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It's ALWAYS good to beat Lou-uh-vull and send their fans home disappointed. A great crowd last night and a game that included just about everything you could ask for in the way of excitement and competitiveness--for more than four hours. Pitching battles are fine on occasion but I prefer the run production most nights.

Beating the #7 team in the country and elevating the pre-conference record above .500 certainly sets the stage for a challenging season in the American. I really believe the Bearcats can compete, particularly if the pitching comes around. Too many walks and hit batters putting runners on base so far this season has been costly.

Finally, it was somewhat bittersweet seeing the Cardinals on our field last night. I will forever regard Louisville as our greatest historical rivalry, so I'm glad this series has continued on the baseball field. But the tragedy of conference realignment has been the elimination of this rival, just 100 miles from our campus, for all other sports. And I'm a bit envious too--when they put the graphic on screen of Louisville's upcoming baseball games and you see all those big brands from the ACC they will play in the coming weeks, it only makes me want UC in that "club" all the more.