Kentucky won three straight elimination games last Sunday and Monday to advance to the program’s first super regional. After Friday’s 5-2 loss to Louisville, UK will need to win two more elimination games to get to the College World Series.
Louisville, which had won 67 of its last 74 games at Jim Patterson Stadium, rode good pitching and a three-run homer by Drew Ellis to victory. The Cardinals can win the best-of-three super regional and advance to the World Series by defeating Kentucky either Saturday or Sunday.
U of L (51-10) got strong starting pitching from Kade McClure.