Catching Up At Belknap

Power Slam — Andrew Clark belted a grand slam home run in the top of the ninth inning to power the Baseball Cards to a 10-7 win over South Florida in Tampa on Friday. Chris Dominguez had a two-run homer, raising his total to 10 for the season. They play again Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Game broadcasts are streamed live on CSTV.com (Internet Explorer browser required; Firefox doesn’t work.)

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Need An Umbrella? The first 50 fans at the U of L-UConn lacrosse game Saturday will receive a free U of L lacrosse umbrella. The Cards enter the game at 7-4 overall following Sunday’s 21-18 home loss to Big East foe Loyola. Connecticut will be the third straight opponent for the Cards from the conference. They lost to top-10 ranked and conference foe Georgetown on March 30. U of L will enter Big East competition in 2009.

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Let’s Win Two: The Lady Cards won both ends of a doubleheader against Syracuse Friday by scores of 6-1 and 8-5. Third baseman Chelsia Bemis had a three-run home run in the first game and two hits in the second, driving in seven runs in the twinbill. They play another doubleheader Saturday against Pittsburgh, starting at 11 a.m.

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Nicklaus Watch List — Senior golfer senior Derek Fathauer was named by The Golf Coaches Association of America to the watch list for the 2008 Jack Nicklaus Award, presented annually to the NCAA player of the year. Fathauer is one of the top players in the history of Louisville golf, having won six tournaments in his career, including two this season. He became the first U of L player in school history to earn All-America honors last season.

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Take That Hoosiers — The U of L volleyball team continued its spring season with a strong showing at Indiana University last weekend. The Cardinals beat Indiana, Southern Illinois and IUPUI in pool play and then went on to beat the opposing pool play winner, Butler, in straight games. “This was exactly what we needed in a spring tournament,” said coach Leonid Yelin. “Competition that is well-coached, challenged us and exposed any weakness we might have. We did not lose a single game so I was very pleased with the way we played.”