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NCAA Super Regional vs. #2 Vanderbilt in Nashville Up Next for Cards

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NCAA Super Regional at No. 2 Vanderbilt up Next for Louisville Baseball

Best-of-three series set for Saturday at 3 p.m., ET (ESPN), Sunday at 4 p.m., (ESPN) and Monday at 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The eighth-ranked Louisville baseball team will continue its season with an NCAA Super Regional matchup at No. 2 national seed Vanderbilt starting Saturday afternoon at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn.

Saturday’s Super Regional opener is set for a 3 p.m., ET start on the Vanderbilt campus and will be televised nationally on ESPN, while game two of the best-of-three series is scheduled for Sunday at 4 p.m., ET on ESPN. If necessary, the deciding third game is set for Monday at 7 p.m., ET on ESPN2 with the winning team advancing to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

A limited number of all-session tickets for the Super Regional in Nashville, at a cost of $65 for all three games, will be available to Cardinal Athletic Fund members only until 9 a.m., ET on Wednesday either in person at the UofL Ticket Office at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium or online through the My Cardinal Account website. Any remaining tickets in the University of Louisville allotment will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday at 9 a.m., ET.

The Cardinals (49-12) earned their third NCAA Super Regional berth in the last seven seasons by winning the Louisville Regional last weekend at Jim Patterson Stadium. UofL swept through the double-elimination bracket with wins over Bowling Green, Miami (Fla.) and Oklahoma State. Vanderbilt (54-10) earned the opportunity to host Louisville in a Super Regional with its 7-1 victory over Georgia Tech inMonday night’s winner-take-all title game in Nashville. After gaining wins over East Tennessee and Illinois to open the Nashville Regional, the Commodores lost 5-0 to the Yellow Jackets on Sunday night setting up Monday’s rematch.

The 2013 NCAA Super Regional at Hawkins Field will mark the third time in the last five seasons Louisville and Vanderbilt have met in the postseason. In 2009, the Cardinals defeated the Commodores 5-3 in the title game of the NCAA Regional in Louisville, while a year later, VU earned a 3-2 victory in 10 innings over UofL to win the Louisville Regional rematch.

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Cardinal Baseball Advances to Super Regional, Beats Oklahoma State 12-3

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The University of Louisville Baseball team advanced to their 1st Super Regional action since 2009 after winning 3 straight games at Jim Patterson Stadium over Bowling Green, Miami, and Oklahoma State. The Cards advance to play the winner of the Nashville Regional in a best of 3 series, the dates & times will be announced on Monday evening.

2013 marks the 3rd Super Regional Appearance for the Cardinals in their history, all with Dan McDonnell.  The Cards were able to reach the College World Series in Omaha in their first appearance both in the CWS and a Super Regional in 2007, while Louisville fell to Cal State Fullerton in their 2nd appearance in a Super Regional.

4374 folks came to see the finale, the 3rd largest crowd in Jim Patterson history (2013 Kentucky, 2013 Elon). The Cards got things going in the 3rd inning scoring 3 runs with 2 outs. Nick Ratajczak singled up the middle allowing Sutton Whiting to score from 3rd, two batters later CoCo Johnson singled through the left side scoring the final two runs of the inning.

The 4th & 5th innings were also productive for the Cards.  In the 4th Adam Engel had the oddest triple on record that scored Zak Wasserman & Cole Sturgeon, and in the 5th Ty Young emerged from his slump with a single to get on base for Jeff Gardner to double and drive him home.  Also in the 5th starting pitcher Dace Kime was replaced after 4.2, 4 Ks, 3 runs (2 earned), 4 BBs, and 8 hits by Joe Filomeno. Kime was more effective than his stats might suggest, but Filomeno was NASTY in his 3.1 innings of work. And the party really got started for UofL in the 8th inning……

In the 8th inning the Cards scored 6 runs, including 5 runs with 2 outs.  The best sign of the inning was definitely Ty Young’s 3-run (2 RBI, throwing error allowed 3rd run home) single to center.  Young had been struggling since the beginning of the Big East Tournament and is arguably Louisville’s best hitter.  When Young is hitting the Cards can go far, so seeing him go 2 for 4 today was big time for the Cards heading into the Super Regional.

It was a fantastic weekend for Cardinal Baseball. The weather held off, the Cards went 3-0 and never faced elimination, players got some confidence back, and the bullpen didn’t get overly worked.  Now the Cards will face a bigger challenge next weekend either against Vanderbilt or Georgia Tech, and in Nashville, Louisville, or possibly even Atlanta.  Dan McDonnell said in post-game that he felt ‘fortunate’ to coach this group of young men.  While Jeff Gardner wanted the fans to know that the team, “isn’t finished, we want to get to Omaha.” Gardner added, “Since the final buzzer of the National Championship (basketball) I’ve felt like it is on us, to make this the ‘Year of the Cardinal’.”

After a Sugar Bowl win, a National Championship in Men’s Basketball, National Runner-Up in Women’s Basketball, a swimming national champion, all of the Conference Championships in 2012-13, and now a Super Regional for the 3rd time in school history this athletic season already is the “Year of the Cardinal”. But maybe there is more magic left in the lamp.

2013 NCAA REGIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM-LOUISVILLE

Pitcher: Jeff Thompson, Louisville
Pitcher: Christian Diaz, Miami
Catcher: Garrett Kennedy, Miami
1st Base: Jeremy Shay, Bowling Green
2nd Base: Nick Ratajczak, Louisville
3rd Base: David Thompson, Miami
Shortstop: Randy McCurry, Oklahoma State
Outfield: Coco Johnson, Louisville
Outfield: Tyler Palmer, Miami
Outfield: Gage Green, Oklahoma State
Designated Hitter: Jeff Gardner, Louisville

Most Outstanding Player: Coco Johnson, Louisville

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Cardinal Baseball Wins Game Two of Regional 6-4 over Miami

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The Louisville Cardinal Baseball emerged unscathed in the NCAA Regional it is hosting at Jim Patterson Stadium following a pitcher’s duel turned offensive in the late innings.  The Cards won 6-4 over the Miami Hurricanes who are playing without their head coach Jim Morris who is recovering from an illness.

The game went 5 innings without a run as Louisville ace Jeff Thompson & Miami #1 Bryan Radziewski allowed few base runners as they marched through the line ups.  Both teams were successful in creating some long at-bats which raised the pitch counts and helped in getting both hurlers off the mound and the teams into their bullpen.  Radziewski did his work with a nasty breaking ball, and Thomspon almost entirely with his fastball.  Both were effective.

UofL’s Jeff Thompson was the first to come off after a single & a hit batter set up Miami’s clean-up man for an RBI single.  It looked like Jeff might survive to finish the 7th inning, but a first batter walk moved Coach Dan McDonnell out of the dugout and to Cody Ege.  After a sacrifice bunt, Ege was pulled for normal #4 starter Kyle Funkhouser who would finish the inning.

The 7th inning though, is when the Cards went to work.  Radziewski’s pitch count was also rising, and CoCo Johson found himself on first base after (surprise!) being hit by a pitch.  Jeff Garnder then lined to first base and a fortunate bounce off the glove in Vandy’s favor prevented extra bases for CoCo and possibly Jeff.  The next batter Radziewski loaded the bases after Cole Sturgeon was given 1st base after a controversial hit by pitch.  In person it appeared that the ball hit Sturgeon’s hand, on TV it looks as it if grazed his helmet, cheek and then hand.  The umpire initially ruled Sturgeon out as strike 3 while attempting to bunt and the call was changed and he was awarded first base.

After a Kyle Gibson fielder’s choice out, Zak Wasserman was walked allowing Jeff Gardner to score giving the Cards their first run of the game.  Coach McDonnell then rolled the dice with Cole Sturgeon on 3rd base and Sutton Whiting at the plate with a sacrfice bases loaded bunt scoring Sturgeon.

At that point Radziewski was removed in favor Javi Salas who walked first batter Adam Engel, scoring Kyle Gibson with the bases loaded.  Then 2nd baseman Nick Ratajczak hit a bases clearing double scoring Engel, Whiting, and Wasserman. From there the damage was done and the Cards led 6-1 headed into the 8th.  Kyle Funkhouser walked Tyler Palmer and then had a strike out negated by catcher inference, followed by another walk to load the bases before Dan McDonnell elected to go with fire-baller Nick Burdi.  Burdi allowed a run scoring sacrifice, and then a Brad Fieger single to clear the bases, but the 3 Hurricane runs would be all that Miami could muster against the Cardinal closer.

Louisville plays the Winner of the Elimination Game Oklahoma State vs. Miami (noon) at 4:00 Sunday at Jim Patterson Stadium.  Tickets can be purchased through this link, by calling 502-852-5151, or at the ticket office for either session.

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Cardinal Baseball Wins Round 1 Over Bowling Green 8-3

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The University of Louisville Baseball team capitalized on the hot bat of Jeff Gardner and CoCo Johnson along with some solid pitching from starter Chad Green to advance unscathed to Saturday’s action in the NCAA Tournament.  The Cards will face the Miami Hurricanes at 5:00 Saturday at Jim Patterson Stadium. Tickets are still available and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2. You can purchase tickets through this link.

CoCo Johnson hit HOME RUNS in both the 2nd and 3rd innings, and drove in 3 RBIs while hitting 3 for 4. Jeff Gardner was also 3-4 and had a double and a triple while driving in 2 runs.  Chad Green went 7.0 IP, giving up 5 hits, 3 runs in 107 pitches.

Big East Pitcher of the Year Jeff Thompson will face Miami ace pitcher and 1st Team ALL-ACC Lefty Bryan Radziewski (1.49 ERA).

Full Bowling Green Press Conference

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UofL Breaks Ground on Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Soccer Stadium

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville broke ground today on Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium, a new $18.5 million soccer stadium which will be built on the UofL campus over the next 14 months.

“We’re delighted to begin construction on what will be the finest collegiate soccer stadium in the nation,” said Tom Jurich, UofL Vice President and Director of Athletics.  “The generosity of Mark and Cindy with their lead gift put us over the top and so many others have stepped up to make this vision a reality.  This is a huge boost for our campus and the regional soccer community.”

Construction on the state-of-the-art facility will begin on June 3, with completion anticipated on August 1, 2014.  TEG is the architect for the project while construction will be done by Abel Construction.  The stadium will be located on Floyd Street in the space currently occupied by a parking lot across from the UofL football practice fields, making it visible from Interstate 65.

UofL announced in mid-February that Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn contributed $5 million toward the construction of the stadium, providing one of the largest personal gifts ever made to UofL Athletics.  UofL is still seeking donations to complete the project, which needs an additional $2.5 million to be fully funded.

The stadium will have seating capacity for over 5,300 and includes a 15,500 square foot training center with identical locker rooms for the UofL men’s and women’s teams, coaches offices, and a training room, as well as a suite and press box situated atop the grandstand at midfield.  The natural turf field will be surrounded by chairback seating for 2,300 in the main grandstand, bleacher seating for 900 in the East end zone and two berms, which will accommodate 2,100.  It is the second-largest on-campus facility project the Cardinals have built behind Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium and its subsequent expansion.

The Cardinals’ men’s soccer team has emerged as a national power, playing in the 2010 NCAA Championship game and reaching the NCAA Elite Eight each of the last three seasons under coach Ken Lolla.  Nine UofL players have been taken in the first two rounds of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft the last three years, including this year’s No. 1 overall selection Andrew Farrell.  Former Cardinal Austin Berry was the 2012 MLS Rookie of the Year, with former UofL teammate Nick DeLeon as the runner-up in that voting.

UofL’s women’s soccer team won the 2011 BIG EAST Conference National Division Championship, advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and won a school-record 14 games.  The Cardinals have earned three NCAA Tournament appearances in the last seven seasons under the guidance of coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes.

UofL season ticket holders for 2013 Cardinal Soccer will gain priority when the team moves to Lynn Stadium.  To purchase season tickets and to become a 2014 Founding Season Ticket Holder at Lynn Stadium, call 502-852-0120 or emailtickets@gocards.com for more information.