Nugent’s Clutch Hit Lifts Louisville Past Eastern Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Interstat) — Jimmy Nugent drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning double Wednesday night, lifting the Louisville Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.

Nugent, the Cardinals’ catcher, went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, including a two-run single in the second. His double scored Jax Hisle, who had two RBIs. Louisville erased an early four-run deficit after Eastern Kentucky scored five times across the second and third innings. Colonels catcher Silas Shaffer drove in two runs.

Relievers Jake Schweitzer and Jack Brown combined for three scoreless innings for Louisville. Eastern Kentucky used five pitchers for 3 2/3 innings of shutout relief. The Cardinals evened their record at 4-4, while the Colonels fell to 2-6.