Louisville comes back to beat Miami, advance to College World Series

Louisville is going back to the College World Series for the 6th time in program history. The Cardinals punched their ticket to Omaha on Sunday with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Miami, taking the Super Regional 2-1.

Game 3 of a Super Regional comes with edge-of-your-seat drama. Adding to that, it was a tight game that came down to the final at-bat.

Miami wasn’t going down without a fight. The Hurricanes had 2 on with 1 out against Justin West. West recorded the 2nd out before Louisville made 1 last pitching change.

Brennyn Cutts came in and got Jake Ogden to fly out to centerfield to end the game.

Louisville holds on in the 9th to advance to the College World Series

Cardinals lost 6 of their last 7 before regionals… and now have won 5 of their last 6 to get to Omaha. pic.twitter.com/LelMqAidp1

— 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) June 8, 2025

Miami broke the scoring ice in the top of the 3rd inning. Max Galvin put the Canes up 2-0 with a 2-run home run.

Galvin grooves one @max_galvin x @CanesBaseball pic.twitter.com/wRU6qNKQ62

— D1Baseball (@d1baseball) June 8, 2025

The Cardinals battled back with 2 runs on 3 hits in the bottom of the 4th inning to tie it up. Zion Rose had an RBI double for Louisville’s first run. He came home on a fielder’s choice.

On the board. @zionrosebball4 into the corner, @Garretpike2 streaking home.

B4 | Cards 1, Canes 2

ESPN#GoCards pic.twitter.com/SwHlAoGhBF

— Louisville Baseball (@LouisvilleBSB) June 8, 2025

In the 7th, Louisville took with the lead with an RBI double by Eddie King Jr.

EDDIE KING JR FOR THE LEAD

B7 | Cards 3, Canes 2

ESPN#GoCards | @EddieKingJr17 pic.twitter.com/Oyizirye7o

— Louisville Baseball (@LouisvilleBSB) June 8, 2025

Louisville appears to be a dangerous team that has gotten hot at the right time. The Cardinals had dropped 6 of their last 7 before the NCAA Tournament. They have now won 5 of their last 6 games, only dropping Game 2 of Super Regionals to UM, 9-6.

The Cardinals head to Omaha with a 40-22 overall record. They will face the winner of the Corvallis Super Regional between Oregon State and Florida State.

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