Louisville played their 500th game at Jim Patterson Stadium on Tuesday, taking an 8-3 win over Kentucky. The Wildcats did jump ahead early, but an offensive burst from the third-through-sixth innings, where Louisville scored eight unanswered runs, managed to give the Cards a much needed win, heading into their next series against Clemson. Together, our…
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In the 500th game at Jim Patterson Stadium, it seemed like a coincidence that Louisville would end up playing its rival, Kentucky, for such a milestone. Louisville (23-6) fell behind early against the Wildcats, but used an 8-0 run from the third-to-sixth innings to earn an 8-3 win over Kentucky (16-13). The first two innings…
If Louisville was looking to carry as much momentum as possible before facing Kentucky today, it certainly got that last week. The Cardinals finished 4-0 once again, beating Miami (OH) in the midweek game and sweeping Wake Forest. Entering April, the Cardinals sit at 22-6, with a 9-3 conference record. Tied with Clemson for second…
U of L officially revealed its schedule for the 2019 football season today. In Scott Satterfield’s first season at Louisville, the Cardinals will have their home and road slate split at six games. Louisville’s schedule includes two teams that made an appearance in the College Football Playoff (Notre Dame & Clemson), as well as nine…
Spread:Â Kentucky -17.5 How to Watch / Listen:Â Kickoff at 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2 Last Time:Â Louisville delivered a flawless performance in the 30th edition of the Bluegrass Bowl. The Cardinals had 546 total yards on offense, including a staggering 346 rushing. Louisville’s offense had no sacks allowed, no turnovers and no punts on the day as they…
After a rough stretch against some of the top teams in the ACC, Louisville baseball rebounded with a 4-0 stretch last week. The Cardinals (24-11) came away with a 7-2 win at home against Northern Kentucky, followed by a sweep at Virginia Tech (3-2, 3-1 and 16-1 victories). U of L returns home with an…
After starting the season with a 14-0 record, the Cardinals have experienced significant growing pains against ranked competition. Louisville enters today having lost eight of their last 13 games, and are currently unranked on D1baseball.com after spending nearly five years as a mainstay in the polls. The Cardinals will look to rebound against two ranked…
How to Watch: Noon kickoff on SEC Network Spread: Louisville -10 Last Time: In one of the biggest upsets of 2016, Kentucky stunned the Cardinals after Austin MacGinnis hit a 47-yard field goal with 12 seconds left to pull out a 41-38 win over their rival. The Wildcats capitalized on four turnovers, including the late-game fumble that…
With a record crowd for the second straight day in a row and a trip to the College World Series on the line, the Cardinal Nine handled the pressure with ease and defeated archrival Kentucky for the Super Regional sweep, 6-2 and punched their ticket to Omaha. After finally breaking out of his postseason slump…
Yes, it’s happening. The Cardinals and Wildcats will settle the score in 2017 this weekend, with a trip to the College World Series on the line at the sold-out Jim Patterson Stadium. The Cardinals are looking for their first College World Series since 2014, while Kentucky is seeking its first ever trip to Omaha. U…
After having a somewhat dominate performance against Kentucky in their home game against them earlier this month, the Cards were the ones who got dominated this time around in the road edition of the Battle of the Bluegrass. However, they responded with a series win against Duke, 2 games to 1. They move to 33-6…
Last week, the Cardinals continued their momentum by taking three of four games, one against WKU at home and then two of three on the road against Virginia. The Cards currently sit at 24-3, with a five game homestretch coming up (including the anticipated rivalry game against Kentucky). The Batting Order 1. Brief Recap of the Rivalry Entering tonight’s…
Last Time: Down 21-0, Bobby Petrino replaced Kyle Bolin with Lamar Jackson, and the Cardinals completed the largest comeback victory in the rivalry’s history. Louisville scored 31 unanswered points in the second half, en route to a 38-24 win in Lexington. Jackson ran for a then-school record 186 yards as a quarterback with two rushing touchdowns, and added a…
Welcome back to another edition of Around the Bases, where we look at what a spectacular week it was for the Cardinals. It began on April 12th, when the Cardinals traveled to Lexington and beat rival Kentucky 9-6 for their fifth straight win in the rivalry.
The saying usually goes “better late than never,” and that was the case as #3 Louisville beat #12 Kentucky 7-6 in a wild, thrilling comeback in front of 4,642 fans at Jim Patterson Stadium. A week after Kentucky almost delivered a comeback against Louisville at home, the Cardinals came through with one of their own….
Welcome back to another edition of Around the Bases, and this is possibly the biggest week for Louisville baseball all season. Last weekend was very tumultuous for the Cardinals team. After having the game at Kentucky postponed due to rain, they immediately traveled to Tallahassee to face Florida State. The Cardinals lost the series (7-12…
The game has been over for a couple of days now. So if you are one of the ones to say “It’s over. Move on. Get over it”, then this post isn’t for you. I appreciate you stopping by, but I haven’t written out all of my thoughts yet and closed the door on…
The first 5 guys on the floor matched my prediction for Louisville. As the non-conference schedule has come to a close for the year and it’s been scrutinized as any, let’s assess the Cards because that’s what we as fans & as media do. We criticize and rectify, perhaps justify in any way we can….
January 1, 1995. Freshman Samaki Walker goes off for the Cards, recording the first triple double in UofL history with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 blocks. Watch the full game below and enjoy!