(photo courtesy @howielindsey)

This weekend the Cardinals baseball team will be playing a three game series in the Super Regionals against the Vanderbilt Commodores. The winner of this series will punch their ticket to Omaha and join seven other teams in the College World Series.
This is the 3rd Super Regional in the last 7 seasons for the Cards. They beat Oklahoma St in 2007 to advance to the College World Series and lost to Cal State Fullerton in 2009.

I don’t think many folks are giving our Cardinals much of a chance this weekend in Nashville but I think they have the team to pull off the upset. The Cardinals have great starting pitching and a bullpen that has been compared to a double A ball club. The Cardinals collectively have a great defensive team as well so if they manage to get a lead on this Vandy team their chances improve a lot.

This Vandy team is being described by many as one of their best ever. They are a veteran team with very skilled and athletic players at every position. They also have a very good group on the mound and in the bullpen. They play very confident baseball especially at home and it will be a tall task to deny this group a chance to play in the College World Series.

Our Cards will have their hands full this weekend and perhaps may need a little something extra if they are to pull off this major upset. They just might get that extra something from the new cutting edge uniforms unveiled today. The Cardinals will wear their new unis on Sunday. Just like with the basketball uniforms these new baseball Uniforms from Adidas are pretty outrageous. But if they yield the same results then I’m all for it. Plus I really like the new uniforms because they take me back to my early childhood. The new uniforms look like the ones the Houston Astros wore in the mid 70’s. And it makes me think of the times I went to Riverfront Stadium when they played the Reds there.

It’s going to be an exciting weekend of baseball so be sure to tune in and cheer on your Cardinals to victory. Would be great to get back to the College World Series and would go along way at helping us move up higher in the Capital One Cup standings.

-Louisville (49-12) at No. 2 Vanderbilt (54-10)
Saturday: 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday: 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday: 7 p.m. (ESPN2)