University of Louisville
South Florida
Blast By Bojorquez Betters Bulls
April 22, 2001 | Baseball
April 22, 2001
Sophomore rightfielder Morgan Bojorquez cranked a 2-2 pitch into the bleachers down the rightfield line in the bottom of the 11th, for a walk-off three-run home run that gave U of L an 8-5 win over South Florida Friday afternoon. The Bulls, down 5-3 with two out in the ninth, tied things up with a two-run shot off the bat of third baseman Myron Leslie to send it into extra innings. The Bulls took two of three in the weekend series.
South Florida(22-22, 11-7) loaded the bases in the first with one out, but Cardinal starter Chase Cruse induced a 4-6-3 double play to end the threat. Louisville loaded the bases with one out in the second, and a groundout by leftfielder Dave Williams Jr. scored the game's first run, to give U of L a 1-0 lead.
A two-run home run off the bat of USF rightfielder Daniel Boyd gave the Bulls a 2-1 lead in the top of five. Leslie had singled ahead of the blast, Boyd's team-leading 10th of the season.
Louisville(24-22, 8-10) tied things with two out in the bottom of the fifth. Centerfielder Mike Hook doubled home shortstop Adam Haley who had singled.
The Bulls regained the lead in the top of the sixth on a two-out solo home run by catcher Allen Shirley, making it 3-2 Bulls.
U of L again loaded the bases, this time on walks, in the bottom of the eighth with two out. First baseman Mike Budak induced a walk to score Williams, and tie things up at three.
Louisville took a 5-3 lead in the eighth, when a ground rule double to right center by Williams scored DH Mark Jurich, who had walked, and a throwing error on a fielder's choice plated Isa who had singled.
In the top of the ninth, pinch hitter Kris Courier walked, and after Mike Barclay entered to pinch run, Leslie launched his third home run of the season into the bleachers down the rightfield line to knot things at five.
The home run in the by Bojorquez was his third on the season, and came with one out in the 11th. He was 2 for 5 on the day, scoring twice. Hook and Isa also had two hits apiece, and Willliams drove in two. The Bulls' Leslie and Boyd each had two hits and two RBI.
Sophomore Carlos Fernandez (2-1) tossed five innings in relief to get the win. He gave up two runs on two hits and a walk to go with a strikeout. After the home run by Leslie, he retired the next seven in order, facing just one over the minimum in the game. Cruse went six innings, surrendering three runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out five in the start.
The game was the first extra-inning game of the year for Louisville. The last win for the Cards in extra frames was a 4-3 win at Xavier(4/21/99) that was decided in the 12th.
The Bulls sent six hurlers to the hill, and only two tossed more than a third of an inning. Starter Shannon Royal threw six, giving up just two runs on four hits and two walks. He struck out three. Reliever Jason Bartz(1-2) threw the final three innings and was touched for two runs on two hits and three walks and three strikeouts. He was replaced by David Richtberg, who gave up the home run to Bojorquez, the only batter he faced.
Louisville will travel to face Western Kentucky Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. ET, before hosting conference-leading Houston at home for a three-game weekend set. South Florida will host Central Florida on Tuesday.
