May 12, 2003
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - After back-to-back games in which the Boilermakers scored eight runs in an inning, Purdue dropped a game to Indiana 14-5 after the Hoosiers put 10 runs on the scoreboard in the fourth inning at Sembower Field on the IU campus.
The loss dropped Purdue to 25-24 overall and 10-16 in the Big Ten, while Indiana improved to 30-19 and 13-14 in conference action.
The 10 runs allowed by the Boilermakers in the fourth is the second-most Purdue has yielded in an inning this year, having surrendered 13 to Penn State on March 30 in a 14-3 loss.
The Boilermakers built a 4-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth. Daniel Underwood connected for his third home run of the series, 11th of the year, in the first inning to put Purdue on the scoreboard.
In the second, the Old Gold and Black on an RBI single by Tyler Johnstone that scored John Hunter and an RBI groundout by Andy Rempel which plated Mitch Koester. In the fourth inning, Johnstone picked up his second RBI of the game when he singled home Brad Kriner.
The flood gates opened for the Hoosiers in the fourth. Home runs by Ryan Donley, Nick Evans and Ryan Parker highlighted an inning that saw four Purdue pitchers yield ten runs on nine hits before a batter was retired.
Purdue scored a single run in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly by Nick McIntyre that scored Underwood, but Indiana answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning and another run in the sixth to put the game away.
Jason Driscoll (3-4) was hit with the loss in relief of starter Chris Toneguzzi, allowing five runs on four hits and a walk. In the game, Purdue used five pitchers while yielding 14 hits, five walks and hitting three batters.
The Boilermaker offense accounted for eight hits, seven by the first three batters in the lineup. Tyler Johnstone was 2-4 in the leadoff spot with two RBI, Andy Rempel was 3-4 with an RBI and Daniel Underwood was 2-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
The Boilermakers and Hoosiers conclude the four-game series with the second game of Monday's twinbill with an approximate start time of 4 p.m.