WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball's 2025 schedule features 27 home dates at Alexander Field, headlined by games against UCLA, Arizona State and Notre Dame as first-time visitors to the ballpark.
Head coach Greg Goff has unveiled a slate that features six home weekends and a 13-game homestand. The Big Ten Conference schedule has expanded from eight to 10 weekend series (24 to 30 games), meaning five of the Boilermakers' six home weekends will be conference series.
Purdue hosts Michigan, UCLA, Rutgers, Northwestern and Nebraska for Big Ten series. UIC comes to Alexander Field for the open weekend (March 14-16) in the Big Ten schedule.
The Boilermakers drew Washington for their inaugural Big Ten West Coast road trip, making their first-ever trip to Seattle for the first weekend of April. But the final month of the regular season is very travel friendly. After an Easter Weekend (April 18-20) trip to Penn State, Purdue plays nine of its final 16 games at home. The only road trips during that stretch are to Champaign, Bloomington and Muncie.
Arizona State (April 14), Austin Peay (April 22) and Notre Dame (April 29) all come to Alexander Field for midweek action in the month of April. The ASU game is a Monday matinee that came to be in conjunction with the Sun Devils' Big 12 Conference road trip to Cincinnati for a game with the Bearcats. Purdue has not hosted Notre Dame since 1997, but the midweek series continues after the teams played in the state of Indiana last season for the first time since 2007.
The Boilermakers play home-and-home midweek dates with both Indiana State and Ball State. They're scheduled to play 32 of their 56 (57%) regular-season games in the state of Indiana.
Big Ten play opens as early as ever – the weekend of March 7-9. Purdue drew a road series at Minnesota for the first conference weekend, which will be contested inside U.S. Bank Stadium (the home of the Minnesota Vikings). It will mark the Boilers' second visit to U.S. Bank Stadium after also playing in the Gophers' six-team Big Ten-ACC Tournament in February 2020. Purdue has not played Minnesota indoors since an April 2009 series inside the Metrodome. The teams also opened the 2011 conference schedule against each other in the Twin Cities, a series that was moved from the Metrodome to Target Field after the dome collapsed due to a blizzard that winter.
The Boilermakers are slated to begin their season at a Triple-A ballpark in Texas for the fifth year in a row, opening at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas, again. This year it's a four-game series vs. first-time foe Stephen F. Austin at the stadium in suburban Houston that serves as the home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston Astros affiliate).
Purdue plays consecutive weekends in North Carolina for the fourth year in a row. Niagara and Akron are the opponents for weekends No. 2 and 3 as the Boilers return to Ting Stadium in Holly Springs.
Since 2022, Purdue is 10-2 at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, 15-4 at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs and 18-5 in the state of North Carolina.
The home opener at Alexander Field is slated for Wednesday, March 12 vs. Butler. It marks the beginning of the season-long 13-homestand. There are also five-game homestands in both April and May.
A full list of gameday promotions and special dates at Alexander Field will be released in early March. Purdue has set attendance records at Alexander each of the last two years.
SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
• Home Games: 27 (12 in March, 8 in April, 7 in May)
• Road Games: 16 (6 in March, 6 in April, 4 in May)
• Neutral Site Games: 12 (9 in February, 3 in March)
• Home Weekends: 6 (March 14-16, March 21-23, March 28-30, April 11-13, May 2-4, May 15-17)
• Big Ten Home: Michigan, UCLA, Rutgers, Northwestern, Nebraska
• Big Ten Road: Minnesota, Washington, Penn State, Illinois, Indiana
• Big Ten Non-Play: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon, USC
• Big Ten Tournament: May 20-25 – Revamped Format TBA (Charles Schwab Field – Omaha, Neb.)
• Season-Opening Series: vs. Stephen F. Austin for 4 games at Triple-A stadium in Sugar Land, Texas
• Back-to-Back Weekends in Holly Springs: Feb. 21-23 vs. Niagara, Feb. 28-March 2 vs. Akron (at Ting Stadium in the Raleigh-Durham area)
• Home Opener: March 12 vs. Butler
• Open Weekend in Big Ten Play: March 14-16 vs. UIC at Alexander
• Home-and-Home Midweek Dates: Indiana State, Ball State
• Remainder of the Home Midweek Dates: Arizona State, Notre Dame, Austin Peay, Milwaukee, NIU, Valparaiso
• 13-Game Homestand: March 12-April 2 – Butler, UIC, Milwaukee, Michigan, Valparaiso, UCLA, NIU
• Two Other 5-Game Homestands: April 9-14 & April 29-May 6
• First-Time Opponents: Stephen F. Austin, Niagara, Washington
• In-State Opponents: Indiana, Indiana State, Notre Dame, Ball State, Butler, Valparaiso
• First-Time Visitors to Alexander: Arizona State, Notre Dame, UCLA, Austin Peay
• Been a While – Not Played Since: Austin Peay – 2001, UCLA – 2012, Arizona State – 2015
• Last Home Game vs. Notre Dame: April 1997 at Lambert Field
• Last Indoor Games in Minneapolis: February 2020 at Minnesota's 6-team tournament
• Purdue closes the regular season at home for the 10th time since Alexander opened in 2013 (all but 2017, excluding 2020)
• Easter Weekend in Central Pennsylvania for weekend No. 6 of Big Ten play (April 18-20)
GAMES BY STATE BREAKDOWN
• Indiana: 32
• North Carolina: 8
• Texas: 4
• Illinois: 3
• Minnesota: 3
• Pennsylvania: 3
• Washington: 3
Head coach Greg Goff has unveiled a slate that features six home weekends and a 13-game homestand. The Big Ten Conference schedule has expanded from eight to 10 weekend series (24 to 30 games), meaning five of the Boilermakers' six home weekends will be conference series.
Purdue hosts Michigan, UCLA, Rutgers, Northwestern and Nebraska for Big Ten series. UIC comes to Alexander Field for the open weekend (March 14-16) in the Big Ten schedule.
The Boilermakers drew Washington for their inaugural Big Ten West Coast road trip, making their first-ever trip to Seattle for the first weekend of April. But the final month of the regular season is very travel friendly. After an Easter Weekend (April 18-20) trip to Penn State, Purdue plays nine of its final 16 games at home. The only road trips during that stretch are to Champaign, Bloomington and Muncie.
Arizona State (April 14), Austin Peay (April 22) and Notre Dame (April 29) all come to Alexander Field for midweek action in the month of April. The ASU game is a Monday matinee that came to be in conjunction with the Sun Devils' Big 12 Conference road trip to Cincinnati for a game with the Bearcats. Purdue has not hosted Notre Dame since 1997, but the midweek series continues after the teams played in the state of Indiana last season for the first time since 2007.
The Boilermakers play home-and-home midweek dates with both Indiana State and Ball State. They're scheduled to play 32 of their 56 (57%) regular-season games in the state of Indiana.
Big Ten play opens as early as ever – the weekend of March 7-9. Purdue drew a road series at Minnesota for the first conference weekend, which will be contested inside U.S. Bank Stadium (the home of the Minnesota Vikings). It will mark the Boilers' second visit to U.S. Bank Stadium after also playing in the Gophers' six-team Big Ten-ACC Tournament in February 2020. Purdue has not played Minnesota indoors since an April 2009 series inside the Metrodome. The teams also opened the 2011 conference schedule against each other in the Twin Cities, a series that was moved from the Metrodome to Target Field after the dome collapsed due to a blizzard that winter.
The Boilermakers are slated to begin their season at a Triple-A ballpark in Texas for the fifth year in a row, opening at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas, again. This year it's a four-game series vs. first-time foe Stephen F. Austin at the stadium in suburban Houston that serves as the home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston Astros affiliate).
Purdue plays consecutive weekends in North Carolina for the fourth year in a row. Niagara and Akron are the opponents for weekends No. 2 and 3 as the Boilers return to Ting Stadium in Holly Springs.
Since 2022, Purdue is 10-2 at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, 15-4 at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs and 18-5 in the state of North Carolina.
The home opener at Alexander Field is slated for Wednesday, March 12 vs. Butler. It marks the beginning of the season-long 13-homestand. There are also five-game homestands in both April and May.
A full list of gameday promotions and special dates at Alexander Field will be released in early March. Purdue has set attendance records at Alexander each of the last two years.
SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
• Home Games: 27 (12 in March, 8 in April, 7 in May)
• Road Games: 16 (6 in March, 6 in April, 4 in May)
• Neutral Site Games: 12 (9 in February, 3 in March)
• Home Weekends: 6 (March 14-16, March 21-23, March 28-30, April 11-13, May 2-4, May 15-17)
• Big Ten Home: Michigan, UCLA, Rutgers, Northwestern, Nebraska
• Big Ten Road: Minnesota, Washington, Penn State, Illinois, Indiana
• Big Ten Non-Play: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon, USC
• Big Ten Tournament: May 20-25 – Revamped Format TBA (Charles Schwab Field – Omaha, Neb.)
• Season-Opening Series: vs. Stephen F. Austin for 4 games at Triple-A stadium in Sugar Land, Texas
• Back-to-Back Weekends in Holly Springs: Feb. 21-23 vs. Niagara, Feb. 28-March 2 vs. Akron (at Ting Stadium in the Raleigh-Durham area)
• Home Opener: March 12 vs. Butler
• Open Weekend in Big Ten Play: March 14-16 vs. UIC at Alexander
• Home-and-Home Midweek Dates: Indiana State, Ball State
• Remainder of the Home Midweek Dates: Arizona State, Notre Dame, Austin Peay, Milwaukee, NIU, Valparaiso
• 13-Game Homestand: March 12-April 2 – Butler, UIC, Milwaukee, Michigan, Valparaiso, UCLA, NIU
• Two Other 5-Game Homestands: April 9-14 & April 29-May 6
• First-Time Opponents: Stephen F. Austin, Niagara, Washington
• In-State Opponents: Indiana, Indiana State, Notre Dame, Ball State, Butler, Valparaiso
• First-Time Visitors to Alexander: Arizona State, Notre Dame, UCLA, Austin Peay
• Been a While – Not Played Since: Austin Peay – 2001, UCLA – 2012, Arizona State – 2015
• Last Home Game vs. Notre Dame: April 1997 at Lambert Field
• Last Indoor Games in Minneapolis: February 2020 at Minnesota's 6-team tournament
• Purdue closes the regular season at home for the 10th time since Alexander opened in 2013 (all but 2017, excluding 2020)
• Easter Weekend in Central Pennsylvania for weekend No. 6 of Big Ten play (April 18-20)
GAMES BY STATE BREAKDOWN
• Indiana: 32
• North Carolina: 8
• Texas: 4
• Illinois: 3
• Minnesota: 3
• Pennsylvania: 3
• Washington: 3