Louisville (18-3, 2-2 ACC) was not able to wake-up the bats in a cold, dreary day in South Bend, dropping their first true road game of the season to a struggling Notre Dame (11-8, 3-4 ACC) team. The only game in which the Cards recorded fewer runs and hits this season came against Bowling Green in a 2-1 victory.
The pitching staff, which consisted of Ryan Hawks (L, 4-1), Evan Webster, and Tucker Biven, held the Fighting Irish nearly 1.5 runs below their season average. Hawks (5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K’s) was in cruise control through the 4th inning, but Notre Dame started to barrel up on a few balls as they became more familiar with him through the middle innings.