GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DePauw (20-13, 9-3 NCAC) at Purdue (29-15, 11-4 Big Ten)
Wednesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. ET / Watch B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette Ind.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Cole Van Assen (Fr, RHP) vs. TBA for DePauw
$3 Midweek Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beer, Popcorn, Nachos
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 82-17
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 53-12
Last Meetings: Split a Doubleheader – 10-0 Purdue & 7-6 DePauw (May 1987 in Greencastle)
Last Meeting in West Lafayette: Purdue 5, DePauw 2 (April 1985)
First Meeting: Purdue 9, DePauw 0 (June 1888 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After a wildly successful month of April, Purdue Baseball opens May with its final midweek home game, hosting DePauw for the first time since 1985 Wednesday at Alexander Field.
First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. ET as the final $3 midweek matchup of the home slate. General admission tickets, hot dogs, beer, popcorn and nachos are specially priced at $3.
It's also Purdue Student Appreciation Night and will feature in-game student raffles for baseball hats, batting gloves, drawstring bags, a ball signed by head coach Greg Goff and a Purdue Baseball jersey. Purdue students receive free admission all season at Alexander Field. The Walk-Goff Squad student section will also be hosting a free student tailgate from 4-6 p.m.
The Boilermakers compiled a 12-3 record in the month of April, nine of those victories coming during their current team record-tying 10-game Big Ten win streak, which stands as the longest in the league since Rutgers also won 10 in a row in 2022. Purdue is 14-8 at home this season, going 6-3 on its nine-game homestand from April 9-24. Wednesday, the Boilers have an opportunity to get to 30 wins by May 1 for the first time since 2012.
DePauw played a critical North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader Tuesday at Wittenberg in Springfield, Ohio. Both teams entered the day with matching 10-3 records in conference play. The Tigers close out their regular season on Saturday with a home doubleheader vs. Hiram.
While it's final exams week on campus, Goff was given the green light to schedule a home game on Wednesday of exams week this year. He did so with the hope of keeping the team in its normal routine of one midweek a game each week, especially with the rivalry series vs. Indiana on tap for this weekend at Alexander Field. With the exception of inclement weather canceling the April 3 game vs. Valparaiso, Purdue has played one midweek game every week since the first week of March.
The Boilermakers and Tigers played nearly every year from 1962 to 1983 but the series went on hiatus after a doubleheader in Greencastle during Purdue's 1987 NCAA Regional season.
The Boilermakers close out midweek play next week with a return trip to Chicago for a rematch with UIC. With Purdue at No. 62 in the RPI and the Flames at No. 68, it's a key game for both teams – especially with road wins being more valuable in the RPI formula. The upcoming series vs. Indiana (RPI 71), at Michigan (94) and vs. Illinois (66) will also help Purdue's profile if the team can continue to perform well. Wednesday's game vs. DePauw does not impact the profile since it comes against a non-Division I opponent.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 23-game on-base streak; 13-game on-base streak at home; 6-game hit streak
• Camden Gasser – Reached base safely multiple times in 10 consecutive games, 8-game hit streak
• Keenan Spence – 7-game on-base streak at home
•Ty Gill – 7-game on-base streak at home
• Jackson Dannelley – 17 consecutive inherited runners stranded (since 5/20/23)
• Couper Cornblum – 96 consecutive games started (since start of 2023)
DePauw (20-13, 9-3 NCAC) at Purdue (29-15, 11-4 Big Ten)
Wednesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. ET / Watch B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette Ind.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Cole Van Assen (Fr, RHP) vs. TBA for DePauw
$3 Midweek Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beer, Popcorn, Nachos
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 82-17
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 53-12
Last Meetings: Split a Doubleheader – 10-0 Purdue & 7-6 DePauw (May 1987 in Greencastle)
Last Meeting in West Lafayette: Purdue 5, DePauw 2 (April 1985)
First Meeting: Purdue 9, DePauw 0 (June 1888 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After a wildly successful month of April, Purdue Baseball opens May with its final midweek home game, hosting DePauw for the first time since 1985 Wednesday at Alexander Field.
First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. ET as the final $3 midweek matchup of the home slate. General admission tickets, hot dogs, beer, popcorn and nachos are specially priced at $3.
It's also Purdue Student Appreciation Night and will feature in-game student raffles for baseball hats, batting gloves, drawstring bags, a ball signed by head coach Greg Goff and a Purdue Baseball jersey. Purdue students receive free admission all season at Alexander Field. The Walk-Goff Squad student section will also be hosting a free student tailgate from 4-6 p.m.
The Boilermakers compiled a 12-3 record in the month of April, nine of those victories coming during their current team record-tying 10-game Big Ten win streak, which stands as the longest in the league since Rutgers also won 10 in a row in 2022. Purdue is 14-8 at home this season, going 6-3 on its nine-game homestand from April 9-24. Wednesday, the Boilers have an opportunity to get to 30 wins by May 1 for the first time since 2012.
DePauw played a critical North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader Tuesday at Wittenberg in Springfield, Ohio. Both teams entered the day with matching 10-3 records in conference play. The Tigers close out their regular season on Saturday with a home doubleheader vs. Hiram.
While it's final exams week on campus, Goff was given the green light to schedule a home game on Wednesday of exams week this year. He did so with the hope of keeping the team in its normal routine of one midweek a game each week, especially with the rivalry series vs. Indiana on tap for this weekend at Alexander Field. With the exception of inclement weather canceling the April 3 game vs. Valparaiso, Purdue has played one midweek game every week since the first week of March.
The Boilermakers have not played a non-Division I opponent in the program's Alexander Field era (2013-present). Their last such game was a victory against Anderson at Victory Field in Indianapolis in April 2012. Purdue also hosted DePauw's longtime rival, Wabash College, at Lambert Field three years in a row from 2009 to 2011. All three universities call Indiana's U.S. 231 corridor home and have series histories that date back to the 1880s.🗣️ "Momentum is Real, it's Real in Sports."#Purdue's 10-game B1G win streak began on 3/31, the same day @BoilerBall won in Detroit to book its ticket to the Final Four. Greg Goff salutes 🏀 & @CoachPainter as a huge part of the Momentum.
— Purdue Baseball (@PurdueBaseball) April 30, 2024
"It's a Great Time to be at #Purdue." pic.twitter.com/1S7MylT3kC
The Boilermakers and Tigers played nearly every year from 1962 to 1983 but the series went on hiatus after a doubleheader in Greencastle during Purdue's 1987 NCAA Regional season.
The Boilermakers close out midweek play next week with a return trip to Chicago for a rematch with UIC. With Purdue at No. 62 in the RPI and the Flames at No. 68, it's a key game for both teams – especially with road wins being more valuable in the RPI formula. The upcoming series vs. Indiana (RPI 71), at Michigan (94) and vs. Illinois (66) will also help Purdue's profile if the team can continue to perform well. Wednesday's game vs. DePauw does not impact the profile since it comes against a non-Division I opponent.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 23-game on-base streak; 13-game on-base streak at home; 6-game hit streak
• Camden Gasser – Reached base safely multiple times in 10 consecutive games, 8-game hit streak
• Keenan Spence – 7-game on-base streak at home
•Ty Gill – 7-game on-base streak at home
• Jackson Dannelley – 17 consecutive inherited runners stranded (since 5/20/23)
• Couper Cornblum – 96 consecutive games started (since start of 2023)
| PURDUE'S SINGLE-SEASON LEADERBOARDS | |
| RBI 1.) Mike Biltimier, 74 – 1993 2.) Brett Roach, 73 – 1987 3.) Dan Black, 70 – 2008 T-4.) Cameron Perkins, 61 – 2012 T-4.) Archi Cianfrocco, 61 – 1987 6.) Luke Gaffney, 60 – 2024 T-7.) Jacson McGowan, 59 – 2018 T-7.) Mike Galle, 59 – 1988 T-9.) Connor Caskenette, 57 – 2024 T-9.) Daniel Underwood, 57 – 2003 |
RUNS SCORED 1.) Mitch Hilligoss, 62 – 2006 2.) Brandon Haveman, 60 – 2008 3.) Dave Scheitlin, 57 – 1990 4.) Stephen Talbott, 55 – 2011 T-5.) Luke Gaffney, 54 – 2024 T-5.) Kevin Plawecki, 54 – 2012 |
| GAFFNEY FRESHMAN RECORD WATCH | ||
| Statistical Category | Purdue Freshman Record | Luke Gaffney's Total as of April 30 |
| RBI | 53 – Kevin Plawecki, 2010 | 60 (Broke Record April 20) |
| Run Scored | 50 – Brett Roach, 1986 | 54 (Broke Record April 24) |
| Total Bases | 119 – Perkins (2010)/Roach (1986) | 120 (Broke Record April 27) |
| Home Runs | 12 – Brett Roach, 1986 | 11 |
| Doubles | 17 – Cameron Perkins, 2010 | 13 |
| Hits | 74 – Cameron Perkins, 2010 | 68 |
| Walks | 33 – Brett Roach, 1986 | 24 |
| Batting Average | .371 – Eric Charles, 2009 | .412 |
| On-Base Percentage | .461 – Eric Charles, 2009 | .497 |
| Slugging Percentage | .583 – Brett Roach, 1986 | .727 |
| Triples | 5 – Eric Osborn, 2004 | 3 |
| At-Bats | 219 – Cameron Perkins, 2010 | 165 |
| TEAM RECORD WATCH | ||
| Statistical Category | Purdue Season Record | Team Total as of April 25 |
| Runs | 454 in 1986 | 376 |
| Runs Per Game | 7.44 in 2022 | 8.55 |
| RBI | 397 in 1986 | 352 (T-5th in Team History) |
| Doubles | 124 in 2008 | 96 |
| Home Runs | 73 in 1987 | 57 (3rd in Team History) |
| Walks | 310 in 1981 | 230 |
| HBP | 112 in 2022 (since 1981) | 90 |
| Total Bases | 950 in 2010 | 731 |
| On-Base Pct. | .405 in 2009 (Since 1982) | .417 |
| Slugging Pct. | .498 in 1987 | .491 |
| FASTEST TO 50 RBI (Since 2001) | |||
| Year | Boilermaker | Date of 50th RBI | Season Total |
| 2024 | Luke Gaffney | April 19 | 60 (as of April 30) |
| 2024 | Connor Caskenette | April 27 | 57 (as of April 30) |
| 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 |
| TWO-HOMER GAMES IN THE BBCOR BAT ERA (Since 2011) | |
| • Connor Caskenette at Northwestern – April 28, 2024 • Jo Stevens at Northwestern – April 27, 2024 • Jake Jarvis at Minnesota – April 8, 2023 • Paul Toetz vs Akron – March 5, 2023 • Paul Toetz vs Akron – March 4, 2023 • Jake Jarvis vs Holy Cross – Feb. 19, 2023 • Paul Toetz vs Holy Cross – Feb. 17, 2023 • Troy Viola vs Michigan – April 29, 2022 (at Alexander) • CJ Valdez at UIC – April 19, 2022 • Ben Nisle at Ohio State – May 2, 2021 |
• Jacson McGowan at Maryland – April 21, 2018 • Ben Nisle vs Minnesota – April 13, 2018 (at Alexander) • Kyle Wood at East Tennessee State – March 5, 2016 • Kyle Johnson at East Tennessee State – March 5, 2016 • Alec Olund vs IPFW – April 1, 2015 (at Alexander) • Sean McHugh vs Iowa – May 17, 2013 (at Alexander) • Cameron Perkins at Iowa – May 17, 2012 • Cameron Perkins at Nebraska – April 20, 2012 • Cameron Perkins vs Indiana – May 1, 2011 • Eric Charles at Tennessee-Martin – March 13, 2011 • Angelo Cianfrocco at Morehead State – Feb. 26, 2011 |
| .700 OBP FOR A WEEKEND (Since 2012) Minimum 10 Plate Appearances |
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| Season | Boilermaker | Opponent | OBP | Plate App | Hits | Walks | HBP |
| 2024 | Camden Gasser | at Northwestern | .714 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | Camden Gasser | ETSU | .800 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Mike Bolton Jr. | Michigan St. | .786 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | Keenan Taylor | at Ohio St. | .700 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | Mike Bolton Jr. | UAlbany | .722 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | Evan Albrecht | vs Akron | .750 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | CJ Valdez | vs Longwood | .769 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ryan Howe | at Minnesota | .778 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tyler Powers | at Minnesota | .909 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Tyler Powers | at Penn St. | .700 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | Harry Shipley | at Indiana | .818 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | Kyle Wood | at Oklahoma | .786 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | Harry Shipley | Butler | .727 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | Kyle Johnson | at Michigan | .714 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| MULTIPLE 5+ RBI GAMES IN A SEASON (Since 2001) | |||
| Year | Boilermaker | 5+ RBI Games | Game Scores |
| 2024 | Connor Caskenette | 4/06 at Rutgers 4/16 vs Ball State (7) 4/28 at Northwestern (7) |
W, 8-6 W, 13-3 W, 11-3 |
| 2024 | Luke Gaffney | 2/17 vs Stony Brook 4/14 vs Michigan State |
W, 12-8 W, 21-1 |
| 2023 | Jake Jarvis | 2/19 vs Holy Cross (6) 4/08 at Minnesota |
W, 12-2 W, 15-3 |
| 2023 | Paul Toetz | 2/18 vs Holy Cross (6) 3/04 vs Akron (6) |
W, 14-4 W, 17-9 |
| 2022 | Troy Viola | 4/29 vs Michigan 5/13 at Northwestern |
W, 18-4 W, 14-8 |
| 2022 | CJ Valdez | 4/19 at UIC 5/07 at Iowa |
L, 9-6 W, 10-6 |
| 2016 | Kyle Johnson | 3/05 at ETSU (6) 3/22 at Ball State |
W, 19-6 L, 9-8 |
| 2009 | Dan Black | 3/08 at Texas State 3/20 at Tenn-Martin 5/14 vs Illinois |
L, 14-10 W, 11-7 (10) W, 12-5 |
| 2008 | Dan Black | 3/15 at Ohio (6) 4/19 at Ohio State (6) 5/16 at Illinois 5/22 vs Penn State (6) 5/24 vs Indiana |
W, 9-4 W, 8-0 W, 14-4 W, 15-6 W, 11-7 |
| 2004 | John Hunter | 4/04 at Penn State 5/02 at Minnesota (9) |
W, 18-2 W, 15-9 |
| 2003 | Daniel Underwood | 4/02 at Ball State (6) 5/11 at Indiana (6) |
L, 17-14 W, 20-4 |
| 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 • Mike Bolton Jr. – 23 in 2024 (Active) • 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 | |