Dan McDonnell
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Louisville |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 453–189 (.706) |
| 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 | 456–189 (.706) |
| Tournaments | 22–15 |
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
| 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–present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Louisville | 47–18 | 25–5 | 1st (Atlantic) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Louisville | 50–14 | 22–8 | 1st (Atlantic) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| Louisville: | 456–191 | 193–76 | |||||||
| Total: | 456–191 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ↑ "2013 Big East Conference Baseball Media Guide". BigEast.org. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- 1 2 "Dan McDonnell #3". GoCards.com. Louisville Sports Information. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Conference, Atlantic Coast. "ACC | Baseball". Retrieved 2015-09-17.