Caraway led off the bottom of the first inning with a line drive single to left, jumpstarting a game-changing first inning that featured seven runs and five hits, including back-to-back home runs. And the second of those homers came from McEntire, in his first-career postseason at-bat, when he belted a towering shot to left field.

After edging Miami in a tense Super Regional final on Sunday, Louisville (40-22) earned its sixth trip to the College World Series under head coach Dan McDonnell.