The Indiana Hoosiers (31-10, 10-5) came into the weekend rivalry series with Purdue needing to at least win the series. It did better than that as they swept the Boilermakers in their three-game set in Bloomington. The Hoosiers are fifth in the Big Ten and padded their RPI with the three wins this weekend.
Game 1 Indiana 4 Purdue 1
The Hoosiers set the tone for the series with a dominant pitching performance and timely hitting. Ella Troutt went 5.2 innings and allowed just one run on four hits. She struck out one and did not walk a batter. Taylor Hess went the final 1.1 innings, striking out two.
It was a tight game as the Hoosiers got on the board first with an Ellie Goins solo home run. The Boilermakers responded to tie the game at 1-1 in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI single by Delaney Reefe.
Aly VanBrant hit her 11th homer of the season to give IU a lead it would not relinquish in the fifth inning, and true freshman Joise White added two RBI on a single in the sixth.
NOTABLES
• Aly VanBrandt’s notched her 11th home run of the season, putting her in a tie for the most on the team this season with Avery Parker. The homer improved VanBrandt’s season RBI total to 45.
• Ellie Goins home run accounts for her sixth of the 2026 campaign.
• Troutt improved her season record to 8-6.
Game 2 Indiana 5 Purdue 1
The Boilermakers took their only lead of the series when Anna Moore hit a solo home run in the first inning off of Indiana starter Aubree Hooks, who lasted 2.1 innings. Indiana tied the game up in the bottom of the first when Josie Bird knocked in VanBrandt.
The Hoosiers’ offense went back to work in the bottom of the second inning as VanBrandt knocked in two runs. She would have a three-RBI day after a sacrifice fly put IU up 5-1 in the third.
Taylor Hess earned the win in the circle, throwing 5.2 shutout innings in relief.
NOTABLES
• Indiana has recorded four-straight 30-win seasons.
• Aly VanBrandt added three RBIs to bring her season total to 48.
• Madalyn Strader was 3-for-4 at the plate.
• In 4.2 innings of work, Hess only allowed one hit and struck out six to improve her record to 7-2 for the season.
Game 3 Indiana 9 Purdue 0 F/5
The Hoosiers put an exclamation point on the series sweep with a 9-0 run-rule win. Troutt was dominant again in the circle, and Brooke Mannon finished off the Boilers.
Bird and Avery Parker powered the Hoosiers by driving in all five runs of their five-run third inning. Parker drove in three runs on a bases-clearing double after a long battle at the plate, and Bird knocked her in with a two-run home run to right field. Indiana hit three home runs on the evening (Hannah Haberstroh and Madalyn Strader also homered).