"The offense really took control of the game early," McDonnell said. "We knew it was going to be a dogfight for nine innings. Center fielder Austin Schultz hit his fourth home run of the season. The Wildcats tallied seven hits in the game. Kentucky scored single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings and two runs in the eighth but was never able to seriously challenge the Cardinals after the five-run first. First baseman Alex Binelas also tallied three hits and one walk. Bowman reached base five times with three hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch. Rushing led the way with a 3-for-4 performance with one home run, one double, two runs scored and four RBIs. Louisville finished the game with 13 hits, marking the 20th time in 33 games this season it has tallied double-digit hits in a game. The fourth-inning runs came on a two-run home run from Rushing, his fourth of the season. The Cardinals added two runs in each of the second, third and fourth innings to stretch the lead to 11. More: 'It's been tough': Baseball's return to Louisville signals rebirth after year of shutdowns Then we capitalize and had some huge at-bats." "Our offense has been really hot," Louisville coach Dan McDonnell said. "We took advantage of the first inning where their pitcher wasn’t sharp, gave us a couple free bases, a walk and a HBP. Center fielder Luke Brown drove home the final run of the inning with a groundout that plated Dunn. Kammin forced in another run with a walk of third baseman Lucas Dunn before designated hitter Dalton Rushing drove home two runs with a double. Louisville plated its first run when Kentucky starting pitcher Zach Kammin hit left fielder Trey Leonard with a pitch with the bases loaded to force home second baseman Cooper Bowman. Louisville's win prevented Kentucky from earning its first regular season sweep of the rivalry series since 2014. 9 Cardinals scored five runs in the top of the first inning to blow the game open early, then cruised to a 12-5 victory. LEXINGTON - Louisville extracted some revenge for Kentucky's upset win at Jim Patterson Stadium in emphatic fashion during the rematch Tuesday in Lexington.
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