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STEAK & BEANS SHOWDOWN
Purdue Baseball's Intraquad Series
Black Team vs. Gold Team – 3 six-inning games
Thursday, Oct. 17 to Saturday, Oct. 19
Game 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET / Game 2 at 5 p.m. ET / Game 3 at 1 p.m. ET
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The fall ball season at Alexander Field concludes this week with Purdue baseball's annual Black & Gold Series, which is again open to the public.
It's a three-game, 18-inning intrasquad series this fall. All three games will be scheduled six-inning affairs, making every inning even more critical in the short series. Further incentive to win comes via the menu options for Saturday's postgame meal. The winning team dines on steak. The losing team settles for hot dogs and beans.
Games are set for Thursday at 3:30 p.m. ET, Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. It's free admission all fall at Alexander Field.
Alumni Harry Shipley and John Madia selected the Black & Gold Series teams this fall and will also serve as the managers. Shipley's Black Team roster is headlined by seniors Milo Beam, Bryce Bonner, Cole McKenzie and Johnny Sage. Madia's selections for his Gold Team roster included veterans Zac Fascia, Skyler Hunter, Ben Nisle and Tyler Powers. Purdue's 44-man fall roster was split evenly at 22 apiece for the series.
Fascia, Hunter and McKenzie all had three hits in the 2018 Black & Gold Series, which featured only 15 ½ innings of action. Fascia and McKenzie hit safely in all three games, providing a little foreshadowing of things to come in the spring as the two transfers went on to make a combined 107 starts.
Upcoming offseason events for the Boilermakers include the Tuesday, Oct. 29 Halloween Bash at Alexander (free and all ages) and the First Pitch Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Holloway Gymnasium.
PURDUE'S STATISTICAL LEADERS IN THE 3 FALL BALL EXHIBITION GAMES
• Cole McKenzie: 4-for-8, 4 RBI, HBP, 4 R, SB
• Skyler Hunter: 4-for-12, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB, 4 R, 2 SB
• Johnny Sage: 3-for-8, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, SB
• Kyle LaPlante: 3-for-8, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, 3 R, SB
• Mike Bolton Jr.: 2-for-6, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 5 R, 2 SB
• Miles Simington: 2-for-9, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 4 R, 4 SB
• Zac Fascia: 2-for-9, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 3 R
• Kyle Wade: 3 App, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
• Cory Brooks: 2 App, 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 10 K
• Dalton Parker: 3 App, 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K
• Conner Tomasic: 2 App, 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
BLACK & GOLD SERIES RECENT HISTORY
• October 2018 – Boilermakers won 3-game series vs. Dreamer Chasers, 2-1
• October 2017 – Black & Gold split abbreviated 2-game series
• October 2016 – 1-1-1 stalemate after game 1 ended in an 8-8 tie
• October 2015 – Black Team won 9-game series, 6-3
• October 2014 – Gold Team swept 5-game series
• October 2013 – Gold Team won 5-game series, 3-2
• October 2012 – Gold Team won 5-game series, 4-1 (first fall at Alexander Field)
• October 2011 – Black Team won 5-game series, 4-0-1
STEAK & BEANS SHOWDOWN
Purdue Baseball's Intraquad Series
Black Team vs. Gold Team – 3 six-inning games
Thursday, Oct. 17 to Saturday, Oct. 19
Game 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET / Game 2 at 5 p.m. ET / Game 3 at 1 p.m. ET
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The fall ball season at Alexander Field concludes this week with Purdue baseball's annual Black & Gold Series, which is again open to the public.
It's a three-game, 18-inning intrasquad series this fall. All three games will be scheduled six-inning affairs, making every inning even more critical in the short series. Further incentive to win comes via the menu options for Saturday's postgame meal. The winning team dines on steak. The losing team settles for hot dogs and beans.
Games are set for Thursday at 3:30 p.m. ET, Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. It's free admission all fall at Alexander Field.
Alumni Harry Shipley and John Madia selected the Black & Gold Series teams this fall and will also serve as the managers. Shipley's Black Team roster is headlined by seniors Milo Beam, Bryce Bonner, Cole McKenzie and Johnny Sage. Madia's selections for his Gold Team roster included veterans Zac Fascia, Skyler Hunter, Ben Nisle and Tyler Powers. Purdue's 44-man fall roster was split evenly at 22 apiece for the series.
Fascia, Hunter and McKenzie all had three hits in the 2018 Black & Gold Series, which featured only 15 ½ innings of action. Fascia and McKenzie hit safely in all three games, providing a little foreshadowing of things to come in the spring as the two transfers went on to make a combined 107 starts.
Upcoming offseason events for the Boilermakers include the Tuesday, Oct. 29 Halloween Bash at Alexander (free and all ages) and the First Pitch Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Holloway Gymnasium.
| BLACK & GOLD SERIES ROSTER BREAKDOWN | |
| BLACK TEAM Pitchers Connor Ayers Andrew Bohm Cory Brooks Grant Brunt Eric Hildebrand Trent Johnson Reece Rodabaugh Jackson Smeltz Kyle Wade Catchers Bryce Bonner Luke Houin Infielders Tyler Brandenburg Zach Daugherty Justin Fugitt Tanner Haston Ryan Howe Mason Gavre Kyle LaPlante Outfielders Milo Beam Mike Bolton Jr. Cole McKenzie Johnny Sage Manager: Harry Shipley Support Staff: Caylie Jones, Rance Terry, Tim Sarhage |
GOLD TEAM Pitchers Ricky Castro Trevor Cheaney Knolton Clark Bo Hofstra Jett Jackson James Kulak Jake Lautenschlager Matt Moore Dalton Parker Conner Tomasic Catchers Zac Fascia Blake Schmitt Owen Walbaum Infielders Zander Adams Evan Albrecht Tyler Powers Justin Walker Jr. Jake Parr Outfielders Skyler Hunter Miles Simington Jack Firestone Ben Nisle Manager: John Madia Support Staff: Emily Sagstetter, Drew Bertram, Macy Moore |
PURDUE'S STATISTICAL LEADERS IN THE 3 FALL BALL EXHIBITION GAMES
• Cole McKenzie: 4-for-8, 4 RBI, HBP, 4 R, SB
• Skyler Hunter: 4-for-12, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB, 4 R, 2 SB
• Johnny Sage: 3-for-8, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, SB
• Kyle LaPlante: 3-for-8, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, 3 R, SB
• Mike Bolton Jr.: 2-for-6, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 5 R, 2 SB
• Miles Simington: 2-for-9, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 4 R, 4 SB
• Zac Fascia: 2-for-9, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 3 R
• Kyle Wade: 3 App, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
• Cory Brooks: 2 App, 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 10 K
• Dalton Parker: 3 App, 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K
• Conner Tomasic: 2 App, 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
| FALL BALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK | |||
| Week Number/Dates | Hitter | Pitcher | Defender |
| Week 1 – Sept. 4-14 | Jackson Smeltz | Milo Beam | Bryce Bonner |
| Week 2 – Sept. 16-21 | Zac Fascia | Jett Jackson | Skyler Hunter |
| Week 3 – Sept. 23-28 | Skyler Hunter | Jett Jackson | Mike Bolton Jr. |
| Week 4 – Sept. 30-Oct. 5 | Bryce Bonner | Ricky Castro | Tyler Powers |
| Week 5 – Oct. 7-13 | Johnny Sage | Kyle Wade | Kyle LaPlante |
BLACK & GOLD SERIES RECENT HISTORY
• October 2018 – Boilermakers won 3-game series vs. Dreamer Chasers, 2-1
• October 2017 – Black & Gold split abbreviated 2-game series
• October 2016 – 1-1-1 stalemate after game 1 ended in an 8-8 tie
• October 2015 – Black Team won 9-game series, 6-3
• October 2014 – Gold Team swept 5-game series
• October 2013 – Gold Team won 5-game series, 3-2
• October 2012 – Gold Team won 5-game series, 4-1 (first fall at Alexander Field)
• October 2011 – Black Team won 5-game series, 4-0-1