An offensive explosion in the fourth inning gave the Indiana State baseball team enough momentum to rout Purdue 12-4 Tuesday at Bob Warn Field.

The victory gave ISU its third victory over a Big Ten school this season with earlier ones coming against Illinois in Terre Haute and Indiana in Bloomington.

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