NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team earned a 10-2 win over visiting Purdue in front of a season-high crowd of 1,351 fans Tuesday night in Illinois State's annual "Stuff the Duff" game at Duffy Bass Field.
Illinois State (12-27) jumped on Purdue (7-31) early, scoring four runs in the first inning. The Redbirds never trailed in the contest. The Redbirds piled up 18 hits, their second-highest total of the season and most in over two months, and scored 10 runs for the first time in 25 games. Sean Beesley collected four hits, while Daniel Dwyer and Blake Molitor added three apiece.