GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Butler (6-8) at Purdue (14-2)
Wednesday, March 12 at 4 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
$3 Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beers, Popcorn & Nachos
Probable Starting Pitchers: Cole Van Assen (So, RHP) vs. BU's Jack Griffiths (Fr, RHP)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 106-37-3
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 69-16-1
Purdue Under Greg Goff vs. Butler: Purdue leads 2-0 (Since 2020)
Last Meeting: Purdue 16, Butler 9 (April 2023 in West Lafayette)
First Meeting: Purdue 9, Butler 0 (June 1888 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – As a 70-degree week brings the long live spring vibes back to campus, Purdue Baseball's home opener Wednesday vs. Butler doubles as the lid lifter of a season-long 13-game homestand.
First pitch at Alexander Field is slated for 4 p.m. ET. It's the first of many $3 midweek matchups in which general admission tickets, hot dogs, beers, popcorn and nachos are all specially priced at $3.
The Boilermakers carry a Big Ten-best 14-2 record into their home opener, their best mark since the 2022 team was 12-0 entering a March 10 home opener, at the time the earliest ever. Purdue played its first home game on March 9 last season.
UIC, Milwaukee, Michigan, Valparaiso, UCLA and Northern Illinois also visit Alexander Field during the 13-game homestand, which is the same length as the home-opening run the Boilermakers had in March 2024. A year ago, Purdue went 8-5 on that homestand, 4-2 in midweek home dates and 16-13 at Alexander overall. They'll aim to improve on all three marks this season to build upon the solid profile the 14-2 start has provided. April features just one home weekend (April 11-13 vs Rutgers) as the Boilers visit Washington, Penn State and Illinois for Big Ten series.
Butler features a familiar face in the dugout, alumnus and two-time All-American Ross Learnard – the program's single-season record holder for saves (15 in 2018). Learnard is in his third season as the pitching coach at Butler after spending the 2022 season as the Boilermakers' lead on operations and pitching analytics.
Butler is averaging 8.4 runs per game over its first 14 games and scored 11 runs in its Feb. 26 midweek opener at Louisville, albeit in a 15-11 loss. The Bulldogs' 146 runs allowed is skewed a bit by a 31-5 drubbing at Tarleton State on the second day of the season.
Butler has a pair of Jacks powering the lineup like a quality full house. Jack Moroknek (.456/.536/1.088) and Jack Bello (.510/.519/.918) have combined for 28 extra-base hits and 33 RBI. Moroknek's 10 home runs are tied for second nationally entering the week.
Purdue has scored 160 runs in its 16 games, averaging 10 per contest to rank 13th nationally entering the week. Brandon Anderson, Logan Sutter, Aaron Manias and Keenan Spence have teamed up to form a formidable heart of the lineup over the last couple weeks – combining for 17 extra-base hits and 33 RBI over the last five games. Spence hit his 17th home run in 64 games as a Boilermaker on Sunday in Minneapolis.
Cole Van Assen earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors last season largely based on his success as a midweek starter. He gave Purdue three scoreless innings Saturday night in Minneapolis to close out the series-clinching win at Minnesota, earning his first collegiate save. He started eight of the nine midweek games a year ago, posting a 4.34 ERA and 24 strikeouts vs. 11 walks in 29 innings while pitching in an assortment of high-scoring midweek games. Van Assen had a 3.77 ERA in all games at Alexander a year ago, with his 28 2/3 innings ranking third on the team behind only Jordan Morales and Luke Wagner – the two season-long constants in the weekend rotation.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Logan Sutter – 18-game on-base (since May 21, 2024), on-base safely multiple times in all 16 games
• Albert Choi – 16-game on-base (as a Boilermaker)
• Brandon Anderson – 15-game on-base
• Lukas Cook: 6-game hit
• Aaron Manias: 6-game hit
• Keenan Spence – 5-game hit
• Breck Nowik – 5-game on-base
• Houston Russell – 5-game on-base
Butler (6-8) at Purdue (14-2)
Wednesday, March 12 at 4 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
$3 Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beers, Popcorn & Nachos
Probable Starting Pitchers: Cole Van Assen (So, RHP) vs. BU's Jack Griffiths (Fr, RHP)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 106-37-3
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 69-16-1
Purdue Under Greg Goff vs. Butler: Purdue leads 2-0 (Since 2020)
Last Meeting: Purdue 16, Butler 9 (April 2023 in West Lafayette)
First Meeting: Purdue 9, Butler 0 (June 1888 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – As a 70-degree week brings the long live spring vibes back to campus, Purdue Baseball's home opener Wednesday vs. Butler doubles as the lid lifter of a season-long 13-game homestand.
First pitch at Alexander Field is slated for 4 p.m. ET. It's the first of many $3 midweek matchups in which general admission tickets, hot dogs, beers, popcorn and nachos are all specially priced at $3.
The Boilermakers carry a Big Ten-best 14-2 record into their home opener, their best mark since the 2022 team was 12-0 entering a March 10 home opener, at the time the earliest ever. Purdue played its first home game on March 9 last season.
UIC, Milwaukee, Michigan, Valparaiso, UCLA and Northern Illinois also visit Alexander Field during the 13-game homestand, which is the same length as the home-opening run the Boilermakers had in March 2024. A year ago, Purdue went 8-5 on that homestand, 4-2 in midweek home dates and 16-13 at Alexander overall. They'll aim to improve on all three marks this season to build upon the solid profile the 14-2 start has provided. April features just one home weekend (April 11-13 vs Rutgers) as the Boilers visit Washington, Penn State and Illinois for Big Ten series.
Butler features a familiar face in the dugout, alumnus and two-time All-American Ross Learnard – the program's single-season record holder for saves (15 in 2018). Learnard is in his third season as the pitching coach at Butler after spending the 2022 season as the Boilermakers' lead on operations and pitching analytics.
Butler is averaging 8.4 runs per game over its first 14 games and scored 11 runs in its Feb. 26 midweek opener at Louisville, albeit in a 15-11 loss. The Bulldogs' 146 runs allowed is skewed a bit by a 31-5 drubbing at Tarleton State on the second day of the season.
Butler has a pair of Jacks powering the lineup like a quality full house. Jack Moroknek (.456/.536/1.088) and Jack Bello (.510/.519/.918) have combined for 28 extra-base hits and 33 RBI. Moroknek's 10 home runs are tied for second nationally entering the week.
Purdue has scored 160 runs in its 16 games, averaging 10 per contest to rank 13th nationally entering the week. Brandon Anderson, Logan Sutter, Aaron Manias and Keenan Spence have teamed up to form a formidable heart of the lineup over the last couple weeks – combining for 17 extra-base hits and 33 RBI over the last five games. Spence hit his 17th home run in 64 games as a Boilermaker on Sunday in Minneapolis.
Cole Van Assen earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors last season largely based on his success as a midweek starter. He gave Purdue three scoreless innings Saturday night in Minneapolis to close out the series-clinching win at Minnesota, earning his first collegiate save. He started eight of the nine midweek games a year ago, posting a 4.34 ERA and 24 strikeouts vs. 11 walks in 29 innings while pitching in an assortment of high-scoring midweek games. Van Assen had a 3.77 ERA in all games at Alexander a year ago, with his 28 2/3 innings ranking third on the team behind only Jordan Morales and Luke Wagner – the two season-long constants in the weekend rotation.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Logan Sutter – 18-game on-base (since May 21, 2024), on-base safely multiple times in all 16 games
• Albert Choi – 16-game on-base (as a Boilermaker)
• Brandon Anderson – 15-game on-base
• Lukas Cook: 6-game hit
• Aaron Manias: 6-game hit
• Keenan Spence – 5-game hit
• Breck Nowik – 5-game on-base
• Houston Russell – 5-game on-base
| PURDUE'S LONGEST HOMESTANDS (Since 1983) | |||
| Season | Length of Homestand | Dates | Record |
| 1983 | 14-Game | April 13-26 | 11-3 |
| 2025 | 13-Game | March 12-April 2 | TBD |
| 2024 | 13-Game | March 9-24 | 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 |
| SUTTER IN THE BIG TEN & NATIONAL RANKINGS (as of March 10) | |||
| Statistic | Total | Big Ten Ranking | National Ranking |
| Batting Average | .511 | 1st | 7th |
| Doubles | 10 | 1st | 2nd |
| Hits | 29 | 1st | 6th |
| On-Base Pct. | .622 | 1st | 8th |
| RBI | 28 | 2nd | 10th |
| Total Bases | 54 | 4th | 12th |
| Slugging Pct. | .947 | 2nd | 14th |
| BEST 20-GAME STARTS IN PROGRAM HISTORY (SINCE 1975) | |||||
| Year | After 10 Games | After 15 Games | After 20 Games | Entering B1G | Final Record |
| 2025 | 10-0 | 14-1 | TBD | 12-1 | TBD |
| 2024 | 7-3 | 11-4 | 15-5 | 15-7 | 33-24 |
| 2022 | 10-0 | 15-0 | 18-2 | 17-1 | 29-21 |
| 2012 | 9-1 | 14-1 | 16-4 | 14-3 | 45-14 |
| 2011 | 8-2 | 11-4 | 13-7 | 16-8 | 37-20 |
| 2000 | 7-3 | 9-6 | 13-7 | 10-6 | 35-23 |
| 1993 | 8-2 | 13-2 | 16-4 | 15-2 | 36-22 |
| 1991 | 7-3 | 12-3 | 17-3 | 16-3 | 35-21 |
| 1987 | 5-5 | 8-7 | 12-7-1 | 17-9-1 | 36-24-1 |
| 1985 | 5-5 | 10-5 | 13-7 | 17-12 | 33-25 |
| STREAKS: CONSECUTIVE INNINGS WITHOUT ALLOWING AN EARNED RUN Since 2017; Single-Season Only |
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| Year | Pitcher | Consecutive IP w/o ER | App During Streak |
| 2017 | Ross Learnard | 35 2/3 | 21 |
| 2018 | Ross Learnard | 24 1/3 | 20 |
| 2024 | Luke Wagner | 22 | 4 |
| 2025 | Carter Doorn | 14 (Active) | 3 |
| 2017 | Tanner Andrews | 13 2/3 | 2 |
| 2024 | Jordan Morales | 13 1/3 | 3 |
| 2019 | Trent Johnson | 13 1/3 | 6 |
| 2019 | Bo Hofstra | 13 1/3 | 10 |
| 2017 | Jack Dellinger | 12 1/3 | 3 |
| 2017 | Dalton Parker | 12 1/3 | 4 |
| 2022 | Landon Weins | 12 | 5 |
| 2018 | Dalton Parker | 12 | 5 |
| FASTEST TO 30 RBI (Since 2001) | |||
| Season | Boilermaker | Date of 30th RBI | Season Total |
| 2025 | Logan Sutter | TBD | 28 (as of March 11) |
| 2023 | Paul Toetz | March 21 | 53 |
| 2024 | Connor Caskenette | March 22 | 69 |
| 2024 | Luke Gaffney | March 24 | 64 |
| 2022 | Cam Thompson | March 25 | 56 |
| 2018 | Jacson McGowan | March 31 | 59 |
| 2009 | Dan Black | April 4 | 51 |
| 2017 | Jacson McGowan | April 8 | 50 |
| 2012 | Cameron Perkins | April 8 | 61 |
| 2001 | Nate Sickler | April 11 | 54 |
| FASTEST TO 20 RBI (Since 2001) | |||
| Season | Boilermaker | Date of 20th RBI | Season Total |
| 2025 | Logan Sutter | March 1 | 28 (as of March 11) |
| 2023 | Paul Toetz | March 5 | 53 |
| 2024 | Connor Caskenette | March 10 | 69 |
| 2024 | Luke Gaffney | March 10 | 64 |
| 2022 | Cam Thompson | March 10 | 56 |
| 2018 | Jacson McGowan | March 11 | 59 |
| 2024 | Logan Sutter | March 13 | 37 |
| 2012 | Cameron Perkins | March 13 | 61 |
| 2017 | Jacson McGowan | March 18 | 50 |
| 2009 | Dan Black | March 21 | 51 |
| FASTEST TO 10 DOUBLES (Since 2001) | |||
| Season | Boilermaker | Date of 10th Double | Season Total |
| 2025 | Logan Sutter | March 9 | 10 (as of March 11) |
| 2024 | Logan Sutter | March 10 | 16 |
| 2012 | Kevin Plawecki | March 24 | 20 |
| 2001 | Nate Sickler | March 24 | 21* (Season Record) |
| 2024 | Luke Gaffney | March 29 | 15 |
| 2011 | Tyler Spillner | March 29 | 17 |
| 2003 | Simon Klink | March 29 | 21* (Season Record) |
| PURDUE GRAND SLAMS (Since 2010) | |||||
| Date | Boilermaker | Opponent | Location | Inning | Game Result |
| 3/08/2025 | Aaron Manias | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. (U.S. Bank) | T-7th | W, 11-6 |
| 3/02/2025 | Breck Nowik | Akron | Holly Springs, N.C. | B-1st | W, 14-4 |
| 2/21/2025 | Brandon Anderson | Niagara | Holly Springs, N.C. | B-5th | W, 16-4 |
| 5/01/2024 | Logan Sutter | DePauw | Alexander Field | B-3rd | W, 15-0 |
| 4/20/2024 | Luke Gaffney | East Tennessee St. | Alexander Field | B-4th | W, 18-7 |
| 4/16/2024 | Connor Caskenette | Ball State | Alexander Field | B-7th | W, 13-3 |
| 2/18/2024 | Connor Caskenette | Stony Brook | Sugar Land, Texas | B-6th | W, 13-6 |
| 4/08/2023 | Jake Jarvis | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. (Siebert) | T-9th | W, 15-3 |
| 3/15/2023 | Jake Jarvis | Northern Illinois | Alexander Field | B-7th | W, 14-5 |
| 3/04/2023 | Jake Parr | Akron | Holly Springs, N.C. | B-3rd | W, 13-9 |
| 5/21/2021 | Miles Simington | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. (Siebert) | T-3rd | W, 12-5 |
| 5/20/2021 | Jake Parr* | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. (Siebert) | T-5th | W, 9-3 |
| 4/19/2021 | Jeremy Schork* | Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | T-9th | W, 20-6 |
| 3/26/2021 | Cam Thompson* | Rutgers | Alexander Field | B-9th | L, 7-5 |
| 2/15/2020 | Miles Simington* | Hofstra | Sanford, Fla. | B-8th | W, 10-4 |
| 4/09/2017 | Nick Dalesandro | Indiana | Alexander Field | B-9th | L, 14-9 |
| 3/23/2016 | Kyle Wood | Louisville | Alexander Field | B-6th | L, 9-4 |
| 3/22/2016 | Kyle Johnson | Ball State | Muncie, Ind. | T-2nd | L, 9-8 |
| 3/05/2016 | Kyle Johnson | East Tennessee St. | Johnson City, Tenn. | T-7th | W, 19-6 |
| 3/20/2015 | Jack Picchiotti | Rutgers | Alexander Field | B-7th | W, 9-5 |
| 3/15/2015 | Ted Snidanko* | Northern Illinois | Westfield, Ind. | B-6th | W, 23-5 |
| 3/15/2013 | Sean McHugh | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | T-6th | W, 12-9 |
| 4/27/2012 | Barrett Serrato | Michigan State | Lambert Field | B-4th | W, 6-2 |
| 2/19/2012 | Cameron Perkins | Notre Dame | St. Petersburg, Fla. | T-6th | W, 15-8 |
| 4/16/2010 | Drew Madia | Penn State | Lambert Field | B-2nd | W, 18-7 |
| 4/06/2010 | Dominick D'Agata* | Valparaiso | Lambert Field | B-7th | W, 14-5 |
| *First Home Run as a Boilermaker | |||||
| MULTIPLE 5+ RBI GAMES IN A SEASON (Since 2001) | |||
| Year | Boilermaker | 5+ RBI Games | Game Scores |
| 2025 | Logan Sutter | 2/22 vs Niagara 3/01 vs Akron |
W, 16-4 W, 13-3 |
| 2024 | Connor Caskenette | 4/06 at Rutgers 4/16 vs Ball State (7) 4/28 at Northwestern (7) 5/03 vs Indiana |
W, 8-6 W, 13-3 W, 11-3 W, 7-4 |
| 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 |