Indiana took today's finale from Purdue, 13-1. Illinois is up on Northwestern, 5-4, in the sixth inning.
With the Boilermakers defeat, the standings look like this:
Michigan 20-4
Purdue 17-7
Illinois 13-10
Northwestern 11-12
Ohio State 11-12
Penn State 11-13
Michigan State 10-13
Indiana 9-15
Iowa 8-16
Minnesota 8-16
Michigan is now three clear with eight to play. The Illini have a rough road in, as they travel to Ohio State before closing the year with a visit from Purdue, but a win tonight gets them within three games of the second-place Boilermakers. Suddenly, a first-round tournament bye looks possible.
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Wow, what a fun game to watch via Gametracker. Illinois got a walk off 2-run HR from Aaron Johnson to beat Northwestern 10-9.
Illinois had a 6-4 lead entering the 7th. Northwestern tied it with 2 in the 7th and then took a 7-6 lead in the 8th. Illinois got a 2 -run HR from Craig Lutes to take an 8-7 lead. Northwestern got 2 in the top of the 9th on a RBI single and squeeze play.
Illinois got the tying run on base with 1 out, but Bonadonna was picked off. Wikoff singled before Johnson's walk-off shot.
Illinois pitcher Ben Resser was in order on the line for a Blown Save, Loss, Win, Loss and gets the win with 2.2 innings of work.
I suspect that was "fun" for those of us who are not Northwestern fans.
Putnam's not in the lineup against Bll State today.
Dunno. I listened on the Internet, and it was a wild ride.
In the fifth, they went into their blowout substitution mode (up 12-2), but then pitching went wonky. Travis Smith hit three batters in a row, and Mike Wilson was brought in to get out of the inning. He did, but then had trouble himself.
Maybe the bullpen wasn't mentally ready to play a day early and out of town, but it wasn't the most encouraging performance I've ever listened to. A couple times the bases were loaded, with no outs or only one and though they ended up not giving up any grand slams, it always seemed like a possibility.
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