WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Interstat) — Avery Moore went 4 for 4 with two home runs and four runs batted in to lead Purdue to an 11-8 victory over Indiana on Sunday afternoon at Alexander Field in a Big Ten series finale.

Moore doubled twice and homered twice as the Boilermakers outhit the Hoosiers 16-8. Purdue improved to 34-15 overall and 15-8 in league play. Indiana dropped to 21-30 and 8-14.

Indiana took an early 8-0 lead in the top of the first inning, although the scoring began without a hit. The first three Hoosiers of the game reached on walks and errors before the inning ended with the sizeable advantage. But Purdue answered immediately in the bottom half. Sam Flores tripled down the right-field line and Moore followed with a two-run homer to left-center. Nick Manias doubled, and Jackson Bessette doubled home Manias to make it 8-3.

Both bullpens settled the game for a time. Indiana starter Jacob Linn departed after 1 2/3 innings, and Jacob Vogel took over. Purdue’s Austin Klug worked four innings, allowing two runs on two hits. The Hoosiers added a run in the fourth on a single by Zack Malamazian.

Purdue chipped away in the third. Flores doubled and scored on Moore’s RBI double. Bessette singled to drive in Moore, cutting the lead to 8-5. Indiana responded in the fifth on a wild pitch that scored W. Moore, but the Hoosiers could not break open the game.

The decisive stretch came in the middle innings. Indiana’s Owen ten Oever homered to right-center in the sixth, plating two runs to make it 10-5 Hoosiers. Later in the same inning, Landen Fry launched a three-run homer to left field, capping a five-run outburst that extended Indiana’s lead to 13-5. But the margin proved short-lived.

Purdue answered in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, Jake Boyle singled and Zychowski singled, putting runners on first and third. After a fielder’s choice, Wes Rogers tripled to right field, scoring two runs to cut the lead to 13-7. Flores flew out to end the inning, but the Boilermakers had closed to 13-8.

The seventh inning decided the game. Purdue loaded the bases with no outs on a double by Moore, a single by Manias and a single by Bessette, which scored Moore to make it 13-9. A wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position, and Griffin Richmond grounded out to shortstop, driving in Manias. Boyle followed with an RBI single, scoring Bessette to give Purdue its first lead at 14-13. The Boilermakers added another run on a fielder’s choice to make it 15-13.

Indiana could not mount a rally in the final innings. Hoosier relievers Peter Haas and Jacob Sarhatt allowed three runs in the seventh, and Purdue closer Jake Kramer retired the side in the eighth and ninth. Kramer worked two scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out one.

Moore’s performance highlighted a series in which he had recorded three hits in the previous two games. He finished the weekend 7 for 11 with three home runs and eight RBIs.

For Indiana, Fry went 2 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs. ten Oever homered and drove in two. The Hoosiers have now lost three straight, including the first two games of this series by scores of 5-4 and 11-9.

Purdue travels to Ball State on Tuesday before a weekend series at Iowa. Indiana hosts Illinois beginning Thursday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Purdue 7, Indiana 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Purdue a 51.70 percent probability to win.