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EKU Baseball Game At Louisville Moved To Wednesday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University's baseball game against Louisville, originally scheduled for Tuesday, has been moved to Wednesday.
 
The game will begin at 2:30 p.m. ET and air live on the ACC Network Extra.
 
THE COLONELS
-  EKU dropped to 2-5 after losing all three games at Dayton over the weekend.
 
-  Redshirt freshman Dylan Littlefield has hit a home run in four straight games.  In those four games, Littlefield hit .412 with 10 RBIs, five runs scored and one double.  He struck out just one time in 17 at bats and had a 1.176 slugging percentage.
 
-  Jacob Price turned in EKU's first quality start of the season.  The redshirt junior right-hander pitched 6 2/3 innings against Dayton on Saturday, allowing three runs on seven hits.  He did not walk a batter and struck out two.

-  Griffin Howell has made three appearances for the Colonels in relief and hasn't allowed a run.  In three innings of work he has given up two hits, two walks and struck out three.
 
-  Freshman Johnny Bingham will make his first collegiate start.  The right-hander has made two relief appearances without allowing an earned run in 2 1/3 innings.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Louisville is 3-4 overall and coming off a loss to No. 5 Auburn on Sunday.  UofL beat Nebraska, 4-2, at the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series in Arlington, Texas before falling to Michigan (8-5) and Auburn.
 
-  Third baseman Bayram Hot leads the team with a .393 batting average.  First baseman Tague Davis is hitting .387 with three home runs, 10 RBIs and eight runs scored.
 
-  Ty Starke has made two appearances out of the bullpen and has not allowed a run in 2 2/3 innings.  He has given up just one hit and one walk while striking out one batter.
 
-  Senior Peter Michael will get the start for the Cardinals.  The righty is 0-0 with an 18.00 ERA this season.  In one appearance, a start against Xavier, he allowed six runs on seven hits in three innings and struck out five.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  Louisville has a 73-49 advantage in the all-time series.  The Cardinals are 53-19 in games played in Louisville.  U of L has won three straight in the series, including an 11-5 victory in the most recent meeting, on April 29, 2025 in Louisville.
 
-   Silas Shaffer finished 2-for-2 with a walk and three RBIs in the last meeting with UofL.  Gavin Faulkner pitched an inning of scoreless relief.  Hot led the Cardinals with a 3-for-4 game with two home runs, two runs and four RBIs.

 
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Players Mentioned

Gavin Faulkner

#7 Gavin Faulkner

LHP
6' 2"
Senior
L/L
Silas Shaffer

#34 Silas Shaffer

INF/C
6' 3"
Junior
R/R
Dylan Littlefield

#10 Dylan Littlefield

OF
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
L/R
Johnny Bingham

#33 Johnny Bingham

RHP
6' 3"
Freshman
R/R
Jacob Price

#15 Jacob Price

RHP
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Griffin Howell

#22 Griffin Howell

RHP
6' 1"
Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Gavin Faulkner

#7 Gavin Faulkner

6' 2"
Senior
L/L
LHP
Silas Shaffer

#34 Silas Shaffer

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
INF/C
Dylan Littlefield

#10 Dylan Littlefield

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
L/R
OF
Johnny Bingham

#33 Johnny Bingham

6' 3"
Freshman
R/R
RHP
Jacob Price

#15 Jacob Price

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
RHP
Griffin Howell

#22 Griffin Howell

6' 1"
Junior
L/R
RHP