Big Ten Tournament play begins on Wednesday for Purdue and Indiana at Bob Pearl Field.
On Wednesday afternoon, ninth-seeded Purdue and eighth-seeded Indiana will begin their quest for a Big Ten tournament title when the teams meet at Bob Pearl Field in Iowa City for the first round of tournament play. The Boilermakers will look to break a three-game losing streak and advance in the tournament after being swept in their final series of the regular season by Michigan State with the finale being a 2-1 defeat. The team finished off the regular season with a conference record of 11-12 and an overall record of 25-26 and will look to get above the .500 mark with a victory against its in-state rival on Wednesday.
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Date: May 8, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
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The Hoosiers also ended the regular season with a loss, but avoided the sweep with an 8-3 victory over No. 20 Northwestern in the penultimate game. With a 4-2 loss in the finale, Indiana dropped to 12-11 in conference play, but are currently 37-17 overall. The Hoosiers will look to its strong offense as seven different players in the lineup have had 20 or more RBI on the season. Three Hoosiers are hitting .330 or better coming into tournament play as Taylor Minnick is hitting .374, Aly VanBrandt is hitting .364 and Brianna Copeland is at .337.
These two teams met twice this season in a doubleheader at Indiana and they split the games with Indiana taking the first in a 5-1 victory and Purdue taking the second with a narrow 6-5 win. The winner of today’s game will advance and take on top-seeded Northwestern on Thursday.
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