WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Jordan Morales struck out nine over seven innings of one-run ball to outpitch Iowa's All-American and lead Purdue Baseball to its seventh consecutive victory in a Big Ten opener 10-3 Friday at Alexander Field.
The Boilermakers (16-7, 1-0 Big Ten) scored six times over five innings against Brody Brecht (0-1) after the highly touted righthander had surrendered just six runs in 23 1/3 innings this season entering the day. Purdue plated three runs in both the first and fourth innings.
Morales (4-2) struck out seven of the final 10 batters he faced, including the last five – punching out the 6-7-8 hitters in order in the seventh inning to punctuate his quality start. The lefty worked three 1-2-3 innings total.
Mike Bolton Jr. led the way offensively with a 3-for-4 day, coming around to score all four times he reached base safely. The one through five portion of the Boilermakers' lineup was 10-for-18 with seven free passes (5 walks, 2 HBP), seven RBI and eight runs scored.
STREAKS EXTENDED
• Connor Caskenette – 27-game on-base streak at Home (since 3/31/23); 11-game on-base streak in all games; 7-game hit streak
• Camden Gasser – 21-game on-base streak (every game he's played in 2024)
• Couper Cornblum – 14-game on-base streak in Big Ten Play (since 4/15/23)
• Jo Stevens – 9-game hit streak
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 7-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 4/29/23)
Connor Caskenette drove in runs with a ground out in the first inning and single in the seventh, reaching the 30 RBI mark for the season. The senior shares the league lead in RBI and became the second-fastest Boilermaker (via date on the calendar) to reach the 30-RBI benchmark. Caskenette had a productive plate appearance in all five trips to the dish Friday.
Logan Sutter crushed a hanging slider to the wall in left field for an RBI double in the first inning, capping the scoring in Purdue's three-run rally that started with a leadoff single from Bolton and RBI double from Camden Gasser. Sutter continues to lead the Big Ten with 13 doubles.
Luke Gaffney drove in runs with RBI singles in the fourth and seventh innings. Avery Cook closed out the win with two innings of hitless relief.
Purdue has not lost a Big Ten opener since 2016.
The series continues Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.
The Boilermakers (16-7, 1-0 Big Ten) scored six times over five innings against Brody Brecht (0-1) after the highly touted righthander had surrendered just six runs in 23 1/3 innings this season entering the day. Purdue plated three runs in both the first and fourth innings.
Morales (4-2) struck out seven of the final 10 batters he faced, including the last five – punching out the 6-7-8 hitters in order in the seventh inning to punctuate his quality start. The lefty worked three 1-2-3 innings total.
Mike Bolton Jr. led the way offensively with a 3-for-4 day, coming around to score all four times he reached base safely. The one through five portion of the Boilermakers' lineup was 10-for-18 with seven free passes (5 walks, 2 HBP), seven RBI and eight runs scored.
STREAKS EXTENDED
• Connor Caskenette – 27-game on-base streak at Home (since 3/31/23); 11-game on-base streak in all games; 7-game hit streak
• Camden Gasser – 21-game on-base streak (every game he's played in 2024)
• Couper Cornblum – 14-game on-base streak in Big Ten Play (since 4/15/23)
• Jo Stevens – 9-game hit streak
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 7-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 4/29/23)
Connor Caskenette drove in runs with a ground out in the first inning and single in the seventh, reaching the 30 RBI mark for the season. The senior shares the league lead in RBI and became the second-fastest Boilermaker (via date on the calendar) to reach the 30-RBI benchmark. Caskenette had a productive plate appearance in all five trips to the dish Friday.
Logan Sutter crushed a hanging slider to the wall in left field for an RBI double in the first inning, capping the scoring in Purdue's three-run rally that started with a leadoff single from Bolton and RBI double from Camden Gasser. Sutter continues to lead the Big Ten with 13 doubles.
Luke Gaffney drove in runs with RBI singles in the fourth and seventh innings. Avery Cook closed out the win with two innings of hitless relief.
Purdue has not lost a Big Ten opener since 2016.
The series continues Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.