Lafayette Journal & Courier
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Minnesota collected 17 hits and eliminated Purdue from the Big Ten Baseball Tournament with a 12-3 victory Friday.
After Purdue jumped out to a 3-1 lead through three innings, Minnesota scored 11 unanswered runs over the next five innings to put an end to Purdue's season at 25-26.
Tom Buske (9-3) gave up just three hits over the final six innings to shut down Purdue.
Derek McCallum's 16th home run of the season, a three-run shot to right in the fourth, handed Minnesota the lead for good.
Brandon Haveman wrapped up his Boilermaker career by extending his hitting streak to 20 consecutive games. He was 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored. He finished with a Big Ten-leading .422 batting average.
Haveman's classmate, John Cummins, hit his first home run of the season, a solo blast to deep center in the third.
Junior Dan Black, who went 0-for-2 , tied the conference season record for walks when he drew his 62nd of the year in the first inning.
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