Louisville vs #1 Vanderbilt | Regionals Winners Bracket | 2025 College Baseball Highlights

This is 19 straight national tournament appearances now for Vanderbilt. The longest current tournament streak in the country. And the first pitch to Moore is swung on and slicing foul off the bat of Moore. So Kline works the count full. And now swings, sends it opposite field deep to left. Braden Holcomb is there and he watches it leave. Goodbye home run. Matt Kline. Opposite field power for his fifth home run of the year. And his second in two days. And Louisville, two batters in, jumps out in front. Vandy beat Louisville twice and won it all. Called strike three. And he stepped up big. Second team all ACC. This one lifted deep right field. Jacob Humphrey going back on the warning track. He'll make the catch. In Louisville a few weeks ago. Opposite way and that is going to get down for a hit for Rigdon. Right in front of Zion Rose in left field. Rigdon takes off. Swung on to third. This could be a tough play. Throw is in time. They get the runner. Never slowing down is Rigdon. And he goes all the way to third base on the play. I'm not sure what they're seeing. The ball, in my mind, clearly beats Austin. And that foot looked like it was on the bag. I don't see why both of them came up. Well, you can see Austin saying he's off the bag. After a review, the call on the field has confirmed the runner is out. Rigdon at third. Swung out and missed. And Nelson's going to have to sit out. Out number two. Three and a half weeks ago, early May. Hit on the ground to short. Gobbled up there by Alex Alisaia. His throw is low. But Tate Davis makes another good play at first base. One, two, hit hard into right field. Base hit. Rose goes the opposite way. Long set for Bowker. There he goes. Swung on. Missed. Here's the throw. And it is not in time. Nice job by Farsi. Just not in time. Oh. Flailing swing there by Davis. So, he goes down on strikes. That fooled him. Nakamayu neighbors up there. Pops it up. Foul ground. Brody Johnston giving it a look. And it comes back toward the line. And he makes the catch. It's been one of the best short stops he's ever had. Only two errors for Vastine this year. He wraps it to neighbors at second. And that is a one, two, three second for Tucker Biven. Everybody's finally healthy. And called strike three more. Georgetown transfer Cody Bowker looking for a one, two, three inning. And he's got it. Farsi's going to have to throw down to first. Biven's pitch. Chop left side. Charging is Monroe. He throws on the run. Low throw. Down and out at first by Tague Davis. Here's the 3-0 pitch. And walked him four straight out of the zone. So, Mancini's aboard. And here's Rigdon who has the lone hit for Vanderbilt tonight. Kline can't find it. Mancini at second. And that's going to get away from home plate. Kline looking for it again. Rounding third. Coming home. Mancini slides and scores. Amazing base running for the Commodores here in the third inning from Mike Mancini. He never slowed down. And now we're tied at one. Biven has now thrown seven straight out of the zone. Make it eight in a row. One out. Man on. Swung on and missed. And Biven gets a big out of R.J. Austin for out number two. Against Wright State. And he hammers this one to straightaway center. Lucas Moore is going to camp under it and make the catch. Here's Jake Monroe leading it off for Louisville here in the fourth inning. Oh, that rode in and it hit him. Pointed out in the meeting with all the captains, Eddie, I need you to step it up. Strikeout. Throw down to second. Double play. And Vanderbilt has three of those cut stealings. Popped up. Should be an easy play for Nelson. And it is. Cody Barker. Starting to cruise along here as we're through the fourth. All right. All the inner squad games and simulated games that you guys had through the fall and early spring. But he strikes out Johnston to start the fourth. And strikes out Braden Holcomb looking. Two outs for Colin Bursey. Jumps on the first pitch. Lifts it into right field. Eddie King ranges over. And he's going to make the catch. Tucker Biven. Solid fourth inning. Zion Rose for Louisville. This is poked out to left center and deep. R.J. Austin on the run. And it is gone. Goodbye. Home run. Zion Rose leads off the fifth inning with a blast to left center. His 12th of the year. And Louisville's back in front. Zion Rose right here ambushes that first pitch fastball. And this one is hit well for Tague Davis to the gap. It's going to run all the way to the wall. Davis scampers into second with a stand-up double. Well, here comes Louisville now in the fifth inning. Davis at second for Camayu Neighbors. And he lays down a perfect bunt. Over to third goes Davis. Play at first. In time, they got him. Neighbors moves well. What a sacrifice. Perfectly placed. This is the moment where you need to get a punch out. You need to get some pop-ups, something in the infield. Swung out and missed. Struck him out. Be big for Bowker if he can limit the damage to just one run here in the inning. Hit to the deep spot. It's short. And a bad throw from Vastine. A run comes in. Morris brought his lead in just a little bit. 1-2. Chopper over the mound. And that's going to end the inning as Rigdon steps on the bag. Walking a couple of wild pitches led to the run that Mancini scored. Swung out and missed. Gets another strikeout. And he's number five. And this is Humphrey. Hits it hard, skips under the glove of Monroe into left field. Man, that ball had hair on it. Has four on the year. Chopper to first. They're going to try and get two. The lead runner is hit in the back of the helmet and he's safe. Humphrey got hit right in the head with that throw from Tag Davis. First and second and one out. He's got a chance. It's probably not going to be a double play. One thing I would say, Tag Davis has got to get out of the baseline. He's got to find a way to make this throw inside. Trying to dig deep here. Line drive caught. It's the only out they'll get. Biven, his pitch is chopped. Going to be a tough play for Monroe. He has no play. Stumbling, getting to first base is Austin, but he does. And the throw gets away. And Austin is going to move up. Everyone's going to move up. And that is a run for the Commodores. Once Monroe makes the move to try to get Humphrey on the tag, the play's over. Don't do any more. And he tries to do a little bit too much with it, launches his ball, goes into the dugout. It could have been a double play. Things have gotten out of control here for Louisville. Now ground ball, and that's going to end the inning. Stepping out of the bag is Davis. You want a chance to get deep in this game. This is hammered to left center, and that's going to run the gap. Jake Monroe cruises into second base, standing up. Leadoff hitter is on here in the sixth inning for Louisville. Cooper right there. Ground ball. Fastine looks back. The runner throws. And Eddie King Jr. is retired. He is 0 for 3. And lost him. Swung on and missed. East Husement battles back and gets the second out of the inning. 3-2 ballgame. 3-2 pitch, outside, walked him, bases loaded. It's been a nice addition on the infield for the Cardinals this season. Hits it hard to short. Backhanded by Fastine. He'll flip to second for the outs. The Commodores need it at the right time. And it sparked the comeback. This one, knocked down at third by Monroe, won't have a play. 3-2. Hit to the hole, and that's going to get through into left field. Back-to-back hits for Vanderbilt here in the sixth inning. And now trying to take third is Johnston, and he's going to get there. Did not catch last year because of an arm injury. He's been great behind the plate. And lines one right to Monroe, who can't make the catch. Has to throw to first. And all Monroe can do is really defend himself. Gets the glove up, kicks out of the glove. Runners in scoring position in that loss at Louisville. And swung on and missed by Fastine. Two down. Designated hitter. Hit a big home run last night. Yeah, he actually hits lefties better than he hits righties. Tag to left. It's going to stay in the ballpark. Zion Rose coming in, makes the catch. And Justin West walks a tightrope. This is lined into right field. Base hit. Ali Sayah. Klein waiting patiently. The 2-2 pitch. Back to Fennell. Goes to second for one. To first. Double play. Great stretch by Nelson at first as he digs it off the turf. And it is 9-1 Miami in that ballgame. Swung on and missed. Mike Mancini strikes out. Justin West, great teammate. Yeah, just best athlete on the field. Could play anywhere. Skids over to neighbors. And that is a 1-2-3 inning for Justin West. And that's a strikeout for the Raper. Jake Monroe looks at strike three. First out of the eighth. Coach McDonald said he had at least two home runs robbed this season. This one is hit well to left field down the line. And it's going to be in the corner. King is going to head for second. And the throw not in time. Eddie King, Jr., one out, double here in the eighth. Yeah, these guys can swing it and play a lot like their coach did in college at the Citadel. That's going to be a punch out. Do not have to give in. You got an open base. To center. Ball not carrying tonight. R.J. Austin backpedaling. Catches it near the warning track. They have the magic again tonight. This one is lined to right. The shift is on and it's caught. And I can't imagine you ever did that. Swung on and missed. Struck him out. No slippage there for Daniel Levitch. Two outs. Base is empty. The 2-2 hit hard. Hit high. Hit deep. Right field. Long run. King. He makes a running catch in the corner. Eddie King, Jr. Great speed to get to that ball. Pendle's first pitch. And Ali Sayah lays it down one-handed by Johnston. Great throw. Oh, not in time. There he goes. Good call. Here's the throw from Barsi, and it is late. Stolen base. Ali Sayah. 30th stolen base on the year for Ali Sayah. Popped up. Off the bat of Moore. Long run coming in. Holcomb got there. Six, seven, and eight due up for the Doors. Schweitzer's pitch misses down 2-2. Look at him. R.J. Hamilton. A little speed now on the bases for Vanderbilt. Put something in play. Ali tried, and he swings and misses. Humphrey thinking he's getting a two-seamer. He's getting a four-seamer. Completely different spin. Strikes him out on three pitches. The number one national seed, but trying to get a win. This is lined into right field. Base hit. Mancini on his way to third as Hamilton. He is going to be held up there. As the throw comes in quickly from the outfield corner by King here tonight. As Ruston Rigdon takes a strike inside, and Rigdon did not like it. Time is cold. Yeah, breaking ball caught the bottom of the zone. One strike back up the middle, and a race to the bag. Louisville's going to win the ball game. Ali Sayah beat Mancini to second base, and the Cardinals win it. 3-2. There will be no magic in Music City tonight for the Dorms.