April 21, 2000
Box Score
University of Illinois baseball (27-13 overall, 13-4 Big Ten) dropped game 1
of the four game series to Purdue University 4-3 this afternoon on the
Purdue campus. Starter Ben Quick (5-3) held Illinois to one hit in seven
innings before the offense got on track with three hits in the eighth
inning. With two outs in the eighth, Brady Ballard was hit by a pitch.
D.J. Svihlik hit a triple and Ballard scored. Andy Schutzenhofer hit a
double and drove in Svihlik. Luke Simmons then hit a single to score
Schutzenhofer. Purdue Boilermaker reliever, Andy Helmer, closed with Rob
Fischer. Fischer hit a grounder into a fielder?s choice to end the Illini
threat.
Illini starter Jason Anderson pitched well through five and held the
Boilermakers scoreless. Anderson ran into trouble in the sixth and allowed
two batters on base. Boilermaker Erik Frei hit a homerun over the left
field fence for a 3-0 lead. Anderson (7-2, 4-1) suffered his second loss of
year and second loss in the Big Ten. Despite throwing a complete game he
gave up 3 ERA and had five strikeouts.
