Arizona starter Smith Bailey held that 3-1 lead until the seventh inning, when Louisville led off with a Garret Pike double and bunt single from Neighbors. Bailey was relieved by Garrett Hicks, who allowed a sacrifice fly by Lucas Moore.

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.

The No. 21 University of Arizona baseball team (44-21, 18-12 in Big 12) capped off its season after facing a heartbreaking 8-3 loss on Sunday, June 15, to the University of Louisville in an elimination game at the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha,

The first weekend of the 2025 College World Series is behind us, and this year's group is now down to seven teams.

Arizona was the first team to arrive in Omaha, landing on Tuesday after spending an extra day in North Carolina following a Super Regional that saw the Wildcats take advantage of a huge break to get back to the College World Series.

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Gavin Turley hit a walk-off double to give his team a 4-3 win after the Beavers blew a two-run lead in the top of the ninth. Aiva Arquette, one of the top prospects for the 2025 MLB Draft, set it up with a one-out single, then motored first-to-home on Turley's line drive into left field.

Six conferences and an independent will be represented at the College World Series. None were among the final eight in Omaha a year ago.