Cardinals Host UIC in Final Non-Conference Weekend

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville baseball team plays host to UIC for three games this weekend, beginning with Elementary School Day on Friday at noon ET at Jim Patterson Stadium. The Saturday and Sunday games are scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. All three games will be televised on ACC Network Extra.

TUESDAY NIGHT WALK-OFF
Louisville notched its third walk-off victory of the season on Tuesday night with an 9-8 win in 10 innings over Morehead State. The Cardinals scored three runs with two outs in the ninth inning to tie it up before Jake Munroe won it with a single in the 10th.

FIRST REGULAR SEASON MEETING WITH UIC
Louisville and UIC will meet for the first time in the regular season this weekend. The two teams have only met once previously, squaring off in the opening game of the 2019 Louisville Regional.

THE LAST TIME THEY MET
The Cardinals and UIC met to open the 2019 NCAA Tournament at Jim Patterson Stadium. UIC jumped in front 3-0 in the second inning before Louisville tied it with three in the bottom of the second. The Cards added a run in the third and the fifth to take a 5-3 lead. UIC got the tying runs in scoring position in the ninth, but Michael McAvene entered and struck out the next three batters for the win.

TEAM NOTES

Louisville has an .817 winning percentage (179-40) in regular season non-conference games since the start of 2016.
The Cardinals head into the weekend third in the ACC and eighth nationally with a .342 batting average.
Louisville pitchers have struck out nine or more hitters in nine of 11 games this season and rank 22nd in the country in strikeouts-per-nine innings at 11.2.
The Louisville offense has tallied double digit hits in eight of 11 games to start the season, going 7-1 in those contests. The Cards notched at least 10 hits 29 times in 2024, posting a 22-7 mark when doing so.
Louisville hitters have kept their strikeouts to a minimum on the homestand, striking five times or less in all eight games.

PLAYER NOTES

Jake Munroe has acclimated himself well to playing at Louisville. The junior college All-American has a hit in 10 of 11 games to start his Louisville career, including a team-best eight multi-hit games. Munroe is currently second in the ACC with a .489 batting average and leads the league in hits per game.
Matt Klein had a breakout summer in the Cape Cod League that saw him hit .375 for the Cotuit Kettleers. His hitting ways have continued to start the spring, as he has recorded multiple hits in seven of the first 11 games and leads the team with 13 RBIs.
Zion Rose was a freshman All-American in 2024 after hitting .380, the top mark of any Power Five freshman during the regular season. He has started the 2025 season by picking up right where he left off. Through 11 games, Rose is hitting .362 with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 11 RBIs.
Tague Davis came to Louisville as a highly touted prospect and has lived up to the billing early. The freshman leads the Cardinals with three homers, and has driven in 12 through 11 games, including his walk-off two-run homer to defeat St. John's in the opening game of the weekend series.
Patrick Forbes has been dominant in his first three starts of 2025. The right-hander has surrendered just two earned runs over 15 innings, striking out 30 batters to just one walk. Opponents have managed just 12 hits against Forbes, who is currently tied for the ACC lead in strikeouts.
Brennyn Cutts has been lights out through his first four appearances in a Louisville uniform. The 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year has allowed just four hits in 9.0 scoreless innings across a quartet of relief appearances. Cutts earned victories last week with 3.2 shutout frames against Western Michigan and two more versus St. John's.
Wyatt Danilowicz missed all of the 2024 season due to injury, but has been outstanding in his return to the mound. In five relief appearances, the southpaw has allowed just one unearned run over 5.1 innings with 12 strikeouts.

CARDIAC CARDS WINNING IN DRAMATIC FASHION
The 2025 season is just 11 games old, but this Louisville team has already recorded three walk-off victories after the 9-8 win in 10 innings over Morehead State on Tuesday.

Louisville opened the season with a 4-3 walk-off victory over Texas and also notched an 8-6 walk-off win in the series opener against St. John's. The three walk-off wins have already matched the Cardinals' total from the 2023 and 2024 seasons combined.

Two of Louisville's three last at-bat wins have come with the Cardinals trailing entering the ninth inning. Louisville is 2-2 this season when trailing after eight innings after going 3-76 in the same scenario from 2020-24.

LOUISVILLE WEEKEND STARTERS SHINING THROUGH THREE WEEKS
The trio of Patrick Forbes, Parker Detmers and Peter Michael has been a formidable group as the weekend rotation for the Cards.

Through three weekends, they have combined for a 2.49 ERA over 43.1 innings with 57 strikeouts to just 11 walks. Opponents are hitting just .228 combined versus Louisville's weekend rotation.

NOTABLE NUMBERS
16 – Louisville has stolen 16 bases over the last six games, including matching its season high with four on Tuesday.
2 – Louisville struck out just two times against Morehead State, its fourth game this season with just two strikeouts.

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Players Mentioned

Brennyn Cutts

Wyatt Danilowicz

Tague Davis

Parker Detmers

Patrick Forbes

Matt Klein

Peter Michael

Jake Munroe

Zion Rose

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