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Louisville baseball takes ACC road series from NC State

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After suffering its first two losses of the 2017 season this week, the Louisville baseball team bounced back to take two straight from NC State and head back home with a 2-1 series win.

The Cards dropped the series opener on Friday, bounced back with an extra innings win on Saturday, and then rolled to an 8-1 win Sunday afternoon.

"We showed our toughness and you've got to have toughness to win on the road in the ACC," said Louisville coach Dan McDonnell. "You lose your first game of the year on Tuesday night on the road and then you lose with McKay on the mound (on Friday), which doesn't happen often.