Louisville Baseball All-Americans

Lucas Moore (2024-25) • 2025 D1Baseball Second Team Moore had a breakout sophomore season that saw him earn All-America honors after leading the nation with 53 stolen bases and finishing second nationally with 85 runs scored, both of which were second on Louisville's single-season lists. Moore hit .341 on the season with 18 extra-base hits and 49 RBIs.
	Dalton Rushing (2020-22) • 2022 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second Team • 2022 ABCA Third Team • 2022 Perfect Game Third Team 2022 MLB Draft - Round 2, Pick 40, Los Angeles Dodgers Rushing earned All-America honors in 2022 after hitting .310 with 23 home runs and 62 RBIs. His 23 homers were tied for the third-most in a single season in program history.
Henry Davis (2019-21) • 2021 ABCA First Team • 2021 Baseball America First Team • 2021 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second Team • 2021 D1Baseball Second Team • 2021 NCBWA Second Team • 2021 Perfect Game Second Team 2021 MLB Draft - Round 1, Pick 1, Pittsburgh Pirates Davis turned in an All-American season as a junior in 2021, leading the Cardinals with a .370 batting average to go along with 15 home runs and 48 RBIs. He also stole 10 bases and threw out better than 46 percent of potential base stealers.
	Reid Detmers (2018-20) • 2020 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper First Team • 2019 ABCA First Team • 2019 D1Baseball First Team • 2019 NCBWA First Team • 2019 Perfect Game First Team • 2019 College Baseball Foundation Second Team • 2019 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second Team 2020 MLB Draft - Round 1, Pick 10, Los Angeles Angels Detmers turned in one of the most dominant seasons in Louisville baseball history as a sophomore in 2019, finishing 13-4 with a 2.78 ERA and 167 strikeouts in 113.1 innings. The southpaw's 13 wins tied the UofL single-season record and his 167 strikeouts were 21 more than any other pitcher in Louisville history.
Josh Stowers (2016-18) • 2018 D1Baseball Third Team • 2018 NCBWA Third Team 2018 MLB Draft - Round 2, Pick 54, Seattle Mariners Stowers garnered All-America recognition as a junior in 2018, hitting .336 with 14 doubles, nine home runs and 60 RBIs. The outfielder finished with 36 stolen bases and 72 runs scored, the sixth and 10th-most in a single season in program history, respectively.
	Adam Wolf (2016-18) • 2018 NCBWA Second Team • 2018 Baseball America Third Team 2018 MLB Draft - Round 5, Pick 135, Detroit Tigers Wolf moved into a starting role as a junior and posted an 8-2 record with a 2.63 ERA. The left-hander struck out 109 in 102.2 innings, helping the Cardinals to their seventh straight NCAA regional appearance.
Logan Wyatt (2017-19) • 2018 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Third Team 2019 MLB Draft - Round 2, Pick 51, San Francisco Giants Wyatt burst onto the scene as the starting first baseman in his sophomore season in 2018, hitting .339 with 22 doubles and 69 RBIs. His 22 two-baggers rank seventh-most on UofL's single season list, while his 63 walks are the fourth-most.
	Sam Bordner (2016-18) • 2017 NCBWA Third Team 2018 MLB Draft - Round 16, Pick 477, Miami Marlins Bordner was absolutely dominant out of the bullpen during his sophomore season in 2017. The righty posted a 2-0 record with three saves in 43.2 innings of work, opening the season with 30.2 consecutive scoreless innings. His 0.41 ERA in 2017 was the lowest in program history.
Drew Ellis (2016-17) • 2017 ABCA First Team • 2017 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper First Team • 2017 D1Baseball First Team • 2017 Perfect Game First Team • 2017 Baseball America Second Team • 2017 NCBWA Second Team 2017 MLB Draft - Round 2, Pick 44, Arizona Diamondbacks Ellis exploded during his junior season in 2017, helping the Cardinals to their fourth College World Series appearance. He posted a .355 batting average with 18 doubles, 20 home runs and 61 RBIs. Ellis ranked 10th nationally in home runs and 11th in slugging percentage.
	Devin Hairston (2015-17) • 2017 ABCA Third Team • 2016 ABCA Third Team 2017 MLB Draft - Round 6, Pick 174, Milwaukee Brewers Hairston was a two-time All-American as a two-year starter at shortstop for the Cardinals. He hit .361 in 2016 and .309 in 2017 with 16 doubles, two triples and three homers in both seasons. Hairston won an ABCA Gold Glove in 2017 after committing just three errors in 65 games.
Lincoln Henzman (2015-17) • 2017 NCBWA Stopper of the Year • 2017 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper First Team • 2017 NCBWA First Team • 2017 ABCA Second Team • 2017 Baseball America Second Team • 2017 Perfect Game Second Team • 2017 D1Baseball Third Team 2017 MLB Draft - Round 4, Pick 117, Chicago White Sox Henzman was a dominant force out of the bullpen during his junior season in 2017. The right-hander finished 3-0 with a 1.67 ERA and 16 saves, the third-most in the country. Henzman became the second Louisville player to be named the NCBWA Stopper of the Year.
	Brendan McKay (2015-17) • 2017 Golden Spikes Award • 2017 Dick Howser Trophy Winner • 2017 Baseball America National Player of the Year • 2017 D1Baseball National Player of the Year • 2017 ABCA National Player of the Year • 2017 Perfect Game National Player of the Year • 2017 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Year • 2017 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year • 2017 Baseball America First Team • 2017 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper First Team • 2017 D1Baseball First Team • 2017 NCBWA First Team • 2017 Perfect Game First Team • 2016 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year • 2016 ABCA First Team • 2016 Baseball America First Team • 2016 D1Baseball First Team • 2016 NCBWA First Team • 2016 Perfect Game Second Team • 2016 Louisville Slugger Third Team • 2015 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year • 2015 Baseball America Freshman of the Year • 2015 Collegiate Baseball Freshman of the Year • 2015 D1Baseball Freshman of the Year • 2015 Perfect Game Freshman of the Year • 2015 Baseball America First Team • 2015 D1Baseball First Team • 2015 NCBWA First Team • 2015 Perfect Game First Team 2017 MLB Draft - Round 1, Pick 4 - Tampa Bay Rays McKay cemented his place among the all-time greats in college baseball during his three-year career. The 2017 Golden Spikes Award winner, he won three consecutive John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year awards and was a three-time first team All-American. McKay was 32-10 with a 2.23 ERA on the mound, while posting a career batting average of .328 with 28 home runs and 132 RBIs.
Zack Burdi (2014-16) • 2016 NCBWA First Team • 2016 Louisville Slugger Second Team • 2015 Louisville Slugger Third Team 2016 MLB Draft - Round 1, Pick 26, Chicago White Sox Zack Burdi turned in consecutive All-America seasons as a sophomore and junior. He posted a 6-1 record with nine saves and a miniscule 0.92 ERA in his first season as the Louisville closer in 2015, before notching 11 saves and 47 strikeouts in 30 innings in his junior campaign.
	Drew Harrington (2014-16) • 2016 Louisville Slugger First Team • 2016 NCBWA First Team • 2016 D1Baseball Second Team • 2016 Perfect Game Second Team 2016 MLB Draft - Round 3, Pick 80, Atlanta Braves Harrington dominated opponents as a first-time weekend starter during his junior season in 2016, turning in one of the best seasons by a starting pitcher in program history. The southpaw was Louisville's first ACC Pitcher of the Year after going 12-2 with a 1.95 ERA in 17 starts.
Kade McClure (2015-17) • 2016 NCBWA First Team • 2016 Perfect Game Third Team 2017 MLB Draft - Round 6, Pick 177, Chicago White Sox McClure put together a spotless 12-0 record on his way to All-America honors during his sophomore season in 2016. The right-hander held a 2.54 ERA and struck out 77 batters in 78 innings, picking up wins in 12 of his 13 starts on the year.
	Corey Ray (2014-16) • 2016 ABCA First Team • 2016 D1Baseball First Team • 2016 NCBWA First Team • 2016 Perfect Game First Team • 2016 Baseball America Second Team • 2016 Louisville Slugger Second Team • 2015 Baseball America Second Team • 2015 NCBWA Second Team • 2015 D1Baseball Third Team 2016 MLB Draft - Round 1, Pick 5, Milwaukee Brewers A dynamic outfielder, Ray earned All-America honors as both a sophomore and junior. He hit .325 with 15 doubles, 11 homers, 56 RBIs and 34 stolen bases in 2015 and took his game to the next level one year later. As a junior in 2016, Ray finished with a .310 average and set career highs with 16 doubles, 15 homers, 60 RBIs and 44 stolen bases on his way to becoming the fifth overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft.
Nick Solak (2014-16) • 2016 D1Baseball Second Team • 2016 NCBWA Second Team • 2016 Perfect Game Second Team • 2016 Baseball America Third Team 2016 MLB Draft - Round 2, Pick 62, New York Yankees Solak picked up All-America honors during his junior season in 2016. He finished with a .376 batting average, 14 doubles and five home runs to help the Cardinals to their fourth 50-win season in program history.
	Kyle Funkhouser (2013-16) • 2015 Louisville Slugger Third Team • 2014 ABCA First Team • 2014 Louisville Slugger Second Team • 2014 NCBWA Second Team • 2014 Baseball America Third Team • 2014 Perfect Game Third Team 2016 MLB Draft - Round 4, Pick 115, Detroit Tigers Funkhouser earned back-to-back All-America nods as a sophomore and junior in 2014 and 2015. The righty was dominant in 2014, setting Louisville's single-season win record with a 13-3 mark while posting a 1.94 ERA and striking out 122 in 120.1 innings. Funkhouser followed it with eight more wins in 2015 with 104 punchouts in 112.1 innings. He finished his career as Louisville's all-time leader in wins, starts, strikeouts and innings pitched.
Nick Burdi (2012-14) • 2014 NCBWA Stopper of the Year • 2014 ABCA First Team • 2014 Louisville Slugger First Team • 2014 NCBWA First Team • 2014 Perfect Game First Team • 2013 Perfect Game First Team • 2013 NCBWA Second Team 2014 MLB Draft - Round 2, Pick 46, Minnesota Twins The most dominant closer in Louisville baseball history, Nick Burdi was lights out on his way to All-America honors in 2013 and 2014. The Louisville closer combined for 34 saves in those two seasons, allowing just five earned runs in 72.2 innings for a microscopic 0.62 ERA. Burdi was the NCBWA Stopper of the Year as a junior and finished his career as the program's all-time leader in saves and ERA.
	Jeff Gardner (2011-14) • 2014 Collegiate Baseball Second Team • 2014 NCBWA Second Team • 2014 ABCA Third Team 2014 MLB Draft - Round 8, Pick 244, Washington Nationals A consistent presence from the left side of the plate, Gardner capped off his four-year career with All-America honors as a senior in 2014. He posted a .313 average with 20 doubles, nine home runs and 68 RBIs, the sixth-best RBI total in the country, on his way to being named the AAC Player of the Year.
Jeff Thompson (2011-13) • 2013 Louisville Slugger Second Team • 2013 NCBWA Third Team • 2013 Perfect Game Third Team 2013 MLB Draft - Round 3, Pick 94, Detroit Tigers Thompson partnered with future big leaguer Chad Green to form a dynamic 1-2 punch atop Louisville's pitching rotation in 2013. The right-hander finished the season 11-2 with a 2.19 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 107 innings, helping the Cardinals to a then-program record 51 wins and their second College World Series appearance.
	Justin Amlung (2010-12) • 2012 Louisville Slugger Third Team 2012 MLB Draft - Round 12, Pick 374, Chicago Cubs Amlung served as the Friday night starter on his way to All-America honors as a junior in 2012. The right-hander was named the Big East Conference Pitcher of the Year after going 9-4 with a 2.31 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 109 innings pitched. Amlung finished his career in Louisville's top 10 all-time in wins, strikeouts, ERA, starts and innings pitched.
Neil Holland (2008-10) • 2010 NCBWA First Team • 2010 Baseball America Third Team • 2010 Louisville Slugger Third Team 2010 MLB Draft - Round 11, Pick 326, Washington Nationals Working as the Louisville closer, Holland earned All-America recognition in his junior season in 2010. The right-hander finished second in the country with 17 saves, a then-program record, while also going 8-1 overall with a 2.08 ERA as part of Louisville's first-ever 50-win team.
	Thomas Royse (2008-10) • 2010 Louisville Slugger Third Team 2010 MLB Draft - Comp B Round, Pick 114, Chicago White Sox Royse worked as the Friday night starter for Louisville's first 50-win team in 2010 and picked up All-America honors along the way. The righty went 9-1 with a 2.85 ERA, punching out 99 batters in 104.1 innings to garner Big East Conference Pitcher of the Year laurels.
Ryan Wright (2009-11) • 2010 Baseball America Second Team 2011 MLB Draft - Round 5, Pick 175, Cincinnati Reds Wright was a major part of Louisville's prolific offense in 2010 that won a then-program record 50 games during his sophomore season. Wright hit .366 with 17 doubles, 16 home runs and a team-leading 80 RBIs, the seventh-most in a single season in Louisville history. He finished his three-year career in Louisville's all-time top five in hits and RBI and seventh in batting average.
	Phil Wunderlich (2008-10) • 2010 Baseball America Third Team • 2010 Louisville Slugger Third Team • 2009 NCBWA Second Team 2010 MLB Draft - Round 12, Pick 371, Tampa Bay Rays A mainstay in the heart of the Louisville lineup, Wunderlich earned All-America honors as a sophomore and junior in 2009 and 2010. The left-handed hitter hit .367 with 18 doubles, 18 homers and 78 RBIs as a sophomore and followed with a .355 average, 21 doubles and 21 long balls in his junior season.
Chris Dominguez (2006-09) • 2009 Baseball America First Team • 2009 Louisville Slugger First Team • 2009 Ping! Baseball First Team • 2009 ABCA Third Team • 2008 NCBWA Third Team • 2008 Louisville Slugger Third Team • 2008 Baseball America Third Team • 2008 PING! Baseball Third Team 2009 MLB Draft - Round 3, Pick 86, San Francisco Giants One of the most prolific power hitters in Louisville history, Dominguez was a two-time All-American and won back-to-back Big East Conference Player of the Year awards. Dominguez hit .365 with 21 homers and 75 RBIs in 2008 and backed it up with a .345 average with a program-record-tying 25 home runs in 2009 with 82 driven in. He finished his career in Louisville's all-time top 10 in at bats, runs, hits and home runs, and the program's leader in career RBIs.
	Justin Marks (2007-09) • 2009 Louisville Slugger Second Team • 2009 Ping! Baseball Second Team • 2009 Baseball America Third Team • 2009 ABCA Third Team • 2008 PING! Baseball Second Team 2009 MLB Draft - Round 3, Pick 92, Oakland Athletics The first All-American pitcher in program history, Marks turned in back-to-back All-America seasons in 2008 and 2009. The southpaw combined for a 20-5 record over those two seasons, setting the then-program record for wins in a season with 11 as the Big East Conference Pitcher of the Year as a junior. He finished his three-year career as Louisville's all-time leader in starts, wins and strikeouts.
Justin McClanahan (2007-08) • 2008 PING! Baseball Third Team 2008 MLB Draft - Round 33, Pick 999, Toronto Blue Jays McClanahan had a huge 2008 season in his first year as a full-time starter for the Cardinals. He finished with a .372 batting average, 97 hits, 26 doubles and 17 stolen bases, leading the team in all four categories. McClanahan also added 12 home runs and 59 RBIs.
	Logan Johnson (2004-07) • 2007 Louisville Slugger Third Team 2007 MLB Draft - Round 20, Pick 629, Chicago White Sox A major part of Dan McDonnell's first team at Louisville, Johnson earned All-America honors during his senior season as the Cardinals made their first College World Series appearance. He finished with a .365 average, 97 hits, a program-record 27 doubles, 17 home runs and 65 RBIs.
Boomer Whiting (2003-07) • 2007 Louisville Slugger Third Team • 2007 Baseball America Third Team 2007 MLB Draft - Round 28, Pick 850, Washington Nationals The Louisville baseball stolen base king, Whiting was electric as a senior in 2007 as the Cardinals reached the College World Series for the first time. He posted a .368 batting average with 11 extra-base hits, scoring 80 runs and setting the single-season mark with 73 stolen bases, surpassing the previous record of 30. Whiting finished his career as the program's all-time leader with 112.
	Mark Jurich (2001-04) • 2004 NCBWA Third Team • 2002 NCBWA Third Team 2003 MLB Draft - Round 13, Pick 397, Atlanta Braves The first two-time All-American in Louisville baseball history, Jurich garnered All-America recognition in his sophomore and senior seasons. The outfielder his .365 with 16 homers and 60 RBIs in 2002, and then wrapped up his four-year career with a .353 average, 19 home runs and 60 driven in in 2004. Jurich finished his career in Louisville's career top 10 in games played, hits, at bats, doubles, triples, home runs and RBIs.
Dan Kopriva (1991-92) • 1992 Collegiate Baseball First Team • 1992 Baseball America Second Team 1992 MLB Draft - Round 10, Pick 269, Cincinnati Reds Louisville's all-time leader in career batting average (.452), Kopriva captained a Louisville team that led the country with a .352 batting average in 1992. He led the country with 125 hits during the 1992 season, while his .488 average and .914 slugging percentage ranked third nationally. Kopriva was the Metro Conference Player of the Year and set Louisville single-season records for runs, hits and triples.
	Jim LaFountain (1975-76) • 1976 AACC Second Team LaFountain became the first All-American in Louisville baseball history in 1976. In two seasons with the Cardinals, he racked up 30 home runs and 121 RBIs. LaFountain set an NCAA record with 14 RBIs in a 1976 game against Western Kentucky when he hit three grand slams (two in one inning) and a solo homer.

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