Tiffany Hartman ... Has one older sibling – Madison ... Majoring in Business ... Chose Louisville over Indiana, Cincinnati, Ohio State, Tulane and West Virginia ... Favorite movie is Moana ... Fan of the Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Bengals ... Favorite athlete is Mike Trout ... Enjoys fishing, hunting, hanging out with friends and any- thing outside ... Favorite food is crab legs.88 University of Louisville n gocards.com 2024 Louisville Cardinals Thomas Howard Freshman | RHP | R/R | 6-4 | 220 | Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglass HS) High School: Lettered six years in baseball, four in football and one in basketball at Frederick Dou- glass High School ... First-Team All-State selection in baseball, Second-Team All-State in football ... Struck out 66 batters in 51 in- nings as a senior ... Went 5-3 with a 1.48 ERA as a junior ... Ranked the No. 3 overall player and No. 1 right-handed pitcher in Kentucky by Perfect Game ... Was a three-star tight end recruit ... Helped Frederick Douglass to perfect 15-0 record and 5A state cham- pionship in football as a senior ... Caught 19 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns. Personal: Son of Tucker and Crystal Howard ... Has one younger sibling – Ollie Rose ... Father, Tucker, played baseball at Louisville from 1993-94 ... Majoring in Sport Administration ... Chose Louisville over Tennessee, Vanderbilt, TCU, West Virginia and Xavier ... Favorite movie is Tombstone ... Fan of the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys ... Favorite athlete is Justin Verlander ... Loves to golf and play disc golf ... Favorite foods are steak and pasta. Josh Klug Freshman | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 190 | Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City Central HS) Lucas Moore Freshman | OF | L/R | 6-0 | 170 | Cincinnati, Ohio (Badin HS) High School: Lettered three years in baseball and two in foot- ball at Traverse City Central High School ... Earned All-State and All- Conference honors in both base- ball and football ... Set the school record for career strikeouts with 272 ... Finished 8-2 with a 1.18 ERA and 104 strike- outs as a senior ... As a junior, went 8-1 with a 0.61 ERA and 114 strikeouts ... Ranked the No. 12 overall player in Michigan by Prep Baseball Report. Personal: Son of Mark and Karen ... Has three older siblings – Paul, David and Luke ... Brother, David, played baseball at Lawrence Tech ... Brother, Luke, played baseball at Lansing CC ... Majoring in Management ... Chose Louisville over Michigan ... Favorite movie is Austin Powers in Goldmember ... Enjoys fishing, lake surfing and hanging with friends ... Favorite musical artist is 21 Savage ... Favorite ath- letes are Devin Booker and Aaron Rodgers. High School: Lettered three years in baseball at Badin High School ... Three-time All-State se- lection ... Hit .426 for his three- year career with 27 doubles, 10 triples and 130 runs scored ... Also stole 99 bases, including 51 dur- ing his sophomore season ... Ranked No. 450 overall player and No. 9 in the state of Ohio by Prep Baseball Report. Personal: Son of Tobin and Brooke Moore ... Has two siblings – Sydney and Cooper ... Majoring in Exercise Science ... Chose Louisville over Kentucky, Indiana and Georgia Tech ... Favorite movie is Shut- ter Island ... Fan of the Cincinnati Reds ... Enjoys golf, movies and friends ... Favorite athlete is Enrique Bradfield ... Favorite foods are pizza, chicken and mac & cheese.gocards.com n University of Louisville 89 2024 Louisville Cardinals Freshman | LHP | R/L | 6-2 | 210 | Kingsville, Ohio (Kings HS) Jake Murphy High School: Lettered two years in baseball at Kings High School … All-City and All-Conference selection … Graduated Summa Cum Laude. Personal: Son of Brian and Marla Murphy … Has one younger sibling – Sam … Majoring in Business … Chose Louisville over Miami (Ohio), Ohio State, Miami (Fla.) and UCF … Favorite movie is Scarface … Fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Reds … Favorite athlete is Jacob DeGrom … Enjoys watching movies and listening to music … Favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Freshman | C | R/R | 6-1 | 205 | Chicago, Ill. (IMG Academy) Zion Rose Freshman | LHP | L/L | 6-2 | 215 | Romeoville, Ill. (Joliet Catholic Academy) TJ Schlageter High School: Attended Brother Rice High School in Illinois before spending his last year at IMG Acad- emy … Helped IMG Academy to its first-ever undefeated season at 25-0 and was named 2023 MaxPreps national champions … 2022 Daily Southtown Baseball Player of the Year … All-State selection as a junior in 2022 after hitting .496 with 12 doubles, four homers, 39 RBIs and 31 stolen bases … Participated in the 2022 Hank Aaron Invitational at Truist Park … Ranked the No. 50 player and No. 3 catcher nationally by Prep Baseball Report. Personal: Son of Shaun and Karin Rose … Has two older siblings – Cyress and Jahari … Majoring in Exercise Science … Chose Louisville over Vanderbilt … Favorite movie is Black Panther … Fan of the Chicago Cubs … Favorite athlete is Willson Contreras … Enjoys listening to music, playing games with friends, walking and hot yoga … Favorite foot is deep dish pizza. High School: Lettered three years in baseball, three years in football and two in basketball at Joliet Catholic … 2023 Herald- News Baseball Player of the Year … Finished high school career with a 20-3 overall record … Helped Jo- liet Catholic to back-to-back state titles as a junior and senior … As a senior, went 7-0 with a 1.47 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 52.1 innings … Ranked the No. 23 player and No. 2 left-handed pitcher in Illinois by Perfect Game. Personal: Son of Steve and Andrea Schlageter … He is a triplet – Ava and Alina … Father, Steve, played baseball at Kentucky from 1980-81 … Majoring in Sport Administration … Chose Louisville over TCU, Indiana, Alabama, Northwestern and Arizona State … Favorite movie is Miracle … Fan of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears … Favorite athletes are Mi- chael Jordan and Nolan Ryan … Enjoys golf, bowl- ing, basketball, ping pong and cornhole … Favorite musical artists are Bob Seger and Morgan Wallen.Next >