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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Freshman
Isaiah Pasteur hit the first two home runs of his career, batting in three runs, as No. 19 Indiana shut out No. 7 Louisville, 3-0, on Tuesday at Bart Kaufman Field.
The Hoosiers, who have won 13 of their last 14 games, snapped the Cardinals' seven-game winning streak and won their fifth consecutive game against Louisville.
Pasteur led off the bottom of the third inning with his first homer to left field, a solo shot, and then repeated the effort again in the fifth with
Will Nolden's sacrifice bunt.
IU, which matched its best start in the three-year history of Bart Kaufman Field at 7-0, held Louisville to five hits and didn't allow a single Cardinal to reach third base all game.
The Hoosier pitching staff was outstanding once again, chalking up 12 strikeouts -- the fifth time in the last six games that Indiana has tallied 10 or more.
RHP
Scott Effross received the start and tossed four innings with a team-high five strikeouts, while allowing just two hits to earn the win.
RHP
Austin Foote came in for Effross to pitch 2.1 innings and strike out four while giving up just one hit.
The Cardinals threatened in the eighth inning, placing runners on first and second with zero outs, but
Luke Harrison pulled IU out of the jam, retiring the next three batters in order.
Ryan Halstead came on in the ninth inning to strike out two and earn his team-high fifth save of 2015.
GAME NOTES
••• Indiana has won 13 of its last 14 games.
••• Indiana is now 7-0 at Bart Kaufman Field, matching the team's best start in three years at the ballpark. The Hoosiers are 45-8 all-time at Bart Kaufman Field (.849).
••• IU is 26-21 all-time against Louisville in 47 meetings dating back to 1937. The Hoosiers have won five consecutive games against the Cardinals and seven of the last eight. Tuesday's game was the sixth time IU has shutout Louisville all-time.
••• Tuesday marked Indiana's third shutout win of the season, all coming in the last four games.
••• For the fifth time in six games, Indiana recorded 10-plus strikeouts with 12, led by five from
Austin Foote, who matched his career high.
••• IU is 44-7 in the month of March since 2013 and improved to 12-1 in 2015.
••• Freshman IF
Sam Travis did so vs. Morehead State on April 11, 2014. Pasteur's three RBI were also a career high.
••• Sophomore IF
Austin Cangelosi tied Pasteur for the team lead with two hits, marking the fourth time in six games that Cangelosi has registered multiple hits.
••• Senior RHP
Ryan Halstead recorded his team-high fifth save of 2015, tying for the 10th-most in a single season all-time at IU. Halstead owns the top two marks in a single season with 11 in 2013 and nine in 2011. He also owns the career record with 28 saves.
••• Senior RHP
Luke Harrison made his 73rd career appearance, the fifth-most at Indiana. His next appearance will tie him for fourth at IU.
Go Hoosiers!
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