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How to Watch: Louisville Cardinals vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers

The Cardinals will get their run in the NCAA Tournament started with a matchup against the Buccaneers in the Nashville Regional.
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Louisville baseball outfielder Eddie King Jr. (42)
Louisville baseball outfielder Eddie King Jr. (42) | Jared Anderson - Louisville Cardinals On SI

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After back-to-back years of missing the postseason, the Louisville baseball program is finally back in the NCAA Tournament. They're heading down to the Nashville Regional to get their Road to Omaha started, and will kick off the postseason with a matchup vs. East Tennessee State.

The Cardinals might not be heading into the postseason with much momentum, having lost seven of their last 10 games, but had a good resume overall to clinch a No. 2 seed. They have a 12-14 mark against Quad 1 opponents, and are 6-2 against the top nine national seeds in the NCAA Tournament.

As for the Buccaneers, they might not be as battle tested as UofL is with just a 1-2 mark against Quad 1 opponents, they still put together a quality season. Not only did were they the Southern Conference regular season champions, they parlayed that into their first ever SoCon Tournament championship.

This will be the first all-time meeting between Louisville and East Tennessee State, although the Cardinals are 10-2 against current members of the SoCon. They're 6-0 vs. Samford, 3-0 vs. Western Carolina, and 1-2 vs. The Citadel - head coach Dan McDonnell's alma mater.

Louisville Cardinals (35-21, 15-15 ACC) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (41-15, 14-7 SoCon) | NCAA Tournament Regionals, 0-0 Game

  • Date/Time: Friday, May 30 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
  • Place: Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn.
  • TV: ESPN+ - Play-by-play and analyst TBD.
  • Channel (Louisville)/Live Stream: Streaming on ESPN App
  • Radio (Louisville): 93.9 FM - Sean Moth (play-by-play).

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Matthew McGavic
MATTHEW MCGAVIC

McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat. He is also a co-host of the 'From The Pink Seats' podcast on the State of Louisville network. Video gamer, bourbon drinker and dog lover. Find him on Twitter at @Matt_McGavic

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