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2013 Baseball

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL

Louisville Cardinals 51-14 (20-4 BIG EAST) - At-Large

Head Coach: Dan McDonnell
Ranks (RPI/NCBWA/Baseball America/Coll. Baseball/USA Today): 16/9/10/8/12
NCAA Appearances: 7 (18-15)
Best Finish: CWS, T-5th Place (2007)
Last Finish: Tucson Regional, Runner-Up (2012)

Record vs:	Indiana	Oregon State	Mississippi State
All-time	21-22	0-1	1-1
2013	1-3	0-1	0-0

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES - OMAHA
Saturday, June 15
Game 1	8:00 p.m. ET	Indiana 2, Louisville 0	Watch \| Listen \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score \| Quotes \| Photos
Monday, June 17
Game 2	3:00 p.m. ET	Oregon State 11, Louisville 4	Watch \| Listen \| Live Stats \| Recap \| Box Score \| Quotes \| Photos

GAME DAY INFO: Louisville (51-13) vs. No. 3 Oregon State (50-12)

Date: June 17, 2013
Location: Omaha, Neb.
Venue: TD Ameritrade Park Omaha (24,381)
Radio: News/Talk 1570 AM (WNDA)
TV: ESPN2
Internet: CardsTV (Audio) at GoCards.com
Live Stats: Gametracker at GoCards.com
Twitter Updates: @UofLBaseball

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The fourth-ranked Louisville baseball team faces elimination when they take on No. 3 national seed Oregon State on Monday at 3 p.m., ET/2 p.m., CT at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha on day three of the 2013 College World Series.

After dropping their 2013 CWS opener to Indiana on Saturday night, the Cardinals returned to the practice field on Sunday afternoon conducting a 90-minute open practice session at Creighton University. Following the practice, Louisville coaches and players met with reporters to preview Monday's matchup against the Beavers, who lost their CWS opener to Mississippi State on Saturday.

The winning team in Monday afternoon's elimination game will advance to another elimination game matchup against either Indiana or Mississippi State, while the losing squad will end its 2013 season.

PITCHING MATCHUP
UofL: Jr. RHP Jeff Thompson (11-1, 2.00 ERA)
OSU: Jr. LHP Ben Wetzler (9-1, 2.11 ERA)

LOUISVILLE BY THE NUMBERS...
- NCAA Appearances: 7th (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
- CWS Appearances: 2nd (2007, 2013)
- Overall NCAA Record: 19-16
- Overall CWS Record: 1-3

SERIES OVERVIEW - OREGON STATE
Monday afternoon's elimination game matchup will be the first ever between Louisville and Oregon State on the baseball diamond. The Cardinals are 2-0 against Pac-12 competition this season having won a pair of midweek games against USC in March. Overall, Louisville is 3-7 all-time against current members of the Pac-12.

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Summer Notebook: McKay on Final Team USA Roster
07/01/2015 | Baseball
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Perfect Game Honors McKay as Freshman of the Year
06/30/2015 | Baseball
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06/29/2015 | Baseball
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06/29/2015 | Baseball
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06/29/2015 | Baseball
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06/22/2015 | Baseball
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McKay Named Baseball America Freshman of the Year
06/22/2015 | Baseball
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Baseball America Honors Henzman as Freshman All-American
06/22/2015 | Baseball
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Louisville Announces 2015 Summer Assignments
06/15/2015 | Baseball
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Additional All-America Honors for McKay and Ray
06/11/2015 | Baseball
The All-America honors continued on Thursday for Louisville freshman Brendan McKay and sophomore Corey Ray as both players were recognized by Baseball America and D1Baseball. Read More [+]
McKay Named Finalist for John Olerud Award
06/11/2015 | Baseball
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Three Cardinals Taken on Final Day of MLB Draft
06/10/2015 | Baseball
Louisville infielder Sutton Whiting and lefthanded pitchers Josh Rogers and Robert Strader as well as a pair of prep signees were selected during the final day of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday. Read More [+]
McKay, Ray Named NCBWA All-Americans
06/10/2015 | Baseball
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Dodgers Select Funkhouser in First Round of MLB Draft
06/09/2015 | Baseball
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Season Ends with Heartbreaking Super Regional Loss
06/09/2015 | Baseball
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