BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Interstat) — Illinois outlasted Indiana 9-7 in 10 innings Friday at Bart Kaufman Field, evening the Big Ten series after a 10-4 loss the previous night.

Illinois jumped ahead 3-0 in the first inning on Michael Farina’s RBI double and Kyle Schupmann’s two-run homer. Indiana answered with single runs in the first and third, then tied the game 3-3 on a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Will Johannes restored the lead with a three-run homer in the eighth, but Indiana fought back in the ninth on solo homer from Will Moore and a three-run shot from Hogan Denny to tie the score at 7-7.

In the 10th, Illinois scored on a groundout and a wild pitch to reclaim the lead. Aidan Flinn earned the win, tossing five scoreless innings with four strikeouts, allowing no hits. Denny finished 3 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs, while Johannes was 2 for 3 with a homer and three RBIs. Reed Gannon recorded a hold with 1 1/3 hitless innings.

Illinois managed only five hits to Indiana’s nine. The Fighting Illini improved to 27-24; the Hoosiers fell to 22-31.