Louisville Baseball Post-Game Notes
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Louisville Team Notes
- Louisville extended a school record by allowing four runs or fewer for the 11th consecutive game (the 2010 finale plus the first 10 games of this season). The previous Cardinal record of nine games was first set in 1958 (April 23-May 9) and then matched in 2007 (March 16-30).
- Consecutive games allowing four runs or fewer, Louisville history
1. 11 - 6.7.10-Present (3-3-0-0-3-4-2-1-2-3-0)
2. 9 - 3.16.07-3.30.07 (0-0-1-2-4-1-2-3-3)
2. 9 - 4.23.58-5.9.58 (2-4-4-0-1-1-0-1-0)
4. 8 - 5.5.02-5.16.02 (4-1-3-3-1-1-2-1)
4. 8 - 5.24.60-5.2.61 (3-0-1-0-0-2-1-4)
- The 11-game streak for U of L is the longest by a BIG EAST team since a 15-game stretch by West Virginia in 2006 (during the Mountaineers' 17-game winning streak that year)--that streak is the only longer one in the conference since 2003.
- Consecutive games allowing four runs or fewer, BIG EAST teams (since 2003)
1. 15 - West Virginia - 3.7.06-3.28.06 (2-4-4-0-3-4-3-1-2-4-4-2-4-0-2)
2. 11 - Louisville - 6.7.10-Present (3-3-0-0-3-4-2-1-2-3-0)
2. 11 - St. John's - 4.29.06-5.14.06 (2-4-1-0-2-0-1-0-3-0-3)
4. 10 - Villanova - 2.22.04-3.13.04 (4-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-4)
5. 9 - St. John's - 3.19.06-3.31.06 (3-2-1-3-2-5-2-1-3)
5. 9 - Virginia Tech - 3.25.03-4.6.03 (4-1-2-1-0-0-1-2-0)
- The 11-game streak is the second-longest active stretch in Division I baseball, behind only #8 Virginia's current 13-game run.
- Consecutive games allowing four runs or fewer, Division I (active, as of end of Louisville game)
1. 13 - Virginia - 2.18.11-Present (4-2-2-3-1-3-4-0-0-1-0-1-2)
2. 11 - Louisville - 6.7.10-Present (3-3-0-0-3-4-2-1-2-3-0)
3. 10 - Cal State Bakersfield - 2.20.11-Present (4-2-4-1-4-0-4-1-0-0)
- Louisville starting pitchers have allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of the 11 games. The season ERA for Cardinal starting pitching this season is now 1.27.
- Louisville starting pitchers, 2011 season
W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO Opp Avg5-1 1.27 56.2 33 10 8 13 43 .168
- Cardinal starters have allowed just two earned runs in their past 27.1 innings (0.66 ERA).
- The 11 games have also seen the Cards allow three earned runs or fewer each time. Lousiville's ERA as a team this season is 1.47 (also a miniscule bullpen ERA of 1.78).
- The Cardinals have allowed 18 runs so far in 2011, the lowest total in school history for the first 10 games of a season.
- Louisville has posted a combined ERA of 1.46 in its last eight wins over Kent State, allowing the Golden Flashes just 17 runs in those games. The Cardinals have defeated Kent State in eight of the last 11 matchups.
- Louisville played in its first 1-0 game since defeating Connecticut by that score on March 26 of last season. It was the Cards' first 1-0 game against a non-conference opponent since March 1, 2008 (1-0 loss to the Citadel in 10 innings) and its first 1-0 victory over a non-league foe since March 9, 2003 (versus Illinois).
- U of L managed just three hits in the game, its fewest in a victory since May 16, 2008, when the Cards defeated Rutgers 4-3 on only two hits.
- The shutout was already the third this season for the Cards (the most for a Dan McDonnell-coached Louisville club is seven, in 2007).
- All 10 games for Louisville this season have taken no longer than 2:39 to complete (2:10 on Sunday).
- McDonnell improves to 18-5 against MAC teams since taking over the Louisville program.
Louisville Player Notes
- Sophomore right-hander Mike Nastold lowered his season ERA to 0.75 (one earned run in 12.0 innings) after 5.0 shutout frames against the Golden Flashes. Nastold has registered a 1.11 ERA and a .191 opponents' batting average over his last seven appearances dating back to the 2009 season (he missed last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery).
- Mike Nastold, last seven appearances
Date Opponent Dec IP H R ER BB SO3.28.09 Seton Hall S 1.0 1 0 0 0 04.1.09 Ball State - 5.1 2 0 0 2 84.11.09 Pittsburgh - 7.0 5 2 2 1 44.19.09 Rutgers - 7.0 5 2 1 0 92.20.11 Minnesota - 3.0 1 0 0 3 32.27.11 Toledo - 4.0 3 1 1 2 43.6.11 Kent State W 5.0 4 0 0 1 3Total 32.1 21 5 4 9 31
- Despite the stats, Sunday's win was Nastold's first decision over that stretch.
- Sophomore Zak Wasserman stole the first base of his career on his first career attempt in the second inning of Sunday's contest.
- Relief pitcher Chad Green extended his career-opening scoreless streak from the mound to 7.1 innings, tossing 2.2 innings after taking over for Nastold in the sixth on Sunday.
- Freshman Jeff Thompson also worked another scoreless outing, getting an out in the ninth inning before giving way to Travis Tingle, who retired the only batter he faced to pick up the save. Thompson now has 3.1 scoreless innings over three career relief outings.
- The save for Tingle was the first of his collegiate career, including his two seasons at Cleveland State C.C.
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