Rusty Nailed

 RE-CAP   The Louisville Longhorns returned from their hardball hiatus tanned, rested, but, alas, not quite ready. Having gone two weeks between games, and with only one practice during that period, the rust showed a bit Wednesday night as the ’Horns dropped a 5-2 decision to the Louisville Bulldogs. Despite outhitting the Dogs and committing fewer errors in the field than their 12U opponents, the Longhorns were snakebit by their inability to capitalize on opportunities, failing to get runners in from third base with less than two out on four separate occasions.

Suh-weeney’s suh-weet suh-wing

accounted for two base hits on the night.

 WEDNESDAY WORTHIES   Suh-weet Suh-weeney: On top of going 2-for-3 with an RBI at the plate, shortstop Trey Sweeney made a sweet (that’s Suh-weet, with a capital “Suh”) play on a grounder in the hole to dismiss a dismayed Bulldog batsman in the fifth frame... Noteworthy Knock: Bryce Elmore’s fifth inning double gave the Longhorns at least one extra base hit in 20 straight games... One El of a Gun: Elmore and Sweeney paired to negate a would-be sack-snatcher in the second inning, with Sweeney taking Elmore’s heavy-duty heave to second base and sweeping a tag on the foiled looter... Puttin’ on the Hits: With a 2-for-2 night, Andrew Arnold now has 6 hits in his last 8 at bats... Center of Attention: Noah Baugher, patrolling the central pasture with aplomb, sent three different Bulldog batters back to the pine after tucking away shots that were inadvisably struck in his general direction.

Bryce Elmore socks a fifth-inning two-sacker.