Jackson Kandel blasted a 2-run homer to give Baseball the lead, but the Lady Leopards rallied with 3 in the seventh to take the second annual Battle of the Sexes Softball Game 4-3. Sarah Cantley also hit a walk-off single and struck out 13.
Bryce Zuppe doubled in the third for the only Louisville hit as the 2nd Seed Leopards fell to the Defending State Champion Blue Devils 1-0 in the DII Akron District Championship. Louisville finishes with a record of 22-8 for the 2018 season.
Cam Lingle pitched 5 scoreless inning in relief and Davis Burick hit a Grand Slam as part of a 9-run 12th inning as Louisville won 18-9 at Canton South to claim the NBC Outright for the first time since 2011. Bryce Zuppe also drove in 6 runs and scored 4 as LHS finished 13-1 in the NBC.
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.
Austin Cummings scored with 2 outs in the seventh to break the shoutout, but Louisville fell at Perry 7-1. Jackson Kandel, Dillon Rebuck, and Bryce Zuppe had the only hits for LHS who falls to 17-6.
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.
Caleb Prasco batted 2-for-2 with an RBI Double and Max Hartline drove in a run as the Leopards rallied for a 3-2 win over the visiting Aviators. Jordan Shearer earned the win on the mound for Louisville and Cam Lingle recorded the save.
Louisville Leopards Athletics Letter Winners, NBC Award Winners, and Scholar Athletes for the 2016-17 school year.
Cameron Prasco hit a 2-run single to give the Leopards the lead in the 7th, but the Warriors rallied for a pair of runs in the bottom half of the frame to take the game 4-3.
The Leopards fell to the Golden Eagles 8-1 in the first game and 11-3 in the second game. Tyler Adams & Nick Harsh each went 2-for-4 to lead the Leopards in the second contest. Louisville is now 1-3.
