LOUISVILLE, Ky. - This past Sunday was a big day for the Louisville baseball program.
For starters, the Cardinals were able to complete the series sweep over Clemson, courtesy of a walk-off home run from catcher Jimmy Nugent. As it currently stands, with an overall record of 26-18, UofL is on the outside of the NCAA Tournament looking in. But their sweep of the Tigers puts them at a five-game win streak, which could be just the momentum they need to make a push before the regular season ends.
As big of a day as it was for the team as a whole, it was also a history-making one for Tague Davis.
Stepping up to the plate in the eighth inning, the left-handed first baseman jumped on a 0-2 breaking ball from Tigers reliever Dion Brown, and blasted it 417 feet just to the right of dead-center field for a leadoff home run.
Not only did this give the Cardinals insurance in what was then a one-run game (and wound up helping take the game to extra innings), it gave Davis his 26th homer of the season to set the…