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Niehaus
6
Winner Indiana State INS 22-19
5
Purdue PUR 28-12
Winner
Indiana State INS
22-19
6
Final
5
Purdue PUR
28-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indiana State INS 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 2
Purdue PUR 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 9 2

W: Seeman, Carson (5-0) L: KESTER-JOHNSON, Trev (0-1) S: Armstrong, Jack (2)

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

Sycamores outlast delay, Purdue offense in 6-5 win over the Boilermakers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Indiana State withstood an 1:23 lightning and rain delay, and then back-to-back home runs after play resumed to hold on to defeat host Purdue on Tuesday night at Alexander Field, 6-5.
 
The Sycamores (22-19) led 6-3 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning courtesy of a five-run second inning that featured Jeremy Martinez, Caleb Niehaus, and Nomar Garcia RBI hits, while Emil Estrella scored on a throwing error after stealing third base. The Boilermakers (28-12) answered with the long ball as Avery Moore connected on a two-run home run and added an RBI single to make it a two-run game. Carter Beck put the score back at 6-3 in the top of the sixth with an RBI single driving in Colin Sander following his leadoff double.
 
Carson Seeman (5-0) took the ball into the bottom of the seventh, retiring Boyle on strikes before giving up a bunt single down the third base line to Zach Zychowski. The pitch to Zychowski was Seeman's final of the night as lightning was detected in the West Lafayette area, and then the rains came down forcing a delay in the game that spanned 8:38 - 10:01 p.m.
 
When play resumed, Jaxon Sparks took the mound for the Sycamores and retired the Boilermakers in the seventh, before running into trouble in the eighth. Pinch-hitter Trey Swiderski connected on a one-out solo home run to left field bringing Jack Armstrong (S, 2) to the mound for the Sycamores, where Quincy Marlbrough greeted him with a solo home run over the wall in left center to make it a one-run ballgame.
 
After the Sycamores were unable to score in the top of the ninth, Armstrong went to work in the bottom of the frame, retiring all three Boilermakers in order, getting Avery Moore to strike out swinging to end the contest.
 
Carter Beck and Caleb Niehaus had multi-hit efforts for the Sycamores, while Nomar Garcia drove in a pair of RBIs in the Indiana State win. Colin Sander and Caleb Niehaus both doubled, while Emil Estrella added two stolen bases.
 
Carson Seeman picked up the win in the staff day on the mound allowing three hits while striking out two over 2.0 innings of work. Owen Roberts went 2.0 innings allowing two hits while striking out a pair, while Brady Banker, Breyllin Suriel, Jaxon Sparks, and Jack Armstrong closed out the game on the mound.
 
How They Scored
  • Indiana State took the early lead in the top of the third inning as the Sycamores plated five runs in the frame. Emil Estrella scored on a throwing error after stealing first base for the first run, while Jeremy Martinez (RBI single) and Caleb Niehaus (RBI double) followed up with run-scoring hits. Nomar Garcia provided the final hit of the frame with a two-run single up the middle to put the Sycamores ahead 5-0.
  • Purdue took two back in the bottom of the third on Avery Moore's two-run home run to left field to cut the deficit to 5-2.
  • The score was 5-3 after Avery Moore's RBI single through the left side in the bottom of the fifth inning scoring Aaron Manias.
  • Indiana State went back up 6-3 in the top of the sixth as Carter Beck followed Colin Sander's leadoff double with an RBI single up the middle.
  • Purdue came out of the rain delay with back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning as Trey Swiderski and Quincy Malbrough connected on solo shots to narrow the gap to 6-5 and provide the final margin.
News and Notes
  • Carter Beck extended his on-base streak to 25 games after going 2-for-5 from the plate.
  • Caden Miller's on-base streak reached 20 consecutive games after getting hit by a pitch in the first inning.
  • Emil Estrella's hitting streak reached nine consecutive games after going 1-for-5 from the plate.
  • Indiana State won its 10th consecutive game at Alexander Field in the series against Purdue dating back to the 2012 season.
  • The Sycamores secured the series sweep over Purdue in the 2026 season and move to a 6-3 record against Big Ten competition on the year. 
Up Next
Indiana State returns to Bob Warn Field this weekend as the Sycamores welcome Evansville in a key Missouri Valley series set to run April 24-26. All three games will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend, while Sunday's game will be featured on ESPN+.
 
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