Louisville Baseball Postseason History
| Year | Bracket | Opponent | Score | Date | Location |
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| 2002 | Atlanta Regional | Georgia | L, 7-1 | May 31 | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Coastal Carolina | L, 9-1 | June 1 | |||
| 2007 | Columbia Regional | Miami | W, 13-7 | June 1 | Columbia, Mo. |
| Missouri | L, 7-5 | June 2 | |||
| Miami | W, 8-7 | June 3 | |||
| Missouri | W, 4-3 | June 3 | |||
| Missouri | W, 16-6 | June 4 | |||
| Louisville Super Regional | Oklahoma State | W, 9-0 | June 8 | Louisville, Ky. | |
| Oklahoma State | L, 3-2 | June 9 | |||
| Oklahoma State | W, 20-2 | June 10 | |||
| College World Series | Rice | L, 15-10 | June 15 | Omaha, Neb. | |
| Mississippi State | W, 12-4 | June 17 | |||
| North Carolina | L, 3-1 | June 19 | |||
| 2008 | Athens Regional | Georgia Tech | L, 8-5 | May 30 | Athens, Ga. |
| Georgia | L, 9-8 | May 31 | |||
| 2009 | Louisville Regional | Indiana | W, 8-2 | May 29 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Middle Tennessee | W, 3-2 | May 30 | |||
| Vanderbilt | L, 8-4 | May 31 | |||
| Vanderbilt | W, 5-3 | June 1 | |||
| Fullerton Super Regional | Cal State Fullerton | L, 12-0 | June 5 | Fullerton, Calif. | |
| Cal State Fullerton | L, 11-2 | June 6 | |||
| 2010 | Louisville Regional (#7 National Seed) |
Saint Louis | W, 11-2 | June 4 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Vanderbilt | W, 7-1 | June 5 | |||
| Vanderbilt | L, 7-0 | June 6 | |||
| Vanderbilt | L, 3-2 (10) | June 7 | |||
| 2012 | Tuscon Regional | New Mexico State | W, 3-2 | June 1 | Tuscon, Ariz. |
| Arizona | L, 16-4 | June 2 | |||
| Missouri | W, 11-3 | June 3 | |||
| Arizona | L, 16-3 | June 3 | |||
| 2013 | Louisville Regional | Bowling Green | W, 8-3 | May 31 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Miami | W, 6-4 | June 1 | |||
| Oklahoma State | W, 12-3 | June 2 | |||
| Nashville Super Regional | Vanderbilt | W, 5-3 | June 8 | Nashville, Tenn. | |
| Vanderbilt | W, 2-1 | June 9 | |||
| College World Series | Indiana | L, 2-0 | June 15 | Omaha, Neb. | |
| Oregon State | L, 11-4 | June 17 | |||
| 2014 | Louisville Regional | Kent State | W, 5-0 | May 30 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Kansas | W, 6-3 | May 31 | |||
| Kentucky | W, 4-1 | June 1 | |||
| Louisville Super Regional | Kennesaw State | W, 5-3 | June 6 | ||
| Kennesaw State | W, 7-4 | June 7 | |||
| College World Series | Vanderbilt | L, 5-3 | June 14 | Omaha, Neb. | |
| Texas | L, 4-1 | June 16 | |||
| 2015 | Louisville Regional (#3 National Seed) |
Morehead State | W, 7-2 | May 29 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Michigan | W, 4-3 | May 30 | |||
| Michigan | W, 13-4 | May 31 | |||
| Louisville Super Regional | Cal State Fullerton | L, 3-2 (10) | June 6 | ||
| Cal State Fullerton | W, 9-3 | June 7 | |||
| Cal State Fullerton | L, 4-3 (11) | June 8 | |||
| 2016 | Louisville Regional (#2 National Seed) |
Western Michigan | W, 6-1 | June 3 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Ohio State | W, 15-3 | June 4 | |||
| Wright State | W, 3-1 | June 5 | |||
| Louisville Super Regional | UC Santa Barbara | L, 4-2 | June 11 | ||
| UC Santa Barbara | L, 4-3 | June 12 | |||
| 2017 | Louisville Regional (#7 National Seed) |
Radford | W, 11-6 | June 2 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Oklahoma | W, 11-1 | June 3 | |||
| Xavier | W, 8-7 | June 4 | |||
| Louisville Super Regional | Kentucky | W, 5-2 | June 9 | ||
| Kentucky | W, 6-2 | June 10 | |||
| College World Series | Texas A&M | W, 8-4 | June 18 | Omaha, Neb. | |
| Florida | L, 5-1 | June 20 | |||
| TCU | L, 4-3 | June 22 | |||
| 2018 | Lubbock Regional | Kent State | W, 13-6 | June 1 | Lubbock, Texas |
| Texas Tech | L, 10-4 | June 2 | |||
| Kent State | W, 12-6 | June 3 | |||
| Texas Tech | L, 11-6 | June 3 | |||
| 2019 | Louisville Regional (#7 National Seed) |
Illinois Chicago | W, 5-3 | May 31 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Illinois State | L, 4-2 | June 1 | |||
| Indiana | W, 9-7 | June 2 | |||
| Illinois State | W, 11-2 | June 2 | |||
| Illinois State | W, 4-3 | June 3 | |||
| Louisville Super Regional | East Carolina | W, 14-1 | June 7 | ||
| East Carolina | W, 12-0 | June 8 | |||
| College World Series | Vanderbilt | L, 3-1 | June 16 | Omaha, Neb. | |
| Auburn | W, 5-3 | June 18 | |||
| Mississippi State | W, 4-3 | June 20 | |||
| Vanderbilt | L, 3-2 | June 21 | |||
| 2022 | Louisville Regional (#12 National Seed) |
Southeast Missouri State | W, 7-2 | June 3 | Louisville, Ky. |
| Michigan | L, 7-3 | June 4 | |||
| Oregon | W, 8-5 | June 5 | |||
| Michigan | W, 20-1 | June 5 | |||
| Michigan | W, 11-9 | June 6 | |||
| College Station Super Regional | Texas A&M | L, 5-4 | June 10 | College Station, Texas | |
| Texas A&M | L, 4-3 | June 11 | |||
| 2025 | Nashville Regional | East Tennessee State | W, 8-3 | May 30 | Nashville, Tenn. |
| Vanderbilt | W, 3-2 | May 31 | |||
| Wright State | W, 6-0 | June 1 | |||
| Louisville Super Regional | Miami | W, 8-1 | June 6 | Louisville, Ky. | |
| Miami | L, 9-6 | June 7 | |||
| Miami | W, 3-2 | June 8 | |||
| College World Series | Oregon State | L, 4-3 | June 13 | Omaha, Neb. | |
| Arizona | W, 8-3 | June 15 | |||
| Oregon State | W, 7-6 | June 17 | |||
| Coastal Carolina | L, 11-3 | June 18 |
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2025
Overall Record: 42-24
CWS Record: 2-2 CWS Finish: t-3rd The University of Louisville baseball team finished the 2025 season with a 42-24 record, crossing the 40-win plateau for the 14th time under Dan McDonnell. The Cardinals went on the raod and won the Nashville Regional at No. 1 overall seed Vanderbilt before returning to Jim Patterson Stadium and defeating Miami in the Louisville Super Regional to punch their sixth trip to the College World Series. In Omaha, the Cards lost their opener before tallying consecutive victories to reach the bracket final, matching the program's furthest postseason run. |
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2019
Overall Record: 51-18
CWS Record: 2-2 CWS Finish: t-3rd The University of Louisville baseball team closed out the 2019 campaign with a 51-18 record, reaching the 50-win mark for the sixth time and tying for the second-most wins in program history. The Cardinals reached the NCAA College World Series or the fifth time, winning a pair of games in Omaha to reach the bracket final for the first time. Louisville finished the season ranked third in five of the six national polls, sitting at No. 4 in the other. |
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2017
Overall Record: 53-12
CWS Record: 1-2 CWS Finish: t-5th The Louisville baseball team concluded its record-setting 2017 season ranked fifth in every major national poll after advancing to the College World Series for the fourth time in school history, setting a school record for wins with a 53-12 mark and earning the program’s third straight ACC Atlantic Division championship. The path to Omaha for the Cardinals featured a trio of wins in the Louisville Regional against Radford, Oklahoma and Xavier before sweeping past rival Kentucky in the Super Regional. Louisville also added its first CWS win since 2007 with an opening round win against Texas A&M. In addition to the team success, the Cardinals also received numerous individual honors, highlighted by consensus National Player of the Year Brendan McKay. |
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2014
Overall Record: 50-17
CWS Record: 0-2 CWS Finish: t-7th A year after saying goodbye to 10 impact players from its 2013 College World Series team, Louisville reloaded its roster and returned to Omaha for the third time in eight seasons in 2014. The Cardinals reached the 50-win plateau for the third time in five seasons and won the program’s third straight conference title and the fifth in six seasons. Louisville’s run to the College World Series started at Jim Patterson Stadium where they swept through the NCAA Regional with wins against Kent State, Kansas and Kentucky. The final step in the return to Omaha was an NCAA Super Regional triumph over Kennesaw State as a school record crowd of 6,007 packed Patterson Stadium to share in the victory. |
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2013
Overall Record: 51-14
CWS Record: 0-2 CWS Finish: t-7th Six years after making its College World Series debut, the Louisville baseball program returned to Omaha in 2013 closing a record-setting season for the Cardinals. Along with the return to the pinnacle of college baseball, Louisville set a school record for wins going 51-14 and clinched its fourth BIG EAST Conference regular season championship in a span of five seasons. The Cardinals’ march to Omaha started at home at Jim Patterson Stadium where they swept through the NCAA Regional before traveling to Nashville, Tenn., where they earned an NCAA Super Regional triumph over No. 2 national seed Vanderbilt. |
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2007
Overall Record: 47-24
CWS Record: 1-2 CWS Finish: t-5th Led by its first-year head coach, the 2007 Louisville baseball team went on a magical post-season run, which included an NCAA Regional triumph in Columbia, MO, an NCAA Super Regional win over Oklahoma State and the program’s first ever College World Series appearance. The 2007 Cardinals closed the season with a 47-24 record overall and No. 6 national ranking. |
