Louisville Baseball Fall Notebook - Oct. 14
October 14, 2013 | Baseball
Oct. 14, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The fifth week of the Louisville baseball team's fall workouts concluded with a pair of scrimmages at Jim Patterson Stadium on Wednesday and Thursday.
The scrimmage schedule began with the Black squad earning an 8-7 victory in a nine-inning scrimmage on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, the Red team bounced back with a 6-4 win in a 10-inning scrimmage that preceded the Louisville football team's 24-10 triumph over Rutgers later that evening inside Papa John's Cardinal Stadium next door to the ballpark.
The Cardinals are scheduled to conclude the fall with the annual Pizza Bowl series this Wednesday (3 p.m., ET), Thursday (5 p.m.) and Friday (4 p.m.) at Jim Patterson Stadium. A complete Pizza Bowl schedule as well as team rosters will be announced on Tuesday.
Pitching Highlights
In Wednesday's opener, freshman righthander Mason Richardson pitched two shutout innings of relief striking out two. On Thursday, sophomore righty Kyle Funkhouser continued his strong fall by striking out four in two shutout innings, while lefty Jakson Deyer added two scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts. Junior lefthander Joe Filomeno also had two strikeouts in two shutout innings, while junior righthander Nick Burdi had one strikeout in a perfect inning of relief.
Offensive Highlights
At the plate last weekend, senior outfielder Cole Sturgeon was 4-for-9 with a walk and a stolen base in the two scrimmages. On Wednesday, junior outfielder Mike White led the way going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base.
Also on Wednesday, junior infielder Sutton Whiting chipped in with three singles, a walk and a stolen base, while sophomore infielder Danny Rosenbaum was 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Freshman outfielder Corey Ray added a pair of singles, two runs and a stolen base, while junior infielder Zach Lucas went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run. Senior infielder Alex Chittenden added a double and scored once in a 2-for-4 day at the plate.
On Thursday, freshman outfielder Logan Taylor continued his hot-hitting fall going 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Redshirt freshman infielder Jordan Striegel went 2-for-5 with one RBI and a run scored, while freshman infielder Nick Solak was 2-for-5 with a run scored.
About Louisville Baseball
Directed by head coach Dan McDonnell, who is entering his eighth season at the helm, Louisville returns 19 letterwinners from last year's squad, which won a school record 51 games, the program's fourth regular season conference title in five seasons and hosted NCAA postseason games for the fourth time. The Cardinals capped the season by defeating No. 2 national seed Vanderbilt in the Nashville Super Regional to clinch the program's second College World Series berth and a No. 8 national ranking.
Among the top returnees for Louisville for the 2014 season are senior captains and All-Conference standouts Jeff Gardner and Cole Sturgeon, junior righty pitcher and All-American Nick Burdi, All-Conference shortstop Sutton Whiting, senior catching duo Shane Crain and Kyle Gibson and Freshman All-American pitchers Kyle Funkhouser and Anthony Kidston. A strong group of experienced upperclassmen including the likes of infielders Alex Chittenden, Zach Lucas and Danny Rosenbaum, outfielder Mike White and pitchers Jared Ruxer, Kyle McGrath and Joe Filomeno are joined by a deep and talented set of newcomers setting the stage for an entertaining fall and spring on the baseball diamond for the Cardinals.
In his seven seasons guiding the Louisville baseball program, McDonnell has placed the Cardinals among the nation's elite with two College World Series berths, three NCAA Super Regional appearances, six NCAA Regional bids, four conference regular season titles, two conference tournament titles and 309 wins overall.
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