The Louisville baseball team used an eight-run fifth inning to pull away from Arizona and pick up a second win in three games at the 2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown, defeating the Wildcats 13-1.

It took No. 17 Oklahoma State four innings to record a hit against Louisville at the 2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown, but once the Cowboys were able to break through, they never looked back.

The Louisville baseball team took a while to get going offensively Friday against Texas at the Shriners Children’s College Showdown, but it was worth the wait for the Cardinals and their fans, who got a 4-3 win over a top-25 team to kick off the 2025 season.

Part of the fun of early-season invitationals and tournaments is teams getting to face nonconference opposition they likely wouldn’t see otherwise.