Saturday, April 20
Coral Gables, Fla.
8:00 PM
University of Louisville
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at
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Miami
Photo by: Brock Borgeson | Miami Athletics
Cardinals Down Miami in Extra Innings for Second Straight Win
April 21, 2024 | Baseball
Louisville picked up a 6-5 victory in 10 innings on Saturday.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Louisville baseball team outlasted Miami for a 6-5 victory in 10 innings on the road on Saturday night.
Louisville (23-15, 9-8 ACC) secured the weekend series with their second straight win in South Florida.
Nine innings wasn't enough on Saturday as the game went to the 10th inning tied at five.
In the 10th, Gavin Kilen hammered a 3-1 pitch into the right-centerfield gap for a leadoff double. Lucas Moore then bunted him to third and Ryan McCoy hit the first pitch from the new relief pitcher right back through the middle and past the drawn-in infield to plate the go-ahead run.
Miami (16-22, 6-14) wasted no time threatening at the plate in the bottom of the 10th. The Hurricanes got back-to-back singles to start the frame, putting the potential tying and winning runs on base. The next batter hit a line drive ticketed for right field that was stabbed by McCoy at first base and the senior doubled off the runner at first for the second out.
Tucker Biven then struck out the next batter to finish off the victory. Biven (3-0) worked two scoreless innings for his third win.
Saturday was scoreless through the first four innings as Evan Webster was dominant for the Cardinals. The left-hander needed just 37 pitches to get through four frames.
Miami picked up a two-out single with a man on second in the second inning, but Isaac Humphrey threw the runner out at the plate to keep the game scoreless.
Louisville finally broke through in the fifth. Dylan Hoy drew a leadoff walk and moved to third on Zion Rose's single before scoring on a base hit from Humphrey.
One inning later, Eddie King Jr. made it a 2-0 game with a leadoff homer down the left field line, his fourth of the season. Hoy pushed another run across later in the frame with a single that plated JT Benson.
Webster cruised through six innings before surrendering a solo home run leadoff off the seventh and exiting the game. The senior allowed just the one run on four hits while striking out fifth.
The Hurricanes capitalized with Webster out of the game, scoring four more times in the seventh to take a 5-3 lead.
The lead didn't last long though, as Benson launched a game-tying two-run homer with two outs in the eighth to even things at five. Ty Starke then worked a perfect eighth followed by a scoreless ninth from Biven setting up the extra inning heroics.
Kilen and Alex Alicea each finished the night 3-for-5 as six different Cardinals notched multi-hit games.
Louisville and Miami wrap up their weekend series on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
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Fans can follow Louisville baseball on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram at @LouisvilleBSB.
Louisville (23-15, 9-8 ACC) secured the weekend series with their second straight win in South Florida.
Nine innings wasn't enough on Saturday as the game went to the 10th inning tied at five.
In the 10th, Gavin Kilen hammered a 3-1 pitch into the right-centerfield gap for a leadoff double. Lucas Moore then bunted him to third and Ryan McCoy hit the first pitch from the new relief pitcher right back through the middle and past the drawn-in infield to plate the go-ahead run.
Miami (16-22, 6-14) wasted no time threatening at the plate in the bottom of the 10th. The Hurricanes got back-to-back singles to start the frame, putting the potential tying and winning runs on base. The next batter hit a line drive ticketed for right field that was stabbed by McCoy at first base and the senior doubled off the runner at first for the second out.
Tucker Biven then struck out the next batter to finish off the victory. Biven (3-0) worked two scoreless innings for his third win.
Saturday was scoreless through the first four innings as Evan Webster was dominant for the Cardinals. The left-hander needed just 37 pitches to get through four frames.
Miami picked up a two-out single with a man on second in the second inning, but Isaac Humphrey threw the runner out at the plate to keep the game scoreless.
Louisville finally broke through in the fifth. Dylan Hoy drew a leadoff walk and moved to third on Zion Rose's single before scoring on a base hit from Humphrey.
One inning later, Eddie King Jr. made it a 2-0 game with a leadoff homer down the left field line, his fourth of the season. Hoy pushed another run across later in the frame with a single that plated JT Benson.
Webster cruised through six innings before surrendering a solo home run leadoff off the seventh and exiting the game. The senior allowed just the one run on four hits while striking out fifth.
The Hurricanes capitalized with Webster out of the game, scoring four more times in the seventh to take a 5-3 lead.
The lead didn't last long though, as Benson launched a game-tying two-run homer with two outs in the eighth to even things at five. Ty Starke then worked a perfect eighth followed by a scoreless ninth from Biven setting up the extra inning heroics.
Kilen and Alex Alicea each finished the night 3-for-5 as six different Cardinals notched multi-hit games.
Louisville and Miami wrap up their weekend series on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
FOLLOW LOUISVILLE BASEBALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville baseball on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram at @LouisvilleBSB.
