TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Purdue’s Aaron Manias hit a first-inning home run for his 10th career RBI in just two games at Bob Warn Field, but Indiana State’s seven-run fourth inning proved too much to overcome as the Sycamores took round one of the midweek home and home 12-4 Tuesday.
Indiana State (14-14) scored 10 unanswered runs after Manias’ two-out, two-run blast on an 0-2 count gave the visitors an early lead. The seven-run rally in the bottom of the fourth was the third largest of the season against the Boilermakers, all coming in the last seven games.
Purdue (19-9) closed out its stretch of 10 games in 14 days with a 7-3 record and will have to wait until April to reach the 20-win benchmark this year.
The Sycamores improved to 5-1 against Big Ten teams this season, defeating Illinois, Indiana and now Purdue in midweek action over three consecutive weeks.
Five different Boilermakers took the mound in the fourth inning as ISU sent 11 men to the plate. The big hits were a three-run double from 9-hole hitter Caleb Niehaus and a three-run homer from cleanup man Camden Miller. Niehaus and Miller both finished the night with a pair of extra-base hits and five RBI, combining to drive in 10 of the Sycamores’ 12 runs.
Purdue committed an inning-opening error in both the second and fourth innings and Jarvis Evans was unable to pitch over the latter of the two miscues.
Manias powered the Boilermakers to a victory in Terre Haute last year with a career-best 4-for-5, eight-RBI day in which he connected for four extra-base hits. He picked up where he left off with a 400-foot home run to right center and was later walked twice.
5⃣ Hits,🔟 RBI in 6⃣ career at-bats in Terre Haute 🔥@Manias_Aaron simply rakes when we head south down the Wabash. #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/2tI7C04PQh
— Purdue Baseball (@PurdueBaseball) March 31, 2026
Brandon Rogers, Westin Boyle and Avery Moore all connected for doubles Tuesday, but the first inning was the only frame in which Purdue had multiple hits. Boyle delivered an opposite-field RBI double for the second game in a row.
STREAKS EXTENDED
• Brandon Rogers: 21-game on-base; 10-game hit
• Sam Flores: 7-game hit
• Aaron Manias: 7-game on-base
On the mound, Gavin Beuter retired seven of the first eight batters he faced after being the man that finally brought the fourth inning to a close. In his national-leading 19th appearance of the season, Trevor Kester-Johnson won his lefty-lefty matchup with Carter Beck by inducing a foul pop up for the second out of the fourth inning. Beck had singled and doubled in his first two at-bats. Nick Kolze struck out both Miller and Niehaus while accounting for four outs without conceding a hit.
The teams will play again April 21 in West Lafayette.
Purdue is back in action Friday when it opens a three-game set vs. Illinois at Alexander Field. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. The Boilermakers and Illini have both won each of their last three Big Ten series.