University of Louisville
26-12, 10-7
NC State
25-12, 11-8
Cardinals Lose 15-10 Shootout to No. 23 NC State
April 23, 2022 | Baseball
The two teams will wrap up the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
Louisville (26-12, 10-7) held a 10-9 lead after seven innings on Saturday, but gave up five in the eighth and one more in the ninth.
NC State (25-12, 11-8) jumped out in front early with five runs across in the second inning.
The Cards responded with two in the fifth and Logan Beard hit a solo home run in the fourth to make it a two-run game.
The Wolfpack stretched the margin back out to five with three in the fifth, but Louisville answered back. Isaac Humphrey singled home a run and Christian Knapczyk doubled in a pair to close the gap to two once again.
NC State added a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth before the Cardinals finally surged in front. Dalton Rushing and Jack Payton each doubled home runs to get the Cards within one and a throwing error on a Levi Usher bunt plated the tying run. Humphrey then doubled in Usher to give Louisville its first lead of the game.
Payton and Humphrey each went 3-for-4 to lead the Cardinals offense. Rushing finished with a 2-for-5 day.
Evan Webster came out of the bullpen and tossed 2.1 scoreless innings, while Ryan Hawks added two scoreless frames of his own.
Louisville and NC State will wrap up their series on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Justin Lawson (4-1)
L: Kuehner, Tate (4-3)
Batting:
2B: LuJames Groover III 1 ; J.T. Jarrett 2 ; Payton Green 1
HR: LuJames Groover III 1 ; Josh Hood 1 ; J.T. Jarrett 1 ; Payton Green 1 ; Jacob Cozart 1
RBI: LuJames Groover III 2 ; Josh Hood 3 ; J.T. Jarrett 6 ; Payton Green 3 ; Jacob Cozart 1
SF: Josh Hood 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LuJames Groover III 2 ; Tommy White 1 ; Dominic Pilolli 2 ; Brady Lavoie 1 ; Josh Hood 2 ; Noah Soles 1 ; J.T. Jarrett 3 ; Payton Green 1 ; Jacob Cozart 2
SB: Devonte Brown 1 ; LuJames Groover III 1 ; Noah Soles 1
Batting:
2B: Knapczyk, Christian 1 ; Rushing, Dalton 1 ; Payton, Jack 2 ; Humphrey, Isaac 1 ; Bianco, Ben 1
HR: Beard, Logan 1
RBI: Knapczyk, Christian 3 ; Rushing, Dalton 1 ; Payton, Jack 1 ; Beard, Logan 2 ; Humphrey, Isaac 2
SH: Usher, Levi 1
SF: Beard, Logan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Masterman, Cameron 1 ; Rushing, Dalton 2 ; Payton, Jack 3 ; Usher, Levi 1 ; Beard, Logan 1 ; Humphrey, Isaac 1 ; Bianco, Ben 1
SB: Payton, Jack 1
HBP: Payton, Jack 1
