Not even a fly ball came easy for Blake Lynd and his teammates in the eighth inning.

The first seven batters reached in the frame, resulting in five runs as the Penn State baseball team lost to Purdue, 9-3, Sunday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.

On the fly ball, the first call was Lynd didn't make the catch, but the umpires reversed the call after a conference in the infield. Coach Robbie Wine came out of the dugout to argue the call and then paced around until the out was given.

After the defeat, Wine and the players were made unavailable for comment.

The eighth inning struggles were preceded by what was once a pitchers' duel.

Penn State starting pitcher Mike Lorentson lasted seven innings and struck out five while allowing seven hits and just three earned runs.

Lorentson's only inning of sustained trouble came in the seventh. After he snagged a grounder for the first out, Lorentson gave up a walk and two singles to allow two runs.

Still, Lorentson got out of trouble twice by getting inning-ending double plays, including a lined shot that was caught by Rick Marlin and then thrown to first baseman Cory Wine to double off the runner.

Despite Lorentson's performance, the lefty was outshone by Purdue's Matt Morgan. For the second time in three games, a Boilermaker pitcher threw a complete game. On Sunday, Morgan allowed just two earned runs and struck out five while throwing 148 pitches.

Although the starting pitching battle lasted through seven frames with Penn State (19-14, 4-5 Big Ten) down 4-2, the gap grew in the eighth inning.

Lorentson didn't start the inning, as Scott Kelley came in for relief.

The starter-turned-reliever faced only two batters and walked both of them. He also threw a wild pitch as he left with two runners on base.

Kelley was then replaced by freshman Ryan Ignas.

The struggles continued, however, as Jordan Steranka handled a grounder but first baseman Wine was charged an error on the catch.

An intentional walk and two singles later, and Ignas' day was over.

By the time John Cummins lined out to second baseman Landon Nakata, the Boilermakers scored five runs on only two hits and two errors as the low-scoring contest turned into a seven-run game.