By Trey McCurry.

By Trey McCurry

Wednesday the Atlantic Coast Conference announced that Louisville will be joining the conference.  TheClemsonInsider.com continues the series on the Cardinals with a look at their baseball history.

Quick Facts on the Louisville Baseball Program

Location:               Louisville, KY

Nickname:             Cardinals

Website:                GoCards.com

First season:          1909

Program Record:    1,573-1,392-10 (.530)

Conferences:         1909 – 1962 (Independent)

1963 – 1975 (Missouri Valley)

1976 – 1995 (Metro Conference)

1996 – 2005 (Conference USA)

2006 – Present (Big East)

Championships:     Metro – 2 (tied for regular-season title in 1983 & 1984)

Big East – 3 regular season (2009, 2010, & 2012) & 2 tournament championships (2008 & 2009)

Coach:                  Dan McDonnell (258-128 (.668) in six seasons)

Stadium:

Jim Patterson Stadium (opened in 2005)

Capacity:     4,000 (including 3,000 chair back seating)

Dimensions: LF–330, LC–375, CF–402, RC–377, RF-330

Surface:       FieldTurf (only dirt on field is pitcher’s mound)

NCAA Tournament (6 appearances; 14-15)

2002

Atlanta Regional (#3 Seed)

5/31        vs. #2 Georgia                 L, 1-7

6/1          vs. #4 Coastal Carolina     L, 1-9

2007

Columbia (MO) Regional (#3 Seed)

6/1          vs. #2 Miami (FL)             W, 13-7

6/2          @ #1 Missouri                   L, 5-7

6/3          vs. #2 Miami (FL)             W, 8-7

6/3          @ #1 Missouri                   W, 4-3

6/4          @ #1 Missouri                   W, 16-6

Louisville Super Regional

6/8          Oklahoma State               W, 9-0

6/9          Oklahoma State               L, 2-3

6/10        Oklahoma State               W, 20-2

College World Series

6/15        vs. Rice                           L, 10-15

6/17        vs. Mississippi State         W, 12-4

6/19        vs. North Carolina            L, 1-3

2008

Athens Regional (#3 Seed)

5/30        vs. #2 Georgia Tech         L, 5-8

5/31        @ #1 Georgia                   L, 8-9

2009

Louisville Regional (#1 Seed)

5/29        #4 Indiana                       W, 8-2

5/30        #2 Middle Tennessee        W, 3-2

5/31        #3 Vanderbilt                   L, 4-8

6/1          #3 Vanderbilt                   W, 5-3

Fullerton Super Regional

6/5          @ Cal State-Fullerton        L, 0-12

6/6          @ Cal State-Fullerton        L, 2-11

2010

Louisville Regional (#1 Seed – #7 National Seed)

6/4          #4 Saint Louis                  W, 11-2

6/5          #2 Vanderbilt                   W, 7-1

6/6          #2 Vanderbilt                   L, 0-7

6/7          #2 Vanderbilt                   L, 2-3 (10)

2012

Tucson Regional (#3 Seed)

6/1          vs. #2 New Mexico State   W, 3-2

6/2          @ #1 Arizona                   L, 4-16

6/3          vs. #4 Missouri                 W, 11-3

6/3          @ #1 Arizona                   L, 3-16

Records Against Future ACC Opponents

Team               Record    Home/Away/Neutral   Last Meeting     First Meeting

Boston College                 Never Faced

Clemson              0-6       0-6/—/—                   1972                  1970

Duke                                Never Faced

Florida State       3-17       0-3/2-7/1-7                 1991                  1977

Georgia Tech       2-1       —/—/2-1                   2008                  1976

Miami (FL)           2-1       —/0-1/2-0                  2007                  2006

NC State              1-0       —/—/1-0                   2008                  2008

North Carolina     0-3       —/0-2/0-1                  2007                  1995

Notre Dame        13-8       6-5/5-1/2-2                 2011                  1922

Pittsburgh           11-8       4-2/5-5/2-1                 2012                  1978

Virginia                            Never Faced

Virginia Tech      12-45      9-20/2-24/1-1              1995                  1979

Wake Forest                     Never Faced