Louisville led Vanderbilt, 2-1, in the eighth inning of the Cardinals’ must-win College World Series game on Friday night. Louisville starter Luke Smith cruised through seven innings (one run on three hits) and needed a strikeout of Julian Infante to close out the eighth. He got it and celebrated with taunts that required no lip-reading skill.
"I respect Vanderbilt . . . I celebrate a strikeout," he said after the game. "They celebrated a big hit in the ninth. That’s how it goes.”
In the ninth, Smith surrendered the game-tying run and was charged with the game-winning run as Vandy eliminated Louisville.