Baseball Falls To UofL In Extras

Saturday, April 9

Louisville, KY

1 p.m.

North Carolina

21-10, 7-7

Louisville

22-8, 8-3

North Carolina

Louisville

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

April 9, 2022 | Baseball

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By: Jody Jones

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville third baseman Ben Metzinger hit a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning and give the 12th-ranked Cardinals a 9-8 victory over No. 22 North Carolina at Jim Patterson Field on Saturday.

The Diamond Heels (21-10, 7-7 ACC) scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning and pitcher Caden O'Brien pitched a hitless bottom half to send the game into extra innings.

Johnny Castagnozzi led off the ninth with a double and Danny Serretti followed by drawing a walk before Alberto Osun came to the plate with two outs. Osuna lifted a fly ball into deep right field, but Isaac Humphrey dropped the ball allowing both runners to score, tying the game.

Louisville (22-8, 8-3) led 7-3 after six innings, but Serretti crushed a three-run home run to right field in the top of the seventh to make it a one run game. The Cards then got one run back in the bottom half of the inning.

Serretti finished the game 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBIs.

Carolina got out to a 2-0 lead behind Osuna's two-run homer in the second inning, his third of the series and 10th of the season.

The Cardinals then scored five times in the fourth inning, with Dalton Rushing leading off with a solo home run and Ben Bianco hitting a grand slam.

Michael Prosecky (2-0) picked up the win for UofL, striking out a pair of Heels without allowing an earned run in 3.1 innings pitched. Davis Palermo (1-1) took the loss, facing one batter.

NOTABLES

The Diamond Heels fell to 1-2 in extra-inning games this season.
It was just the Heels' second loss this season when scoring four or more runs (19-2).
Osuna homered in consecutive games for the first time this season.
Serretti recorded his 12th multi-hit game of the season and extended his hitting streak to five games, one off his season long streak. It was also his fourth multi-RBI game of the year.
Eight of the Diamond Heels nine starters got at least one hit.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Osuna hit a two-run home run in the top of the second inning (UNC 2, UL 0).
Rushing led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a solo home run and Bianco hit a grand slam later in the frame (UL 5, UNC 2).
Humphrey singled through the right side in bottom of the fifth inning to drive in Jack Payton (UL 6, UNC 2).
Tomas Frick singled to left in the top of the sixth inning to plate Catagnozzi (UL 6, UNC 3).
Christain Knapczyk scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the sixth inning (UL 7, UNC 3).
Serretti hit a three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning (UL 7, UNC 6).
Logan Beard scored on a base hit by Bianco in the bottom of the seventh inning (UL 8, UNC 6).
Castagnozzi and Serretti scored on an error by the right fielder in the top of the ninth (UNC 8, UL 8).
Metzinger led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run (UL 9, UNC 8).