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…
Author: Justin Krueger
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.
Louisville Baseball will once again host in the NCAA Tournament, as they have been selected to host a regional this season. The selection marks the sixth time in the last seven years that the Cardinals will host at least one round in the NCAA Tournament. Louisville joins Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, North Carolina, Oregon State,…
Boston College’s Dan Metzdorf lived up to his all-conference billing today, throwing a complete game and only allowing one run as he led the Eagles (31-26) to a 5-1 upset over #7 Louisville (43-14). The win for Boston College automatically puts the Eagles in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, now awaiting the winner of…
Louisville clinched the ACC Atlantic Division title last weekend, and a #1 overall seed in the ACC Tournament that starts today. Here’s a gallery of the games from last week.
The 2019 regular season wrapped up for college baseball last weekend, and Louisville was able to add on some solid wins before closing it out. U of L got a road win at Indiana in 12 innings last Tuesday, and took a series win against Florida State to secure the ACC Atlantic Division title, the…
With the regular season wrapped up for Louisville, six Cardinals, including the 2019 ACC Pitcher of the Year Reid Detmers, earned All-ACC honors as voted by the conference on Monday. Detmers becomes the second Louisville pitcher to win the award since Drew Harrington took it in 2016. The sophomore earned it by leading the ACC…
In a series where the first two games gave both Louisville and Florida State wins on Thursday and Friday, respectively, it only seemed fitting that another hot start would be the difference in the rubber match. That would definitely prove to be the case. Louisville (43-13, 21-9 ACC) got seven runs in the first three…
Louisville (42-12) jumped to a huge lead early, getting most of their runs off four homers within the first two innings, and clinched their fourth ACC Atlantic Division title in five seasons with a resounding 14-1 win over Florida State (34-19). The Cardinals also needed at least one win against the Seminoles to clinch a…
The U of L women’s basketball team will have a huge non-conference showcase next season, as they head to the Virgin Islands for the 2019 Paradise Jam. U of L, along with seven other schools (Baylor, Indiana, Oklahoma State, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas-Arlington, and Washington State), will compete in the women’s tournament from Nov. 28-30….
U of L’s pitchers bounced back from an awful showing last week to strike out 23 Indiana batters, the most for the program since at least 2000, and Tyler Fitzgerald’s sliding run in the 12th inning gave #8 Louisville (41-12) an 8-7 win over #17 Indiana (33-19). The win improves Louisville’s record to 13-6 against…
It was a “coming down to Earth” moment for Louisville baseball last week. The Cardinals, who entered the week winning 17 of their last 20 games, ended up going 1-3 in the second-to-last week of the regular season, dropping the midweek contest to #2 Vanderbilt and two of three on the road against Virginia. The…
#2 Vanderbilt (39-9) pulled out a 6-2 win over #3 Louisville (39-10), using four late runs in the eighth and ninth innings to extend their winning streak to 12 games. Vanderbilt wins the Barrel for the first time since 2015, and ended Louisville’s nine-game winning streak. Both Vanderbilt and Louisville, who entered tonight’s game as…
I’m The 2019 schedule for Louisville basketball got a serious boost today, as the Cards are slated to play in the Jimmy V Classic in New York City.
The Cardinal Nine continue their march through April, and into May for the final month of the regular season. Louisville came out of last week with a perfect 4-0 record once again, starting off with an 11-4 win over Western Kentucky. Then, they swept Notre Dame through three games in South Bend, putting themselves in…
Louisville baseball turned in one of the most dominant stretches in the program’s history last week. On Tuesday, the Cardinals (35-9) traveled up to Cincinnati and shutout the Bearcats with a 12-0 victory at Marge Schott Stadium. During the weekend, Louisville continued their stretch with a lopsided series against Alabama A&M. U of L took…