Illinois Baseball Report

Michigan State made a good effort in the first game of Day 2 of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament but Purdue simply outscored. them.

Purdue actually scored in every inning except the seventh defeating the the Spartans 12-9.  The Boilermakers had a 7-2 lead in the going into top of the fifth but Seth Williams two-run homer gave the Spartans hope and  brought it close to 8-6.  Purdue sealed the win with a three run ninth on Barrett Serrato’s two run double.

The Boilermakers’ Brandon Haveman went 4 for 6 with 3 rbis and 2 stolen bases.  For the Spartans, Eli Boike went  3 for 5 with a solo homer. 

Box Score

Unfortunately, for the Spartans, this is the end of the road for them this year. 

A great day for taking photos.  They’re on the Photo Gallery.

Here’s a link for the entire Big Ten Tournament Photo Gallery

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Filed under: 2009 Big Ten Tournament on May 22nd, 2009