Louisville stuns Arizona with 6-run 8th inning to come back, win CWS elimination game
By Andrew Olson
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Arizona was in control of the 2025 College World Series‘ first elimination game until everything came unraveled. Louisville lives to fight another day thanks to a 6-run 8th inning lifting the Cardinals to an 8-3 victory. Arizona is the first team eliminated from Omaha.
The Wildcats struck first, taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning. They would lead 7 1/2 innings until the big inning that swung the game for Louisville.
In the 8th inning, the Cardinals scored 6 runs on 6 hits and 2 errors. It all started when the leadoff batter, Jake Munroe, reached on an error by the shortstop.
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The bases were loaded when Louisville’s Zion Rose came up with nobody out. He doubled down the line and it was suddenly a 4-3 game with 2 more in scoring position.
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Everything started going Louisville’s way. The Wildcats appeared to have Garret Pike caught off the bag, but the rundown ended with him sliding safely into home thanks to the second error of the inning.
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Louisville used 3 pitchers in the elimination game. Starter Ethan Eberle was charged with all 3 runs over 3.2 innings. Wyatt Danilowicz provided 1.1 scoreless innings. It was Tucker Biven who kept Louisville in it, pitching 4 scoreless innings and earning the win.
Louisville neutralizes the Arizona threat with a big double play as Tucker Biven works around 1st and 2nd with 0 outs
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3-1 Cats lead heading to the bottom of the 6th
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The Cardinals will next play on Tuesday, facing the loser of Sunday’s Coastal Carolina-Oregon State game in another elimination game.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
