Welcome to the big leagues, Brendan McKay. The former John Olerud Award and Golden Spikes Award winner from Louisville will make his MLB debut on Saturday at 4:10pm with the Tampa Bay Rays, starting at pitcher against the Texas Rangers (per report from the Tampa Bay Times). Check your local listings for TV availability. The…
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It ended sooner than we all probably wanted it to, but the 2019 Louisville baseball season is officially over. The Cards saw their run in Omaha end last Friday, losing 3-2 to Vanderbilt after a ninth-inning rally by the Commodores. U of L finished 2-2 in their 2019 run during the College World Series, the…
After falling behind late in the game, #2 Vanderbilt (57-11) pulled out two runs in the top of the ninth to escape with a 3-2 win over #7 Louisville (51-18). The win for Vanderbilt advances them to the College World Series finals, where they will face Michigan in a best-of-three series for the national championship….
It took seven innings for #7 Louisville to finally get the bats going, but it would be just in time for the Cardinals to keep their season alive. Drew Campbell drove in the first run of the seventh inning on an RBI single, and later on delivered the walkoff in the ninth to give Louisville…
After two days of baseball, #7 Louisville (50-17) kept their dreams of a national championship alive by defeating Auburn (38-28) 5-3 in an elimination game.
The Omaha woes continue for Louisville baseball in 2019. Two home runs by Vanderbilt’s Austin Martin would be enough for the #2 Commodores (55-11) to pull out a 3-1 win over #7 Louisville (49-17).
It was two years ago that Louisville made their last trip to Omaha, with what may go down as the greatest collection of talent in the baseball program’s history. You had the national player of the year in Brendan McKay, a two-way dynamo who would crush you with either his lefty skillset on the mound,…
Last week was about as good as it could get for the Louisville Cardinals. After surviving a tough regional round, U of L cruised in the Super Regionals against East Carolina, taking a 14-1 win on Friday afternoon, and shutting out the Pirates 12-0 to clinch their fifth appearance in the College World Series. Louisville…
The Cardinals are off to Omaha for their fifth College World Series, beating East Carolina 14-1 and 12-0 on Friday and Saturday to secure their spot. Below is a gallery highlighting Louisville’s two dominant wins over ECU.
A near perfect storm brewed in Louisville’s favor on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals (49-16) hit the double digit mark in runs scored, and rode a no-hitter from pitcher Bobby Miller into the ninth inning to punch their ticket to the College World Series, shutting out #10 East Carolina (47-18) 12-0. The win marks the fifth…
#7 Louisville (48-16) had 18 hits and averaged .439 at the plate, as their offense rolled to a 14-1 win over #10 East Carolina (47-17). Before Louisville had an offensive burst in the middle portion of the game, Louisville had to overcome a slow start, as ECU starting pitcher Jake Agnos was looking every bit…
After a tough five-game stretch over four days, the Louisville Cardinals advanced to their sixth Super Regional in the last seven seasons. The Cards went 4-1 during the stretch: they defeated Illinois-Chicago in game one, lost to Illinois State in the 1-0 game, then eliminated Indiana and Illinois State (winning back-to-back games against the Redbirds)…
Following Louisville’s 1-1 record on Friday and Saturday, the Cards pulled off three wins in two days to advance to the Super Regionals. Here is a gallery of all three games from Sunday and Monday, with Jeff, TJ and J.K. showcasing the best from all three Louisville wins.
After winning yesterday’s Regional Final against Illinois State, the Cards had to wait all night to find out their opponent, as well as when they’d play. Now, the opponents and the days are set. #7 Louisville will take on #10 East Carolina in the Super Regional, starting Friday at noon. The Cards and the Pirates…
Bottom of the ninth, two outs, bases loaded. A chance to advance in the NCAA Tournament to the Super Regionals. A chance to redeem a past failure earlier in the weekend, as they had lost to Illinois State on Saturday. That’s the situation Louisville faced as Alex Binelas walked up to the plate to try…
With their backs against the wall the rest of the round, Louisville went 2-for-2 on Sunday to keep their season alive. The Cardinals eliminated Indiana in a 9-7 win in game one, then blew out Illinois State to force the rubber match on Monday afternoon. Early Scoring Spree Helps Louisville Escape With Win Over Indiana…
A complete game effort by Illinois State’s Matt Walker, who only allowed two earned runs in nine innings, kept Louisville’s offense at bay as the Redbirds (36-24) upset the #7 Cardinals (44-16) 4-2. The complete game by Walker marked the third time in the last four games that an opposing pitcher had thrown at least…
It was looking to be another rough start for Nick Bennett. He gave up a couple of home runs in the first two innings, and the Flames marched out to a 3-0 lead. But after Louisville tied it up in the second inning, he found his bearings and managed to finish nearly six innings with…
Despite earning the #1 overall seed in the ACC Tournament, Louisville was eliminated after dropping game one of their pool play to 12-seed Boston College, after Boston College pitcher Dan Metzdorf threw a complete game against the Cardinals. Louisville also lost game two of the ACC Tournament to Clemson, with their starting pitcher also nearly…
Louisville found out yesterday that they would be one of 16 regional hosts in the NCAA Tournament, starting this weekend. Today, Louisville also found out that they will be a top eight national seed in the tournament, meaning that they will host a potential Super Regional round as well, if they advance.