Big East: Scarlet Knights Won't Go Away

By Grant Tunkel - May 25, 2007

There doesn't seem to be any quit in Rutgers, as the Scarlet Knights have taken the lead back from the Cardinals.

Rutgers' first two hitters, Frazier and Bionde, reached base via a walk and a single. Third place hitter Ryan Hill then bunted back to the pitcher Meade, who had Frazier at third. But his throw went awry, scoring Frazier and advancing Bionde and Hill to 3rd and 2nd, respectively. Meade was lifted for Kyle Hollander, with Louisville clinging to a 1-run lead and 2 runners in scoring position and clean-up hitter Dave Williams at the plate.

But Hollander, who struck out 4 Rutgers hitters in 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief on Wednesday, could not stop the bleeding. Williams singled to right, scoring Bionde, and Tom Edwards grounded out slowly to second, scoring Hill to give Rutgers the lead. Hollander then hit Jon Gossard, before he was lifted for lefty Gavin Logsdon.

Logsdon got Tim Querns to ground into a fielder's choice, but Frank Meade Absolutely crushed a pitch over the double wall just left of center for a 3-run blast, and that home run must've traveled more than 400 feet. Donny Callahan - the 9th hitter of the inning for Rutgers - flied out to right, but the damage was done.

11-7 Rutgers, middle of the 7th.