By Jocelyn Kronoveter and Gabriel Wiest —
Louisville baseball defeated the University of Illinois Chicago Flames 5-3 in the first round of the NCAA regionals May 31.
In front of a home crowd at Jim Patterson Stadium, Nick Bennett gave up a first pitch for a home run in the first inning. The Cards did not respond and struck out.
UIC had a strong second inning, scoring on a home run and adding another pair after loading the bases.
The Cards brought the heat in bottom of the second inning by scoring three runs. Junior Danny Oriente’s two-run homer started the scoring and sophomore Lucas Dunn’s RBI knotted the score at three.