By Mariam Prieto —
Coming off of a win against the University of Illinois at Chicago, No. 7 Louisville (44-16) lost to the Illinois State Redbirds (36-24). The score of the game was 4-2, with Reid Detmers taking his second loss of the season in the NCAA baseball regionals.
This loss snapped a 16-game winning streak at the worst possible time, placing Louisville in the losers bracket.
Illinois State proved themselves in the first round of regionals winning an upset victory against Indiana University (37-22) and brought the same fight to the mound against the Cardinals.