Big Ten tournament: Michigan State's season over after loss to Indiana

OMAHA, Neb. – Wyatt Cross’ bloop single scored Cole Barr from second base in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Indiana a 6-5 victory over Michigan State in a Big Ten tournament elimination game Thursday.

The fifth-seeded Hoosiers (38-17) tied it in the ninth on Matt Gorski’s two-out, three-run homer off Mitchell Tyranski. They’ll play the loser between Minnesota and Illinois in an elimination game Friday.

Michigan State’s Mason Erla took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and the eighth-seeded Spartans (20-32) led 5-2 in the ninth. Tyranski, who came on with runners on first and second, struck out Matt Lloyd before Gorski sent a 1-1 curveball far over the left-field fence.

In the 10th, Barr singled off Mike Mokma (2-5), stole second and beat the throw home when Cross flared a ball into short left.

Lloyd (4-1) pitched an inning for the win.

Wednesday

Eli Wilson drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and Minnesota pitchers limited Michigan State to five hits in a 3-2 victory in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

The top-seeded Gophers (38-13) have won 22 of 25 games and played Thursday night against Illinois.

Wilson singled to left center off Tyranski (2-2) to drive in Ben Mazzenga, who had doubled and taken third on a wild pitch. Mazzenga was called safe at third, though television replays showed Zach Iverson tagged him before he touched the bag.

Brett Schulze (9-0) pitched 3 2/3 shutout innings in relief of starter Jake Stevenson, and freshman closer Max Meyer got the last five outs for his conference-leading 15th save.

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