Baseball: Cincinnati 12 #18 Louisville 2
Jordan Bischel and his Bearcats picked up another ranked win on Tuesday night, defeating N0. 18 Louisville by a final score of 12-2.
After Louisville jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, the Bearcats scored two runs in the bottom of half of the inning, keyed by singles by Landyn Vidourek and Christian Mitchelle.
Josh Cross' three-run homer to left field in the second inning would begin a six-run outburst to give the Bearcats an 8-21 advantage.
Cross finished 3-for 5 with a homer, double, and 3 RBI's in the win to lead the Bearcats.
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Vidourek would also finish 3-for-5 with a double and 3 RBI's.
UC added four more runs in the bottom of fourth to end the scoring by both teams.
With the win, UC improves to 13-11 and now have three wins over ranked teams this season, the most since 2019. It also marked the third time that UC has won a home game over a ranked Louisville team. The Bearcats defeated the No 1 ranked Cardinals in 2017 and the 5th-ranked Cardinals in 2021.