University of Louisville
Charlotte
Fernandez Deals Cards To 7-5 Win
April 14, 2001 | Baseball
April 14, 2001
Cardinal reliever Carlos Fernandez shut the door on the Charlotte 49ers, tossing 7.2 scoreless innings, and leading U of L to a 7-5 win in game two of the three-game weekend set Saturday in Charlotte.
Fernandez(1-1) was brilliant in the win, entering in the second inning, and surrendering only four hits and no walks to go with his five strikeouts. After a double by the first batter he faced, he faced only one over the minimum throwing to four batters in an inning just once, and inducing four 1-2-3 innings. The double was the only runner that reached second base on Fernandez.
Both teams erupted in the second inning after a quiet first. The Cards opened things with a four spot, highlighted by an RBI single by shortstop Adam Haley, and a fielding error with the bases-loaded on a ball hit by DH J.T. LaFountain that cleared the bases.
Charlotte bettered that effort with five in the bottom of the frame on four hits, a walk and a hit batter. Second baseman George Sandel's ground rule double plated two of the 49er runs that gave them a 5-4 lead.
U of L tied things up in the third on a bases-loaded single by second baseman Matt Jarboe that scored rightfielder Morgan Bojorquez who lead off with a single. Louisville took a 6-5 lead in the fifth on an RBI single by Haley that scored catcher Fernando Isa who had doubled with one out.
In the seventh, the red and black loaded the bases with two out, and a wild pitch scored Isa to add a run for the final margin, 7-5.
Bojorquez, Isa, Jarboe and Haley all had multi-hit games. Isa and Jarboe have five hits in the first two games of the series, in which the Cards have 30 safeties. Haley had two RBI.
Cardinal freshman Chase Cruse started and struggled, tossing just 1.1 innings, giving up five runs on three hits and two walks to go with two K's, and loaded the bases before Fernandez entered.
Niner's starter Pat Gambale (2-6) took the loss, surrendering seven runs-five of which were earned on nine hits and five walks. He struck out four.
Louisville(22-19, 7-7) will look for the sweep over Charlotte(14-20, 5-9) on Sunday at 1:00p.m.
