Louisville falls to Coastal Carolina 11-3 to end College World Series run

Coastal Carolina advanced to the College World Series finals with a 11-3 victory over Louisville on Wednesday, scoring five of its six first-inning runs before making an out and extending its win streak to 26 games.

The Chanticleers (56-11) will face LSU, a 6-5 winner over Arkansas, in the best-of-three finals starting Saturday. They are going for their second national championship in two all-time appearances in Omaha. They won their first in 2016.

Louisville (42-24) started left-hander Colton Hartman, primarily a reliever who hadn’t appeared in a game since May 17. 

The Chanticleers made an impressive run through their bracket, beating Arizona 7-4 and Oregon State 6-2 before eliminating the Cardinals. They led or were tied all the way through except for a half-inning against Arizona.

They'll face LSU, who'll play in their 2nd World Series final in three years after they posted a 6-5 walk-off victory over SEC rival Arkansas on Wednesday night.



(Photo Taris Smith/Louisville Athletics)