GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Evansville (22-17, 10-5 MVC) at Purdue (25-15, 8-4 Big Ten)
Rescheduled for Wednesday, April 23 at 6 p.m. ET / Watch B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Cole Van Assen (Fr, RHP) vs. UE's Kevin Reed (Fr, LHP)
$3 Midweek Matchup: $3 Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beer, Popcorn & Nachos
Purdue Baseball Trading Cards Set 3 (of 3) Giveaway
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 20-19
All-Time in West Lafayette: Evansville leads 7-6
2023 in Evansville: Evansville 5-2 & 6-4 (March 17 & 19)
2023 in West Lafayette: Evansville 12, Purdue 10 (April 4)
Purdue's Last Wins vs. UE: Purdue won 2 of 3 (March 2013 in Evansville)
Purdue's Last Win vs. UE in West Lafayette: Purdue 6, Evansville 2 (May 2002)
First Meeting: Purdue 5, Evansville 4 (April 1947 in Evansville)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball closes out its nine-game April homestand against a team that enters the week having won eight consecutive games, hosting Evansville on an April Tuesday at Alexander Field for the second year in a row.
Update: the game has been moved to Wednesady, April 24 at 6 p.m. due to rain in the forecast. Tickets can be used Wednesday or exchanged for general admission seats on May 1 or May 16-18.
First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. ET as the penultimate $3 midweek matchup of the season at Alexander. General admission tickets, hot dogs, beer, popcorn and nachos are all specially priced at $3.
The Boilermakers are currently 5-3 over the past fortnight at home. They've won nine of their last 12 since March 31 and have not lost consecutive games during that stretch.
Evansville's eight-game win streak is currently tied for the second longest nationally. It has featured consecutive weekend series sweeps vs. Illinois State and Bradley as well as midweek victories at Butler and Indiana. The Purple Aces have also won 13 of 15 since March 28, surging into second place in the Missouri Valley Conference behind Indiana State (29-8 overall). They were 9-15 overall entering the final weekend of March.
Last week the Boilermakers blasted a Ball State team that came to West Lafayette winners of 11 its last 12. Purdue's strong showing in April has come against some quality competition. Dating back to the three-game sweep at Rutgers (April 5-7) and including Tuesday's game vs. Evansville, five of the last six opponents have all reached the 20-win mark for the season and all have a realistic opportunity to finish their campaigns with winning records. Even Michigan State rebounded from getting outscored 42-3 in a series sweep at Alexander by winning three of four this past week, including taking two of three vs. Penn State.
Cole Van Assen is slated to make his sixth straight midweek start and has excelled in the role. The freshman has 16 strikeouts vs. six walks while compiling a 3.79 ERA in 19 innings. Purdue's team ERA over 55 innings in midweek action is 5.89. For the season, Van Assen has given the Boilermakers at least eight outs in all eight of his appearances and surrendered more than one earned run only twice. He went a season-high five innings last week vs. Ball State, with both runs he allowed coming on solo homers to open an inning.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Jo Stevens: 26-game on-base streak; 19-game on-base streak at home
• Mike Bolton Jr.: 19-game on-base streak; 12-game on-base streak at home
• Keenan Spence: 11-game on-base streak; 7-game on-base streak at home
• Camden Gasser: 6 consecutive games with a walk
• Couper Cornblum: 93 consecutive games started (since start of 2023)
• Jackson Dannelley: 15 consecutive inherited runners stranded (since 5/20/23)
LEADERS DURING THE CURRENT HOMESTAND
• Luke Gaffney: .483/.583/1.000, 3 2B, 4 HR, 5 BB, 2 HBP, 16 RBI, 14 R
• Mike Bolton Jr.: .391/.611/.652, 2B, 3B, HR, 4 BB, 9 HBP, 10 RBI, 12 R, 3 SB
• Thomas Green: .333/.385/.583, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 BB, 5 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB
• Jo Stevens: .333/.548/.619, 2 HR, 5 BB, 5 HBP, 9 RBI, 6 R
• Connor Caskenette: .318/.375/.500, 2B, HR, BB, HBP, 7 RBI, 4 R
• Logan Sutter: .385/.556/.923, 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, HBP, 4 RBI, 6 R
• Camden Gasser: .300/.533/.300, 10 BB, 4 RBI, 10 R, 2 Sac, SB
• Cole Van Assen: 2 GS, 8 2/3 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, BB, 7 K, .278 B/Avg
• Avery Cook: 5 App, 8 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 7 K, .133 B/Avg
• Carter Doorn: 3 App, 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K, .250 B/Avg
Evansville (22-17, 10-5 MVC) at Purdue (25-15, 8-4 Big Ten)
Rescheduled for Wednesday, April 23 at 6 p.m. ET / Watch B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Cole Van Assen (Fr, RHP) vs. UE's Kevin Reed (Fr, LHP)
$3 Midweek Matchup: $3 Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beer, Popcorn & Nachos
Purdue Baseball Trading Cards Set 3 (of 3) Giveaway
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 20-19
All-Time in West Lafayette: Evansville leads 7-6
2023 in Evansville: Evansville 5-2 & 6-4 (March 17 & 19)
2023 in West Lafayette: Evansville 12, Purdue 10 (April 4)
Purdue's Last Wins vs. UE: Purdue won 2 of 3 (March 2013 in Evansville)
Purdue's Last Win vs. UE in West Lafayette: Purdue 6, Evansville 2 (May 2002)
First Meeting: Purdue 5, Evansville 4 (April 1947 in Evansville)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball closes out its nine-game April homestand against a team that enters the week having won eight consecutive games, hosting Evansville on an April Tuesday at Alexander Field for the second year in a row.
Update: the game has been moved to Wednesady, April 24 at 6 p.m. due to rain in the forecast. Tickets can be used Wednesday or exchanged for general admission seats on May 1 or May 16-18.
First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. ET as the penultimate $3 midweek matchup of the season at Alexander. General admission tickets, hot dogs, beer, popcorn and nachos are all specially priced at $3.
The Boilermakers are currently 5-3 over the past fortnight at home. They've won nine of their last 12 since March 31 and have not lost consecutive games during that stretch.
Evansville's eight-game win streak is currently tied for the second longest nationally. It has featured consecutive weekend series sweeps vs. Illinois State and Bradley as well as midweek victories at Butler and Indiana. The Purple Aces have also won 13 of 15 since March 28, surging into second place in the Missouri Valley Conference behind Indiana State (29-8 overall). They were 9-15 overall entering the final weekend of March.
Last week the Boilermakers blasted a Ball State team that came to West Lafayette winners of 11 its last 12. Purdue's strong showing in April has come against some quality competition. Dating back to the three-game sweep at Rutgers (April 5-7) and including Tuesday's game vs. Evansville, five of the last six opponents have all reached the 20-win mark for the season and all have a realistic opportunity to finish their campaigns with winning records. Even Michigan State rebounded from getting outscored 42-3 in a series sweep at Alexander by winning three of four this past week, including taking two of three vs. Penn State.
Cole Van Assen is slated to make his sixth straight midweek start and has excelled in the role. The freshman has 16 strikeouts vs. six walks while compiling a 3.79 ERA in 19 innings. Purdue's team ERA over 55 innings in midweek action is 5.89. For the season, Van Assen has given the Boilermakers at least eight outs in all eight of his appearances and surrendered more than one earned run only twice. He went a season-high five innings last week vs. Ball State, with both runs he allowed coming on solo homers to open an inning.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Jo Stevens: 26-game on-base streak; 19-game on-base streak at home
• Mike Bolton Jr.: 19-game on-base streak; 12-game on-base streak at home
• Keenan Spence: 11-game on-base streak; 7-game on-base streak at home
• Camden Gasser: 6 consecutive games with a walk
• Couper Cornblum: 93 consecutive games started (since start of 2023)
• Jackson Dannelley: 15 consecutive inherited runners stranded (since 5/20/23)
LEADERS DURING THE CURRENT HOMESTAND
• Luke Gaffney: .483/.583/1.000, 3 2B, 4 HR, 5 BB, 2 HBP, 16 RBI, 14 R
• Mike Bolton Jr.: .391/.611/.652, 2B, 3B, HR, 4 BB, 9 HBP, 10 RBI, 12 R, 3 SB
• Thomas Green: .333/.385/.583, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 BB, 5 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB
• Jo Stevens: .333/.548/.619, 2 HR, 5 BB, 5 HBP, 9 RBI, 6 R
• Connor Caskenette: .318/.375/.500, 2B, HR, BB, HBP, 7 RBI, 4 R
• Logan Sutter: .385/.556/.923, 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, HBP, 4 RBI, 6 R
• Camden Gasser: .300/.533/.300, 10 BB, 4 RBI, 10 R, 2 Sac, SB
• Cole Van Assen: 2 GS, 8 2/3 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, BB, 7 K, .278 B/Avg
• Avery Cook: 5 App, 8 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 7 K, .133 B/Avg
• Carter Doorn: 3 App, 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K, .250 B/Avg
| FASTEST TO 50 RBI (Since 2001) | |||
| Year | Boilermaker | Date of 50th RBI | Season Total |
| 2024 | Luke Gaffney | April 19 | 54 (as of April 22) |
| 2008 | Dan Black | May 10 | 70 |
| 2003 | Daniel Underwood | May 11 | 57 |
| 2012 | Cameron Perkins | May 12 | 61 |
| 2023 | Paul Toetz | May 12 | 53 |
| 2001 | Nate Sickler | May 12 | 54 |
| 2022 | Cam Thompson | May 13 | 56 |
| 2011 | Cameron Perkins | May 13 | 53 |
| 2024 | Connor Caskenette | TBD | 46 (as of April 22) |
| GAFFNEY FRESHMAN RECORD WATCH | ||
| Statistical Category | Purdue Freshman Record | Luke Gaffney's Total as of April 22 |
| RBI | 53 – Kevin Plawecki, 2010 | 54 (Broke Record April 20) |
| Run Scored | 50 – Brett Roach, 1986 | 49 |
| Doubles | 17 – Cameron Perkins, 2010 | 13 |
| Total Bases | 119 – Perkins (2010)/Roach (1986) | 109 |
| Hits | 74 – Cameron Perkins, 2010 | 62 |
| Batting Average | .371 – Eric Charles, 2009 | .403 |
| On-Base Percentage | .461 – Eric Charles, 2009 | .489 |
| Slugging Percentage | .583 – Brett Roach, 1986 | .708 |
| Home Runs | 12 – Brett Roach, 1986 | 10 |
| Triples | 5 – Eric Osborn, 2004 | 2 |
| LONGEST ON-BASE STREAKS SINCE 2001 (Single Season Only) | |
| Longer Than 30 Games • Ryne White – 52 in 2007* • Cameron Perkins – 50 in 2011^ • Cam Thompson – 44 in 2022^ • David Blomberg – 39 in 2001 • CJ Valdez – 34 in 2022^ 26-29 Games • Curtis Washington Jr. – 29 in 2022 • Jon Moore – 28 in 2008 • Jordan Comadena – 28 in 2008 • Jake Parr – 27 in 2023* • Mitch Hilligoss – 27 in 2006^ • Jo Stevens – 26 in 2024 • Spencer Ingaldson – 26 in 2005 25 Games • Connor Caskenette – 25 in 2023 • Evan Albrecht – 25 in 2022 • Kevin Plawecki – 25 in 2012 24 Games • Camden Gasser – 24 in 2024^ • Skyler Hunter – 24 in 2019 • Skyler Hunter – 24 in 2018 • Kyle Wood – 24 in 2014 • David Miller – 24 in 2011 • Eric Charles – 24 in 2009 |
23 Games • Troy Viola – 23 in 2022 • Harry Shipley – 23 in 2018 • Brandon Haveman – 23 in 2008 22 Games • Cole McKenzie – 22 in 2019* • Nick Dalesandro – 22 in 2017 • Brandon Haveman – 22 in 2009^ • David Harrell – 22 in 2001 21 Games • Miles Simington – 21 in 2021 • Skyler Hunter – 21 in 2017 • Barrett Serrato – 21 in 2011 • Ben Wolgamot – 21 in 2008 • Nick McIntyre – 21 in 2003 20 Games • Couper Cornblum – 20 in 2023* • Evan Albrecht – 20 in 2023^ • Mike Bolton Jr. – 20 in 2022^ • Nick Dalesandro – 20 in 2018 • Brandon Haveman – 20 in 2009* • Brandon Haveman – 20 in 2008* • Alex Jaffee – 20 in 2007 • Jordan Comadena – 20 in 2007^ • Mike Coles – 20 in 2004 |
| * – Season-Ending Streak // ^ – Season-Opening Streak | |
| PURDUE'S LONGEST HOMESTANDS (Since 1983) | |||
| Season | Length of Homestand | Dates | Record |
| 1983 | 14-Game | April 13-26 | 11-3 |
| 2024 | 13-Game | March 8-24 | 8-5 |
| 2017 | 13-Game | April 21-May 14 | 7-6 |
| 1990 | 12-Game | March 17-April 1 | 8-4 |
| 1988 | 12-Game | April 30-May 15 | 7-5 |
| 1984 | 11-Game | May 7-13 | 4-6-1 |
| 1995 | 10-Game | April 8-18 | 7-3 |
| 1990 | 10-Game | April 27-May 10 | 3-6-1 |
| 2024 | 9-Game | April 9-23 | 5-3 as of April 22 |
| 2019 | 9-Game | April 23-May 7 | 6-3 |
| 2018 | 9-Game | April 24-May 8 | 9-0 |
| 2008 | 9-Game | March 22-30 | 8-1 |
| 1997 | 9-Game | April 25-May 3 | 8-1 |
| 1996 | 9-Game | March 29-April 7 | 4-5 |
| 1987 | 9-Game | April 18-25 | 8-1 |