Good news for non-ESPN+ subscribers: Saturday afternoon’s regional contest between Louisville and Michigan will air live on ESPN2. First pitch at Jim Patterson Stadium is set for 4 p.m.
Louisville, the regional host and top seed, overcame an early 2-0 deficit to top fourth-seeded Southeast Missouri State on Friday afternoon. In the nightcap, Michigan — the Big Ten tournament champions and the regional’s No. 3 seed — outlasted Oregon, 8-6.
The Cardinals and Wolverines met at Patterson for a three-game series back in March, with Louisville taking two out of three. It’s safe to say the conditions for the contest on Saturday will be slightly different than the ones almost three months ago.