LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Interstat) — The Louisville Cardinals overcame an early deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Panthers 8-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference baseball Saturday at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Pittsburgh built a 5-0 lead before Louisville scored three times in the second. Sebastian Pisacreta’s three-run homer in the third briefly restored the Panthers’ five-run cushion at 8-3. The Cardinals then seized control with a four-run fourth inning, highlighted by RBI singles from Tague Davis and Bayram Hot. Hot drove in another run in the sixth.

Louisville starter Colton Hartman earned the win despite allowing four runs over five innings. Relievers Jake Bean, Peter Michael and Sam Bryan combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings. Pittsburgh’s Joey Ciancimino took the loss. Louisville improved to 17-10, while Pittsburgh fell to 18-7. The teams conclude their series Sunday.