LOUISVILLE KEEPS THE FLASHES IN CHECK

WARREN OH-  Louisville used a fourth-inning blast to swing momentum and rode it the rest of the way, knocking off Champion 6-2 on Wednesday.

Champion jumped on the board early with a run in the first thanks to a double, but the Leopards didn’t flinch. In the fourth, they turned the game upside down when Addy Campbell launched a two-run shot to center that gave Louisville the lead—and they never looked back.

Katelynn Miller took it from there. The Louisville ace went the distance, scattering seven hits and giving up just two runs while racking up nine punchouts and only issuing two free passes.

Campbell did the damage at the plate too, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs and anchoring the middle of the order. Louisville also made things happen on the bases, swiping four bags and playing clean defensively with no errors. Campbell led the charge in the field as well, logging nine chances.

Champion got a few bright spots at the plate, with a couple RBIs scattered between two hitters and a multi-hit game from Ava Sylvester, but they couldn’t put together a big inning to respond.

Louisville heads to Triway on Friday, while Champion will regroup for a Saturday doubleheader at home against Canton Hoover starting at 11.