Northwestern University Athletics
Saturday, April 11
Evanston, Ill.
1 p.m. CT
Northwestern
13-17-1, 5-9
2
vs
3
Purdue
24-10, 11-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Boilermakers Edge ‘Cats, 3-2, in 10 Innings
4/11/2026 6:14:00 PM | Baseball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern dropped a tight 3-2 contest to Purdue on Saturday afternoon at Miller Park.
RHP Matt Kouser delivered a quality start, allowing one run on four hits and four walks, striking out five in 6.0 innings pitched.
Purdue (24-10, 11-6 Big Ten) got on the board first in the third inning, taking a 1-0 lead on an RBI single.
Northwestern (13-17-1, 5-9 Big Ten) evened the game at one in the bottom of the fourth, with OF Jack Lausch scoring an unearned run on a Boilermaker error.
INF Ryan Kucherak gave Northwestern the lead in the bottom of the sixth, crushing a solo homer off the batter's eye to put NU ahead, 2-1.
LHP Ryan Weaver allowed one unearned run in 3.0 innings of relief, walking two and striking out one.
Sunday's series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT at Miller Park on B1G+.
RHP Matt Kouser delivered a quality start, allowing one run on four hits and four walks, striking out five in 6.0 innings pitched.
Purdue (24-10, 11-6 Big Ten) got on the board first in the third inning, taking a 1-0 lead on an RBI single.
Northwestern (13-17-1, 5-9 Big Ten) evened the game at one in the bottom of the fourth, with OF Jack Lausch scoring an unearned run on a Boilermaker error.
INF Ryan Kucherak gave Northwestern the lead in the bottom of the sixth, crushing a solo homer off the batter's eye to put NU ahead, 2-1.
The Boilermakers forced extras with one run to tie in the ninth, and scored the game-winning run in the top of the 10th..@Ryankucherak crushes a solo shot for the lead! ?? pic.twitter.com/sEAmMc30wo
— Northwestern Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) April 11, 2026
LHP Ryan Weaver allowed one unearned run in 3.0 innings of relief, walking two and striking out one.
Sunday's series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT at Miller Park on B1G+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: KRAMER, Jake (4-3)
L: Dickson, Drew (0-1)
Batting:
2B: BESSETTE, Jackson 1
RBI: MOORE, Avery 1 ; MALBROUGH, Quincy 1
SH: ANDERSON, Eli 1
Base Running:
RUNS: FLORES, Sam 1 ; BESSETTE, Jackson 1 ; DeCELLO, Sergio 1
SB: FLORES, Sam 1 ; BOYLE, Westin 1
CS: ANDERSON, Eli 1 ; MALBROUGH, Quincy 1
HBP: MOORE, Avery 1 ; MALBROUGH, Quincy 1 ; DeCELLO, Sergio 2
Batting:
2B: Barron, Nick 1
HR: Kucherak, Ryan 1
RBI: Kucherak, Ryan 1
SH: Freeman, Jackson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kucherak, Ryan 1 ; Lausch, Jack 1
SB: Lausch, Jack 1
CS: Ruiz, Noah 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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