Louisville Takes on Oregon State Friday at College World Series
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville baseball team starts up play at the College World Series on Friday at 7 p.m. ET against Oregon State at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. The game will be televised on ESPN and can be heard on 93.9 The Ville and 970 WGTK.
THE CARDS RETURN TO AMERICA'S HEARTLAND
Louisville is back in Omaha for the sixth time in program history and the first time since 2019. The Cardinals previously reached the College World Series in 2007, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019. Louisville's deepest run came in its most-recent trip, reaching the bracket final in 2019.
LOUISVILLE'S PATH TO OMAHA
The Cardinals started the road to Omaha by winning the Nashville Regional, just the second time in program history the Cardinals had won a road regional. Louisville then defeated Miami in three games in the Louisville Super Regional to punch its sixth ticket to the College World Series.
THE LOUISVILLE SIDE OF THE BRACKET
Louisville will take on Oregon State in its opening contest Friday night. The Cardinals will then play either Arizona or Coastal Carolina on Sunday. Oregon State defeated the Cards in the 2013 CWS in the only previous meeting between the two programs. Louisville's last meeting with Coastal was a loss in the 2002 Athens Regional. Meanwhile, the Cardinals notched a 13-1 mercy rule victory over Arizona in Arlington, Texas, back in February of this season.
LOUISVILLE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
- Making their 14th NCAA Championship appearance in the 19 seasons under head coach Dan McDonnell, the Cardinals are 56-34 overall in NCAA postseason games during that span.
- Louisville won a road regional for just the second time in program history after sweeping its way through the Nashville Regional. The last time the Cards won a regional on the road was in 2007 at Missouri.
- Louisville played in its 10th super regional, all since 2007. The Cardinals are one of five programs to have appeared in 10 super regionals during that time – Florida State, LSU, Florida, North Carolina.
- Louisville has now advanced to the College World Series for the sixth time in its 15 NCAA Championship berths. The Cardinals are 39-14 in NCAA Regional games, 13-10 in NCAA Super Regional games and 4-10 in College World Series games.
- The Cardinals are appearing in the College World Series for the fifth time since 2013, tied for the second-most among all programs over that time.
