Late Inning Bowling Green Surge Hands Louisville First Loss of Season

The Cardinals will go for the series win in the rubber match on Sunday.

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BG	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	9	8	0
UL	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	0

W: Connar Penrod (2-0), L: Ben Wiegman (1-1), S: Owen Recker (1)

Press Release from the University of Louisville:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The fourth-ranked University of Louisville baseball team took its first loss of the season on Saturday at Jim Patterson Stadium, losing 9-6 to Bowling Green.

Louisville (5-1) took a 6-5 lead into the eighth inning but surrendered four runs in the frame for the loss.

The Cardinals jumped out to an early advantage on Saturday, plating three runs just three batters into the bottom of the first. Christian Knapczyk and Jack Payton each drew walks and Ryan McCoy hit his third home run of the season to give Louisville a 3-0 edge.

Bowling Green (2-3) scratched a run across in the second, but the Cardinals responded with two more. Will Vierling doubled to the wall in right-centerfield to plate Haven Mangrum and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Payton.

The Falcons tied the game up with two runs in each of the third and fourth innings before Louisville grabbed the lead back in the bottom of the fourth as Knapczyk delivered a two-out run-scoring single.

The game remained 6-5 in Louisville’s favor until the eighth, as Tucker Biven turned in excellent work out of the bullpen. The freshman worked four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and striking out three.

However, the Falcons sent eight men to the plate in the eighth inning and pushed four of them across to secure the victory.

All nine Louisville starters had a hit in the game, with Isaac Humphrey registering the only multi-hit performance.

Louisville and Bowling Green will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.

(Photo of Isaac Humphrey: Jared Anderson - Louisville Report)

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