OMAHA, Neb. — Zion Rose’s two-run single gave Louisville its first lead during a six-run eighth inning, and the Cardinals knocked Arizona out of the College World Series with an 8-3 win Sunday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.
Atlantic Coast Conference member Louisville’s 19th comeback win of the season moved the Cardinals (41-23) to another elimination game Tuesday against Oregon State (48-15-1), which lost 6-2 to Coastal Carolina in a second-round matchup Sunday night.
Arizona (44-21), which won the Big 12 this year in its first season after leaving the Pac-12, has lost six straight CWS games over three appearances since 2016. The Wildcats lost 7-4 to No. 13 national seed Coastal Carolina on Friday night, when the Chants used a three-run eighth inning to go ahead for good.
The Cardinals trailed 3-1 early against Arizona and came up empty after having runners in scoring position in the third, fourth and fifth innings. By then, coach Dan McDonnell had seen enough, and he gave his players a stern talking-to in the dugout with the hope of sparking a breakthrough.
“When I’m not happy,” he said, “they’re going to know.”