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Louisville Cardinals vs Notre Dame (5-06-06)

Box score (NCAA)
                       2006 Louisville Cardinal Baseball
                     Louisville Cardinals at #8 Notre Dame
               5-06-06 at Notre Dame, Indiana (Frank Eck Stadium)

Louisville Cardinals 5 (20-28,10-10 BIG EAST)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Nick Haley 3b............  3  2  1  0   1  1  1  2   1
Chris Cates ss...........  4  0  1  0   0  1  1  5   2
Logan Johnson 2b.........  4  0  1  1   1  1  2  4   0
Jorge Castillo 1b........  4  0  1  0   0  0  9  0   0
Derrick Alfonso c........  5  1  2  0   0  0  5  0   2
Pete Rodriguez rf........  4  2  1  0   1  2  3  0   3
Isaiah Howes lf..........  4  0  4  1   0  0  1  0   0
Daniel Burton cf.........  3  0  0  1   0  0  5  0   0
Michael Urti dh..........  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
 Tyler Christensen ph....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Brian Halford p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Griffin Bailey p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 34  5 11  3   3  6 27 12  10

Notre Dame 4 (37-10-1,17-2-1 BIG EAST)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Craig Cooper 1b..........  5  1  2  0   0  1  9  1   0
Brett Lilley 3b..........  4  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   2
Danny Dressman rf........  4  1  1  1   0  0  2  0   1
Jeremy Barnes 2b.........  4  0  0  0   0  0  5  4   0
Ross Brezovsky dh........  2  1  1  0   2  0  0  0   0
 Cody Rizzo pr...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Matt Bransfield lf.......  4  1  0  0   0  2  0  0   1
Sean Gaston c............  4  0  2  3   0  0  6  0   1
Greg Lopez ss............  4  0  1  0   0  0  2  4   1
Alex Nettey cf...........  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  0   0
Jeff Samardzija p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Mike Dury p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jess Stewart p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Kyle Weiland p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 35  4  9  4   2  4 27 11   6

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Louisville Cardinals 021 000 110 -  5 11  1
Notre Dame.......... 400 000 000 -  4  9  1
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E - Cates(7); M Bransfield(4). DP - Louisville 1; Notre Dame 2. LOB -
Louisville 10; Notre Dame 6. 2B - L. Johnson(15); Alfonso(12); Howes 2(6);
R. Brezovsky(8); Sean Gaston(7). 3B - Howes(4). HBP - N. Haley; Castillo. SH
- Cates(12); Christensen(2). SF - Burton(2). SB - Cody Rizzo(12).

Louisville Cardinals   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Brian Halford.......  7.0  8  4  4  2  1 28 30
Griffin Bailey......  2.0  1  0  0  0  3  7  7

Notre Dame             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Jeff Samardzija.....  6.0  8  4  4  2  5 24 29
Mike Dury...........  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  3  3
Jess Stewart........  0.0  1  1  0  1  0  1  2
Kyle Weiland........  2.0  1  0  0  0  1  6  8

Win - Halford (4-3).  Loss - Jess Stewart (4-2).  Save - Bailey (3).
HBP - by J Samardzija (Castillo); by Kyle Weiland (N. Haley).
Umpires - HP: Mark Ditzworth  1B: Bruce Doane  3B: Perry Costello
Start: 1:00 PM   Time: 2:35   Attendance: 2865
Game notes:
Mostly sunny, 56 degrees Winds: Left to right 14-18
J Samardzija faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Jess Stewart faced 2 batters in the 8th.
Game: 05-06-06

Play-by-Play
                       2006 Louisville Cardinal Baseball
              Louisville Cardinals at #8 Notre Dame - Play-by-Play
               5-06-06 at Notre Dame, Indiana (Frank Eck Stadium)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Louisville Cardinals 021 000 110 -  5 11  1
Notre Dame.......... 400 000 000 -  4  9  1
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Louisville Cardinals starters: 2/3b N. Haley; 1/ss Cates; 32/2b L. Johnson;
26/1b Castillo; 16/c Alfonso; 21/rf Rodriguez; 24/lf Howes; 9/cf Burton; 7/dh
Urti; 14/p Halford;
Notre Dame starters: 9/1b Craig Cooper; 2/3b Brett Lilley; 6/rf D. Dressman;
20/2b J. Barnes; 7/dh R. Brezovsky; 12/lf M Bransfield; 11/c Sean Gaston; 4/ss
Greg Lopez; 16/cf Alex Nettey; 45/p J Samardzija;

Louisville Cardinals 1st - N. Haley struck out swinging. Cates struck
out looking. L. Johnson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Notre Dame 1st - Craig Cooper singled to center field, advanced to
second on a throwing error by ss, advanced to third. Brett Lilley singled to
first base. D. Dressman singled through the right side, RBI; Brett Lilley
advanced to second; Craig Cooper scored. J. Barnes flied out to rf. R.
Brezovsky walked; D. Dressman advanced to second; Brett Lilley advanced to
third. M Bransfield reached on a fielder's choice; R. Brezovsky advanced to
second; D. Dressman advanced to third; Brett Lilley out at home 3b to c. Sean
Gaston doubled to left center, 3 RBI; M Bransfield scored; R. Brezovsky scored;
D. Dressman scored. Greg Lopez flied out to rf. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.

Louisville Cardinals 2nd - Castillo grounded out to 2b. Alfonso singled
through the left side. Rodriguez singled to left center; Alfonso advanced to
third. Howes doubled to left center, RBI; Rodriguez advanced to third; Alfonso
scored. Burton flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Rodriguez scored. Urti struck out
swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Notre Dame 2nd - Alex Nettey singled to center field. Craig Cooper lined
out to cf. Brett Lilley grounded out to ss; Alex Nettey advanced to second. D.
Dressman flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Louisville Cardinals 3rd - N. Haley singled to right field. Cates out at
first 1b to 2b, SAC; N. Haley advanced to second. L. Johnson doubled to right
field, RBI; N. Haley scored. Castillo hit by pitch. Alfonso flied out to rf; L.
Johnson advanced to third. Rodriguez flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Notre Dame 3rd - J. Barnes lined out to ss. R. Brezovsky popped up to
lf. M Bransfield struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Louisville Cardinals 4th - Howes tripled to right center. Burton
grounded out to p. Urti lined out to 2b. N. Haley popped up to 1b, bunt. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Notre Dame 4th - Sean Gaston singled through the right side. Greg Lopez
singled to center field; Sean Gaston advanced to second. Alex Nettey reached on
a fielder's choice; Greg Lopez advanced to second; Sean Gaston out at third p
to 3b. Craig Cooper singled to left field; Alex Nettey advanced to second; Greg
Lopez advanced to third. Brett Lilley grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b;
Craig Cooper out on the play. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Louisville Cardinals 5th - Cates grounded out to ss. L. Johnson walked.
Castillo flied out to rf. Alfonso grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Notre Dame 5th - D. Dressman flied out to cf. J. Barnes fouled out to
rf. R. Brezovsky walked. M Bransfield reached on a fielder's choice; R.
Brezovsky out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Louisville Cardinals 6th - Rodriguez struck out swinging. Howes singled
to center field. Burton fouled out to 3b. Urti grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Notre Dame 6th - Sean Gaston grounded out to 2b. Greg Lopez flied out to
cf. Alex Nettey lined out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Louisville Cardinals 7th - N. Haley walked. Cates singled through the
right side; N. Haley advanced to third. Mike Dury to p for J Samardzija. L.
Johnson grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Cates out on the play; N.
Haley scored. Castillo singled to center field. Alfonso popped up to 2b. 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Notre Dame 7th - Craig Cooper grounded out to ss. Brett Lilley grounded
out to 1b unassisted. D. Dressman grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Louisville Cardinals 8th - Jess Stewart to p for Mike Dury. Rodriguez
walked. Howes doubled to right field; Rodriguez advanced to third. Kyle Weiland
to p for Jess Stewart. Burton reached on a dropped fly by lf; Rodriguez scored,
unearned. Christensen pinch hit for Urti. Christensen out at first p to 2b,
SAC; Burton advanced to second; Howes advanced to third. N. Haley hit by pitch.
Cates lined into double play ss to 2b; Burton out on the play. 1 run, 1 hit,
1 error, 2 LOB.

Notre Dame 8th - Bailey to p for Halford. J. Barnes grounded out to ss.
R. Brezovsky doubled down the rf line. Cody Rizzo pinch ran for R. Brezovsky.
Cody Rizzo stole third. M Bransfield struck out swinging. Sean Gaston grounded
out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Louisville Cardinals 9th - L. Johnson grounded out to 1b unassisted.
Castillo grounded out to 2b. Alfonso doubled to right field. Rodriguez struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Notre Dame 9th - Greg Lopez grounded out to 3b. Alex Nettey struck out
swinging. Craig Cooper struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Line score

Louisville Cardinals 5, Notre Dame 4 (5-06-06 at Notre Dame, Indiana)
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Louisville Cardinals 021 000 110  -  5 11  1      (20-28, 10-10 BIG EAST)
Notre Dame.......... 400 000 000  -  4  9  1      (37-10-1, 17-2-1 BIG EAST)
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Pitchers: Louisville Cardinals - Halford; Bailey(8). Notre Dame - J Samardzija; Mike Dury(7);
Jess Stewart(8); Kyle Weiland(8).
Win-Halford(4-3)  Save-Bailey(3)  Loss-Jess Stewart(4-2)  T-2:35  A-2865
Game notes:
Mostly sunny, 56 degrees Winds: Left to right 14-18
J Samardzija faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Jess Stewart faced 2 batters in the 8th.
Game: 05-06-06
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