Cardinals Hit Road to Cincinnati Tuesday

Tuesday, March 25

Cincinnati, Ohio

6:00 PM

University of Louisville

Cincinnati

The Cardinals huddle before playing Oakland.

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

March 24, 2025 | Baseball

First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET.

By: Stephen Williams

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville baseball team wraps up a quick four-game road swing at Cincinnati on Tuesday evening. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPN+ with radio coverage available on 93.9 The Ville and 970 WGTK.

CARDS DROP SERIES AT VIRGINIA TECH
Louisville heads into Tuesday's contest after losing two of three at Virginia Tech over the weekend. A late rally came up short in a 5-4 loss in Friday's opener, before the Cards rebounded for a 12-8 victory on Saturday. However, Virginia Tech used some early offense to pull away for an 11-4 win in the finale.

CINCINNATI SERIES HISTORY
Louisville and Cincinnati will meet for the 187th time on Tuesday with the Cardinals leading the all-time series 104-82. Louisville has won three straight in the series, including an 11-5 win last year. The 186 previous meetings between the two are the most of any opponent in Louisville baseball history.

OFFENSE LEADS THE WAY AGAINST CINCINNATI
Louisville is 27-6 against the Bearcats under Dan McDonnell, and it has been the Cards offense that has led the way in recent meetings. Louisville has scored in double figures in each of the last six games against Cincinnati, averaging better than 15 runs per game over that stretch.

TEAM NOTES

Louisville has an .822 winning percentage (185-40) in regular season non-conference games since the start of 2016.
The Louisville offense has tallied double digit hits in 15 of 23 games to start the season, going 13-2 in those contests. The Cards notched at least 10 hits 29 times in 2024, posting a 22-7 mark when doing so.
Louisville is 15-1 when hitting a home run this season.
The Cardinals have more free passes as an offense than strikeouts, tallying 107 walks and 37 HBPs to just 131 strikeouts.
Louisville is 13-1 when it limits the opposition to five runs or less and 17-2 when its opponent is kept in single digits.
The Cardinals have been one of the best defensive teams in the country with a .979 fielding percentage through 23 games, second highest in the ACC.

PLAYER NOTES

Lucas Moore has been the ultimate weapon at the top of the lineup for the Cards. Moore leads the Cardinals with 34 runs scored and tops the ACC in runs per game. The speedy outfielder is also a perfect 17-for-17 in stolen bases, tied for the highest total in the conference. Moore has also extremely difficult to strike out, ranking second nationally with a strikeout every 22.8 at-bats. The sophomore has just one strikeout in his last 99 plate appearances.
Jake Munroe has made an immediate impact in the middle of Louisville's lineup. The junior college All-American is third in the ACC in hits per game, fourth in batting average, fifth in hits, sixth in on-base percentage, eighth in triples, ninth in runs, 10th in slugging and 12th in total bases. Munroe has a hit in 19 of 23 games this season and leads the team with 13 multi-hit games.
Zion Rose has an exception freshman campaign that saw him hit .380 with 19 extra-base hits and 32 RBIs while finishing with more walks than strikeouts. The start to 2025 has seen more of the same but with more damage. Rose is hitting .347 and already has 13 extra-base hits and 25 RBIs in just 23 games. The increase in production hasn't affected his plate discipline though, as he has 10 walks to just 11 strikeouts.
Wyatt Danilowicz missed all of the 2024 season due to injury, but has been outstanding in his return to the mound. In nine relief appearances, the southpaw has allowed just one unearned run over 9.2 innings with 15 strikeouts. Danilowicz earned his first career save in the weekend finale against UIC, recording the final four outs.
Ethan Eberle has had an excellent start to his collegiate career as a key piece of the Louisville bullpen. The lefty has allowed just one run over 8.0 innings, striking out 11. Eberle earned his first career victory against North Carolina with three shutout frames, retiring nine of the 10 batters he faced.

CARDS RUNNING WILD ON THE BASEPATHS
Under Dan McDonnell, the Cardinals have been one of the best base stealing programs in the country.

This season is no exception, as the Cardinals enter Tuesday's contest leading the ACC with 56 stolen bases. Louisville is 21st nationally and fifth among Power Four programs.

The Cardinals are a perfect 20-for-20 stealing bases against ACC opponents this season and have not been thrown out trying to steal in the last nine games, swiping 25 straight without being caught.

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