No.10 Baseball Visits No.5 FSU for Weekend Series

GAME DAY INFORMATION
#10 Louisville (18-6, 4-5) at #5 Florida State (20-6, 5-4)
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Venue: Dick Howser Stadium
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Thursday, March 29 | 6 p.m. ET | Live Stats
TV: ACC Network Extra | Radio: 93.9 The Ville
LOU: Jr. LHP Adam Wolf (3-1, 1.66 ERA)
FSU: Jr. RHP Cole Sands (4-1, 5.51 ERA)

Friday, March 30 | 6 p.m. ET | Live Stats
TV: ACC Network Extra | Radio: 93.9 The Ville
LOU: TBD
FSU: So. LHP Drew Parrish (2-0, 2.17 ERA)

Saturday, March 31 | 1 p.m. ET | Live Stats
TV: ACC Network Extra | Radio: 93.9 The Ville
LOU: So. LHP Nick Bennett (2-0, 1.80 ERA)
FSU: Fr. LHP Austin Pollock (2-1, 3.86 ERA)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No.10 Louisville baseball team returns to the road for a weekend visit to No.5 Florida State and a three-game series at Dick Howser Stadium. The Cardinals and Seminoles are scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m., ET, Friday at 6 p.m., and Saturday at 1 p.m. All three games of the series are slated for television coverage on ACC Network Extra while radio coverage is set for 93.9 The Ville.

ABOUT THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS
Louisville entered the week following its second straight series loss after dropping two of three to No.10 Clemson last weekend. It marked the first time the Cardinals have lost back-to-back weekend series since 2011 when they lost series at Seton Hall (May 5-7) and at UConn (May 13-14). After winning their first 14 games of 2018 for the third best start in school history, the Cardinals have lost six of 10 contests since. The nation's last unbeaten team for the second straight year, the Cardinals are ranked as high as 10th in this week's Collegiate Baseball poll.

Sophomore Logan Wyatt has a .353 average with one homer, 20 RBIs, 11 doubles and 27 walks to pace the offense. Junior infielder Devin Mann is hitting .300 with two home runs, 27 RBIs, 24 walks and 21 runs scored. Three different Cardinals have 11 or more stolen bases as Jake Snider is 13-for-15, Tyler Fitzgerald is 11-of-12 and Josh Stowers is 11-for-13.

The pitching staff is led by All-American righty Sam Bordner, who has eight saves, a 1-0 record and a 0.75 ERA in 12.0 innings this season. The junior has allowed just three earned runs in his last 55.2 innings (0.48 ERA). The weekend rotation is paced by junior lefthander Adam Wolf, who has a 3-1 record, 1.66 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 38.0 innings while starting each of the first six series-openers for the Cardinals.

Louisville is guided by head coach Dan McDonnell, who is in his 12th season in The Ville following a record-setting campaign in 2017 when the Cardinals ranked fifth in every major national poll after advancing to the College World Series for the fourth time in school history. UofL set a school record for wins with a 53-12 mark and earned the program's third straight ACC Atlantic Division title.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES
Florida State enters the weekend at 20-6 overall following a 1-0 midweek loss at No.2 Florida and 5-4 in the ACC after winning two of three games last weekend at North Carolina. Guided by head coach Mike Martin, who is in his 39th season at the helm, the Seminoles made their 22nd appearance in the College World Series and finished with a 46-23 record overall last season, including a 14-14 mark in the ACC.

SERIES HISTORY
Louisville trails 24-6 in the all-time series with Florida State, which dates back to 1977. The Cardinals and Seminoles competed as Metro Conference foes from 1977-91 with FSU winning 17 of the 20 games during that era. Since UofL joined the ACC, Florida State has won 7 of the 10 contests, including each of the last four and all three last season. The Cardinals lost two of three to FSU in their most recent visit to Tallahassee in 2016.

TEAM NOTES AND TRENDS
   • With this week's series against No.5 Florida State, the Cardinals will have played 11 of their last 15 games against ranked opponents.
   • Louisville is in the midst of a 19-game stretch where it plays 15 games against nationally ranked foes -- No.13 North Carolina (3 games), No.5 Texas Tech (2 games), No.10 Clemson (3 games), No.5 Florida State (3 games), No.7 Kentucky (1 game) and No.6 NC State (3 games).
   • Louisville has started 12 different defensive lineups and submitted 22 different batting orders through the first 24 games of the 2018 season.
   • UofL has started the same four infielders -- Logan Wyatt at first, Devin Mann at second, Tyler Fitzgerald at shortstop and Justin Lavey at third -- in all 24 games this season.
   • Louisville has started seven different players in the outfield through 24 games.
   • The Cardinals had a 50-0 record last season when leading after eight innings and are 16-0 this season when entering the ninth inning with a lead.
   • UofL is 9th in the nation in strikeouts per 9 IP (10.5) and 21st in hits allowed per 9 IP (7.3).
   • Offensively, the Cardinals are 8th in the nation in sacrifice flies, 9th in walks, 16th in on-base percentage and 21st in triples.
   • Louisville is ranked 14th in the nation in stolen bases in 2018 with 45 in 54 attempts after ranking 17th in 2017 (98-of-123). The Cardinals were 12th in the NCAA in 2016 with 101 stolen bases, fourth nationally with 127 stolen bases in 2015, second in the nation in 2014 with 133 and second in 2013 with 150.
   • UofL has won 27 of its 33 ACC series since joining the league and is 29-3 in its series finales during that span, including an 11-2 record in rubber games.
   • The Cardinals have won 15 of their 17 ACC series at home since debuting in the conference.
   • While at Louisville, coach Dan McDonnell has guided the Cardinals to four College World Series berths, seven NCAA Super Regional appearances, 10 NCAA Regional bids, eight regular season conference championships and two conference tournament titles with 34 All-Americans.

PLAYER NOTES AND TRENDS
   • Sam Bordner has surrendered just three earned runs in his last 55.2 innings (0.48 ERA) dating back to the start of the 2017 season.
   • Bordner had his scoreless streak halted at 23.1 innings at WKU on March 21. His career long scoreless streak is 31.2 innings spanning the end of 2016 and much of 2017.
   • Bordner ranks 5th in the nation with his eight saves in 2018.
   • Logan Wyatt leads the team with 11 multi-hit performances this season while Devin Mann has 9 multi-hit games in 2018.
   • Mann is the team leader in career home runs (10), career doubles (26) and career RBIs (88).
   • Wyatt is ranked 3rd in the nation in walks, Devin Mann is 9th nationally, Jake Snider is 17th and Josh Stowers is 41st.
   • Wyatt also ranks 12th nationally in doubles and 28th in on-base percentage.
   • Snider is 13th in the NCAA in stolen bases, while Stowers and Tyler Fitzgerald are tied for 39th.
   • Stowers has 35 career stolen bases in 45 total attempts during his three seasons.
   • Junior catcher Pat Rumoro was named on March 6 to the initial watch list for the 2018 Johnny Bench Award, presented annually to the nation's top catcher.

LOUISVILLE IN NATIONAL POLLS EVERY WEEK SINCE START OF 2012
Louisville, which surpassed its previous high national ranking of No. 2 (in 2016) with the No. 1 ranking on March 13 and March 20 during the 2017 season, has enjoyed a historic run by remaining ranked in at least one major national poll every week since the release of the 2012 preseason rankings -- the longest such span in school history. Ranked in the top 25 in all six major preseason polls for 2018, the Cardinals have earned a preseason national ranking in 11 straight seasons (2008-2018) overall.

CARDINALS WIN 14 STRAIGHT TO OPEN 2018 FOR THIRD BEST START IN SCHOOL HISTORY
Louisville won its first 14 games in 2018 marking the third best start in school history and the second longest season-opening winning streak in head coach Dan McDonnell's 12 years at the helm. The 2017 Cardinals set a school record by winning 19 straight games to begin the season, which culminated with the program's fourth College World Series appearance, while the 1957 Louisville baseball team finished with a 17-0 record overall.

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2018 LOUISVILLE BASEBALL TICKETS
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Players Mentioned

Nick Bennett

Sam Bordner

Tyler Fitzgerald

Justin Lavey

Devin Mann

Pat Rumoro

Jake Snider

Josh Stowers

Adam Wolf

Logan Wyatt

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