Purdue drops Valparaiso, 7-2

No. 14 Purdue baseball scored all seven of its runs with two outs and Joe Haase earned his program-record 11th win of the season with seven innings of one-run ball, leading the Boilermakers to a 7-2 win against Valparaiso Friday evening on the opening night of the NCAA Tournament. Purdue (45-12) will play Kent State Saturday at 8 p.m. ET at U.S. Steel Yard ballpark. The Golden Flashes outlasted Kentucky, 7-6, in a 21-inning marathon Friday, a game that ranks as the second longest in NCAA Division I Tournament history.  That game will air on BTN and BTN2Go.com. Read more at Purduesports.com and track the entire tournament at NCAA.com.

Kentucky and Valparaiso (35-24) play at 4 p.m. Saturday in an elimination game.