We are now less than two weeks away from Selection Sunday. Louisville’s regular season schedule wraps up this week. The Cards are currently tied with Florida State for first in the ACC. If Florida State wins out, Louisville will be the 2-seed in the ACC Tournament next week in Greensboro. Last Tuesday, we talked about…
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We are now only 19 days away from Selection Sunday, and the Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team has everything to play for in terms of NCAA Tournament seeding. Last week, we re-examined the Cards’ resume after the two losses to Georgia Tech and Clemson. Louisville lost a tough game to Florida State on Monday night…
Jordan Nwora’s breakout sophomore season earned him the ACC Most Improved Player award. Nwora was Louisville’s go-to scorer and his high mark for the season was 32 against Boston College. He averaged 17 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Jordan had put his name into the NBA Draft, but decided to return for his junior…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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 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,…
Ryan McMahon is the longest tenured Cardinal on the team due to his redshirt year. His role increased this season and his minutes and production increased as well. He ended the year shooting 35% from 3 and 95% from the free throw line. His biggest game of the year came in the upset of Michigan…
Steven Enoch was a common site in the center position for Louisville this year. After sitting out last year as a transfer, Enoch was expected to step into a large role due to the departure of Anas Mahmoud and Ray Spalding. Enoch did just that, starting 14 games and averaging almost 20 minutes a game….
VJ King came into his junior year as a returning starter and with big expectations. With the rise of Jordan Nwora and Dwayne Sutton, King saw his minutes lessen. VJ had some difficulties scoring this year, but we never saw him complain. He is the ideal teammate, who cares more about the team’s success than…
This is the final part of our Photo Recap of the Men’s Basketball season. This gallery includes coaching, bench reactions, celebrations and everything that isn’t scoring or defending. Stay tuned for individual player galleries coming soon.
The Louisville Women’s basketball team won their second round NCAA Tournament game against Michigan on Sunday. Full game recap here. While the victory moves the Cards on to the Sweet 16, it also marked the final game at the YUM! Center for seniors Asia Durr, Arica Carter and Sam Fuerhing. It was truly a special…