WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball players remain active on the field thanks to the opportunities provided by collegiate wood bat summer leagues, with Boilermakers slated to play for leagues from coast to coast.
After his Big Ten Freshman of the Year campaign, Luke Gaffney heads east again and is set to take the field among some of the nation's top prospects in the renowned Cape Cod League while playing for the Falmouth Commodores. He'll become Purdue's first position player to challenge himself in the Cape League since five-year starting center fielder Skyler Hunter in 2018.
A host of Boilermakers will be playing in the Prospect League, which continues to expand and now features 18 teams spanning from Johnstown, Pa., to Metro St. Louis and Clinton, Iowa to Jackson, Tenn.
The Northwoods League serves as the Midwest-equivalent of the Cape Code League. Pitcher Enas Hayden has signed on to pitch for the Bismarck Larks of the Northwoods League after averaging 13.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 29 2/3 innings for the Danville Dans of the Prospect League last summer.
Logan Sutter enjoyed a summer to remember a year ago as the Appalachian League Player of the Year for the league champion Johnson City Doughboys. This summer the Northern California native is slated to stay closer to home and play for the Healdsburg Prune Packers of the Pacific Empire League.
Gaffney played in the Cal Ripken League last summer and two of his Purdue teammates – Parker Dean and Mac Lewis – will be teammates with the Olney Cropdusters in the Washington, D.C.-area league this year. The Boilermakers also had players placed with the Cropdusters last summer.
Some leagues began their schedules during the final week of May or first weekend of June. That includes the local teams within an hour of Purdue's campus – the Lafayette Aviators (May 28 opener in the Prospect League), the Danville Dans (May 28 opener in the Prospect League) and Kokomo Jackrabbits (May 27 opener in the Northwoods League).
This page will be updated throughout the summer as new information becomes available. Summer league info for additional incoming Boilermakers will also be added as it becomes available. Submit updates or additions to benturner@purdue.edu.
PLAYER STAT PAGES (more links added as available)
Anderson / Briggs / Chrisman / Dean / DeCello / DiGregorio / Hayden
Lewis / Malott / Moore / Nowik / Richmond / Storey / Sutter / Tarr
After his Big Ten Freshman of the Year campaign, Luke Gaffney heads east again and is set to take the field among some of the nation's top prospects in the renowned Cape Cod League while playing for the Falmouth Commodores. He'll become Purdue's first position player to challenge himself in the Cape League since five-year starting center fielder Skyler Hunter in 2018.
A host of Boilermakers will be playing in the Prospect League, which continues to expand and now features 18 teams spanning from Johnstown, Pa., to Metro St. Louis and Clinton, Iowa to Jackson, Tenn.
The Northwoods League serves as the Midwest-equivalent of the Cape Code League. Pitcher Enas Hayden has signed on to pitch for the Bismarck Larks of the Northwoods League after averaging 13.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 29 2/3 innings for the Danville Dans of the Prospect League last summer.
Logan Sutter enjoyed a summer to remember a year ago as the Appalachian League Player of the Year for the league champion Johnson City Doughboys. This summer the Northern California native is slated to stay closer to home and play for the Healdsburg Prune Packers of the Pacific Empire League.
Gaffney played in the Cal Ripken League last summer and two of his Purdue teammates – Parker Dean and Mac Lewis – will be teammates with the Olney Cropdusters in the Washington, D.C.-area league this year. The Boilermakers also had players placed with the Cropdusters last summer.
Some leagues began their schedules during the final week of May or first weekend of June. That includes the local teams within an hour of Purdue's campus – the Lafayette Aviators (May 28 opener in the Prospect League), the Danville Dans (May 28 opener in the Prospect League) and Kokomo Jackrabbits (May 27 opener in the Northwoods League).
This page will be updated throughout the summer as new information becomes available. Summer league info for additional incoming Boilermakers will also be added as it becomes available. Submit updates or additions to benturner@purdue.edu.
PLAYER STAT PAGES (more links added as available)
Anderson / Briggs / Chrisman / Dean / DeCello / DiGregorio / Hayden
Lewis / Malott / Moore / Nowik / Richmond / Storey / Sutter / Tarr
| RETURNING BOILERMAKERS | ||||
| Boilermaker | Team | Location | League | First Game |
| Will Briggs | O'Fallon Hoots | O'Fallon, Mo. | Prospect | May 28 |
| Brody Chrisman | Thunder Bay Border Cats | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Northwoods | May 27 |
| Parker Dean | Olney Cropdusters | Olney, Md. | Cal Ripken | June 1 |
| Luke Gaffney | Falmouth Commodores | Falmouth, Mass. | Cape Cod | June 15 |
| Amir Gray | Henderson Flash | Henderson, Ky. | Ohio Valley | May 31 |
| Enas Hayden | Bismarck Larks | Bismarck, N.D. | Northwoods | May 27 |
| Mac Lewis | Olney Cropdusters | Olney, Md. | Cal Ripken | June 1 |
| Corbin Malott | Cape Catfish | Cape Girardeau, Mo. | Prospect | May 29 |
| Will Moore | O'Fallon Hoots | O'Fallon, Mo. | Prospect | May 28 |
| Breck Nowik | Cape Catfish | Cape Girardeau, Mo. | Prospect | May 29 |
| Easton Storey (Joining in July) |
Danville Dans | Danville, Ill. | Prospect | May 28 |
| Logan Sutter | Healdsburg Prune Packers | Healdsburg, Calif. | Pacific Empire | June 5 |
| INCOMING BOILERMAKERS | ||||
| Boilermaker | Team | Location | League | First Game |
| Eli Anderson | Mankato Moondogs | Mankato, Minn. | Northwoods | May 27 |
| Sergio DeCello | Cowlitz Black Bears | Longview, Wash. | West Coast | May 31 |
| John DiGregorio | Dubois County Bombers | Huntingburg, Ind. | Prospect | May 28 |
| CJ Richmond | Bismarck Larks | Bismarck, N.D. | Northwoods | May 27 |
| Matthew Tarr | Thrillville Thrillbillies | Marion, Ill. | Prospect | May 29 |
| > Anderson is an outfielder from Fairmont, Minn. & North Iowa Area JC > DeCello is an outfielder/utility man from Hamilton, Ohio & Arizona Western JC > DiGregorio is a catcher from Westfield, N.J. > Richmond is a first baseman/outfielder from Indianapolis & Western Michigan > Tarr is an RHP from North Aurora, Ill. & John A. Logan JC |
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