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.
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.
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.
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.
Jordan Shearer threw a perfect game and struck out 12 as the Leopards blanked the visiting Quakers 2-0. Cam King and Davis Burick both drove in runs in the fifth as Louisville improved to 6-0 in NBC play.
Louisville won both games in a double header with visiting Akron Ellet to improve to 8-3. The Leopards won game one 9-1 and doubled up the Orangemen in game two 10-5.
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.
Austin Cummings hit a 2-run home run & drove in 4 runs and Bryce Zuppe cracked a 3-run homer to lead Louisville in a 15-5 mercy victory over Canton Central Catholic in 5 innings. Jack Davis and Caleb Prasco also drove in a pair of runs each.
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.
