74°F2:40 PM By Josh Cook
Todd Frazier’s two-run home run propelled the Louisville Bats within one game of the Governors’ Cup Championship series.
Frazier’s one-out blast in the top of the seventh inning gave the Bats a 2-1 win over the host Durham Bulls on Friday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park to give Louisville a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five International League semifinals.
By Josh Cook
The Louisville Bats rode the right arm of Chad Reineke and 10 timely hits to a 1-0 lead over Durham in the Governors’ Cup playoffs.
Reineke pitched seven solid innings, while getting plenty of help from the Bats’ bats, as Louisville beat the Bulls 8-4 Wednesday night at Louisville Slugger Field. The best-of-five International League playoff series continues Thursday night.
By Josh Cook
The Louisville Bats won a game, and a division, Monday afternoon.
The Bats beat the Indianapolis Indians 6-3 on Labor Day, the final day of the International League regular season, at Louisville Slugger Field. Louisville’s victory, coupled with Columbus’ 5-2 loss to Toledo, gave the Bats their third straight IL West title.
By Josh Cook
Ben Jukich and the Louisville Bats manhandled the Toledo Mud Hens on Wednesday night.
Jukich threw seven solid innings, while the Bats pounded out 11 hits to beat host Toledo 8-3 at Fifth Third Field.
The victory kept Louisville (77-61) a half-game behind Columbus (78-61), which beat Indianapolis 4-1 Wednesday, in the International League West with five games remaining in the regular season.
By Josh Cook
It was a night of sacrifice for the Louisville Bats.
The Bats scored all of their runs via the sacrifice fly as they beat the Gwinnett Braves 3-2 Saturday at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Ga.
By Josh Cook
The Charlotte Knights entered Monday as the hottest team in the International League.
But they ended the night as another victim of the red-hot Louisville Bats. Louisville beat Charlotte 11-2 at Knights Stadium at Charlotte, N.C. for its 12th win in its last 16 games.
By Josh Cook
The Louisville Bats are finally starting to catch up to the weather.
Coming off the hottest June on record in the city Louisville's Triple-A baseball team is off to a red-hot start in July.
The Bats improved to 8-3 this month Saturday night with their 4-2 win over International League West-leading Columbus in front of 10,222 at Louisville Slugger Field.