Along with the 2015 NCAA Regional, scheduled to begin on Friday, Louisville (43-16) also hosted the regional round of the NCAA Championship in 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2014 while also hosting NCAA Super Regional series in 2007 and 2014. Overall, this will mark the Cardinals' eighth NCAA postseason berth in the last nine seasons and the program's ninth NCAA appearance overall.
The field of 64 teams and regional pairings for the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, including the three teams that will join the Cardinals at the Louisville Regional on May 29-June 1, will be announced live on ESPNU on Monday at noon ET. Game times for the Louisville Regional will be announced after the matchups have been released by the NCAA on Monday afternoon.
Additionally, ESPNU will have a camera with the Cardinals during Monday's announcement and is scheduled to interview Louisville head coach Dan McDonnell and freshman pitcher/first baseman Brendan McKay during the live telecast.
In its inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Louisville dominated the Atlantic Division in record-setting fashion with a 25-5 mark. For the Cardinals, it was their fourth straight regular season conference championship, including each of the last three in different leagues.
Louisville has already earned its fourth straight 40-win season and the eighth in nine years under the direction of McDonnell. The Cardinals have finished with 40 or more regular season wins in three straight seasons and five times in the last seven seasons overall.
The Cardinals were 25-6 at home this season and own a 273-88 record (.756 winning percentage) all-time at the ballpark, which opened in April 2005. Louisville has won eight straight NCAA postseason games at Jim Patterson Stadium and is 15-4 all-time.
