Louisville had five more of its players drafted on day two of the 2021 MLB Draft. Infielder Alex Binelas was taken by the hometown Milwaukee Brewers with the 86th overall pick, while second baseman Cooper Bowman was drafted by the New York Yankees with the 122nd overall pick. Pitcher Michael Kirian was taken by the…
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We continue our weekly Louisville football guide with a breakdown of the defensive line. In case you missed it, give our offensive line preview a look as well. 2020 Breakdown Louisville’s defensive line had 21 sacks in 11 games last season, averaging 1.91 per game (13th in the ACC). Both numbers were down from the…
As expected throughout the spring, Louisville catcher Henry Davis heard his name called early tonight in the 2021 MLB Draft. The Bedford, NY native was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the first overall pick. With the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 #MLBDraft, the @Pirates select catcher Henry Davis from Louisville! pic.twitter.com/PaFHXETIP2 —…
Louisville begins its 2021 football season in two months, heading to Atlanta to face Ole Miss in a first-time ever matchup between the Cardinals and the Rebels on the gridiron. It’s time that we start to breakdown what the 2021 Cardinals will look like, starting with the offensive line. 2020 Breakdown: Louisville’s offensive line saw…
Trinity (KY) High School player and Louisville commit Daylen Lile was announced as the National High School Player of the Year by Perfect Game on Friday. Lile was one of the top players on a Trinity team that was ranked 11th nationally, and brought the Shamrocks their first ever state championship in baseball (a 10-0…
For the second time since Dan McDonnell took over as head coach in 2007, the Louisville Cardinals did not make the NCAA Tournament (excluding the 2020 COVID-shortened season).
Louisville (28-22) fell to Georgia Tech (29-22) 9-8 in 12 innings, coming on a walk-off RBI double from GT’s Drew Compton. The loss eliminates Louisville from the ACC Baseball Championship, keeping the Cardinals from their first conference tournament title since 2009. It also leaves Louisville at risk of potentially missing the NCAA Tournament, which would…
Louisville was able to get a big non-conference win on Tuesday, beating USC Upstate 8-6. However, the Cardinals were swept once again in a weekend series, dropping all three games to Miami (FL) to close out the regular season. The sweep was the third time this season the Cardinals went 0-3 on the weekend, and…
Louisville (27-21, 16-16 ACC) was on the receiving end of another sweep this weekend, as they lost all three games to Miami (FL) (32-17, 20-15) on scores of 1-6, 0-2, and 2-3. Below is a gallery from the final home weekend of the 2021 regular season. Louisville returns next week with pool play in the…
Louisville was swept once again last weekend, losing all three games against North Carolina. This marks the second time in the last three weeks that Louisville has been swept during the weekend. Louisville wraps up its regular season with four games this week, all at Jim Patterson Stadium. The Cardinals host SC Upstate in a…
Louisville rebounded from a weekend sweep at Clemson to gain some huge wins and improve their RPI. It started on Tuesday with a win over defending national champion Vanderbilt. The Cardinals took a 7-2 win over the Commodores, then took two of three in a weekend series against the Duke Blue Devils. This weekend, Louisville…
Louisville baseball announced today that it will host a midweek game against USC Upstate, taking place on May 18th at 3 p.m. Admission is free for fans for the game. The USC Upstate Spartans are currently 34-10, and lead the Big South Conference with a 25-9 record in conference play. USC Upstate is also 35th…
The 11th-ranked Louisville Cardinals (26-15, 16-10 ACC) overcame a 13-3 loss on Friday to take both portions of the Saturday doubleheader on scores of 5-1 and 15-6, to take the series over the Duke Blue Devils (20-20, 10-17).
Louisville announced today that effective immediately, games at Jim Patterson Stadium will now have a maximum capacity of 50 percent. MORE FANS‼️ 🔗 https://t.co/ai3b5d4ghx#L1C4 pic.twitter.com/GPiP742YFh — Louisville Baseball (@LouisvilleBSB) May 5, 2021 Previously, Louisville was only allowed to have a maximum capacity of 20 percent at home games, in conjunction with guidance from state and…
Louisville (24-14) scored six of its seven runs in the fourth and fifth innings, as the Cardinals took a 7-2 win over Vanderbilt (32-10) on Tuesday afternoon. The Cardinals trailed 1-0 in the top of the fourth inning, but scored two in the bottom of the frame to take the lead for good. The fifth…
After not playing a game for ten days, the Louisville baseball team returned to action last weekend against Clemson. The Cardinals, however, were swept by the Tigers on scores of 3-11, 4-5, and 5-15, the first time that U of L was swept in a conference series since May 5-7 2011 vs Seton Hall. It…
Only one game took place last week, as Louisville’s weekend series against Pitt was canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the Pitt baseball program. However, Louisville was victorious in their lone game last week. The Cardinals took a 12-5 victory over in-state rival Kentucky, tying the annual series at 1-1 this…
Without a midweek game in their itinerary last week, Louisville went straight to the road to face Virginia in an ACC showdown on the weekend. Despite coming up short in extra innings on Friday (final score of 7-8), the Cardinals rebounded to take the Saturday and Sunday contests (9-5 and 8-2, respectively), and subsequently the…
Louisville suffered another midweek loss, this time to rival Kentucky in a 11-7 decision. The loss marked the first time that the Cardinals lost to the Wildcats at home since 2014, and dropped their record in midweek games to 3-4 this season. But, as has been the case the last few weeks, Louisville rebounded by…
The fifth-ranked Louisville Cardinals (20-10, 12-5 ACC) took two-of-three in their weekend series against the Florida State Seminoles (16-12, 11-10). Louisville walked it off against Florida State on Friday night, as the Cardinals took a 4-3 win over the Seminoles in ten innings. Levi Usher provided the walkoff RBI single in the tenth inning to…