The Courier-Journal

The Louisville baseball team took a big lead early and never looked back Sunday at Patterson Stadium, as the Cardinals rode a nine-run third inning to a 13-0 win over Virginia Tech.

Louisville (22-5, 8-3 ACC), which has now won the first two games of the series after an 8-4 victory on Saturday, was never in danger in Sunday’s conference showdown against the struggling Hokies (10-18, 1-10 ACC).

The No. 5-ranked Cardinals led 12-0 after the fourth inning, with nine runs coming in the third. Ryan Summers led the way with three hits and two RBIs, Corey Ray hit a two-run homer over the centerfield wall in the third inning, and five other U of L sluggers had two hits on the day. Lefty Drew Harrington got the win on the mound after allowing five hits and no runs in six innings pitched.

U of L has been one of the top offensive teams in the country lately, scoring at least eight runs in each of its past five wins. The Cardinals will look to stay hot at 7 p.m. Monday in the series finale against Virginia Tech at home on ESPNU.

U of L puts away Va. Tech in series opener