LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Interstat) — Henry Zatkowski tossed six shutout innings of no-hit baseball, striking out six, as Virginia defeated Louisville 8-3 on Thursday afternoon at Jim Patterson Stadium. The Cavaliers improved to 35-18, while the Cardinals fell to 28-26.

Virginia scored five unearned runs in the second inning after a fielding error by the shortstop, with Joe Tiroly delivering a two-run single. The Cavaliers added three more unearned runs in the third on Eric Becker’s RBI single and a run-scoring fielder’s choice. Virginia tacked on another unearned run in the sixth on a walk.

Louisville answered in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single by Slanker. The Cardinals scored twice in the eighth on an RBI single by Alicea and a run-scoring error by the second baseman. Zatkowski (6 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 6 K) earned the win. Tyler Kapa and Lucas Hartman also pitched for Virginia. Joe Olson, TJ Schlageter and Kian Vorster worked in relief for Louisville.