Baseball Opens Practice with Nine-Inning Scrimmage
January 27, 2012 | Baseball
Jan. 27, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 15th-ranked Louisville baseball team rolled out the 2012 season by hosting a nine-inning scrimmage at Jim Patterson Stadium during the first day of full squad practice on Friday afternoon.
With opening day for the 2012 season just three weeks away, head coach Dan McDonnell and the Cardinals conducted a competitive intra-squad scrimmage with nine different pitchers getting work. U of L will return to the field on Saturday for another open scrimmage at 11:30 a.m., ET.
Led by the return of preseason All-American pitcher and All-BIG EAST performer Justin Amlung, Louisville welcomes back nearly the entire pitching staff and numerous position players with starting experience from last year's squad. Overall, the Cardinals return 19 letterwinners from the 2011 team, which finished 32-29 overall.
McDonnell is in his sixth season leading the Louisville baseball program. In his five previous seasons, McDonnell is 217-106 with two BIG EAST regular-season titles, two BIG EAST Tournament titles, four NCAA Regionals, two NCAA Super Regionals and one College World Series.
Louisville will open the 2012 season on Feb. 17 against Minnesota in Clearwater, Fla., on day one of the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge. The Cardinals' home-opener at Jim Patterson Stadium is set for Feb. 22 against Eastern Kentucky.
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