After losses to top-seeded Louisville and Missouri Valley Conference Champion Illinois State, the Billikens baseball team exited the NCAA tournament after two quick games in the Louisville regional.

Friday, a pair of back-to-back solo homeruns from Danny Brock and Jon Myers gave SLU a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning against Louisville. But Bryant Cotton, who handled the Cardinals’ lineup with ease in the first four innings, gave up seven runs before exiting the game after six innings of work. Louisville went on to win the game 11-2.

On Saturday, the Billikens once again jumped out to an early lead by scoring in the bottom of the first inning off a Jon Myers single. But the Illinois State launched two home runs in the top of the second to jump out to a 4-1 lead. The Redbirds went on to hit five long balls, and win the game 8-3.

The Billikens finish the season with a 33-29 record, making it the first time in the program’s history to win 30 games in back-to-back years.