May 22, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Minnesota's Tom Buske tossed a complete game and the Golden Gophers scored 12 runs on 17 hits to eliminate Purdue from the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. The 12-3 defeat left Purdue with a 25-26 overall record and a 1-2 mark in the league tournament.
After the Boilers jumped out to a 3-1 lead through three innings, Buske settled in on the mound and the Minnesota offense scored 11 unanswered runs over the next five innings to put an end to Purdue's season.
Buske (9-3), who allowed just one run on eight hits over 8 2/3 in a win over the Boilers in the regular season, was just as impressive on Friday scattering seven hits and surrendering just the three early runs to pick up his ninth win of the year. He struck out four, walked two and hit a pair of batters, but gave up just three hits over the final six innings to shut down the Purdue offense.
Offensively Derek McCallum led the way for the Gophers, finishing the contest 3 for 5 with a double, four RBIs and a pair of runs scored. His 16th home run of the season, a three-run shot to right in the fourth, handed Minnesota the lead for good in the contest. Teammate Eric Decker chipped in by going 4 for 5 with a double, a triple, an RBI and two runs scored.
Purdue senior Brandon Haveman wrapped up his Boilermaker career by extending his hitting streak to 20 consecutive games after going 3 for 5 with a double and a run scored. He finished his final season at Purdue with a Big Ten-leading .422 batting average.
Haveman's classmate John Cummins hit his first home run of the season, a solo blast to deep center in the third, and finished his final collegiate game 1 for 4 with two RBIs and a pair of runs scored.
Junior Dan Black, who went 0 for 2 on Friday, tied the conference season record for walks when he drew his 62nd free pass of the year in the first inning.
Right-hander Matt Morgan (6-5), who went 5-0 in Big Ten rubber games this season, couldn't rescue the Boilers in his final start of the year. The sophomore was charged with the loss after giving up six runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings of work.