NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Louisville’s phenomenal year in sports will end with its baseball team making a trip to the College World Series.

The Cardinals advanced Sunday with a 2-1 win to sweep No. 2 overall seed Vanderbilt in a NCAA super regional. Louisville heads to its second College World Series and adds to a season of accomplishment for the school on the heels of a men’s basketball national championship, a women’s basketball national runner-up and a Sugar Bowl victory.

“You become a product of your society and fortunately we’ve got a lot of success going on that campus,” Louisville coach Dan McDonnell said. “Credit to our kids for doing their part. It is a great university and a great sports city.”

Catcher Kyle Gibson squeezed the final strike tight before spiking the ball and pitcher Cody Ege slung his glove into the air as a dog pile ensued on the mound. Louisville (51-12) continued its unbeaten streak in the postseason, winning all five regional and super regional games.

The Cardinals set a program record for single-season wins and are going to the CWS and Omaha, Neb., for the first time since 2007.

“Going into the game I was like, ‘We’re one win away from going to Omaha,’” left fielder Coco Johnson said. “It hasn’t really sunk in yet with me. I’m excited, but later tonight when I’m sleeping in bed it will hit me. And I’ll be 10 times happier than I am now.”

Ege worked through an eventful ninth to pick up his first career save.

The left-handed specialist relieved closer Nick Burdi with one runner on and one out. Burdi allowed a single to pinch-hitter John Norwood one pitch after Vanderbilt hitting coach Travis Jewett asked the umpires to check for pine tar on Burdi’s shoulder. Corbin said Icy Hot cream had stained Burdi’s uniform.

McDonnell then chose to bring in Ege, who hadn’t allowed a run in 14 straight innings, to match up with left-handed hitter and Southeastern Conference player of the year Tony Kemp. Ege got a fly out to center on a 3-2 count. He then struck out Mike Yastrzemski swinging on a 2-2 breaking ball to end the game.

Also on Sunday:

South Carolina 8, North Carolina 0: CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Jordan Montgomery pitched a four-hit shutout, leading South Carolina past North Carolina in the NCAA super regionals for the Tar Heels’ most lopsided loss this year. Joey Pankake drove in two runs during a five-run second inning for the Gamecocks (43-19), who forced a decisive game today in the best-of-3 series with the winner going to the College World Series.

Indiana 11, Florida State 6: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Sam Travis hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, and Indiana beat Florida State to reach the College World Series for the first time in school history. The Hoosiers (48-14) made the NCAA tournament for just the third time and were in their first super regional. But they played with plenty of poise on the road, sweeping the Seminoles.

N.C. State 5, Rice 4, 17 Innings: RALEIGH, N.C. — Brett Williams doubled in Tarran Senay in the top of the 17th inning to help North Carolina State beat Rice in the longest super regional game in NCAA history. Senay drove in the run that tied it in the ninth inning and set the stage for N.C. State (49-14) to make its first College World Series appearance since 1968.

Mississippi State 5, Virginia 3, Susp., Rain: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Mississippi State’s game against Virginia was suspended in the middle of the seventh inning by lightning and heavy rain. The Bulldogs were leading 5-3 and coming to bat six outs from a sweep and their first College World Series berth since 2007 when the rain came at 7:02 p.m. PDT. The game will resume at 1 p.m., the original scheduled time for a possible Game 3 at Virginia’s Davenport Field.