04/22/2013 Battle of the Barrel: No. 11 Baseball Hosts No. 3 VanderbiltFirst pitch for Cardinals and Commodores set for 6:30 p.m., ET on CBS Sports Network 04/22/2013 Gardner Chosen as BIG EAST Baseball Player of the WeekJunior DH hit .692 with two home runs, three doubles and six RBI in four games 04/22/2013 Late Rally Dooms No. 8 Baseball at St. John'sFour-run eighth inning lifts host Red Storm to 6-5 series-clinching win over Cardinals 04/20/2013 Late Rally Lifts No. 8 Baseball to 7-4 Win at St. John'sCardinals plate two runs in the eighth and four more in the ninth for the victory 04/19/2013 Road Series at St. John's Next for No. 8 Louisville BaseballFriday at 6 p.m., ET (ESPN3), Saturday at 2:30 p.m. (CBS Sports) and Sunday at noon (ESPN3) 05/18/2013 LOUISVILLE BASEBALL v PITTSBURGH | GAME 3Louisville v Pittsburgh | Game 3 05/17/2013 LOUISVILLE BASEBALL v PITTSBURGH | GAME 2Louisville Baseball v Pittsburgh | Game 2 05/16/2013 LOUISVILLE BASEBALL v PITTSBURGH | GAME 1Louisville Baseball v Pittsburgh | Game 1 05/08/2013 LOUISVILLE BASEBALL v INDIANA | CANCER AWARENESS GAMELouisville Baseball v Indianan | Cancer Awareness Game 04/30/2013 LOUISVILLE BASEBALL v WESTERN KENTUCKYLouisville Baseball v Western Kentucky Honors:
2012: Hit .299 with two home runs, 34 RBI, 35 runs scored, nine doubles and two triples in 58 appearances and 47 starts. Was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in April 27 win over UConn. Had a double, two RBI and a run scored in April 24 win over No. 1 Kentucky. Was 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and two runs scored in April 21 win at USF. Had leadoff single to begin Cards' two-run ninth inning rally in comeback win at USF on April 20. Went 4-for-4 with his second home run of the season, two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored in April 14 win over Seton Hall. Was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored at Georgetown on April 7. Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in April 1 win over Villanova. Was 2-for-4 with his first home run of the season and two RBI in series-opening win over Cincinnati on March 23. Finished with career-best four hits and career-high four RBI while scoring three times in March 20 win over Ohio State. Had a hit and at least one RBI in each of the Cards' three wins over Ball State. Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs in March 6 win over Indiana. Was 2-for-3 with a run scored in series-clinching win over Pepperdine. Finished with two hits and two RBI in opener with the Waves. Had career-long 10-game hitting streak halted on Feb. 26. Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs in Feb. 25 win over Oakland. Was 2-for-4 in win over EKU to extend hitting streak to eight games dating back to the 2011 BIG EAST Championship. Had a hit in each of the Cardinals' three games at the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge. Had a key two-run triple in U of L's 7-6 win over Michigan State. 2011: Hit .333 with three home runs, 13 RBI and nine doubles while making 22 starts and playing in 35 games. Earned All-BIG EAST Tournament honors after hitting .333 with a home run, five RBI and five runs scored in five games. Hit .360 with three home runs, nine RBI and six doubles in 16 games and 12 starts in the month of May. Hit .667 with a home run, five doubles and five RBI in Notre Dame series. Best game of the series came in the 14-2 series-opening win, when he was 3-for-4 with his second home run, three RBI and three runs scored. Hit first career home run against No. 1 Vanderbilt on May 10. Had his four-game hitting streak halted on April 9 at Cincinnati after going 0-for-2. Was 2-for-3 with two runs scored in April 8 win at Cincinnati. Extended his career-best hitting streak to three games with a 2-for-4 performance and one run scored at WKU on April 5. Had breakout weekend against West Virginia going 6-for-8 with three runs and two RBI in Cards' two wins over Mountaineers. Was 3-for-4 as the DH in series finale and was 3-for-3 as catcher on April 2. Made first career start as DH in Cardinals' win over WKU on March 29. Earned first career RBI with an RBI sacrifice fly at Rutgers on March 25. Also made first appearance behind the plate catching the ninth inning in the March 25 win. Made first career appearance for the Cardinals as a pinch hitter on March 13 at Pepperdine. High School: Gardner earned All-State Honorable Mention as a senior and was a two-time All-Region and All-District selection during his career at Whitefield Academy, where he was coached by Brian Runyan. As a senior, he was also named an East/West All-Star after hitting eight home runs for Whitefield, which finished third at the All "A" State Tournament. He finished with six home runs as a junior and hit five homers as a sophomore at Whitefield, where he earned six letters overall after starting his prep career in seventh grade. Personal: Born Jeffrey William Gardner, Jr., on Jan. 21, 1992, in Louisville, Ky. Son of Jeff and JoAnn Gardner. Has two older sisters, Stephanie and Jamie. Majoring in justice administration at the University of Louisville. After college, he plans to play professional baseball, start a family and do what the Lord wants for him to do. Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is Mike Doig, who helped teach him to push himself and strive for excellence. Biggest thrill in sports was hitting a three-run home run to give his team the lead and eventually the win in a state semi-final game. Hobbies and outside interests include movies, hunting, fishing, and hanging out. Favorite movies are The Natural, Remember the Titans and Field of Dreams. Enjoys watching The Office. Favorite athletes are Tim Tebow, Albert Pujols and Ted Williams. Favorite cereal is Honey Nut Cheerios. Favorite candy bar is Snickers. Favorite foods are Mexican and Japanese. Enjoys eating at the Santa Fe Mexican Grill. Favorite teams are the St. Louis Cardinals and the Louisville Cardinals. Enjoys listening to rock, rap, country and anything that sounds good. Favorite quote is "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives" by Jackie Robinson. If he could eat dinner with three people he would choose Tim Tebow, Jesus and Ted Williams. Something not many people know about Jeff is he won the Math Olympics twice. Career Stats:
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