Friday, April 13
Blacksburg, VA
6:00 PM
University of Louisville
at
Virginia Tech
Devin Mann and the Cardinals take to the road for a weekend visit to Virginia Tech.
Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics
Louisville-Virginia Tech Weekend Schedule Altered by Weather
April 12, 2018 | Baseball
Cardinals and Hokies will play Friday at 6 p.m., ET and two games Saturday at 1 p.m., and 7 p.m.
| GAME DAY INFORMATION #21 Louisville (21-11, 6-9) at Virginia Tech (15-17, 6-9 ACC) Location: Blacksburg, Virginia Venue: English Field at Union Park Twitter Updates: @UofLBaseball Game Notes: Louisville | Virginia Tech | Media Center Links: Buy Tickets | Patterson Stadium Guide/FAQ | Promotions Friday, April 13 | 6 p.m. ET | Live Stats TV: ACC Network Extra | Radio: 93.9 The Ville LOU: Jr. LHP Adam Wolf (4-2, 2.28 ERA) VT: Sr. RHP Connor Coward (2-3, 3.81 ERA) Saturday, April 14 | 1 p.m. ET | Live Stats TV: ACC Network Extra | Radio: 93.9 The Ville LOU: So. LHP Nick Bennett (3-0, 1.96 ERA) VT: TBD Saturday, April 14 | 7 p.m. ET | Live Stats TV: ACC Network Extra | Radio: 93.9 The Ville LOU: Fr. RHP Bobby Miller (3-1, 1.00 ERA) VT: TBD |
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The schedule for the Louisville-Virginia Tech baseball series this weekend at English Field at Union Park has been altered due to a forecast for inclement weather on Sunday. The two teams will still begin the series tonight at 6 p.m., ET but will also play a doubleheader on Saturday (April 14). Game 1 is set for 1 p.m., while Game 2 will remain unchanged with a 7 p.m., first pitch. All three games will be televised on ACC Network Extra through WatchESPN, while 93.9 The Ville will have radio coverage.
ABOUT THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS
No. 21 Louisville earned a midweek win over Northern Kentucky on Tuesday after suffering its fourth straight series loss dropping two of three to No. 4 NC State last weekend. Through five weeks of ACC action, the Cardinals have a 6-9 conference mark and are fifth in the Atlantic Division. After winning their first 14 games of 2018 for the third best start in school history, the Cardinals have lost 11 of 18 since. The nation's last unbeaten team for the second straight year, Louisville is ranked in one of six major national polls this week, 21st in the Collegiate Baseball poll.
Sophomore Logan Wyatt has a .345 average with two home runs, 30 RBIs, 14 doubles and 33 walks to pace the offense. Wyatt is ranked fifth in the nation in walks, 13th in doubles and 22nd in on-base percentage. Three different Cardinals have 13 or more stolen bases as Josh Stowers is 19-of-21, Jake Snider is 16-for-18 and Tyler Fitzgerald is 13-of-14.
The pitching staff is led by the lefthanded duo of junior Adam Wolf and sophomore Nick Bennett. Wolf has a 4-2 record, 2.28 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 47.1 innings and eight series-opening starts. Bennett has registered a 3-0 record, 1.96 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 23.0 innings this season, including three straight weekend starts. The bullpen is paced by All-American righty Sam Bordner, who ranks 13th in the nation with his eight saves in 2018.
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 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES
Virginia Tech, guided by first year head coach John Szefc, enters the weekend at 15-17 overall after earning a pair of midweek wins over Marshall and the Hokies are 6-9 in the ACC following a series loss at Virginia last weekend. Last season, Tech was 23-32 overall and finished last in the ACC Coastal with a 9-21 conference mark.
SERIES HISTORY
Louisville trails 45-15 in the all-time series with Virginia Tech, which dates back to 1979. From 1979 to 1995, the Cardinals and Hokies competed as Metro Conference foes and this weekend marks Louisville's first visit to Blacksburg since dropping a trio of games in April 1994. UofL won each of the previous three meetings with Tech since joining the ACC after earning a series sweep at Jim Patterson Stadium in April 2016.
TEAM NOTES AND TRENDS
• Louisville is ranked No.38 in this week's official NCAA RPI released on April 9. The Cardinals are among seven ACC teams in the top 40 of this week's RPI.
• With last week's games against No.4 NC State, the Cardinals completed a stretch of 15 of 19 games against ranked opponents. UofL has a 6-9 record against ranked foes this season.
• Louisville has started 14 different defensive lineups and submitted 28 different batting orders through the first 32 games of the 2018 season.
• The Cardinals have started the same four infielders -- Logan Wyatt at first, Devin Mann at second, Tyler Fitzgerald at shortstop and Justin Lavey at third -- in 31 of 32 games this season.
• UofL has started seven different players in the outfield this season.
• Seven Louisville pitchers have made weekend series starts this season.
• The Cardinals had a 50-0 record last season when leading after eight innings and are 19-2 this season when entering the ninth inning with a lead.
• UofL is 5th in the nation in strikeouts per 9 IP (10.5) and 7th in hits allowed per 9 IP (7.16).
• Offensively, the Cardinals are 14th in the NCAA in walks, 15th in sacrifice flies, 30th in on-base percentage and 36th in triples.
• Louisville is ranked 11th in the nation in stolen bases in 2018 with 62 in 72 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 35 ACC series since joining the league and is 30-4 in its series finales during that span, including an 11-3 record in rubber games.
• The Cardinals have won 15 of their 18 ACC series at home since debuting in the conference.
• UofL has suffered four straight series losses for the first time since 2004 when they suffered seven straight series losses.
• 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
• Logan Wyatt leads the team with 13 multi-hit performances this season while Devin Mann has 11 multi-hit games in 2018.
• Wyatt is 5th in the nation in walks, Mann and Josh Stowers are 14th and Jake Snider is 23rd.
• Wyatt also ranks 13th nationally in doubles and 15th in on-base percentage.
• Stowers is 8th in the NCAA with his 19 stolen bases in 21 attempts.
• Stowers has 43 career stolen bases in 53 total attempts during his three seasons.
• Adam Wolf has started all 8 series-openers this season and the junior has allowed two or fewer earned runs in six of those outings.
• In his 3 weekend starts this season, Nick Bennett has a 2-0 record, 1.50 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 18.0 innings.
• Sam Bordner ranks 13th in the nation with his eight saves in 2018.
• 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.
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. Louisville is ranked in only one national poll this week landing at No.21 in the Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll.
FOLLOWING THE CARDINALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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2018 LOUISVILLE BASEBALL TICKETS
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