Illinois vs Purdue (May 20, 2026)
Box Score
2026 Big Ten Tournament
Illinois vs Purdue
May 20, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field)
Illinois 1 (28-27)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg.
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Nick GROVES lf........... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .312
Michael FARINA 2b........ 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .281
Jack ZEBIG dh............ 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
AJ PUTTY 1b.............. 4 0 2 1 0 1 10 1 0 .313
Kyle SCHUPMANN 3b........ 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 .282
Collin JENNINGS cf....... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .247
Will JOHANNES c.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 .266
Cole WAREHIME rf......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200
J.R. NELSON ss........... 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 .259
Aidan FLINN p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
Reed GANNON p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
Totals................... 32 1 6 1 1 6 24 9 6
Purdue 3 (36-19)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg.
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ANDERSON, Eli lf......... 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 .316
ROGERS, Brandon cf....... 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 .363
MOORE, Avery dh.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .355
MANIAS, Aaron 1b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 .338
FLORES, Sam 3b........... 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 .323
BESSETTE, Jackson c...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 .264
SWIDERSKI, Trey rf....... 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 .274
MALBROUGH, Quincy ph/rf. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
DRAKE, Dylan 2b.......... 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 .352
BOYLE, Westin ss......... 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .284
ERDMAN, Zach p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
HOWARD, Thomas p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
KRAMER, Jake p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Totals................... 25 3 3 3 2 7 27 9 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Illinois............ 000 001 000 - 1 6 0
Purdue.............. 000 000 03X - 3 3 0
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LOB - Illinois 6; Purdue 3. 2B - BOYLE(15). HBP - MALBROUGH; DRAKE. SH - J
ZEBIG(3); ROGERS(4). SB - FLORES(9). CS - ANDERSON(7).
Illinois IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA
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Aidan FLINN......... 7.1 2 3 3 2 7 23 27 100 2.79
Reed GANNON......... 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 4.30
Purdue IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP ERA
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ERDMAN, Zach........ 6.0 5 1 1 1 4 22 24 95 4.60
HOWARD, Thomas...... 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 7 7 26 4.12
KRAMER, Jake........ 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 18 4.23
Win - HOWARD (6-0). Loss - A FLINN (1-3). Save - KRAMER (10).
HBP - by A FLINN (MALBROUGH); by A FLINN (DRAKE). Inherited runners/scored: R
GANNON 3/3. Pitches/strikes: A FLINN 100/66; R GANNON 6/6; ERDMAN 95/62; HOWARD
26/17; KRAMER 18/14.
Umpires - HP: Greg Harmom 1B: Danny Jimenez 2B: Josh Schepis 3B: Bill Van
Raaphorst Start: 9:03am Time: 2:29 Attendance:
Weather: 50; Partly Sunny; ENE-3mph
Game: BTT5
Play-by-Play
2026 Big Ten Tournament
Illinois vs Purdue - Play-by-Play
May 20, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Illinois............ 000 001 000 - 1 6 0
Purdue.............. 000 000 03X - 3 3 0
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Illinois starters: 29/lf N GROVES; 3/2b M FARINA; 2/dh J ZEBIG; 14/1b A PUTTY;
32/3b K SCHUPMANN; 38/cf C JENNINGS; 35/c W JOHANNES; 22/rf C WAREHIME; 31/ss J
NELSON; 15/p A FLINN;
Purdue starters: 3/lf ANDERSON; 4/cf ROGERS; 19/dh MOORE; 20/1b MANIAS; 10/3b
FLORES; 5/c BESSETTE; 17/rf SWIDERSKI; 1/2b DRAKE; 6/ss BOYLE; 31/p ERDMAN;
Illinois 1st - No play. N GROVES flied out to lf (2-1 BKB). M FARINA
flied out to lf (2-1 BBK). J ZEBIG walked (3-2 BBFBFFB). A PUTTY singled to
third base (1-1 BK); J ZEBIG advanced to second. K SCHUPMANN reached on a
fielder's choice (1-0 B); A PUTTY advanced to second; J ZEBIG out at third 3b
unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Purdue 1st - ANDERSON grounded out to 2b (1-1 BS). ROGERS flied out to
rf (1-0 B). MOORE struck out looking (3-2 BBBKSK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Illinois 2nd - C JENNINGS struck out swinging (3-2 KFFBBBS). W JOHANNES
grounded out to ss (2-1 BKB). C WAREHIME grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Purdue 2nd - MANIAS grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 BSK). FLORES
walked (3-1 BKBBB). BESSETTE flied out to rf (3-2 BBSSFFFBFF). FLORES stole
second. SWIDERSKI struck out swinging (0-2 KKFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
Illinois 3rd - J NELSON struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS). N GROVES
grounded out to 2b (0-0). M FARINA lined out to 2b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Purdue 3rd - DRAKE grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB). BOYLE doubled down the
rf line (1-2 FFFB). ANDERSON grounded out to ss (0-0). ROGERS struck out
swinging (0-2 KSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Illinois 4th - J ZEBIG grounded out to 2b (3-2 KKBFBB). A PUTTY struck
out swinging (0-2 KKS). K SCHUPMANN singled through the left side (1-0 B). C
JENNINGS grounded out to 2b (2-1 BKB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Purdue 4th - MOORE flied out to cf (0-0). MANIAS grounded out to 1b
unassisted (0-2 KF). FLORES grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Illinois 5th - W JOHANNES flied out to cf (1-1 BF). C WAREHIME grounded
out to 2b (1-1 KB). J NELSON singled to right field (3-2 BBKBKFFFF). N GROVES
grounded out to 2b (0-2 KKF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Purdue 5th - BESSETTE grounded out to 3b (0-0). SWIDERSKI struck out
swinging (3-2 KBKBBS). DRAKE struck out looking (2-2 BKFBK). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Illinois 6th - M FARINA singled to pitcher (3-1 BBBK). J ZEBIG grounded
out to p, bunt, SAC (1-0 B); M FARINA advanced to second. A PUTTY singled up
the middle, RBI (0-2 KF); M FARINA scored. K SCHUPMANN struck out swinging (2-2
KFBBS). C JENNINGS flied out to rf (0-2 SFF). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Purdue 6th - BOYLE grounded out to ss (1-1 KB). ANDERSON singled, bunt
(0-0). ROGERS out on batter's interference (0-1 F). ANDERSON out at second p to
1b to 2b, caught stealing, picked off. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Illinois 7th - HOWARD to p for ERDMAN. W JOHANNES flied out to lf (0-0).
C WAREHIME grounded out to 3b (1-2 KBSF). J NELSON singled through the left
side (1-1 KB). N GROVES flied out to cf (2-2 FBFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
Purdue 7th - MOORE flied out to lf (0-0). MANIAS struck out swinging
(2-2 KFBBFFS). FLORES flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Illinois 8th - M FARINA flied out to lf (1-1 FB). J ZEBIG popped up to
ss to left center (1-0 B). A PUTTY fouled out to 1b (3-2 BKFBB). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Purdue 8th - BESSETTE struck out swinging (2-2 KBKBS). MALBROUGH pinch
hit for SWIDERSKI. MALBROUGH hit by pitch (2-2 KKBFB). DRAKE hit by pitch (0-1
K); MALBROUGH advanced to second. BOYLE walked (3-1 BBBKB); DRAKE advanced to
second; MALBROUGH advanced to third. R GANNON to p for A FLINN. ANDERSON
singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-1 K); BOYLE advanced to third; DRAKE scored;
MALBROUGH scored. ROGERS grounded out to p, bunt, SAC, RBI (0-0); ANDERSON
advanced to second; BOYLE scored. MOORE grounded out to ss (0-2 KK). 3 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Illinois 9th - Purdue challeges call at first; confirmed. MALBROUGH to
rf. KRAMER to p for HOWARD. K SCHUPMANN struck out looking (1-2 KSBK). C
JENNINGS grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2 KBFFBFFF). W JOHANNES struck out
swinging (1-2 KBKFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.