Lexington, Kentucky was hopping last weekend.
On top of the College Baseball regional, there was a country music festival and high school sports championships in track and field, softball and baseball throughout the city.
No hotels were available for the teams so Kentucky made their dorms available. All three visiting teams took Kentucky up on the offer, as opposed to hotels outside of the city and a police escort to and from Kentucky Proud Park.
Ball State was the fourth seed in the regional, and the only conference champion of the four teams. No one doubted the ability of this Cardinal team, but winning a regional is tough even for host teams.