By Matt Bradshaw —
For its 500th game at Jim Patterson Stadium, No. 8 baseball (23-6, 9-3) worked past rival Kentucky (16-13, 1-8) with relative ease. Louisville fell behind early in the game 2-0, then followed with a barrage of runs for an 8-3 victory.
“It’s a rivalry game, so it’s gonna be a tough one,” head coach Dan McDonnell said, referring to Kentucky loading the bases late in the game. “It’s always gonna be close, and they made it interesting there at the end. Fortunately, our bullpen was really good tonight. We got some big hits.