Baseball Notebook: Cardinals Host Scout Day on Friday
October 05, 2016 | Baseball
Trio of scrimmages scheduled as Louisville closes week five of fall workouts
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The fifth week of fall practice for the University of Louisville baseball team will conclude with three open scrimmages this week at Jim Patterson Stadium starting Thursday at 3:45 p.m., ET. On Friday, the Cardinals are slated to host Scout Day activities at 1:30 p.m., followed by an open scrimmage at 3 p.m. The weekend scrimmage schedule is set to conclude on Sunday at 3:30 p.m., ET, while batting practice will begin approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes prior to first pitch each day.
SCOUT DAY SCHEDULE AT PATTERSON STADIUM
Friday's Scout Day activities at Jim Patterson Stadium will begin at 1:30 p.m., ET when the team takes the field for stretch and throw, while the 60-yard dash will follow at 1:45 p.m. Batting practice is slated to begin at approximately 2 p.m., and will precede pregame infield/outfield at 2:45 p.m. With first pitch slated for 3 p.m., the pitching schedule for Friday features all of Louisville's draft eligible pitchers, including juniors Brendan McKay, Kade McClure and Lincoln Henzman.
SPOTLIGHT SHINES BRIGHT AT LOUISVILLE BASEBALL SCOUT DAY
Scout Day for the University of Louisville baseball program has evolved into a popular, highly attended event during head coach Dan McDonnell's 10 seasons with the Cardinals. With McDonnell at the helm, 50 Louisville players have signed professional contracts after being selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, including seven earlier this year in the 2016 draft. Overall, 34 Louisville baseball alumni closed the 2016 season with MLB or MiLB teams, while a school record seven players made MLB appearances this year. With another talented class of professional prospects on the roster for 2017, McDonnell expects most of the 30 MLB clubs will have scouts in attendance on Friday to get an early look at this year's squad.
WEEK FOUR SCRIMMAGE HIGHLIGHTS
The fourth week of fall workouts for the Cardinals concluded with two scrimmages last week. On Thursday, McKay had two hits, including a double, at the plate while also working two scoreless innings with two strikeouts on the mound. Colby Fitch added a double, triple, two walks and three runs, Justin Lavey was 3-of-5 with a home run and five RBI and Ethan Stringer was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Jake Sparger had four strikeouts in two scoreless innings of relief and Michael McAvene added two strikeouts in 1.2 innings of shutout work.
On Friday, McClure finished with three strikeouts in two perfect innings, while Adam Wolf added two strikeouts in two shutout innings. Sam Bordner chipped in with two strikeouts in two scoreless innings and Noah Burkholder added two shutout innings on the mound. At the plate, Colin Lyman had five hits and scored three runs, Drew Ellis was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three runs scored, Michael Bollmer was 2-of-4 with a home run and two RBI and Danny Oriente had two triples, two RBI and scored twice. Devin Mann, Fitch and Josh Stowers each added home runs in the final scrimmage of the week.
CARDINALS WILL CLOSE FALL WORKOUTS WITH NEXT WEEK'S PIZZA BOWL SERIES
The Louisville baseball team will conclude fall workouts with next week's annual Pizza Bowl series. The series, which will likely be either a three-game or five-game series, provides the players and coaches the opportunity to compete in game-like situations while measuring the progress of the team. The complete schedule and team rosters for the 11th annual Pizza Bowl will be announced next week.
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