University of Louisville
at Western Kentucky
Cards Topped By Western Tuesday
May 02, 2006 | Baseball
May 2, 2006
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Western Kentucky scored in six consecutive innings after falling behind 3-0, to defeat the University of Louisville 10-6 Tuesday night at Nick Denes Field.
Louisville (18-26) took a 1-0 lead in the second. Pete Rodriguez drew a one out walk, moved to second on a single to right by Isaiah Howes and scored on a single by Alec Lowrey.
The Cards added to the lead in the third with a pair of unearned runs. Chris Cates singled and Logan Johnson walked to lead off the frame. When Derrick Alfonso attempted a sacrifice bunt, WKU (19-20) catcher Jordan Newton threw wildly to third, allowing Cates to score, Johnson to third and Alfonso to second. An RBI groundout by Jorge Castillo plated Johnson for the 3-0 advantage.
In the Hilltopper half of the third, a sacrifice fly by Scotty Colt with the bases loaded preceded a three-run home run by Newton that gave WKU a 4-3 lead. Casey Hamilton then singled up the middle and Dennis Winn singled to left, which was mishandled by Howes, allowing Hamilton to score, making it 5-3 Toppers.
Daniel Burton singled to lead off the fourth, and was doubled home by Lowrey. After Nick Haley moved Lowery to third with a sac bunt, Johnson singled him home to tie the game at five.
Western then scored single runs in each of the last four innings. Armstrong singled in a run in the fourth, an RBI double by Hamilton in the fifth, a solo home run from Colt in the sixth and an RBI fielder's choice by Eric Scriven made it 9-5. An unearned run in the eighth gave the Toppers a 10-5 lead.
Cates doubled and eventually scored on an error in the ninth to close the scoring.
WKU reliever Matt Rider (3-2) picked up the win, despite allowing two runs on four hits in two innings, he struck out three.
The Cards sent a season-high seven pitchers to the hill. Starter Zack Pitts lasted 2.2 innings, allowing four runs on three hits and a walk, while striking out one.
Andrew Salgueiro(0-1), who took the loss, was touched for a pair of runs, one of which was earned, on three hits and a walk, striking out one.
Jon Harbridge allowed a run on two hits and a walk, getting a strikeout of the only batter he retired.
Mike Lynn walked one and struck out one in a third of an inning, before David Torcise gave up an earned run in 2.2 innings on three hits. He struck out one.
Ryne Mantooth gave up an unearned run on a hit, striking out one in two-thirds of an inning. Gavin Logsdon walked one in a third of an inning.
Lowery notched his first three-hit game of his career, while Cates, Johnson, Howes and Burton all had two-hit games.
Haley returned to the lineup after missing the last seven games since being diagnosed with Crohn's Disease.
An accident on Interstate 65 stranded the scheduled umpires, forcing local high school umpires to work the game and delaying the start of the game exactly one hour.
Louisville will host Murray State on Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m. ET in Jim Patterson Stadium. Admission is free.
