Bryce Zuppe hit a 2-out walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th as #2 Seed Louisville rallied from a 3-run deficit to defeat #6 Norton 4-3 in the DII Akron District Semifinals at Canal Park. Dillon English also batted 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Leopards.
Louisville rallied back from a 3-run deficit to down visiting West Branch 5-3 to clinch a share of the NBC. Andrew Gray pitched a complete game and struck out 10 and Cam Lingle batted 2-for-3 with the go-ahead double in the sixth as LHS beat the Warriors for the first time since 2014.
Bryce Zuppe batted 3-for-5 with a 2-run triple as the Leopards knocked off the Indians 11-5 in the DII Akron Sectional Finals to advance to Canal Park. Caleb Prasco and Jackson Kandel each had 2 hits and Jack Davis also hit a 2-run triple as LHS improved to 19-7.
Bryce Zuppe hit a walk-off solo homer with 2 outs in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Leopards past the Raiders 2-1. Caleb Prasco also doubled in Dillon Rebuck for the game-tying run an inning before as LHS improved to 18-6.
The Louisville Leopards Baseball Team honored their three Seniors Jack Davis, Dillon English, and Eddie Budinski for Senior Night Monday. View video of walk-through introductions.
Davis Burick and Bryce Zuppe both homered and drove in 2 runs each as the Leopards pounded the Quakers 18-3. Caleb Prasco also drove in 3 runs and both Cam King and Max Hartline knocked in 2 for 15-4 Louisville.
Cam King batted 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 Runs Scored to lead Louisville past visiting Marlington 11-5. The Leopards scored their most runs in an inning since 2010 to improve to 7-0 in the NBC.
Bryce Zuppe drove in Carter Rode in the fifth for the Leopards only run in their 4-1 road loss to the Golden Eagles. Cam Lingle finished 2-for-3 with a double for LHS that falls to 12-4.
Andrew Gray and Noah Gustaitis each thew 1-hitter as Louisville won at Black River 13-0 in game one and 13-1 in five innings in game two. Bryce Zuppe also pounded out 5 hits during the double header as the Leopards won their 9th straight.
Jordan Shearer pitched 5.1 shutout innings and struck out 10 to lead the Leopards in a run-run 10-0 victory over the visiting Warriors. Max Hartline and Bryce Zuppe also drove in a pair of runs each for LHS.
