Louisville started the game hot scoring five runs in the bottom of the second inning to take a quick 5-0 lead. The action started with a RBI single by Devin Hairston to score Brendan McKay.
Louisville on the board first!!
Devin Hairston smokes an RBI single through the left side... 1-0 Cards in the 2nd. #CWS pic.twitter.com/hnhW7AWW85
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 18, 2017
Colin Lyman stepped up to the plate next and didn't disappoint delivering an RBI single bringing home Drew Ellis.
Cards making some noise in the 2nd!
Colin Lyman's oppo RBI single makes it 2-0... Still 2 on with no outs. #CWS pic.twitter.com/YB8Zb1OGzE
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 18, 2017
Shortly after Colby Fitch drove in two runs with a single to give the Cardinals a 4-0 lead.
MORE CARDS!!
Colby Fitch delivers a 2-run single and Louisville's lead is now 4-0 in the 2nd. #CWS pic.twitter.com/NKHapuAYNu
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 18, 2017
Devin Mann hit the sixth single of the inning to score Logan Taylor.
Devin Mann greets Hill with a RBI single to left field to send Taylor home for the 5th run. LOU 5, A&M 0 - B2
— Louisville Baseball (@UofLBaseball) June 18, 2017
After a quiet third inning Texas A&M scored two runs in the top of the fourth inning.
AGGIES ARE ON THE BOARD!
Walker Pennington drives in Texas A&M's first run of the #CWS. Louisville lead now 5-1 in the 4th. pic.twitter.com/vohSnVf0ZN
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 18, 2017
The #12thMan is getting LOUD!
Another run on a Janca infield single has the Aggies within 3. #CWS pic.twitter.com/URTAl44QHx
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 18, 2017
Aggies' two runs in the top of the fourth inning cut the Cardinals lead to 5-2.
Following a scoreless fifth inning Texas A&M continued to fight for the lead bringing in two more runs in the top of the sixth.
Blake Kopetsky delivered an RBI double to the left field to score ole Bedford.
Blake Kopetsky RIPS an RBI double into the gap in left center and Texas A&M has cut the deficit to 2 in the 6th!! #CWS pic.twitter.com/CJkG9S2PgS
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 18, 2017
Walker Pennington followed with a single to bring home Kopetsky putting the Aggies within one run.
One. Run. Game!!!!!
Another RBI for Walker Pennington!
Louisville 5, Texas A&M 4 - Top 6th#CWS pic.twitter.com/lwm4qA2buK
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 18, 2017
The Cardinals shut down the Aggies answering with two runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 7-4 lead.
Cards doing some damage in the 6th!
2 in already... Still bases loaded with 1 out... Lead is 7-4. #CWS pic.twitter.com/WwD0s3CCLI
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 18, 2017
Louisville sealed the win in the bottom of the eighth inning with a double by Fitch to give the Cardinals an 8-4 win.
Louisville will play the winner of TCU vs. Florida Tuesday at 6 p.m., while Texas A&M will play the loser in an elimination game Tuesday at 1 p.m.
