Louisville baseball and head coach Dan McDonnell are now just one win away from their sixth trip to Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series and first since 2019.
Louisville starting pitcher Patrick Forbes threw 107 pitches, including 63 strikes (good enough for nine strikeouts).
The Louisville Cardinals will face the Hurricanes again Saturday at 11 a.m. in what could be a series-deciding game.
The Louisville Cardinals (39-21) defeated the Miami Hurricanes (34-26), 8-1, in Game 1 of the NCAA baseball super regional series Friday evening at Jim Patterson Stadium .
U of L and head coach Dan McDonnell are now just one win away from their sixth trip to Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series and first since 2019. It's a huge improvement on last year's campaign, which