Freshman second baseman Jasen Oliver hit his third run in the last two games and led Indiana with three hits and four RBI in an 8-6 win over in-state rival Purdue on Tuesday in the first round of the Big Ten baseball tournament.
Indiana held off a late Purdue rally on Tuesday to win 8-6 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb.
Both starting pitchers got off to strong starts in Tuesday's game, as lefty Ty Bothwell gave the Hoosiers three shutout innings. Purdue got on the board first, manufacturing a run in the fourth inning with a bunt from Couper Cornblum and a sacrifice fly from Thomas Green. Carter Doorn replaced Morales out of the Purdue bullpen, and Indiana jumped on him right away. First baseman Brock Tibbitts and Oliver both doubled off of Doorn to drive in two runs, and Doorn was pulled from the game after just one third of an inning.
That effort kept Purdue within striking distance, and the Boilermakers nearly pulled off a massive comeback. They added one run in the eight on a home run from Keenan Spence off Indiana reliever Drew Buhr, and the rally really ignited in the ninth.
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