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Share this story A fourth-place finish at the Noblesville Regional has the Louisville men’s golf team moving on to the NCAA Championships for the fifth time in program history. The U of L baseball team got back on track Tuesday night with an 8-6 win over USC Upstate. Eric Crawford shares his thoughts on Louisville basketball’s latest extortion mess.
The last thing I’m going to do is gloss over violations for a program that ought to have zero, given the NCAA hammer it is living under. But this kind of Level II or III thing is not the kind of thing that strikes fear into anyone.
Cards’ Nine Salvages Series, Sweeps Double Dip
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The U of L Nine’s seriously important weekend series against the dudes from the Land o’ Crash Davis had, shall we say, an inauspicious beginning.
After Friday night Cardinal ace Michael Kirian’s first 7 pitches in front of increased attendance at The Jim, Louisville was down, 0-3.
It was only the beginning of troubles.
Meanwhile Duke hurler Jack Savoy, if not exactly Ebby Calvin LaLoosh after Annie Savoy fixed his mechanics, did go seven, surrendering just 4 hits and a lone run.
After a disastrous weekend at Clemson, where the Cards came away clobbered Dabo-style, they had bounced back Tuesday against the Commodores. Yet Louisville’s necessary midweek W over vaunted Vanderbilt had nary a smidgen of carry over effect.
Grice hits three homers in Clemsonâs 11-3 win over No. 4 Louisville Clemson s Caden Grice. (Source: Clemson Baseball) By Clemson Baseball | April 30, 2021 at 11:02 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 11:02 PM
CLEMSON, S.C. â Caden Grice hit three homers with eight RBIs to lead Clemson to an 11-3 victory over No. 4 Louisville at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 19-18 overall and 13-12 in the ACC. The Cardinals dropped to 23-12 overall and 14-7 in ACC play.
Grice hit a grand slam in the first inning, a solo homer in the third inning and a three-run homer in the fifth inning. His eight RBIs were the most by a Tiger since 2006 (Tyler Colvin). Grice became the 15th Tiger and first since 2018 (Grayson Byrd) to hit three homers in one game. Grice also pitched a scoreless eighth inning in relief.
Grice Hits Three Homers in Clemsonâs 11-3 Win Over No. 4 Cardinals Clemson s Caden Grice. (Source: Clemson Baseball) By Clemson Athletics | May 1, 2021 at 12:01 AM EDT - Updated May 1 at 12:01 AM
CLEMSON, S.C. - Caden Grice hit three homers with eight RBIs to lead Clemson to an 11-3 victory over No. 4 Louisville at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 19-18 overall and 13-12 in the ACC. The Cardinals dropped to 23-12 overall and 14-7 in ACC play.
Grice hit a grand slam in the first inning, a solo homer in the third inning and a three-run homer in the fifth inning. His eight RBIs were the most by a Tiger since 2006 (Tyler Colvin). Grice became the 15th Tiger and first since 2018 (Grayson Byrd) to hit three homers in one game. Grice also pitched a scoreless eighth inning in relief.