Hammer and Rails · May 8, 2017
Purdue Drops Home Series to Northwestern
Today’s series finale with Northwestern was one of the biggest games of the season for Purdue baseball. With a win, Purdue would have all but locked up a berth in the Big Ten tournament. It would have moved the Boilers to 11-7 in league play and Purdue would have had a four game lead plus the tiebreaker against Northwestern for the last tournament spot.
In a back-and-forth affair the Boilers fell, however, and it could prove costly. Purdue is still two games ahead of the Wildcats with six to play for each, but Northwestern now owns the tiebreaker after winning the series.
Friday: Northwestern 7, Purdue 2