On the opening night of the 2025 College World Series on June 13, Oregon State squandered a multi-run lead in the top of the ninth inning against Louisville only to immediately turn around and get a walk-off win.
Four days later, the Cardinals returned the favor.
After giving up a three-run advantage in the top of the ninth inning at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, Louisville showed it had one final punch left it in, loading the bases and getting an RBI sacrifice fly to deep center field from Eddie King Jr. to earn a 7-6 victory against No. 8 Oregon State in an elimination game on June 17.
With the win, the Cardinals will advance to the semifinals of the CWS, where they’ll need to beat Coastal Carolina twice in order to advance to the championship series. With its second loss in the past three days, the Beavers were bounced from the double-elimination tournament, ending any hopes of picking up the program’s fourth national title.
King’s sac fly was his third RBI of the day. The teams combined for four home runs, with Zion Rose and Jake Munroe clearing the fence for Louisville, while Aiva Arquette and Jacob Krieg did the same for Oregon State. Arquette’s homer, a solo shot in the ninth inning, was his 19th of the season and traveled 418 feet, making it the longest home run at the CWS this year.
USA TODAY Sports brought you live updates, scores and highlights from the Louisville-Oregon State CWS elimination game. Scroll below for the full recap:
Louisville vs Oregon State baseball live score
Louisville vs Oregon State highlights
Final: Louisville 7, Oregon State 6
Eddie King Jr. sac fly gives Louisville walk-off win
After giving up a 3-run lead in the ninth inning, Louisville rebounds quickly, getting the bases loaded and Eddie King Jr. hitting a deep drive to center field, bringing in Alex Alicea from third base for the winning run.
The season’s over for No. 8 Oregon State, which drops its second game of the double-elimination tournament. Louisville will move on to face off against Coastal Carolina on June 18. The Cardinals will need to beat the Chanticleers twice to make it to the College World Series championship series.
Oregon State makes pitching change
Oregon State now finds itself up against a wall, with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Given the circumstances, Beavers coach Mitch Canham isn’t taking any chances, pulling reliever Kellan Oakes and replacing him with Zach Edwards.
Louisville gets out of jam
A nightmarish ninth inning very nearly got worse for Louisville, which had surrendered a 6-3 lead and had runners on second and third with no outs and the game tied. Pitcher Tucker Biven is able to get things under control, though, striking out back-to-back Oregon State batters and forcing a pop-out to first to end the threat.
The Cardinals will have a chance to win it in the bottom of the ninth with the game tied 6-6.
Oregon State ties it up off Louisville error
With the bases loaded and no outs, Louisville appeared to be in position to get a double play on a soft grounder, but shortstop Alex Alicea isn’t able to corral the ball in a tough spot, with an Oregon State runner crossing paths with the ball. The ball slips past Alicea and into the outfield, bringing two runners home to tie the game.
The Beavers have runners on second and third with no outs.
Louisville makes pitching change
With their lead down to two, the Cardinals aren’t taking any chances in trying to ice the win, bringing in reliever Tucker Biven to replace Wyatt Danilowicz with no outs in the top of the ninth inning.
Aiva Arquette bomb cuts into Louisville lead
Oregon State’s last chance at avoiding elimination is off to a good start. Leading off the ninth inning, Beavers star Aiva Arquette rips a shot to left center field that travels 418 feet, making it the longest homer of the 2025 College World Series.
Oregon State is now within two runs, trailing 6-4.
End of eighth inning: Louisville 6, Oregon State 3
Oregon State makes pitching change
After a four-pitch walk, Eric Segura is pulled from the game for Oregon State and will be replaced by Kellan Oakes. Louisville has men on first and second with one out.
End of seventh inning: Louisville 6, Oregon State 3
Oregon State ends inning with double play
Kellan Oakes quickly gets out of what could have become a jam for his team, getting Kamau Neighbors to ground into a double play to end the inning.
The Beavers are down to their final three outs to keep their season alive.
Eddie King Jr. drives in run on sacrifice fly
Eddie King Jr. drives in a run with sac fly to center field to extend the Louisville lead to 6-3 entering the eighth inning. The inning ends after Jake Munroe is caught in a rundown between first and second.
Eric Segura takes over for AJ Hutcheson for Beavers in seventh inning
AJ Hutcheson is done for day, Eric Segura is coming on to replace him in the seventh inning with a runner on and one out.
Jack Brown on mound for Louisville
Righty freshman Jack Brown has taken the mound for Louisville in the top of the seventh inning. Brown has a 6.64 ERA in 40 2/3 innings this season.
End of sixth inning: Louisville 5, Oregon State 3
Kamau Neighbors drives in another Louisville run
Kamau Neighbors drives in Garret Pike on an RBI single to push the Louisville lead back to two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Pike had a two-out double to set up the scoring opportunity.
Oregon State adds run on fielder’s choice
Oregon State loads the bases with zero outs, but Justin West works out of the jam, giving up only one run. The run scores on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Canon Reeder. West strikes pinch hitter Carson McEntire struck out swinging on a high fastball and then gets Trent Caraway to fly out to right field for the third out.
Oregon State loads bases with zero outs
Oregon State has the bases loaded with zero outs in the top of the sixth inning. Carson McEntire is pinch-hitting for the Beavers.
End of fourth inning: Louisville 4, Oregon State 2
Zion Rose hits solo home run to extend Louisville lead
That’s three straight half innings with a home run. Zion Rose greets AJ Hutchenson with a solo home run to left field to make it a 4-2 Louisville lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. That’s Rose’s 13th home run of the season.
AJ Hutcheson on mound in relief of Nelson Keljo
Righty reliever AJ Hutchenson is now on the mound in relief of Nelson Keljo. Keljo allowed three runs on five hits with three strikeouts and a walk.
Justin West takes over for Brennyn Cutts on mound
Following Jacob Krieg’s two-run home run, Louisville coach Dan McDonnell will turn to his bullpen. Lefty Justin West will take over on the mound for Brennyn Cutts.
Cutts struck out seven in three innings of work, but allowed four walks and the home run.
Jacob Krieg hits no-doubt two-run home run for Oregon State
Jacob Krieg gets two back for Oregon State with a two-run home run to left field. Krieg took a 2-1 fastball and turned on it for the home run.
End of third inning: Louisville 3, Oregon State 0
Jake Munroe hits two-run home run to add to Louisville lead
Jake Munroe takes a first-pitch fastball from Nelson Keljo and hits it out over the left field wall for a two-run home run. It’s 3-0 Louisville.
Eddie King Jr. takes the next pitch and lines it for a ground-rule double.
End of second inning: Louisville 1, Oregon State 0
Aiva Arquette makes web gem play
Nelson Keljo bounces back from a long first inning with a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the second. He is aided by a web gem of a play by shortstop Aiva Arquette and a diving catch by centerfielder Lucas Moore.
Brennyn Cutts works out of jam to keep Oregon State scoreless
Brennyn Cutts walks the first two hitters of the inning, but then picks up a pair of strikeouts and a groundball out to work out of the jam. Cutt has already struck out five through two innings.
End of first inning: Louisville 1, Oregon State 0
Eddie King Jr. gives Louisville 1-0 lead
Eddie King Jr. lines a shot over Oregon State shortstop Aiva Arquette to score Alex Alicea from third base to give Louisville a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The ball was 111 mph off the bat.
Brennyn Cutts strikes out three in a row after leadoff single
Trent Caraway got a leadoff single off Brennyn Cutts, but he bounced back by striking out Aiva Arquette, Gavin Turley and Wilson Weber back-to-back-to-back to get out of the inning unschated.
Caraway did steal second base in the inning.
Trent Caraway leads off game with single for Oregon State
Trent Caraway gets the CWS elimination game between Oregon State and Louisville going with a leadoff single.
Pregame
Nelson Keljo on mound for Oregon State vs. Louisville
Nelson Keljo is Oregon State’s starter for today’s elimination game against Louisville. Keljo has a 3-2 record with a 3.74 ERA this season. He has struck out 60 hitters and walked 32 in 55 1/3 innings this season.
Brennyn Cutts starting for Louisville vs Oregon State
Brennyn Cutts will earn the start for Louisville for today’s elimination game against Oregon State. Cutts has a 3-1 record with a 4.89 ERA this season. He has 39 strikeouts and 15 walks in 35 innings pitched.
Louisville baseball lineup vs Oregon State
Here’s a look at the Louisville starting lineup vs. Oregon in today’s CWS elimination game:
Oregon State baseball lineup vs Louisville
Here’s a look at the OSU starting lineup vs. Louisville in today’s CWS elimination game:
What time does Louisville vs Oregon State baseball start?
Date: Tuesday, June 17
Time: 2:43 p.m. ET
Where: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (Omaha, Neb.)
Louisville and Oregon State are scheduled for a 2:43 p.m. ET first pitch at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, in a CWS elimination game. First pitch was delayed nearly 45 minutes due to the conclusion of LSU vs UCLA after a postponement from June 16.
What TV channel is Louisville vs Oregon State baseball on today?
TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN app | ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)
The CWS elimination game between Louisville and Oregon State will air on ESPN. Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Ben McDonald (analyst) and Chris Burke (analyst) and Dani Wexelman (sideline reporter) will be on the call.
Streaming options for the game include the ESPN app (with a TV login), ESPN+ – ESPN’s subscription streaming service – and Fubo, the last of which carries ESPN and offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
Louisville vs Oregon State baseball predictions, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Monday, June 16
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Moneyline: Oregon State (-210) | Murray State (+160)
College World Series schedule
The College World Series began on June 13 and will run through June 22 or 23, depending on whether the championship series requires two or three games. Here is a more detailed look at the latest college baseball schedule and NCAA Tournament bracket update.
College World Series: June 13-22/23
CWS finals: June 21-22/23