WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Carter Doorn retired the first 13 batters of the game and lowered his Big Ten-leading ERA to 0.36, setting the stage for Purdue Baseball to lead wire-to-wire in a 7-1 victory vs. UIC on Friday at Alexander Field.
Brandon Anderson barreled up for a 430-foot home run in the first inning, a three-run blast to right center for his fourth of the season and first at Alexander.
First pitch for Saturday's game 2 of the series has been moved up to 1 p.m. ET due to threat of rain later in the day.
Doorn (4-0) was perfect through the first out of the fifth inning, striking out five his first time through the Flames' lineup. He punched out UIC's 7-8-9 hitters in order in the top of third. Will Flanigan hit a line drive off the top of Doorn's leg for an infield single, breaking up the perfecto as the 14th batter to stand in against Purdue's ace.
With his pitch count in the high 70s, Doorn went out for the top of the seventh to become the Boilermakers' first starting pitcher this season to work into the seventh. He walked cleanup hitter Jackson Bessette on a full-count pitch to begin the inning and then gave way to Michael Vallone, who has followed Doorn on the mound in each of the senior's five starts this year.
An error on a failed pickoff helped Bessette come around to score on an RBI single from AJ Taylor. But as an unearned run, Doorn's streak of 20 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run remained intact. He has surrendered just one earned run in 25 innings this season.
STREAKS EXTENDED
• Carter Doorn – 20 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run,
• Albert Choi – 18-game on-base (as a Boilermaker), 6-game hit
• Brandon Anderson – 17-game on-base
• Lukas Cook: 8-game hit
• Brandon Rogers – 5-game on-base
Albert Choi walked, singled and doubled in his first three plate appearances. Going back to Wednesday's home-opening win vs. Butler, Purdue's new leadoff man reached base safely in each of his first seven plate appearances at Alexander Field.
Choi's double in the fourth inning plated Brandon Rogers, who went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two stolen bases. Rogers also accounted for the first web gem of the season at Alexander, a diving catch in short center field to prevent a leadoff single in the eighth inning. He smacked his face on the outfield grass and sustained a couple minor lacerations but was able to stay in the game, recording another hit in his final at-bat.
Rogers' catch proved to be a big play because a double and walk followed with Purdue leading 6-1 in the top of the eighth. First baseman Breck Nowik made the other nifty defensive play of the frame, ranging to his right to pick a chopper into no-man's land and teaming up his high school teammate Vallone for the out at first base.
Purdue went back to the bullpen for closer Avery Cook and he came back from a 3-0 count to strike out Bessette for the final out of the frame.
The Boilermakers drew nine free passes (5 HBP, 4 walks) and three of those runners came around to score. Anderson had four RBI over the first two innings after he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the second. Anderson was plunked twice on the day and has 20 free passes (11 HBP, 9 walks) vs. five strikeouts in 82 plate appearances this season. Choi is already at 20 free passes (13 walks, 7 HBP) as well.
Anderson recorded his 20th RBI of the season on the three-run homer. He's the sixth Boilermaker since 2022 to reach 20 RBI by March 14 – with teammate Logan Sutter accomplishing the feat each of the last two years.
Purdue improved to 6-0 on Fridays this season. Doorn has been the starter in five of those six games.
Easton Storey is slated to make his first career start at Alexander on Saturday for game 2 of the series. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. ET.
Brandon Anderson barreled up for a 430-foot home run in the first inning, a three-run blast to right center for his fourth of the season and first at Alexander.
First pitch for Saturday's game 2 of the series has been moved up to 1 p.m. ET due to threat of rain later in the day.
Doorn (4-0) was perfect through the first out of the fifth inning, striking out five his first time through the Flames' lineup. He punched out UIC's 7-8-9 hitters in order in the top of third. Will Flanigan hit a line drive off the top of Doorn's leg for an infield single, breaking up the perfecto as the 14th batter to stand in against Purdue's ace.
With his pitch count in the high 70s, Doorn went out for the top of the seventh to become the Boilermakers' first starting pitcher this season to work into the seventh. He walked cleanup hitter Jackson Bessette on a full-count pitch to begin the inning and then gave way to Michael Vallone, who has followed Doorn on the mound in each of the senior's five starts this year.
An error on a failed pickoff helped Bessette come around to score on an RBI single from AJ Taylor. But as an unearned run, Doorn's streak of 20 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run remained intact. He has surrendered just one earned run in 25 innings this season.
STREAKS EXTENDED
• Carter Doorn – 20 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run,
• Albert Choi – 18-game on-base (as a Boilermaker), 6-game hit
• Brandon Anderson – 17-game on-base
• Lukas Cook: 8-game hit
• Brandon Rogers – 5-game on-base
Albert Choi walked, singled and doubled in his first three plate appearances. Going back to Wednesday's home-opening win vs. Butler, Purdue's new leadoff man reached base safely in each of his first seven plate appearances at Alexander Field.
Choi's double in the fourth inning plated Brandon Rogers, who went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two stolen bases. Rogers also accounted for the first web gem of the season at Alexander, a diving catch in short center field to prevent a leadoff single in the eighth inning. He smacked his face on the outfield grass and sustained a couple minor lacerations but was able to stay in the game, recording another hit in his final at-bat.
Rogers' catch proved to be a big play because a double and walk followed with Purdue leading 6-1 in the top of the eighth. First baseman Breck Nowik made the other nifty defensive play of the frame, ranging to his right to pick a chopper into no-man's land and teaming up his high school teammate Vallone for the out at first base.
Purdue went back to the bullpen for closer Avery Cook and he came back from a 3-0 count to strike out Bessette for the final out of the frame.
The Boilermakers drew nine free passes (5 HBP, 4 walks) and three of those runners came around to score. Anderson had four RBI over the first two innings after he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the second. Anderson was plunked twice on the day and has 20 free passes (11 HBP, 9 walks) vs. five strikeouts in 82 plate appearances this season. Choi is already at 20 free passes (13 walks, 7 HBP) as well.
Anderson recorded his 20th RBI of the season on the three-run homer. He's the sixth Boilermaker since 2022 to reach 20 RBI by March 14 – with teammate Logan Sutter accomplishing the feat each of the last two years.
Purdue improved to 6-0 on Fridays this season. Doorn has been the starter in five of those six games.
Easton Storey is slated to make his first career start at Alexander on Saturday for game 2 of the series. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. ET.
| 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 | 20 (Active) | 4 |
| 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 |