Leopards Take Battle for Louisville Vs. Aquinas 10-4 – Baseball
Louisville 10, St. Thomas Aquinas 4
The Louisville Leopards Varsity Baseball Team rallied to score the final 8 runs of their home opener contest at the Field of 
Dreams Monday Evening. The Leopards defeated the cross-town St. Thomas Aquinas Knights 10-4 to take the Battle for Louisville. With the victory, Louisville improves to 2-0 on the young season.
Casey Nau led the Leopards by batting 3-for-3 with an RBI double, an RBI single, and 2 runs scored. Corey White was also a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with an RBI and Nathan Mongiardo also drove in a pair of runs for Louisville.
The Knights put a 3-spot up on the board in the top of the third inning to take a commanding 4-2 lead. However, the Leopards answered back with a 3-run inning of their own in the fourth and poured it on with a 5-run sixth after that.
Brody Hahn had an RBI single, Brendan Hoffman an RBI double, and Davis Burick also drove in a run for Louisville on offense. Tyler 
Adams also scored twice batting lead-off.
On the hill, Hahn pitched 4 1/3 innings, gave up 4 runs on 4 hits, and struck out 3 in earning the victory for the Leopards. Mongiardo shutdown Aquinas over the final 2 2/3 innings without giving up a base hit. He retired 8 of the 9 Knights hitters he faced to pick up the save.
St. Thomas was led by Nick Thomas who batted 2-for-3 with a double and 3 runs batted in. Aaron Hoffman also had an RBI single and Trever Tesch had the other Knights hit.
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the West Branch Warriors on Tuesday, March 28 starting at 5:00 PM. JV will be on the road in Beloit at the same time.
VARSITY BOX SCORE
LEOPARDS 10, KNIGHTS 4
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
St. Thomas 103-000-0–4-4-4
Louisville 110-305-X–10-9-1
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS KNIGHTS VARSITY BATTING
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Crawford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trever Tesch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Hoffman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zack Meacham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Stephens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. DiMarzio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Sedmock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Guthridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS VARSITY PITCHING
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. DiMarzio | 3.2 | 84 | .429 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Sean Guthridge | 1.1 | 19 | .632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Hoffman | 1.0 | 42 | .500 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 145 | .476 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY BATTING
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Adams | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nate Mongiardo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Nau | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey White | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brody Hahn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brendan Hoffman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Prasco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam King | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Davis Burick | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryce Zuppe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zack Yadrnak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY PITCHING
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brody Hahn | 4.1 | 88 | .534 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Nate Mongiardo | 2.2 | 32 | .531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 120 | .533 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Records: Louisville 2-0
JV: Louisville 19, St. Thomas Aquinas 0, 5 Innings
The JV Leopards traveled across Route 62 and blasted the host Knights 19-0 in 5 innings Monday. With the win, Louisville improves to 2-0 on the season.
Austin Cummings and Dillon Rebuck each had 3 hits including a double, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs scored to lead the Leopards. Cam Lingle batted 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, 2 RBIs, and 3 runs scored and Caleb Prasco batted 2-for-4 with a triple, 2 RBIs, and 3 runs. Max Hartline also finished with 3 hits, Eddie Budinski went 2-for-2 at the plate, and Dillon English drove in a pair of runs.
On the hill, Dominic Mongiardo and Andrew Gray combined for the 5-inning shutout. Mongiardo pitched the first inning and struck out 2. Gray finished off the final four innings and fanned 7.
JV BOX SCORE
LEOPARDS 19, KNIGHTS 0, 5 INNINGS
Team 123-45–R-H-E
Louisville 391-51–19-21-1
St. Thomas 000-00–0-4-0
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV BATTING
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon English | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Budinski | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Noah Gustaitis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Nolte | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Caleb Prasco | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Blyer | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dominic Mongiardo | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Rebuck | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Gray | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacob Hansen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Austin Cummings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Hartline | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Lingle | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV PITCHING
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Mongiardo | 1.0 | 23 | .739 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Gray | 4.0 | 78 | .679 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 5.0 | 101 | .693 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS KNIGHTS JV BATTING
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaczynski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Renner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stephens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wucinich | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaffer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS KNIGHTS JV PITCHING
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaczynski | 1.0 | 52 | .538 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Renner | 1.1 | 28 | .393 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Finley | 1.0 | 31 | .484 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Thompson | 1.2 | 59 | .458 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 5.0 | 170 | .476 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Records: Louisville 2-0
Freshman: GlenOak 7, Louisville 2
The Leopards Freshman Team fell to the visiting GlenOak Golden Eagles 7-2. With the loss, Louisville falls to 1-1 on the year.
Jackson Kandle batted 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI singles. Jonah Harsh scored both runs for the Leopards.
On the mound, Josh Nolte pitched 4 2/3 innings and struck out 5. Jake Bevere also pitched 2 scoreless innings for Louisville.
FRESHMAN BOX SCORE
GOLDEN EAGLES 7, LEOPARDS 2
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
GlenOak 600-100-0–7-9-0
Louisville 000-100-0–2-5-2
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS FRESHMAN BATTING
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Figler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Blyer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grayson Beamer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonah Harsh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Nolte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jake Bevere | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackson Kandle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Turnner Giles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Kerchner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Layton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Vanicek | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS FRESHMAN PITCHING
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Beamer | 0.1 | 30 | .367 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Nolte | 4.2 | 71 | .662 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Bevere | 2.0 | 23 | .826 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 124 | .621 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Records: Louisville 1-1
