Softball Falls to IU 11-6 -- Lacrosse Plays in L&N Today -- WEDNESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 IU JUMPS ON CARDS SOFTBALL EARLY IN 11-6  WIN

A tough Tuesday night outing for Louisville Softball in Ulmer Stadium on Tuesday night. The Cards gave up six second inning runs en route to a 11-6 loss to the Hoosiers

After a scoreless first inning, IU put together two doubles and a single on starter Alyssa Zabala and reliever Sam Booe to put the Cards in a early hole. IU would tack on two more runs in the fourth and one more in the the sixth to have Louisville in a possible run rule scenario, but the Cards would battle back to score five runs, Riley Frizell's three RBI double the key blow in the bottom half of the inning

The outburst prevented the run rule but did not stop the IU scoring attack. Louisville would 

add a run in the bottom of the sixth to get within 9-6 but IU countered with two more runs in the top of the seventh for the completion of scoring and the 11-6 win. 

The Cards used four pitchers in the contest, Zabala, Holloway, Booe and Gray in allowing the 11 runs and 16 hits. 

LACROSSE FACING XAVIER IN LNFCU STADIUM TONIGHT

Louisville Lacrosse will host Xavier for a midweek match today in the Cards football stadium, the second match this year Louisville LAX will have played there. 

The 7 p.m. start will be televised on the ACCN. 

It'll be the first ever draw control between the two squads; Xavier began their LAX program last season. 

The Cards are 5-6 on the season and 2-3 in ACC play. They have netted 143 goals this season, while allowing 146 .

BROOKS TO UK WBB

IN A MOVE....that caught a lot of people in my circle by surprise, former VT head WBB coach Kenny Brooks is leaving the ACC and coming to the Commonwealth, to take over head coaching duties for the Kentucky Wildcats WBB squad.

Brooks replaces the fired Kyra Elzy. 

This is a smart and classy move by our rivals to the east. Brooks builds winners and programs beyond reproach. He also develops and recruits fantastic talent. Georgia Amoore. Liz Kitley. Need I say anymore?  And, he did get further in the NCAA Tournament this year than Jeff Walz did. 

All of the sudden, one game on Walz's schedule for 2024-25 just got a lot tougher. Brooks is a great coach and gets the most out of his players. I've had the pleasure of talking with Brooks several times at ACC Tournaments and came away impressed each time. 

This is hard to say, but I'll wish UK the best of luck in all but one of their games next year. 

SOFTBALL PHOTOS BY JARED ANDERSON

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