Dan McDonnell

Dan McDonnell
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Louisville
Conference ACC
Record 406-177 (.696)
Biographical details
Alma mater The Citadel
Playing career
1989–1992 The Citadel
Position(s) 2B
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–2000 The Citadel (asst.)
2001–2006 Ole Miss (asst.)
2007–present Louisville
Head coaching record
Overall 406–177 (.696)
Tournaments 19-15

Dan McDonnell is an American college baseball coach who has been the head coach of the Louisville Cardinals since the start of the 2007 season. As of the end of the 2014 season, Louisville has a 359-159 record under McDonnell. It has appeared in three College World Series (2007, 2013, 2014), four super regionals, and 7 NCAA Tournaments. It has won two Big East Tournaments and four Big East regular season titles.[1][2][3] Mcdonnell was one game away in 2015 from leading his Louisville Cardinals to three straight College World Series appearances. The College World Series is the final eight teams in the NCAA tournament, and it is played in Omaha, Nebraska. McDonnell, in his teams first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference, led his team to an impressive first place in the conference. The Cardinals were regular season champions before losing in the conference tournament in the ACC.[4]

McDonnell grew up in Rye Brook, New York and attended Port Chester High School. McDonnell played college baseball at The Citadel from 1989–1992. He appeared in the 1990 College World Series with the Bulldogs. Following his playing career, McDonnell was an assistant coach at The Citadel from 1993–2000. He was an assistant at Ole Miss from 2001–2006.[2]

Head coaching record

The following is a table of McDonnell's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.[1][2]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Louisville Cardinals (Big East Conference) (2007–2013)
2007 Louisville 47–24 19–8 3rd College World Series
2008 Louisville 41–21 16–11 4th NCAA Regional
2009 Louisville 47–18 19–7 1st NCAA Super Regional
2010 Louisville 50–14 21–6 1st NCAA Regional
2011 Louisville 32–29 14–13 T–4th
2012 Louisville 41–22 18–9 T–1st NCAA Regional
2013 Louisville 51–14 20–4 1st College World Series
Louisville Cardinals (American Athletic Conference) (2014)
2014 Louisville 50–17 19–5 1st College World Series
Louisville Cardinals (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2015–NCAA Super Regional)
2015 Louisville 47–18 25–5 1st (Atlantic) NCAA Super Regional
Louisville: 406–177 171–68
Total: 406–177

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2013 Big East Conference Baseball Media Guide". BigEast.org. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dan McDonnell #3". GoCards.com. Louisville Sports Information. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Sean (February 7, 2013). "Inside: With Louisville's Dan McDonnell". CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ Conference, Atlantic Coast. "ACC | Baseball". Retrieved 2015-09-17.


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