The other run he surrendered came on a leadoff homer by Griffin Arnone in the top of the fifth. Stephen retired 13 of the final 15 batters he faced after giving up an RBI double in the third inning. Stephen (3-1) matched Kyle Iwinski for the longest outing of the season by a Purdue pitcher, needing only 100 pitches to get through seven. The Boilermakers (11-13, 2-2 B1G) improved to 8-2 vs. Bolton scored twice while extending his on-base streak to 15 consecutive games. Toetz and Caskenette both drove in a pair of runs in the late innings. Mike Bolton Jr., Paul Toetz and Connor Caskenette all had an extra-base hit as part of two-hit days. – Khal Stephen struck out seven over seven innings of two-run ball in his best outing as a Boilermaker and Purdue baseball scored seven times over its final three innings at the plate to defeat Northwestern 8-4 in Friday's series opener at Alexander Field.
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