LOUISVILLE, Ky. – EKU plays at No. 4 ranked Louisville on Tuesday.
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The game is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. and will air live on the ACC Network Extra.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
- Â Louisville leads the all-time series 58-34.
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-  The Cardinals, ranked seventh at the time, beat the Colonels 10-3 in Louisville last season. In 2021, EKU beat then seventh ranked UofL, 6-3, in Richmond.
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THE COLONELS
- EKU is 4-4 this season. The Colonels lost two of three against UNC Asheville over the weekend.
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- Â Newcomer
Miguel Larreal leads the team with a .360 batting average.
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- Â Shortstop
Logan Thomason is hitting .294 with a team-best seven RBIs.
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Charlie Ludwick is batting .321 with a team leading 10 runs scored.
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-Â Sophomore
Isaac Milburn will get the start for the Colonels. The left-hander is 0-2 this season with a 6.75 ERA, having made three appearances and one start.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-Â Louisville is 6-1 on the season, having swept Bucknell, beaten Xavier in a midweek contest and taken two of three from Bowling Green.
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-  Right fielder Eddie King Jr. leads the team with a .429 batting average. First baseman Ryan McCoy leads UofL in runs (10), home runs (4) and RBIs (12).
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-  Junior lefty Greg Farone has made three appearances out of the bullpen. He has a 1.69 ERA, one save and 12 strikeouts in five and one-third innings.
-  Kade Grundy, a sophomore right-hander, will start for the Cardinals. He is 0-0 this year with a 13.50 ERA. In his one appearance, Grundy allowed three runs in two innings and struck out two.
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