BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Purdue baseball was able to post only a pair of zeros while it was in the field for the second day in a row, falling behind early again in a 15-3 loss at Indiana on Saturday.
The Hoosiers (37-14, 14-6 B1G) took control of the game a two-run triple and two-run homer in consecutive at-bats in the third inning. They improved to 24-4 at home this season and remained in first place in the Big Ten standings.
Couper Cornblum robbed a home run with a leaping catch in center field for the second day in a row. Saturday's thrilling catch appeared to bring the fourth inning to an end without IU scoring. But as Cornblum returned to the turf and lifted his glove to provide the evidence he made the catch, the ball popped free from his glove and went for a two-run triple. The Boilermakers (23-26, 10-10 B1G) argued the out had been completed when the ball landed in his glove, but the umpires disagreed and the inning continued.
Instead of it being 6-0, the Hoosiers carried a 9-0 lead into the fifth inning. Purdue load the bases with no outs and scored three times in the frame. Cornblum delivered a two-out RBI triple down the right field line. Mike Bolton Jr. was out at the plate after he missed home plate streaking past the catcher. Bolton had been hit in the back by a pitch moments earlier and did not return to the game after his dash around the bases on Cornblum's two-run triple.
Jake Parr and Paul Toetz both had two hits to extend their long streaks. Cornblum remained one of the Boilermakers' hottest hitters as well.
NOTABLE STREAKS EXTENDED SATURDAY
• Jake Parr – 23-game on-base streak; 15-game hit streak in Big Ten play
• Paul Toetz – 99 consecutive games started; 13-game on-base streak in Big Ten play
• Couper Cornblum – 16-game on-base streak; 9-game hit streak in Big Ten play
Indiana hit three of its four home runs in the eighth innings as part of a five-run rally.
Purdue has given up four or more runs in an inning 10 times since April 30, with it happening at least once in six of the last seven games. The Boilermakers have also not held a lead over the first three innings of a game since April 30.
Jackson Dannelley was able to post zeros in the fifth and seventh innings, working around a leadoff base runner in both frames. He struck out four and did not walk a batter over 3 2/3 innings of relief.
Sunday's series finale is slated for noon ET.
The Hoosiers (37-14, 14-6 B1G) took control of the game a two-run triple and two-run homer in consecutive at-bats in the third inning. They improved to 24-4 at home this season and remained in first place in the Big Ten standings.
Couper Cornblum robbed a home run with a leaping catch in center field for the second day in a row. Saturday's thrilling catch appeared to bring the fourth inning to an end without IU scoring. But as Cornblum returned to the turf and lifted his glove to provide the evidence he made the catch, the ball popped free from his glove and went for a two-run triple. The Boilermakers (23-26, 10-10 B1G) argued the out had been completed when the ball landed in his glove, but the umpires disagreed and the inning continued.
Instead of it being 6-0, the Hoosiers carried a 9-0 lead into the fifth inning. Purdue load the bases with no outs and scored three times in the frame. Cornblum delivered a two-out RBI triple down the right field line. Mike Bolton Jr. was out at the plate after he missed home plate streaking past the catcher. Bolton had been hit in the back by a pitch moments earlier and did not return to the game after his dash around the bases on Cornblum's two-run triple.
Jake Parr and Paul Toetz both had two hits to extend their long streaks. Cornblum remained one of the Boilermakers' hottest hitters as well.
NOTABLE STREAKS EXTENDED SATURDAY
• Jake Parr – 23-game on-base streak; 15-game hit streak in Big Ten play
• Paul Toetz – 99 consecutive games started; 13-game on-base streak in Big Ten play
• Couper Cornblum – 16-game on-base streak; 9-game hit streak in Big Ten play
Indiana hit three of its four home runs in the eighth innings as part of a five-run rally.
Purdue has given up four or more runs in an inning 10 times since April 30, with it happening at least once in six of the last seven games. The Boilermakers have also not held a lead over the first three innings of a game since April 30.
Jackson Dannelley was able to post zeros in the fifth and seventh innings, working around a leadoff base runner in both frames. He struck out four and did not walk a batter over 3 2/3 innings of relief.
Sunday's series finale is slated for noon ET.