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Brooks
9
Winner Indiana State INS 16-16
8
Purdue PUR 20-12
Winner
Indiana State INS
16-16
9
Final
8
Purdue PUR
20-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Indiana State INS 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 9 13 2
Purdue PUR 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 8 2

W: Brooks, Ty (3-2) L: MILBURN, Isaac (2-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Seth Montgomery | GoSycamores.com

Sycamores split the season series with extra-inning 9-8 win at Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An errant throw on a potential double play ball sailed into right field, allowing Jordan Austin to score the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning as Indiana State topped host Purdue on Tuesday afternoon at Alexander Field, 9-8.
 
The Sycamores (16-16) rallied back from a 7-3 Purdue (20-12) lead as Indiana State claimed its 10th consecutive win in West Lafayette, Ind. and Alexander Field dating back to the 2013 season.
 
Jeremy Martinez sparked the Indiana State comeback in the top of the sixth inning with a leadoff double down the left field line. Two batters later, Mason Roell singled the Sycamore catcher home to cut the Purdue lead down to three runs.
 
After Colby Morse, Zac Laird, and Gavin Morris combined to record scoreless sixth and seventh innings, the Sycamores struck for four runs in the top of the eighth to take their first lead of the game since the top of the first inning on Nomar Garcia's solo home run.
 
Martinez again provided the spark with a one-out single and advanced to second as Jackson Taylor drew a walk. After Thomas Emerich reached on a Purdue fielding error loading the bases, Carter Beck delivered a two-run double down the left field line pulling Indiana State back within 7-6. Garcia greeted Purdue reliever Chris Gallagher with a two-run double down the left field line scoring Beck and Emerich to put the Sycamores ahead 8-7.
 
Purdue worked their way back into a tie as Avery Moore connected on a pinch-hit sacrifice fly to right center scoring Corbin Mallott, before Morris was able to retire Albert Choi on a pop-up to Garcia at short to end the rally and keep it an 8-8 game.
 
Purdue's Isaac Milburn (2-4) and Indiana State's Ty Brooks (3-2) swapped scoreless ninth innings, setting the stage for the Sycamores' 10th-inning rally.
 
Roell opened the inning with a single back up the middle. With Jordan Austin in to pinch-run, the Sycamores moved him into scoring position after Beck was hit by a pitch. Garcia worked a 1-2 count before hitting a sharp grounder to the Purdue third baseman. The relay to second was muffed and went into right field allowing Austin to score on the play giving Indiana State the 9-8 lead.
 
Brooks worked a perfect 10th inning getting a pair of fly ball outs to center and right, before retiring Ty Gill on strikes to close out the extra-inning win.
 
Garcia and Roell both recorded three-hit games as Indiana State connected on 13 hits overall as a team against the Purdue pitching staff. Beck, Pena, and Martinez added multi-hit games on the afternoon in the win with Garcia and Pena both homering.
 
Brooks picked up the win in his first relief outing of the 2025 season working 2.0 scoreless innings. He capped an effort by nine Indiana State pitchers on the mound including Jacob Spencer, Emil Estrella, Carson Seeman, Brady Banker, Aaron Moss, Colby Morse, Zac Laird, and Gavin Morris.
 
Brandon Anderson and CJ Richmond drove in seven of Purdue's eight runs in the game with Anderson and Huston Russell both recording multi-hit games in the loss.
 
Milburn took the loss on Tuesday allowing one hit and the go-ahead run in the 10th inning in a 2.0-inning relief stint. Maclane Finley, Gavin Beuter, Nick Kolze, Chris Gallagher, and Avery Cook also saw time on the mound.
 
How They Scored
  • Nomar Garcia opened the scoring with a solo home run off the bottom of the foul pole down the left field line to give Indiana State the early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
  • CJ Richmond tied the game up in the bottom of the frame with an RBI ground out scoring Albert Choi to even the score at 1-1.
  • The Boilermakers worked the count in the bottom of the second inning with Brandon Anderson and Richmond both drawing bases loaded walks to give Purdue the 3-1 lead.
  • The Sycamores tied the game up in the top of the third inning on Carlos Pena's two-run home run into the Indiana State bullpen down the right field line scoring Garcia to make it a 3-3 ballgame.
  • Richmond put two more across the plate for Purdue in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run home run off the light pole in right center scoring Anderson to give the Boilermakers the 5-3 lead.
  • Anderson added two more runs to the Purdue lead in the bottom of the fifth inning scoring Choi and Camden Gasser to give the home team the 7-3 lead.
  • Mason Roell cut into the Purdue lead with an RBI single up the middle in the sixth inning scoring Jeremy Martinez to make it a 7-4 game.
  • Carter Beck pulled the Sycamores back within one with a two-run, bases-loaded double down the left field line plating Jackson Taylor and Martinez in the top of the eighth to cut the deficit to 7-6.
  • Garcia followed Beck's two-run double in the eighth with one of his own as the Sycamore shortstop lined a two-run double down the left field line scoring Beck and Thomas Emerich to give Indiana State the 8-7 lead.
  • Avery Moore connected on an RBI sacrifice fly scoring Corbin Malott in the bottom of the eighth tying the game back up at 8-8.
  • The Sycamores took advantage of a Purdue error in the top of the 10th inning as the Boilermakers were unable to convert a double play allowing Jordan Austin to score on the play and providing the final 9-8 scoring margin.
News & Notes
  • Indiana State ran their winning streak in West Lafayette to 10 consecutive games following the extra-inning victory on Tuesday. The streak dates back to April 3, 2013.
  • Carlos Pena ran his on-base streak to 26 consecutive games after his single in the top of the first inning. He finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and two walks in the win.
  • Nomar Garcia continues to swing the hot bat with hits in eight of his last nine games following his three-hit day on Tuesday.
  • Garcia became the 12th different Sycamore to homer in the 2025 season following his solo shot in the first inning.
  • Pena homered for the third time in the last two games and eighth overall on the season in pulling within one homer of Keegan Garis (9) for the team lead.
  • Ty Brooks made his first relief outing of the 2025 season, retiring the final six Purdue batters of the game in taking the win.
  • The Sycamores utilized a season-high nine pitchers on the mound on Tuesday afternoon in West Lafayette.
Up Next
Indiana State returns home to Bob Warn Field and Missouri Valley play this weekend for a three-game series against Southern Illinois running over April 11-13. All three games will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
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