Next Game: Ole Miss 3/13/2019 | Noon ACC Network Extra

In a battle of top-10 programs, the seventh-ranked Louisville baseball team walked off with a 4-3 victory in 10 innings over Ole Miss Tuesday at Jim Patterson Stadium.With one out in the 10drove a deep fly to the wall in left-centerfield for a triple that put the potential winning run just 90 feet away. The Rebels then intentionally walkedandto load the bases for pinch hitter. The sophomore lined the second pitch of the at bat into right field, sending the Cardinals home with a victory.(1-0) tallied his second career victory, as he picked up the final out of the ninth and tossed a scoreless 10recorded 1.2 scoreless innings andretired the only two batters he faced in the ninth.Louisville starting pitcherblanked Ole Miss through the first six innings before running into trouble in the seventh. Smith finished with three runs allowed on six hits over a season-best 6.1 innings.The afternoon started strong for Louisville (12-4), astook away extra bases with a catch at the wall to end the top of the first inning. Snider then led off the bottom half with a single and Fitzgerald promptly deposited the second pitch he saw over the left field wall to give the Cardinals an early 2-0 edge.Smith stranded a pair of runners with a strikeout in the second and then settled in with perfect third and fourth innings.The Cardinals got back on the board in fifth following aleadoff single. The junior then stole second and moved to third on Snider's groundout. With two away, Fitzgerald dropped down a perfect bunt on the third base line for a single that stretched the lead out to three.Smith worked a perfect sixth, but the Ole Miss (12-4) offense finally awoke in the seventh. Four straight hits to start the frame tied the game at three, but Kirian entered and immediately put out the rally.Neither offense threatened over the next two innings, setting up the dramatics in the Cardinals' half of the 10Snider and Fitzgerald each had a pair of hits on the day to lead UofL. Snider scored twice, while Fitzgerald drove in three of the four runs.Louisville and Ole Miss will finish off their midweek series on Wednesday at noon ET at Jim Patterson Stadium. Wednesday is Elementary School Day at the ballpark with free admission for all fans.