Ten teams have an opportunity to advance to the 2025 Men’s College World Series with a win in Super Regional play on Sunday.
Arizona and North Carolina had a decisive Game 3 in their best-of-3 series while Miami and Louisville, in addition to Florida State and Oregon State are also tied at 1-1.
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Elsewhere in the Super Regionals, Arkansas has a 1-0 lead over defending national champion Tennessee and winning on Sunday would send the Razorbacks to Omaha. LSU also won its opener versus West Virginia, as did Duke over Murray State and UCLA versus UTSA.
Coastal Carolina was the first to team to qualify for the MCWS by finishing a sweep of Auburn on Saturday.
Louisville 3, Miami 2
Eddie King Jr.’s two-out double scored Jake Munroe in the seventh inning to put the Cardinals on top. Jake Schweitzer, Justin West and Brennyn Cutts combined for a scoreless final two innings to put Louisville (40-22) among the eight teams going to Omaha.
Ethan Eberle pitched five innings for Louisville, giving up a two-run homer to Max Galvin among his six hits allowed. Schweitzer got the win with three scoreless innings, while Cutts earned the save by retiring the final Hurricanes batter of the game.
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For Miami (35-27), Reese Lumpkin gave up two runs and five hits in 3 2/3 innings. But Will Smith was tagged with the loss after allowing King’s RBI double. It was only the second hit he allowed in 2 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and two walks. Galvin and Daniel Cuvet each had two hits for Miami.
Arizona 4, North Carolina 3
The Wildcats join the Chanticleers and Cardinals in Omaha, defeating the Tar Heels on their home field.
Arizona took a 4-3 lead with a three-run eighth inning as its first four batters reached base, helped by two throwing errors by UNC. Tommy Splaine first scored on a bunt single from Easton Breyfogle. Brendan Summerhill then walked to load the bases and Mason White drove in two runs with a single.
A three-run homer by Jackson Van De Brake gave North Carolina a 3-1 lead in the fifth inning, following consecutive singles from Carter French and Kane Kepley. Arizona starter Smith Bailey was charged with those three runs with five hits allowed, four strikeouts and three walks in six innings.
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Ryan Lynch pitched seven innings for the Tar Heels, allowing three runs (two earned) with five strikeouts. Walker McDuffie took the loss after he allowed the go-ahead run to reach base in the eighth.
Murray State 19, Duke 9
The Racers rebounded decisively after losing Saturday’s Super Regionals opener to Duke, 7-1.
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