Filed Under:Cole Sturgeon, College World Series, Dan McDonnell, kennesaw state, Louisville, Max Pentecost, Nick Solak
OMAHA, NE - JUNE 25: The UCLA Bruins take infield practice before playing the Mississippi State Bulldogs during game two of the College World Series Finals on June 25, 2013 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nick Solak’s two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning propelled Louisville to a 7-4 win over Kennesaw State on Saturday night, sending the Cardinals to their second straight College World Series and third in school history.

The Cardinals (50-15) have appeared in the College World Series three times since coach Dan McDonnell was hired in 2007. Before his arrival in Louisville, the Cardinals had never won a game in the NCAA tournament.

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Kennesaw State catcher Max Pentecost, the 11th pick in the Major League Baseball draft, gave the Owls a lead with a bases-loaded, two-run double in the bottom of the third. Through three innings, the Owls (40-24) led 4-2.

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But Louisville’s Cole Sturgeon singled in a run with one out in the fifth, and he was on first when Solak’s high fly ball cleared the left-field fence.

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