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LOUISVILLE CARDINALS AT TEXAS CHRISTIAN HORNED FROGS
05/07/2055
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LOUISVILLE CARDINALS AT TEXAS CHRISTIAN HORNED FROGS
GAME ID: 11018 - FRIDAY, MAY 7TH , 2055 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Cardinals (15-23) 0 0 3 5 1 2 0 3 1 15 23 1
Texas Christian Horned Frogs (13-25) 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 9 14 1
Merritt Strokes 6 Hits
Shawn Merritt did a number on the Horned Frogs in the 15-9 Louisville victory -- and the number was 6. The Cardinals first baseman banged out 6 hits in 6 at-bats at Lupton Stadium to lead his club past the Texas Christian Horned Frogs.

"I felt good in the batter's box," he said. "I had confidence in my swing and knew that it was there and that I could get the job done."

Shawn Merritt singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a three-run home run off Ron Lee in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Curt Cox in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.

In 36 games this year, Merritt has posted a .293 average and put up these numbers: 5 home runs, 18 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS CHRISTIAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Dodson LF 5 3 1 2 1 2 3 .309 7 22
   c-J. Dovale PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
S. Merritt DH 6 3 6 5 0 0 0 .293 5 18
R. Field 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .283 8 24
   a-L. MacKim PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 1
   b-D. Surface 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 1
L. Smith 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .283 10 24
J. Nelson RF 6 1 4 2 0 0 2 .368 6 19
A. Lambert C 5 0 1 2 1 1 3 .339 6 28
A. Fain 2B 6 2 2 1 0 2 7 .312 3 16
D. Todd CF 5 2 3 1 1 0 2 .259 1 7
J. Stephens SS 5 2 3 1 1 2 2 .143 0 8
Totals 49 15 23 15 5 10 29      
a - L. MacKim pinch hit for R. Field in the 8th
b - D. Surface substituted for L. MacKim in the 8th
c - J. Dovale pinch hit for M. Dodson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Smith (9, 2nd Inning off R. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Nelson (8, 4th Inning off J. Sharp, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Todd (7, 6th Inning off C. Cox, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Dodson (1, 8th Inning off J. Gillow, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Todd (1, 4th Inning off R. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Merritt 2 (5, 4th Inning off R. Lee, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off C. Cox, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Nelson (6, 6th Inning off C. Cox, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Dodson 3 , S. Merritt 12 , R. Field , L. Smith 3 , J. Nelson 8 , A. Lambert , A. Fain 2 , D. Todd 7 , J. Stephens 3
2-out RBI: M. Dodson , S. Merritt 2 , L. Smith , J. Nelson , A. Lambert , J. Stephens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Dodson , J. Dovale , A. Fain 2 , D. Todd
GIDP: R. Field
Hit by Pitch: L. Smith
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: D. Todd (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Field-Fain-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hawkins RF 6 0 1 1 0 2 5 .380 0 15
W. O'Toole 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .241 4 9
   a-E. Sánchez PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .171 2 8
R. Bell DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .305 11 34
D. Hester LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .288 8 27
R. Brown 1B 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 .288 4 13
   b-J. Salinas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 1 4
   c-G. Smith 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
S. Maxwell 2B 5 2 1 3 0 2 0 .250 2 6
B. Clear SS 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 .313 3 11
C. Dunbar CF 5 0 4 0 0 1 0 .198 2 16
D. Allen C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .218 4 15
   d-B. Bowie PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .391 3 6
Totals 41 9 14 9 4 8 21      
a - E. Sánchez pinch hit for W. O'Toole in the 8th
b - J. Salinas pinch hit for R. Brown in the 8th
c - G. Smith substituted for J. Salinas in the 9th
d - B. Bowie pinch hit for D. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Bell (10, 5th Inning off M. Adams, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Hester (5, 7th Inning off M. Adams, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Dunbar (1, 6th Inning off M. Adams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Maxwell (2, 4th Inning off M. Adams, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Clear (3, 6th Inning off M. Adams, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Brown (4, 7th Inning off M. Adams, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Hawkins , R. Bell 3 , D. Hester 3 , R. Brown 4 , S. Maxwell 4 , B. Clear 4 , C. Dunbar 6 , D. Allen , B. Bowie
2-out RBI: D. Hester
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Sánchez , R. Brown 2 , J. Salinas
GIDP: W. O'Toole
Hit by Pitch: D. Hester , D. Allen
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Lee (1)
Double Plays: 1 (O'Toole-Maxwell-Brown)
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS CHRISTIAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Adams W (3-2) 6.1 8 7 6 3 6 3 112 6.89   
C. Rutledge 2.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 47 8.74   
A. Smith 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Adams 34
Batters Faced: M. Adams 32, C. Rutledge 11, A. Smith 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Adams 8-4, C. Rutledge 2-2, A. Smith 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Adams 112-68, C. Rutledge 47-30, A. Smith 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Smith 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Adams 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lee L (2-5) 3.0 8 7 6 2 3 2 86 7.78   
J. Sharp 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 8 9.95   
C. Cox 3.2 7 3 3 1 4 2 58 10.24   
J. Gillow 2.0 6 4 4 2 3 0 54 12.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lee 16
Batters Faced: R. Lee 20, J. Sharp 3, C. Cox 18, J. Gillow 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lee 3-2, J. Sharp 1-0, C. Cox 2-4, J. Gillow 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lee 86-48, J. Sharp 8-6, C. Cox 58-41, J. Gillow 54-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cox 2-1
WP: R. Lee , J. Gillow
Hit Batsmen: R. Lee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shawn Merritt
Ballpark: Lupton Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:17
Attendance: 908
Special Notes: RP Jacob Sharp was injured while pitching. Shawn Merritt ties the LVL regular season game record for hits with 5. Shawn Merritt sets the LVL regular season game record for hits with 6.
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