University of Louisville News & Perspectives
A new perspective, watching a University of Louisville baseball game from the left field berm. A sunny day, about 60 degrees at the first pitch, Jim Patterson Stadium filling up late for a rivalry game against Kentucky. The 500th game at Jim Patterson Stadium since
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The already caustic rivalry between the universities of Louisville and Kentucky will become more vitriolic after this week’s NCAA Super Regional baseball competition. One season ending, another pursuing glory. Bitter, as in bitter, end for the loser. UK is a newcomer to Super Regional competition, having never won
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On any day when the University of Louisville baseball team is in action at Jim Patterson Stadium, one will find Donald Hairston pacing the concrete deck on the first base side of the field. Hairston, who hails from Lexington, is the father of Devin Hairston, the
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Jim Patterson Stadium was so packed Tuesday that the University of Louisville reportedly had to close the gates for the first time ever, with a record crowd of 6,210 people on hand for the game against Kentucky. The outfield berm was a sea of red
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Nothing better than beating Kentucky for a fifth straight time, as has occurred in both baseball and football. Devin Hairston’s hot bat made the latest win happen for the University of Louisville baseball team with a high bouncer over second base in the bottom of
Read moreSometimes there are collateral happenings during sporting events that seem to signal things are about to change. Like when the lights flickered during the University of Louisville vs. West Virginia blackout football game in 2006, the Cardinals immediately showing new life to capture the lead, going
Read moreHow did that feel, Josh, after losing to Kentucky twice during the regular season? “Third time’s a charm,” said Josh Rogers, walking to left field to join his team after a masterful six innings of shutout pitching to give University of Louisville baseball a 4-1 Regional
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