Louisville Baseball Postgame Notes

 



April 6, 2012

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  • With their sixth straight win against the Hoyas, the Cardinals hold a 14-3 advantage in the all-time series with Georgetown.

  • The Cardinals improved to 22-0 this season when leading after the seventh inning.

  • Louisville is 18-2 this season when scoring first.

  • The Cardinals improved to 11-1 this season against left-handed starting pitchers.

  • A day after hitting five Louisville batters, Georgetown pitchers had four more HBPs on Friday.

  • In the last 11 games, Louisville's bullpen has allowed just one earned run in 31.2 innings pitched for a microscopic 0.28 ERA. They also have 40 strikeouts in that stretch.

  • Louisville has outscored its opponents 30-14 in the second inning this season, including a 4-0 advantage on Friday. In the first two innings this season, the Cardinals have an 84-21 scoring edge.

  • With his team-leading 10th home run of the season on Friday, senior Stewart Ijames moved into a tie for eighth on the Cardinals' career home run list with Richie Hawks (1988-91) with 43 home runs.

  • With his two RBI on Friday, Ijames has 184 in his career, which places him tied for eighth on the Cardinals' career list with Rob Newman (1989-92).

  • With two hits each on Friday, both junior Nick Ratajczak and sophomore Ty Young have 11 multiple-hit performances this season, which is tied for the team lead with sophomore Adam Engel.

  • With his two RBI on Friday, freshman Zach Lucas has seven multiple-RBI games this season, which ranks second on the team behind Ijames' 12.

  • With their 7-1 conference record, the Cardinals remain atop the BIG EAST standings in a first-place tie with USF and Connecticut.
     

     

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