WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue baseball had its leadoff man reach base safely in six innings, but a pair of base runners were thrown out at third and the Boilermakers also hit into three double plays over the last four frames in a 4-1 loss to Indiana State on Tuesday at Alexander Field.
Purdue (14-17) was held to a single run for the fourth time this season and fell to 1-9 when scoring three runs or fewer. The Boilermakers had their first two batters reach safely in three different innings but could only score in the bottom of the third.
The Sycamores (19-12) won their seventh straight game and improved to 11-1 since March 25. Mike Sears hit a two-run homer, his team-leading 11th, in the third inning and 9-hole hitter Grant Magill delivered a two-run single with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh.
Indiana State turned a 4-6-3 double play to erase a leadoff walk in the eighth inning and a 6-4-3 twin killing to eliminate a leadoff single the following frame.
Mike Bolton Jr. was 3-for-3 with a double, walk and RBI. But he was thrown out at third base in the third and sixth innings (accounting for the second out both times), trying to advance on a pitch in the dirt and fly ball down the right field line. Bolton drove in the Boilermakers' lone run with an RBI single in the bottom of the third.
Both teams struggled with situational hitting. Purdue was 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and 1-for-10 with two outs. The Sycamores didn't fare much better at 2-for-11 with RISP and 0-for-9 with two outs.
Jo Stevens threw out a runner at the plate for the first out of the seventh inning. But a walk loaded the bases and Magill followed with the two-run single to left field.
Each of the three pitchers that took the mound for Purdue worked three innings. Jackson Dannelley faced the minimum nine batters over his three innings of one-hit ball, working the game's middle innings.
Indiana State used seven pitchers, none facing more than seven batters.
Connor Caskenette led off the ninth inning with a base hit to extend his on-base streak to 10 consecutive games. Stevens' on-base streak was snapped at 12 straight games.
The Boilermakers' six-game homestand continues Friday when they host Penn State at 6 p.m. ET.
Purdue (14-17) was held to a single run for the fourth time this season and fell to 1-9 when scoring three runs or fewer. The Boilermakers had their first two batters reach safely in three different innings but could only score in the bottom of the third.
The Sycamores (19-12) won their seventh straight game and improved to 11-1 since March 25. Mike Sears hit a two-run homer, his team-leading 11th, in the third inning and 9-hole hitter Grant Magill delivered a two-run single with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh.
Indiana State turned a 4-6-3 double play to erase a leadoff walk in the eighth inning and a 6-4-3 twin killing to eliminate a leadoff single the following frame.
Mike Bolton Jr. was 3-for-3 with a double, walk and RBI. But he was thrown out at third base in the third and sixth innings (accounting for the second out both times), trying to advance on a pitch in the dirt and fly ball down the right field line. Bolton drove in the Boilermakers' lone run with an RBI single in the bottom of the third.
Both teams struggled with situational hitting. Purdue was 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and 1-for-10 with two outs. The Sycamores didn't fare much better at 2-for-11 with RISP and 0-for-9 with two outs.
Jo Stevens threw out a runner at the plate for the first out of the seventh inning. But a walk loaded the bases and Magill followed with the two-run single to left field.
Each of the three pitchers that took the mound for Purdue worked three innings. Jackson Dannelley faced the minimum nine batters over his three innings of one-hit ball, working the game's middle innings.
Indiana State used seven pitchers, none facing more than seven batters.
Connor Caskenette led off the ninth inning with a base hit to extend his on-base streak to 10 consecutive games. Stevens' on-base streak was snapped at 12 straight games.
The Boilermakers' six-game homestand continues Friday when they host Penn State at 6 p.m. ET.
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