A Purdue University stadium maintenance crew helps spruce up the front entrance at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. Thursday May 31, 2012. The RailCats home field will be hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament. With less than a week to prepare, the Purdue crew assisted the RailCats with preparations. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Radley Robinson, RailCats community relations manager, (left) and Nick Lampasona, RailCats director of operations, work on hanging an NCAA banner on the scoreboard at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. Thursday May 31, 2012. The RailCats home field will be hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament this weekend. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

The University of Kentucky team breaks during practice at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. Thursday May 31, 2012. The RailCats home field will be hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament this weekend. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Corey Littrell high-fives his teammates as Kentucky practices on the field at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. Thursday May 31, 2012. The RailCats home field will be hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament this weekend with Kent State, Purdue, Valparaiso, and Kentucky. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Mark Dresher of Valparaiso buys four tickets for the Valparaiso v. Purdue game from Scott Handley at the ticket window at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. Thursday May 31, 2012. The RailCats home field will be hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament this weekend. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

The University of Kentucky players, including Thomas McCarthy (center), wrap up practice at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. Thursday May 31, 2012. The RailCats home field will be hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament this weekend between Valparaiso, University of Kentucky, Kent State and Purdue. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Ohio's Kent State baseball team arrives for practice at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. Thursday May 31, 2012. The RailCats home field will be hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament this weekend. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Mark Dresher of Valparaiso displays his tickets for the Purdue v. Valparaiso game at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. Thursday May 31, 2012. The RailCats home field will be hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament this weekend. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

The University of Kentucky team boards their bus after practice at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. Thursday May 31, 2012. The RailCats home field will be hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament this weekend. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Petunias in Purdue colors wait for planting at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Ind. Thursday May 31, 2012. The RailCats home field will be hosting the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament this weekend. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media