For a team that entered a must-win weekend in Charlottesville, Louisville (29-20, 9-16 ACC) found themselves on the wrong side of a lopsided affair against a Virginia (39-11, 14-11 ACC) team that was 2-7 in their previous 9 conference games.
Ryan Hawks (L, 5-3) allowed 5 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in the 4 innings he worked on Friday evening. All 5 runs surrendered by Hawks were by the way of the long ball, a three-run home run in the 1st inning, following by a two-run shot in the 3rd. He has consistently been the Cardinals Friday night starter but has not recorded a win since April 6th against Boston College.