LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Xavier baseball took an early lead, but a six-run seventh inning from Louisville was too much for the Musketeers to overcome, falling 7-6 to the Cardinals on Monday evening.
Xavier took the lead in the second inning on a Jared Cushing home run to left field, his first of the season. Louisville responded with a long ball in the bottom of the inning to tie it up, 1-1, which held through the third inning. In the fourth, Luke Franzoni crushed a ball to left field, his second home run of the season, to put the Musketeer back in front, 2-1.