By Cole Emery —
Louisville swept Valparaiso in their home opening series at Jim Patterson Stadium Feb. 21-23.
Game 3
Louisville defeated Valpo 14-10 in the final game of their series.
The Crusaders scored the first two runs of the game thanks to an error from the Cards and a homerun to left field by freshman Nolan Tucker.
The Cards answered in the bottom of the second inning with back-to-back single RBIs from senior Justin Lavey and sophomore Jared Poland. Later in the bottom of the third inning, sophomore Ben Metzinger scored off senior Danny Oriente’s sacrifice fly.