Eddie King Jr.'s 2-out double scored Jake Munroe in the seventh inning to put the Cardinals on top. Jake Schweitzer, Justin West and Brennyn Cutts combined for a scoreless final two innings to put Louisville (40-22) among the eight teams going to Omaha.

Arizona capitalized on a pair of fielding errors in the top of the eighth inning to score three runs and stun the Diamond Heels 4-3.

The Wildcats couldn’t solve North Carolina freshman Ryan Lynch, who had allowed only two hits and three baserunners, and one mistake from their first-year pitcher was looking like it would be the difference.