Louisville improved to 2-2 on the season and won their fourth straight game over Xavier, dating back to 2018. It’s a win in the scorebook, but the Musketeers, after losing three games to Alabama to open the season, gave the Cardinals all they wanted.
Outside of a Dalton Rushing home run in the second inning, the Louisville bats were dormant until they woke up in the bottom of the 7th, scoring six runs to take command of the game.
Rushing, who reached base in every at bat, paced the Cards at the plate with a home run, a double, two walks, and three RBI.