University of Louisville
TOLEDO
Meade and Magnuson Tame Toledo
February 26, 2005 | Baseball
Feb. 26, 2005
LOUISVILLE, KY - Junior Skylar Meade and sophomore Trystan Magnuson combined to limit Toledo to four hits and strikeout 11 in leading the University of Louisville to a 7-2 win over the Rockets Saturday.
The Cards (5-1) will try for a sweep of the three-game series Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at Cardinal Stadium
Junior Nick Haley singled with one away in the first and scored on a single by Isaiah Howes in the first to put the Cards up 1-0.
Jason Watson's RBI single in the third scored Dan Stong from second to tie the game at one.
In the third, Boomer Whiting opened the inning with a walk and as he broke for second base on a steal attempt, Toledo (0-2) pitcher Joe Welsh threw over first baseman Travis Pilewski's head in an attempt to pick Whiting off. Whiting streaked around the bases as the ball went into the right field corner to give U of L a 2-1 lead.
An RBI single by Pilewski in the fourth tied the game 2-2.
U of L Loaded the bases to open the fifth when Whiting walked, Haley was hit by a pitch and J.T. LaFountain singled.
Logan Johnson hit into a double play that scored a run and a passed ball plated Haley from third for a 4-2 U of L lead.
Junior Curt Stewart singled to lead off the sixth and Michael Urti walked. Jon Townsend had entered to pinch-run for Stewart and he and Urti were moved up a station on a sac bunt by Greg Taylor.
A bunt single by Whiting scored Townsend and a wild pitch plated Urti to make it 6-2 Cards.
Louisville closed out the scoring when a sacrifice fly by Urti plated Johnson in the seventh.
Meade(2-0) tossed six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a pair of walks. He struck out a career-high seven batters to earn the win.
Magnuson picked up his first career save with three innings of hitless relief, the only blemish a harmless two-out walk in the eighth. He fanned a career-high four.
The two combined to retire the side in order in the first, second, sixth, seventh and ninth, facing one over minimum in every other inning but the third.
They retired 13 of the final 14 batters.
Joe Welsh (0-1) took the loss for the Rockets, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks in 4.2 innings of work. he struck out three.
Four other Rocket hurlers took the hill Saturday.
LaFountain was 3 for 5 with a double, while Whiting and Haley each scored twice.
Haley, Whiting and LaFountain - the top three batters in the Cardinal order have each hit safely in all six games this season.
