LOUISVILLE (Interstat) — Kade Elam hit two home runs and drove in three runs to lead Louisville to a 14-7 victory over Bellarmine on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Jim Patterson Stadium.

The Cardinals rallied from a seven-run deficit, scoring 14 unanswered runs after falling behind 7-0 in the top of the first inning. Bellarmine’s early burst came on a two-run single by E. Watson and an RBI double by J. Bell, but Louisville’s pitching staff shut down the Knights the rest of the way.

Elam’s first home run came in the bottom of the second inning, a two-run shot to center field that cut the Louisville deficit to 7-2. Tague Davis added a two-run homer in the third, and the Cardinals exploded for seven runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 9-7 lead. The inning included a run-scoring single by Rose, an RBI single by Griffin Crain, and a sacrifice fly.

Louisville pushed across two more runs in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Hot, giving the Cardinals a 10-7 lead. Elam delivered his second homer of the night in the seventh, a solo shot to left field, making it 11-7. The Cardinals added two more runs in the seventh on a two-run single by Moore and capped the scoring in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Rose.

Bellarmine managed only nine hits and stranded runners in scoring position in several innings. The Knights’ bullpen could not contain Louisville’s lineup after the first inning.

Elam finished 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI, extending his recent hot streak. In his previous four games, he went 2-for-5 at Miami on May 9, 2-for-4 at Miami on May 8, 0-for-4 at Miami on May 7, and 1-for-4 with a homer and two RBI at Vanderbilt on May 5.

Davis went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI for Louisville. Griffin Crain was 3-for-5 with an RBI. The Cardinals totaled 16 hits. Louisville pitchers limited Bellarmine to one run over the final seven innings. Tanner Thomas earned the win with 1⅔ innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit and striking out one. Chase Carver threw ⅔ of a scoreless inning for Bellarmine.

Bellarmine dropped to 19-31 overall. The Knights had lost their previous three games, all at Lipscomb, and have lost five of their last six. Louisville improved to 28-25. The Cardinals split a three-game series at Miami over the weekend, winning 16-9 on Friday before losses Saturday and Sunday.

Bellarmine next hosts Eastern Kentucky for a three-game series beginning Thursday. Louisville welcomes Virginia for a three-game set starting Thursday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Bellarmine 3, Louisville 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave Louisville an 89.50 percent probability to win.