GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Purdue (16-10, 1-2 Big Ten) at Ohio State (10-11, 0-0 Big Ten)
Friday to Sunday, March 29-31
Series Opener: Friday, March 28 at 6 p.m. ET / Big Ten Network
Middle Game: Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Series Finale: Sunday, March 30 at 1 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Bill Davis Stadium / Columbus, Ohio
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday: Jordan Morales (Grad, LHP) vs. OSU's Landon Beidetschies (So, LHP)
Saturday: Luke Wagner (Sr, LHP) vs. OSU's Gavin Bruni (Jr, LHP)
Sunday: TBA for Both Teams
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Ohio State leads 154-68-1
All-Time in Columbus: Ohio State leads 82-27
Last Meeting: Purdue 7, OSU 5 (March 2022 in West Lafayette; remainder of series canceled due to weather)
Last Series in Columbus: OSU won 2 of 3 (May 2021)
Purdue's Last Series Win vs. OSU: Purdue won 2 of 3 (April 2017 in Columbus)
First Meeting: Purdue 4, OSU 3 (May 1913 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the first of its consecutive eastbound road trips in Big Ten play, Purdue Baseball visits Ohio State to close out the first half of the regular season.
First pitch at Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus is set for Friday at 6 p.m. ET, Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Friday's game will be televised nationally by the Big Ten Network as the BTN's first baseball telecast of the season.
The Boilermakers and Buckeyes squared off 17 times across a 231-game stretch for Purdue from May 2016 to May 2021 but after rain and cold weather canceled two games during the opening weekend of conference play in 2022, the teams have played just once since the start of the 2022 campaign. Purdue has played 129 games during that stretch. Ohio State is also under the leadership of a second-year coaching staff led by former TCU associate head coach Bill Mosiello and this weekend represents the first time the Boilermakers have played OSU under Mosiello.
Purdue is 36-36 away from West Lafayette since the start of the 2022 season, but just 9-28 in true road games. However, the Boilermakers have managed to win a series on the road in Big Ten play each of the last two years – 2022 at Northwestern, 2023 at Minnesota. After dropping two of three to preseason favorite Iowa last weekend, a series win in Columbus or next weekend in New Jersey (April 5-7 at Rutgers) would be a big early boost in the Big Ten Tournament chase.
The series loss to Iowa marked the 18th time since the Big Ten went to three-game conference series in 2009 that Purdue dropped a league weekend after winning the opening game. While the Boilers have only been able to flip that script and take a Big Ten series after losing the opener five times, the most recent occasion on the road was at Ohio State in April 2017.
The Buckeyes rallied back to win a series after losing on Friday at West Virginia over St. Patrick's Day weekend, scoring 26 runs in the rubber game. They've played a challenging schedule and have victories against BYU, USC, Arizona State (2), Cal, Oklahoma and common opponent Cal State Fullerton. But they were surprisingly swept at home by Georgetown this past weekend, with the Hoyas limiting OSU to 8 runs over 28 innings in the first series of the season at Bill Davis Stadium. Ohio State posted 19 of its 31 victories in Columbus last season, winning home series vs. Illinois, UNC Greensboro and Michigan late in the year – winning five of six vs. a pair of conference rivals that qualified for the Big Ten Tournament in the process.
Purdue has lost five of its last six games despite the cumulative scoring being even at 41 runs apiece during that stretch. That's because all five of the losses have come in one-run games. Including the walk-off win vs. Samford in the nightcap of the March 16 doubleheader, five of the Boilermakers' last seven games have been one-run affairs. Purdue was 15-9 in one-run games across 2022 (8-5) and 2023 (7-4) but did not have a one-run affair this season until March 16.
The Boilermakers' first-year pitching coach Josh Newman returns to his alma mater this weekend. Newman was a three-time All-Big Ten honoree as a workhorse on the mound for Ohio State from 2001 to 2004. He was also an assistant coach in Columbus from 2011 to 2013.
ONE-RUN GAMES BUNCHED TOGETHER
Since Purdue Lost 4 consecutive games all in one-run fashion in April 2016 (first time since 1956)
• March 2024 (Since March 16): 5 in a 7-Game Stretch – 1-4 in 1-Run Games, 2-5 Overall
• April 2023: 4 in a 6-Game Stretch – 3-1 in 1-Run Games, 5-1 Overall
• March-April 2022: 4 in a 7-Game Stretch – 1-3 in 1-Run Games, 3-4 Overall
• February-March 2022: 4 in a 6-Game Stretch – 4-0 in 1-Run Games, 6-0 Overall
• April-May 2021: 4 in a 10-Game Stretch – 2-2 in 1-Run Games, 5-5 Overall
• March-April 2019: 5 in a 10-game Stretch – 2-3 in 1-Run Games, 4-6 Overall
• March 2019: 4 in a 6-Game Stretch – 2-2 in 1-Run Games, 2-4 Overall
• April-May 2017: 4 in a 7-Game Stretch – 3-1 in 1-Run Games, 5-2 Overall
• March-April 2017: 5 in a 12-Game Stretch – 4-1 in 1-Run Games, 6-6 Overall
• May 2016: 4 in an 8-Game Stretch – 1-3 in 1-Run Games, 2-6 Overall
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Camden Gasser – 24-game on-base streak (every game he's played in 2024)
• Jo Stevens – 12-game on-base streak; 6-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 5/18/23)
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 9-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 4/29/23); 5-game on-base streak in all games
• Luke Gaffney – 5-game RBI streak
• Jackson Dannelley – 12 consecutive inherited runners stranded (since 5/20/23)
WEEKEND #2 OF BIG TEN PLAY
• Purdue (1-2) at Ohio State (0-0)
• Maryland (2-1) at Michigan (2-1)
• Minnesota (0-0) at Iowa (2-1)
• Penn State (1-2) at Illinois (2-1)
• Rutgers (0-0) at Michigan State (1-2)
• Nebraska (0-0) at Northwestern (0-0)
• Butler vs Indiana (1-2)
TOP 10 IN THE BIG TEN ENTERING THE WEEKEND
• Camden Gasser – 1st in OBP (.557), T-1st in Walks (27), T-1st in Sac Bunts (5), 5th in Batting Avg (.398), 5th in Runs (27), T-6th in Steals (10), 10th in OPS (1.057)
• Luke Gaffney – 1st in RBI (33), T-2nd in Triples (2), 3rd in Slugging (.684), 3rd in OPS (1.171), T-3rd in hits (39), 4th in Runs (30), 4th in Batting Avg (.398), T-6th in Doubles (9), T-7th in HR (5)
• Logan Sutter – 1st in Doubles (14), 4th in Slugging (.656), T-5th in RBI (28), T-7th in Homers (5), 8th in OPS (1.091)
• Couper Cornblum – 1st in Triples (3), 8th in At-Bats (102)
• Jackson Dannelley – 1st in Saves (5)
• Luke Wagner – T-2nd in Wins (4), 6th in ERA (2.64)
• Jordan Morales – T-2nd in Wins (4), T-6th in Innings (33 1/3), T-9th in Strikeouts (34)
• Connor Caskenette – T-3rd in RBI (31), T-5th in HBP (10), T-7th in Homers (5)
• Mike Bolton Jr. – T-6th in Steals (10)
• Keenan Spence – T-7th in HR (5), 9th in Slugging (.621)
• Jo Stevens – T-7th in HBP (8)
LONGEST SEASON-OPENING ON-BASE STREAKS
Since 2001, Single Season Only
• Cameron Perkins – 50 in 2011
• Cam Thompson – 44 in 2022
• CJ Valdez – 34 in 2022
• Mitch Hilligoss – 27 in 2006
• Camden Gasser – 24 in 2024
• Brandon Haveman – 22 in 2009
• Evan Albrecht – 20 in 2023
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 20 in 2022
• Jordan Comadena – 20 in 2007
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS ENTERING THE WEEKEND & MIDPOINT OF THE SEASON
• Purdue has scored 10-plus runs in a win in each of the first six weekends of the season. The 2012 Big Ten championship team did it in each of the first five non-conference weekends as the only previous to do so every weekend before Big Ten play began.
• Purdue has turned 30 double plays – 27 of the ground ball variety – in its first 26 games, ranking second nationally to only Michigan (31 in 25 games). A dozen came in a five-game stretch from March 3-10. The Boilermakers turned four twin killings in the March 9 home opener vs. UAlbany, achieving that feat for the first time since a March 2018 win vs. Virginia Tech.
• Luke Gaffney is the first player in conference history (since the award was adopted in 2011) to win Big Ten Freshman of the Week each of the first two weeks of the season and three of the first four. Gaffney enters the weekend leading the Big Ten with 33 RBI and has an RBI in five consecutive games. His three-double game on Feb. 17 was just the second by a Boilermaker since March 2018.
• Camden Gasser enters the weekend leading the Big Ten in walks (27) and on-base percentage (.557). He's reached base safely in all 24 games he's played, the fifth longest season-opening streak by a Boilermaker since 2001. Purdue's single-season records are Dan Black's 62 walks in 2009 and Ryne White's .521 OBP in 2007.
• Logan Sutter leads the Big Ten and ranks second nationally with 14 doubles, reaching the 10-double mark on March as the fastest Boilermaker (via date on the calendar) to reach the benchmark. The Purdue single-season record is 21 and the last Boilermaker with 20 doubles was 2012 Big Ten Player of the Year Kevin Plawecki. Plawecki hit his 10th double on March 24.
• Mike Bolton Jr. is the longest tenured active Boilermaker (163 career games), joining the program in the fall of 2019. He broke the program's all-time stolen base record (70) last season and has 84 for steals for his career. He's the Big Ten's active career leader and fifth nationally. Bolton is 46 of 47 in his career in Big Ten play and led the league with 28 steals overall in 2023.
• Purdue scored 10 runs in an inning in consecutive Sunday wins vs. George Mason (Feb. 25) and Cal State Fullerton (March 3). The Boilermakers also scored 10 unanswered runs in Sunday wins vs. Stony Brook (Feb. 18) and UAlbany (March 10). They've posted two 10-run innings in a season for the first time since 2012. They have scored 79 of their 214 runs (37%) in Sunday victories this year.
• Purdue has three players with a 10-game hit streak for the second year in a row. Connor Caskenette and Jo Stevens have been part of the trio both years.
• Purdue's earliest home opener ever (March 9) marked the beginning of a 13-game homestand, matching the longest ever at Alexander Field and one game shy of a team record from 1982. The Boilermakers won seven of their eight games of the homestand but dropped four of their last five to finish with an 8-5 mark.
• Purdue won its season opener in shutout fashion for the first time since 1991.
• Purdue won twice in shutout fashion in the first 10 games of a season for the first time since 2003.
• Luke Wagner and Jackson Dannelley teamed up to shutout Southeastern Louisiana on March 2, ending SELA's five-game win streak. The Lions had scored 59 runs during their streak and then scored 11 runs while beating No. 11 East Carolina on Sunday on the final day of the four-team Keith LeClair Classic.
• Wagner posted a streak of 22 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run from Feb. 25 through March 16. It was the longest streak by a Boilermaker since 2018.
• Dannelley leads the Big Ten with five saves, ranking seventh nationally. All five have come in relief outings in which he recorded at least nine outs.
• Purdue won the nightcap of its March 16 doubleheader vs. Samford 13-12 in 10 innings despite the visitors putting together an eight-run inning. The Boilermakers won a game in which an opponent scored eight-plus in an inning for the first time since the opening weekend of the 2020 season (vs. Hofstra).
• Jordan Morales was the first lefthander since 2014 and only the second this century to start on Opening Day for Purdue. He also became the 10th pitcher, and first lefty, to start the season and home openers.
• The Boilermakers started three lefthanders on the mound against Iowa, giving three southpaws the ball in a Big Ten series for the first time since the league went to three-game weekends 2009. It's also believed to be the first time Purdue has started exclusively lefties in a Big Ten series.
• The 14-inning midweek marathon with UIC on March 20 was played over five hours and three minutes. It was the longest game (in time) in program history, the longest ever at Alexander Field (since 2013) and Purdue's longest (in innings) since winning in 15 innings vs. Ohio in March 2016.
Purdue (16-10, 1-2 Big Ten) at Ohio State (10-11, 0-0 Big Ten)
Friday to Sunday, March 29-31
Series Opener: Friday, March 28 at 6 p.m. ET / Big Ten Network
Middle Game: Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Series Finale: Sunday, March 30 at 1 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Bill Davis Stadium / Columbus, Ohio
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday: Jordan Morales (Grad, LHP) vs. OSU's Landon Beidetschies (So, LHP)
Saturday: Luke Wagner (Sr, LHP) vs. OSU's Gavin Bruni (Jr, LHP)
Sunday: TBA for Both Teams
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Ohio State leads 154-68-1
All-Time in Columbus: Ohio State leads 82-27
Last Meeting: Purdue 7, OSU 5 (March 2022 in West Lafayette; remainder of series canceled due to weather)
Last Series in Columbus: OSU won 2 of 3 (May 2021)
Purdue's Last Series Win vs. OSU: Purdue won 2 of 3 (April 2017 in Columbus)
First Meeting: Purdue 4, OSU 3 (May 1913 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the first of its consecutive eastbound road trips in Big Ten play, Purdue Baseball visits Ohio State to close out the first half of the regular season.
First pitch at Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus is set for Friday at 6 p.m. ET, Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Friday's game will be televised nationally by the Big Ten Network as the BTN's first baseball telecast of the season.
The Boilermakers and Buckeyes squared off 17 times across a 231-game stretch for Purdue from May 2016 to May 2021 but after rain and cold weather canceled two games during the opening weekend of conference play in 2022, the teams have played just once since the start of the 2022 campaign. Purdue has played 129 games during that stretch. Ohio State is also under the leadership of a second-year coaching staff led by former TCU associate head coach Bill Mosiello and this weekend represents the first time the Boilermakers have played OSU under Mosiello.
Purdue is 36-36 away from West Lafayette since the start of the 2022 season, but just 9-28 in true road games. However, the Boilermakers have managed to win a series on the road in Big Ten play each of the last two years – 2022 at Northwestern, 2023 at Minnesota. After dropping two of three to preseason favorite Iowa last weekend, a series win in Columbus or next weekend in New Jersey (April 5-7 at Rutgers) would be a big early boost in the Big Ten Tournament chase.
The series loss to Iowa marked the 18th time since the Big Ten went to three-game conference series in 2009 that Purdue dropped a league weekend after winning the opening game. While the Boilers have only been able to flip that script and take a Big Ten series after losing the opener five times, the most recent occasion on the road was at Ohio State in April 2017.
The Buckeyes rallied back to win a series after losing on Friday at West Virginia over St. Patrick's Day weekend, scoring 26 runs in the rubber game. They've played a challenging schedule and have victories against BYU, USC, Arizona State (2), Cal, Oklahoma and common opponent Cal State Fullerton. But they were surprisingly swept at home by Georgetown this past weekend, with the Hoyas limiting OSU to 8 runs over 28 innings in the first series of the season at Bill Davis Stadium. Ohio State posted 19 of its 31 victories in Columbus last season, winning home series vs. Illinois, UNC Greensboro and Michigan late in the year – winning five of six vs. a pair of conference rivals that qualified for the Big Ten Tournament in the process.
Purdue has lost five of its last six games despite the cumulative scoring being even at 41 runs apiece during that stretch. That's because all five of the losses have come in one-run games. Including the walk-off win vs. Samford in the nightcap of the March 16 doubleheader, five of the Boilermakers' last seven games have been one-run affairs. Purdue was 15-9 in one-run games across 2022 (8-5) and 2023 (7-4) but did not have a one-run affair this season until March 16.
The Boilermakers' first-year pitching coach Josh Newman returns to his alma mater this weekend. Newman was a three-time All-Big Ten honoree as a workhorse on the mound for Ohio State from 2001 to 2004. He was also an assistant coach in Columbus from 2011 to 2013.
ONE-RUN GAMES BUNCHED TOGETHER
Since Purdue Lost 4 consecutive games all in one-run fashion in April 2016 (first time since 1956)
• March 2024 (Since March 16): 5 in a 7-Game Stretch – 1-4 in 1-Run Games, 2-5 Overall
• April 2023: 4 in a 6-Game Stretch – 3-1 in 1-Run Games, 5-1 Overall
• March-April 2022: 4 in a 7-Game Stretch – 1-3 in 1-Run Games, 3-4 Overall
• February-March 2022: 4 in a 6-Game Stretch – 4-0 in 1-Run Games, 6-0 Overall
• April-May 2021: 4 in a 10-Game Stretch – 2-2 in 1-Run Games, 5-5 Overall
• March-April 2019: 5 in a 10-game Stretch – 2-3 in 1-Run Games, 4-6 Overall
• March 2019: 4 in a 6-Game Stretch – 2-2 in 1-Run Games, 2-4 Overall
• April-May 2017: 4 in a 7-Game Stretch – 3-1 in 1-Run Games, 5-2 Overall
• March-April 2017: 5 in a 12-Game Stretch – 4-1 in 1-Run Games, 6-6 Overall
• May 2016: 4 in an 8-Game Stretch – 1-3 in 1-Run Games, 2-6 Overall
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Camden Gasser – 24-game on-base streak (every game he's played in 2024)
• Jo Stevens – 12-game on-base streak; 6-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 5/18/23)
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 9-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 4/29/23); 5-game on-base streak in all games
• Luke Gaffney – 5-game RBI streak
• Jackson Dannelley – 12 consecutive inherited runners stranded (since 5/20/23)
WEEKEND #2 OF BIG TEN PLAY
• Purdue (1-2) at Ohio State (0-0)
• Maryland (2-1) at Michigan (2-1)
• Minnesota (0-0) at Iowa (2-1)
• Penn State (1-2) at Illinois (2-1)
• Rutgers (0-0) at Michigan State (1-2)
• Nebraska (0-0) at Northwestern (0-0)
• Butler vs Indiana (1-2)
TOP 10 IN THE BIG TEN ENTERING THE WEEKEND
• Camden Gasser – 1st in OBP (.557), T-1st in Walks (27), T-1st in Sac Bunts (5), 5th in Batting Avg (.398), 5th in Runs (27), T-6th in Steals (10), 10th in OPS (1.057)
• Luke Gaffney – 1st in RBI (33), T-2nd in Triples (2), 3rd in Slugging (.684), 3rd in OPS (1.171), T-3rd in hits (39), 4th in Runs (30), 4th in Batting Avg (.398), T-6th in Doubles (9), T-7th in HR (5)
• Logan Sutter – 1st in Doubles (14), 4th in Slugging (.656), T-5th in RBI (28), T-7th in Homers (5), 8th in OPS (1.091)
• Couper Cornblum – 1st in Triples (3), 8th in At-Bats (102)
• Jackson Dannelley – 1st in Saves (5)
• Luke Wagner – T-2nd in Wins (4), 6th in ERA (2.64)
• Jordan Morales – T-2nd in Wins (4), T-6th in Innings (33 1/3), T-9th in Strikeouts (34)
• Connor Caskenette – T-3rd in RBI (31), T-5th in HBP (10), T-7th in Homers (5)
• Mike Bolton Jr. – T-6th in Steals (10)
• Keenan Spence – T-7th in HR (5), 9th in Slugging (.621)
• Jo Stevens – T-7th in HBP (8)
LONGEST SEASON-OPENING ON-BASE STREAKS
Since 2001, Single Season Only
• Cameron Perkins – 50 in 2011
• Cam Thompson – 44 in 2022
• CJ Valdez – 34 in 2022
• Mitch Hilligoss – 27 in 2006
• Camden Gasser – 24 in 2024
• Brandon Haveman – 22 in 2009
• Evan Albrecht – 20 in 2023
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 20 in 2022
• Jordan Comadena – 20 in 2007
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS ENTERING THE WEEKEND & MIDPOINT OF THE SEASON
• Purdue has scored 10-plus runs in a win in each of the first six weekends of the season. The 2012 Big Ten championship team did it in each of the first five non-conference weekends as the only previous to do so every weekend before Big Ten play began.
• Purdue has turned 30 double plays – 27 of the ground ball variety – in its first 26 games, ranking second nationally to only Michigan (31 in 25 games). A dozen came in a five-game stretch from March 3-10. The Boilermakers turned four twin killings in the March 9 home opener vs. UAlbany, achieving that feat for the first time since a March 2018 win vs. Virginia Tech.
• Luke Gaffney is the first player in conference history (since the award was adopted in 2011) to win Big Ten Freshman of the Week each of the first two weeks of the season and three of the first four. Gaffney enters the weekend leading the Big Ten with 33 RBI and has an RBI in five consecutive games. His three-double game on Feb. 17 was just the second by a Boilermaker since March 2018.
• Camden Gasser enters the weekend leading the Big Ten in walks (27) and on-base percentage (.557). He's reached base safely in all 24 games he's played, the fifth longest season-opening streak by a Boilermaker since 2001. Purdue's single-season records are Dan Black's 62 walks in 2009 and Ryne White's .521 OBP in 2007.
• Logan Sutter leads the Big Ten and ranks second nationally with 14 doubles, reaching the 10-double mark on March as the fastest Boilermaker (via date on the calendar) to reach the benchmark. The Purdue single-season record is 21 and the last Boilermaker with 20 doubles was 2012 Big Ten Player of the Year Kevin Plawecki. Plawecki hit his 10th double on March 24.
• Mike Bolton Jr. is the longest tenured active Boilermaker (163 career games), joining the program in the fall of 2019. He broke the program's all-time stolen base record (70) last season and has 84 for steals for his career. He's the Big Ten's active career leader and fifth nationally. Bolton is 46 of 47 in his career in Big Ten play and led the league with 28 steals overall in 2023.
• Purdue scored 10 runs in an inning in consecutive Sunday wins vs. George Mason (Feb. 25) and Cal State Fullerton (March 3). The Boilermakers also scored 10 unanswered runs in Sunday wins vs. Stony Brook (Feb. 18) and UAlbany (March 10). They've posted two 10-run innings in a season for the first time since 2012. They have scored 79 of their 214 runs (37%) in Sunday victories this year.
• Purdue has three players with a 10-game hit streak for the second year in a row. Connor Caskenette and Jo Stevens have been part of the trio both years.
• Purdue's earliest home opener ever (March 9) marked the beginning of a 13-game homestand, matching the longest ever at Alexander Field and one game shy of a team record from 1982. The Boilermakers won seven of their eight games of the homestand but dropped four of their last five to finish with an 8-5 mark.
• Purdue won its season opener in shutout fashion for the first time since 1991.
• Purdue won twice in shutout fashion in the first 10 games of a season for the first time since 2003.
• Luke Wagner and Jackson Dannelley teamed up to shutout Southeastern Louisiana on March 2, ending SELA's five-game win streak. The Lions had scored 59 runs during their streak and then scored 11 runs while beating No. 11 East Carolina on Sunday on the final day of the four-team Keith LeClair Classic.
• Wagner posted a streak of 22 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run from Feb. 25 through March 16. It was the longest streak by a Boilermaker since 2018.
• Dannelley leads the Big Ten with five saves, ranking seventh nationally. All five have come in relief outings in which he recorded at least nine outs.
• Purdue won the nightcap of its March 16 doubleheader vs. Samford 13-12 in 10 innings despite the visitors putting together an eight-run inning. The Boilermakers won a game in which an opponent scored eight-plus in an inning for the first time since the opening weekend of the 2020 season (vs. Hofstra).
• Jordan Morales was the first lefthander since 2014 and only the second this century to start on Opening Day for Purdue. He also became the 10th pitcher, and first lefty, to start the season and home openers.
• The Boilermakers started three lefthanders on the mound against Iowa, giving three southpaws the ball in a Big Ten series for the first time since the league went to three-game weekends 2009. It's also believed to be the first time Purdue has started exclusively lefties in a Big Ten series.
• The 14-inning midweek marathon with UIC on March 20 was played over five hours and three minutes. It was the longest game (in time) in program history, the longest ever at Alexander Field (since 2013) and Purdue's longest (in innings) since winning in 15 innings vs. Ohio in March 2016.