Louisville Baseball Postgame Notes
April 19, 2015 | Baseball
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? The Cardinals are 19-3 at home this season and 267-85 all-time at Jim Patterson Stadium since opening the gates in 2005.
? With three conference series remaining, Louisville (30-9 overall) stands at 19-2 in ACC play and holds a five-game lead in the Atlantic Division.
? The Cardinals have won 125 straight games when entering the ninth inning with a lead dating back to May 2012.
? In the three-game series against Wake Forest, which entered the weekend as the top hitting team in the ACC, Louisville allowed just seven earned runs (2.33 ERA) and the Demon Deacons hitters finished with an average of just .179 overall.
? Offensively, the Cardinals were 17-of-17 on stolen bases in the three games against Wake Forest, highlighted by the steal of home by Corey Ray in the ninth inning of Saturday's series finale.
? Through 39 games this season, the Louisville bullpen has a 1.44 ERA with a 14-0 record, 161 strikeouts to just 52 walks in 137.1 innings and opposing batters are hitting only .166.
? In 21 ACC games, the Cardinals have a 1.95 ERA with 185 strikeouts in 198.0 innings. The bullpen has a 1.04 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 60.2 innings of work in conference action.
? Louisville is 25-2 this season when out-hitting its opponents.
? The Cardinals have allowed two or fewer earned runs in 25 of 39 games this season.
? Louisville is 22-0 this season when scoring first and 11-0 when scoring in the first inning.
? Ray leads the Cardinals with eight home runs, 38 RBI, 30 runs scored and 22 stolen bases in 25 attempts. He's also hitting .319 overall while starting all three outfield positions this season.
? In his last eight starts, Josh Rogers is 6-0 with a 1.07 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 50.1 innings pitched. Opposing batters are hitting just .216 in those games.
? As the first player in Dan McDonnell's nine seasons to start on the mound and play virtually every day as a position player/hitter, freshman Brendan McKay is 6-1 with four saves, a 1.70 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 53.0 innings pitched (13 appearances, six starts.). At the plate, he is hitting .325 with one home run, 18 RBI, 22 runs scored and 26 walks in 32 starts as a hitter.
? Sophomore Nick Solak has hit safely in 14 straight games, a career-high streak and the longest for a Louisville player this season.
? For the season, Solak is hitting .327 with a team-high 11 doubles, 25 RBI, 27 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 15 attempts. In 21 ACC games, Solak is hitting .385 with eight doubles, 17 RBI and 17 runs scored.
