Rob Childress knew that his ball club faced a steep uphill battle if they found themselves behind early against an ultra-talented Louisville team. Unfortunately for Texas A&M that’s exactly what how things played out as the seventh-seeded Cardinals (53-10) hung a five-spot on his Aggies (41-22) in the second inning and went to post an 8-4 victory on Sunday afternoon at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
Louisville junior Brendan McKay, a three-time John Olerud winner for the best two-way player in the nation, got the big inning started with a base hit to left field. First baseman Drew Ellis followed up with a single to right to move McKay to third, then shortstop Devin Hairston made it 1-0 with a RBI single through the left side.