LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Another Class of 2026 recruit who had originally committed to the Louisville football program is opting to go somewhere else instead, and this time it's a local prospect Radcliff (Ky.

The Louisville Cardinals are moving on in the College World Series after a tremendous eighth inning comeback in a must-win game against Arizona.

The Arizona Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals meet up in Omaha on Sunday with their NCAA Men’s College World Series hopes on the line in the first elimination game of the tournament. Both teams had high hopes coming into the Men’s College World Series, but found themselves on the losing end of a couple of tough battles.

Louisville trailed for 7 innings, but exploded for 6 runs in the 8th inning and stunned Arizona in the first elimination game of the CWS.

Brunson chose Louisville over Mississippi State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and others. He was one of four 2026 prospects to take an official visit to campus this weekend, and is now the fifth recruit in the cycle to commit over the last two-plus weeks.

It was Louisville baseball vs Oregon State in an NCAA CWS game in Omaha. The Louisville Cardinals lost and dropped to the elimination bracket.

Assad is the Cardinals multimedia content producer, capturing every moment of their run to the College World Series

Read what the head coach of the Cardinals and various players said after their loss to the Beavers in the College World Series: