Louisville baseball run-rules Seton Hall again, takes weekend series at Jim Patterson Stadium in 13-3 win

Louisville secures series before Sunday finale

The University of Louisville baseball team clinched its three-game weekend series against Seton Hall with a 13-3 win in eight innings on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Jim Patterson Stadium. The result came one day after Louisville opened the series with a 16-1 run-rule win on Friday, March 6, ending that game after seven innings.

Saturday’s victory improved Louisville to 9-5 overall at the time of the game, while Seton Hall fell to 4-6. The series concluded Sunday, March 8, with a 1 p.m. first pitch scheduled in Louisville.

How the game got out of reach

Louisville’s decisive separation came early. The Cardinals scored in the first inning and then posted seven runs in the second, taking advantage of both extra-base hits and defensive mistakes. Louisville finished with 14 hits and drew seven walks, while Seton Hall was charged with five errors.

After Seton Hall scored in three consecutive innings to cut into the deficit, Louisville added three runs in the fifth inning and then produced the two runs needed in the eighth to trigger the run-rule ending.

• Louisville’s seven-run second inning included a two-run home run and a two-run double.
• Seton Hall’s offense featured run-scoring hits in the second, third and fourth innings, but did not score again after the fourth.
• The game ended in the bottom of the eighth after Louisville extended the margin to 10 runs.

Key contributors and pitching summary

Louisville received multi-hit performances throughout the lineup, led by shortstop Alex Alicea and second baseman Kade Elam, who combined for six hits and four RBIs. First baseman Tague Davis drove in three runs and hit his seventh home run of the season. Catcher George Baker also produced two RBIs, including a run-scoring bunt single in the eighth.

On the mound, Louisville starter Wyatt Danilowicz worked five innings, striking out eight and allowing three earned runs. The bullpen kept Seton Hall off the scoreboard the rest of the way, with left-hander Casen Murphy covering the sixth and seventh innings and right-hander Kian Vorster pitching a scoreless eighth.

What the series result means

With consecutive run-rule victories to open the weekend, Louisville secured its first series win over Seton Hall since 2010, dating to the programs’ earlier era of shared conference membership. The two wins also continued Louisville’s early-season rebound after a 3-4 start, marking a stretch in which the Cardinals won six of seven games.

Scoreboard context: Louisville ended Friday’s opener 16-1 after seven innings and Saturday’s game 13-3 after eight innings, clinching the series before the Sunday finale.