Cards (17-11, 4-5) versus EKU (8-20)

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Game being played at Legends field (7K capacity) in Lexington at 1pm Tuesday. Cards will be the road team in this one. We squeaked past EKU 6-5 at Patterson Stadium on Feb 25th. With UofL very much in danger of missing the NCAAT, each game gets more urgent. Must win this one! Because of the odd venue (not on EKU’s home field), there is no TV coverage for the game.

Note to UofL - let’s have no more of these types of games, please.

 

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Could be another wild one … very windy day in Lexington. 20 mph winds out of the southwest, and the stadium is oriented with home plate at the south end. Pitchers will have a hard time keeping the ball in the ballpark today. Bayram Hot and Tague Davis have already homered in the top of the first for a 3 run UofL lead.

Sophomore Kian Vorster gets his second start (11.25 ERA in just 4 innings pitched).

Score early and often….

 

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EKU: Single, walk, homer … 3-3

 

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Vorster gets one out when the batter swings on a 3-0 count, then gives up 2 walks. TJ Schlageter replaces Vorster. Yikes!

 

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Schlageter gives up a run scoring single, then a stolen base and a walk, but then gets an inning ending double play. EKU leads 4-3 after 1 inning.

 

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Cards tie it at 4 when Tague Davis scores on a Jimmy Nugent double in the top of the 3rd.

TJ Schlageter is doing a good job so far -has not given up any runs in 2.2 innings. He came into this game with a whopping 37.12 ERA, having given up 11 earned runs in 2.2 innings.

 

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Cards offense has a big 4th inning - walk, walk, single, 2 RBI double, then an intentional walk to Tague Davis followed by a Ben Slanker grand slam. Cards now lead 10-4, with Jake Gregor on in relief of TJ Schlageter. Very much hoping that this is the start of a good stretch of pitching from Schlageter.

 

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EKU gets a run off of Gregor in the bottom of the 4th, but the Cards get it back in the top of the 5th. 11-5 Cards, and now Joe Olsen is on to pitch for the Cards (5th appearance of the season).

 

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Cards with a couple of runs so far in the 6th, lead 13-5 with 2 outs. Zion Rose in the game pinch hits for Alex Alicea. Zion awarded first base on a catcher’s interference call. Rose is lifted for a pinch runner (Zach Thomas).

 

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17-7 Cards win in 7! Had to have this one. Now we need to keep it going against the Devils down in Durham.