With the season on the line during Sunday’s College World Series (CWS) first-round matchup between Louisville and Arizona, Louisville right-handed pitcher Tucker Biven fired a four-inning, two-strikeout save—surrendering zero runs in the process—to advance the Cardinals into the second round of the CWS in Omaha, Neb.

The winners and losers from Day 3 of the 2025 College World Series in Omaha included mid-majors, poor defense and Paul Skenes.

Zion Rose singled to give Louisville its first lead during a six-run eighth inning and the Cardinals knocked Arizona out of the College World Series with an 8-3 win.

Louisville Cardinals baseball won an NCAA CWS elimination baseball game vs Arizona. Three takeaways from UofL baseball's NCAA Tournament win:

The Arizona Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals meet up in Omaha on Sunday with their NCAA Men’s College World Series hopes on the line in the first elimination game of the tournament. Both teams had high hopes coming into the Men’s College World Series, but found themselves on the losing end of a couple of tough battles.

Louisville not only avoids going 0-2 in the College World Series for the third time in six all-time trips, they also complete season sweep over Arizona. The Cardinals previously took down the Wildcats, 13-1 in eight innings, back on Feb. 16 down in Arlington, Texas for the Shriners Children's College Classic.

The Arizona Wildcats find themselves in another win-or-go-home situation, taking on the Louisville Cardinals in a College World Series elimination game. Both teams lost their CWS openers, with the UA falling 7-4 to Coastal Carolina and Louisville getting walked off 4-3 by Oregon State.

The Louisville Cardinals are moving on in the College World Series after a tremendous eighth inning comeback in a must-win game against Arizona.

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The Cardinals enter the Men’s College World Series for the sixth time in program history, and the first time since 2019. After winning the team’s first regional championship in three years, Louisville beat ACC rival Miami in the Super Regional.