Covered by Joshua Salguero

Louisville 8 - Arizona 3

Zion Rose, LF Louisville - 3 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 3 RBI, 1 SB

It might be safe to say Louisville doesn’t win this game without Rose. He shined on all aspects of the game, displaying elite defense, great speed, and coming up clutch with the bat. He had a great diving catch on a ball lined by Brendan Summerhill in the second robbing him of extra bases to set up their top of the lineup. He nabbed the runner attempting an extra base in the sixth to end the inning and stop a potential scoring situation. In the eighth still down by one, he drove in the go-ahead run with a two run single. He stole second which eliminated the double play possibility and then came around to score on a single by Kamau Neighbors by daringly running past a stop sign and making it safely into home for the fourth run of the inning. Pure hustle and great baseball was on total display.

Kamau Neighbors, 2B Louisville - 4 AB, 1 R, 4 H, 1 RBI

I wanted to give a highlight to Kamau Neighbors. Four for four (say that four times fast) with all singles including a RBI single to continue their eighth inning rally. Even when the base hits don’t end up in runs scored, they still add to pitch counts and work the pitcher could have potentially led to the bullpen collapse in the eighth inning. Great game.

Tucker Biven, RHP Louisville - 4 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 K (53 pitches)

What an outing of relief. The Cardinal’s starter exited in just the fourth inning leaving work for the bullpen and Bivens put the pen on his back in the sixth. Following rough starts against Vanderbilt and Miami, Bivens had been moved to the bullpen to serve as long relief and he perfected the role. Although every inning saw a baserunner, no runners scored. He kept the game close and allowed for the eighth inning comeback to seal the deal and secure another game for Louisville as they move on to play Oregon State on Tuesday.

Adonys Guzman, C Arizona - 5 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K

Arizona wasn’t short on hits today but only Adonys Guzman managed to hit when it mattered. Guzman had a contribution with each run, driving in a run with a single in the first, coming in to score on a Garen Caulfield single, and blasting a home run in the third. After the third, silence. Sixteen baserunners including eleven hits and yet just the three runs. Such a frustrating game especially facing elimination, and just like that, Arizona is booking their flight out of Omaha. 

Coastal Carolina 6 - Oregon State 2

Colby Thorndyke, 1B Coastal Carolina - 4 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP

Dean Mihos, DH Coastal Carolina - 4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K

Majority of Coastal Carolina’s runs were built upon mistakes but taking advantage of those mistakes is just as important. An error, walk, and a hit by pitch set up a bases-clearing double for Thorndyke in the first giving the early 3-0 lead. With two runners on in the fourth, a booted potentially inning-ending double play instead gave the Chanticleers another run and the inning to continue. A wild pitch drove in another run in the inning and already that’s five runs scored where honestly none should have. Another free runner with a two-out hit by pitch to Thorndyke gave Dean Mihos the chance to drive him in with a double of his own. Oregon State’s failure to play clean baseball and Coastal Carolina’s ability to make the most of these opportunities was present with the end result. 

Jacob Morrison, RHP Coastal Carolina - 7.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (109 pitches)

One of the most dominant pitchers in D1 continued his reign of terror Sunday. There were early baserunners including a third inning home run to Gavin Turley but he just shut down the door after that. Sixteen consecutive batters were retired before a Canon Reeder single and later Trent Caraway single knocked him out of the game in the eighth. That streak is the third longest streak in Charles Schwab Field history and it set up Coastal Carolina’s twenty-fifth straight win. What a run by the Chanticleers. Their dominance will have to deal with a bit of a break as they wait for the winner of Oregon State’s and Louisville’s matchup on Tuesday before playing on Wednesday. 

Gavin Turley, LF Oregon State - 4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K

Not much offense again from the Beavers but Turley did send a moonshot into the stands and another to the warning track along with a pair of hits so that’s something. That’s three straight two-hit games for him as well as his fifth home run since the start of regionals so he’s doing well to boost his draft stock just before the draft in less than a month.

Ethan Kleinschmit, LHP Oregon State - 4.2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 2 HBP (103 pitches)

Devastating. After the amazing pitcher duel between Kleinschmit and Jamie Arnold in his last outing, Kleinschmit proceeded to melt down in command. The near collapse caused by defense from Saturday’s game continued on to begin Sunday’s as Aiva Arquette threw away a routine grounder to begin the game. From there, Kleinschmit fell apart, walking a batter and hitting a batter before being saved from another hit by pitch with the umpire determining the batter leaned into the pitch, therefore, striking out. Despite this save, Kleinschmit then gave up a bases-clearing double, killing the scoreless inning. The next few innings went smoothly but two runs in the fourth and another in the fifth caused an early exit and left the Beavers trailing by five to which they would fail to come back from.