Survive and advance,
In the first win-or-go-home game of the weekend, Louisville responded in a big way with their backs against the wall, facing the two-seeded Ducks.
Carson Liggett, Michael Prosecky, and Tate Kuehner held Oregon to 5 runs as they halted a late inning comeback effort by Oregon.
Liggett tossed the longest inning of his young career, giving up 2 runs in 4 innings of work. His outing could have gone even longer without an egregious balk call that wiped out a spectacular play by Levi Usher in center field.
Prosecky, the Cardinals closer, gave up 3 runs in 3.