By Jeff Milby–
On paper, the match-up between No. 2 baseball (39-6) and Miami (OH) was one-sided, but at Jim Patterson Stadium on March 2, it played out like a cat-and-mouse game. With Miami (19-27) racing out to a five-run lead, the Cardinals turned it on late behind two Devin Mann RBIs and a Brendan McKay home run.
Miami got on the board in the top of the first inning. Lead-off man Tyler Harris scored from third on a Landon Stephens single.
In the third inning, the Redhawks added two more. Ross Haffey and Harris both scored as the result of another Stephens single, though Haffey scored on a Louisville throwing error.