This is the third part in a series that looks back at the remarkable season of the 2010 Louisville Bats.
By Josh Cook
The Cincinnati Reds went into Spring Training looking for a leftfielder.
The Reds were set in right field with former Bat Jay Bruce, while Drew Stubbs had the inside track on center after his strong finish to the ‘09 season, but “Who’s in left?” was one of several questions facing the team as players reported to Arizona in late February.
This is the first part in a series that looks back at the remarkable season of the 2010 Louisville Bats.
By Josh Cook
The Louisville Bats were done, stick a fork in them.
By Josh Cook
The Louisville Bats messed the Bulls and got the horns, again.
The Durham Bulls beat the Bats 4-2 Sunday evening at Durham Bulls Athletic Park to win the best-of-five Governors’ Cup playoff series three games to two, and to end a remarkable season for Louisville.
It was the fifth time, and the third year in a row, that the Bulls have beaten the Bats in the International League postseason.
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
Five Durham pitchers limited Louisville to four hits as the Bulls evened their playoff series with the Bats on Thursday night.
Sparked by that pitching, and some early offense, Durham denied Louisville a 2-0 lead in the Governors’ Cup playoffs by beating the Bats 6-2 at Louisville Slugger Field to knot the series at 1-all.
By Josh Cook
The Louisville Bats capped off an incredible, and improbable, 2010 regular season Monday.
Here is a look back at the Top 10 moments of the 2010 season so far, as the Bats prepare for their best-of-five playoff series that begins at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday night against the Durham Bulls at Louisville Slugger Field.
TOP 10 MOMENTS OF BATS' 2010 REGULAR SEASON
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
The Louisville Bats' past got in the way of their present, and maybe their future too, Monday night.
Toledo's Shawn Roof, the son of former Louisville Redbird great Gene Roof, continued to blister Bats' pitching - going 3-for-4 to lead the Mud Hens to a 6-2 victory at Louisville Slugger Field.
By Josh Cook
There was bad news and good news for the Louisville Bats on Saturday night.
The bad news was that they lost to Toledo 8-3 at Louisville Slugger Field.
By Josh Cook
In one memorable episode of 'Seinfeld' George Constanza's high school gym teacher calls him, "Can't Stand Ya."
The Louisville Bats have to feel the same way about Columbus' Jose Constanza after Thursday night. The outfielder went 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored to lead the Clippers to a 5-2 win over the Bats at Louisville Slugger Field.
