GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Milwaukee (3-15, 2-1 Horizon) at Purdue (17-2, 2-1 Big Ten)
Tuesday, March 18 at 4 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Cole Van Assen (So, RHP) vs. MKE's Tyler Deleskiewicz (Jr, RHP)
All-Time Series: Milwaukee leads 1-0
Previous Meeting: MKE 6, Purdue 1 (March 2019 – Home Opener at Alexander)
TUESDAY PROMOTIONS
Purdue Trading Cards Set 1 Giveaway
$3 Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beers, Popcorn & Nachos (Presented by Indiana Packers)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Week No. 2 of Purdue Baseball's season-long homestand continues with a midweek visit from the lone NCAA Division I baseball program in Wisconsin as the Milwaukee Panthers make their second appearance at Alexander Field.
With the forecast calling for temperatures in the high-60s, first pitch is slated for 4 p.m. ET. It's the first Trading Card Tuesday giveaway of the season. Fans can take home set No. 1 (of 6) of Purdue Baseball cards. The $3 deals on general admission tickets, hot dogs, beers, popcorn and nachos are also in play.
The Boilermakers have won seven of their last eight games dating back to March 2. That hot stretch coupled with the season-opening 10-game win streak has Purdue aiming to reach the 20-win mark this week. Michigan comes to town this weekend as Big Ten play resumes. Each of the Boilers' next nine weekends will feature a Big Ten Conference series.
Milwaukee was the opponent for the 2019 home opener at Alexander, at the time the earliest ever (March 12) in program history and also Purdue's first game against a team from the state of Wisconsin since 1991. The Panthers went on to win 35 games that year. The teams were scheduled to play an in-season midweek home-and-home series the following year but both games were canceled when the season was shutdown, coincidentally also on March 12.
Milwaukee's challenging schedule this season has featured weekend series at Mercer, South Carolina, UNLV and Kansas plus a midweek game at common opponent Minnesota. After winning on Opening Day at Mercer, a 14-game losing streak followed. Three of the defeats were one-run affairs but MKE also surrendered a double-figure run total eight times during the skid. However, the Panthers opened Horizon League play on a high note over the weekend by sweeping a Friday doubleheader at Youngstown State to take two of three in the series.
Milwaukee's pitching staff took its lumps over the first five weeks, surrendering 35 home runs in 145 innings while averaging 5.9 walks per nine innings (1.16 strikeout-to-walk ratio).
Offensively, Gabe Roessler (4 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 10 SB) and Charlie Marion (5 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 12 BB) have wielded the most productive bats. Eleven different Panthers have hit a home run over the first 18 games (19 total). Conversely, eight Boilermakers have combined for Purdue's 25 home runs in 19 games.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Albert Choi – 19-game on-base (as a Boilermaker), 7-game hit
• Brandon Anderson – 18-game on-base
• Cole Van Assen: 9 consecutive scoreless innings
• Lukas Cook: 9-game hit
• Brandon Rogers – 6-game on-base, 5-game hit
LEADERS LAST WEEK
• Albert Choi: 6-for-11, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 4 R, SB, 0 K – hit safely, drove in a run, scored a run in all 3 games
• Brandon Rogers: 4-for-9, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, 4 R, 4 SB – hit safely, scored a run in all 3 games
• Lukas Cook: 4-for-10, RIB, 2 BB, HBP, 4 R, Sac Fly, Sac Bunt – hit safely, scored a run in all 3 games
• Houston Russell: 2-for-7, 3B, RBI, 4 BB, HBP, 3 R
• Brandon Anderson: 2-for-9, HR, 5 RBI, BB, 3 HBP, 3 R – reached base safely, scored a run in all 3 games
• Carter Doorn: 6+ IP, 3 H, 0 ER, BB, 5 K
• Cole Van Assen: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
• Gavin Beuter: 2 App, 3 2/3 IP, 4 H, R, 0 BB, K, 2 Pickoffs
Milwaukee (3-15, 2-1 Horizon) at Purdue (17-2, 2-1 Big Ten)
Tuesday, March 18 at 4 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Cole Van Assen (So, RHP) vs. MKE's Tyler Deleskiewicz (Jr, RHP)
All-Time Series: Milwaukee leads 1-0
Previous Meeting: MKE 6, Purdue 1 (March 2019 – Home Opener at Alexander)
TUESDAY PROMOTIONS
Purdue Trading Cards Set 1 Giveaway
$3 Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beers, Popcorn & Nachos (Presented by Indiana Packers)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Week No. 2 of Purdue Baseball's season-long homestand continues with a midweek visit from the lone NCAA Division I baseball program in Wisconsin as the Milwaukee Panthers make their second appearance at Alexander Field.
With the forecast calling for temperatures in the high-60s, first pitch is slated for 4 p.m. ET. It's the first Trading Card Tuesday giveaway of the season. Fans can take home set No. 1 (of 6) of Purdue Baseball cards. The $3 deals on general admission tickets, hot dogs, beers, popcorn and nachos are also in play.
The Boilermakers have won seven of their last eight games dating back to March 2. That hot stretch coupled with the season-opening 10-game win streak has Purdue aiming to reach the 20-win mark this week. Michigan comes to town this weekend as Big Ten play resumes. Each of the Boilers' next nine weekends will feature a Big Ten Conference series.
Milwaukee was the opponent for the 2019 home opener at Alexander, at the time the earliest ever (March 12) in program history and also Purdue's first game against a team from the state of Wisconsin since 1991. The Panthers went on to win 35 games that year. The teams were scheduled to play an in-season midweek home-and-home series the following year but both games were canceled when the season was shutdown, coincidentally also on March 12.
Milwaukee's challenging schedule this season has featured weekend series at Mercer, South Carolina, UNLV and Kansas plus a midweek game at common opponent Minnesota. After winning on Opening Day at Mercer, a 14-game losing streak followed. Three of the defeats were one-run affairs but MKE also surrendered a double-figure run total eight times during the skid. However, the Panthers opened Horizon League play on a high note over the weekend by sweeping a Friday doubleheader at Youngstown State to take two of three in the series.
Milwaukee's pitching staff took its lumps over the first five weeks, surrendering 35 home runs in 145 innings while averaging 5.9 walks per nine innings (1.16 strikeout-to-walk ratio).
Offensively, Gabe Roessler (4 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 10 SB) and Charlie Marion (5 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 12 BB) have wielded the most productive bats. Eleven different Panthers have hit a home run over the first 18 games (19 total). Conversely, eight Boilermakers have combined for Purdue's 25 home runs in 19 games.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Albert Choi – 19-game on-base (as a Boilermaker), 7-game hit
• Brandon Anderson – 18-game on-base
• Cole Van Assen: 9 consecutive scoreless innings
• Lukas Cook: 9-game hit
• Brandon Rogers – 6-game on-base, 5-game hit
LEADERS LAST WEEK
• Albert Choi: 6-for-11, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 4 R, SB, 0 K – hit safely, drove in a run, scored a run in all 3 games
• Brandon Rogers: 4-for-9, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, 4 R, 4 SB – hit safely, scored a run in all 3 games
• Lukas Cook: 4-for-10, RIB, 2 BB, HBP, 4 R, Sac Fly, Sac Bunt – hit safely, scored a run in all 3 games
• Houston Russell: 2-for-7, 3B, RBI, 4 BB, HBP, 3 R
• Brandon Anderson: 2-for-9, HR, 5 RBI, BB, 3 HBP, 3 R – reached base safely, scored a run in all 3 games
• Carter Doorn: 6+ IP, 3 H, 0 ER, BB, 5 K
• Cole Van Assen: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
• Gavin Beuter: 2 App, 3 2/3 IP, 4 H, R, 0 BB, K, 2 Pickoffs
| MULTIPLE GRAND SLAMS IN A SEASON IN THE BBCOR BAT ERA (Since 2011) | |||||
| Season | Boilermakers | Opponents | Locations | Innings | Game Results |
| 2025 | Logan Sutter Aaron Manias Breck Nowik Brandon Anderson |
UIC at Minnesota vs Akron vs Niagara |
Alexander Field Minneapolis Holly Springs, NC Holly Springs, NC |
B-8th T-7th B-1st B-5th |
W, 9-3 W, 11-6 W, 14-4 W, 16-4 |
| 2024 | Logan Sutter Luke Gaffney Connor Caskenette Connor Caskenette |
DePauw ETSU Ball State vs Stony Brook |
Alexander Field Alexander Field Alexander Field Sugar Land, TX |
B-3rd B-4th B-7th B-6th |
W, 15-0 W, 17-7 W, 13-3 W, 13-6 |
| 2021 |
Miles Simington Jake Parr Jeremy Schork Cam Thompson |
at Minnesota at Minnesota at Illinois Rutgers |
Minneapolis Minneapolis Champaign Alexander Field |
T-3rd T-5th T-9th B-9th |
W, 12-5 W, 9-3 W, 20-6 L, 9-5 |
| 2023 | Jake Parr Jake Jarvis Jake Jarvis |
vs Akron Northern Illinois at Minnesota |
Holly Springs, NC Alexander Field Minneapolis |
B-1st B-7th T-9th |
W, 13-0 W, 14-5 W, 15-3 |
| 2016 | Kyle Wood Kyle Johnson Kyle Johnson |
Louisville at Ball State at ETSU |
Alexander Field Muncie Johnson City |
B-6th T-2nd T-7th |
L, 9-4 L, 9-8 W, 19-6 |
| 2015 | Jack Picchiotti Ted Snidanko |
Rutgers vs Northern Ill. |
Alexander Field Westfield, IN |
B-7th B-6th |
W, 9-5 W, 23-5 |
| 2012 | Barrett Serrato Cameron Perkins |
Michigan State vs Notre Dame |
Lambert Field St. Petersburg, FL |
B-4th T-6th |
W, 6-2 W, 15-8 |
| BOILERMAKERS TO HIT MULTIPLE GRAND SLAMS (Since 2001) | |||||
| Dates | Boilermaker | Opponents | Locations | Innings | Game Results |
| 4/16/10 5/14/09 4/01/09 |
Drew Madia | Penn State Illinois IPFW |
Lambert Field Lambert Field Fort Wayne |
B-2nd B-8th T-3rd |
W, 18-7 W, 12-5 L, 22-19 |
| 4/19/08 4/06/08 5/19/07 |
Dan Black | at Ohio State at Iowa at Northwestern |
Columbus Iowa City Evanston |
T-3rd T-2nd T-5th |
W, 8-0 W, 16-3 L, 9-6 |
| 4/02/03 5/15/02 4/21/01 |
Daniel Underwood | at Ball State Evansville at Illinois |
Muncie Lambert Field Champaign |
T-5th T-2nd T-3rd |
L, 17-14 W, 6-2 W, 16-2 |
| 3/15/25 5/01/24 |
Logan Sutter | UIC DePauw |
Alexander Field Alexander Field |
B-8th B-3rd |
W, 9-3 W, 15-0 |
| 4/16/24 2/18/24 |
Connor Caskenette |
Ball State vs Stony Brook |
Alexander Field Sugar Land, TX |
B-7th B-6th |
W, 13-3 W, 13-6 |
| 4/08/23 3/15/23 |
Jake Jarvis | at Minnesota Northern Illinois |
Minneapolis Alexander Field |
T-9th B-7th |
W, 15-3 W, 14-5 |
| 3/04/23 5/20/21 |
Jake Parr |
vs Akron at Minnesota |
Holly Springs, NC Minneapolis |
B-1st T-5th |
W, 13-0 W, 9-3 |
| 5/21/21 2/15/20 |
Miles Simington |
at Minnesota vs Hofstra |
Minneapolis Sanford, FL |
T-3rd B-8th |
W, 12-5 W, 10-4 |
| 3/22/16 3/05/16 |
Kyle Johnson | at Ball State at ETSU |
Muncie Johnson City |
T-2nd T-7th |
L, 9-8 W, 19-6 |
| 4/16/06 4/14/06 |
Neal Gorka | at Indiana at Indiana |
Bloomington Bloomington |
T-2nd T-6th |
W, 25-8 L, 8-4 |
| 2/25/05 5/26/04 |
Andy Dahl | at FAU vs Michigan State |
Boca Raton Minneapolis |
T-6th T-8th |
L, 6-4 W, 6-5 |
| 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 | 17-2 as 3/17 | 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 |
| PURDUE'S LONGEST HOMESTANDS (Since 1983) | |||
| Season | Length of Homestand | Dates | Record |
| 1983 | 14-Game | April 13-26 | 11-3 |
| 2024 | 13-Game | March 9-24 | 8-5 |
| 2017 | 13-Game | April 21-May 14 | 7-6 |
| 2025 | 12-Game | March 12-April 2 | 3-0 as of March 17 |
| 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 |
| FASTEST TO 30 RBI (Since 2001) | |||
| Season | Boilermaker | Date of 30th RBI | Season Total |
| 2025 | Logan Sutter | March 15 | 33 (as of March 17) |
| 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 | 33 (as of March 17) |
| 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 |
| 2025 | Brandon Anderson | March 14 | 23 (as of March 17) |
| 2017 | Jacson McGowan | March 18 | 50 |
| 2009 | Dan Black | March 21 | 51 |
| BIG INNING BOILERMAKERS – PROLIFIC RALLIES OF NOTE SINCE 2023 | ||||
| Date | Runs | Inning | Opponent | Game Result |
| 3/05/2023 | 13 | B-4th | vs Akron | W, 23-4 |
| 5/01/2024 | 11 | B-3rd | DePauw | W, 15-0 |
| 3/01/2025 | 10 | B-7th | vs Akron | W, 13-3 |
| 3/03/2024 | 10 | T-1st | vs Cal State Fullerton | W, 11-3 |
| 2/25/2024 | 10 | B-5th | vs George Mason | W, 11-1 |
| 3/04/2023 | 9 | B-3rd | vs Akron | W, 17-9 |
| 3/15/2025 | 8 | B-8th | UIC | W, 9-3 |
| 3/02/2025 | 8 | B-1st | vs Akron | W, 14-4 |
| 2/22/2025 | 8 | B-5th | vs Niagara | W, 16-4 |
| 4/04/2023 | 8 | B-2nd | Evansville | L, 12-10 |
| 3/04/2023 | 8 | B-1st | vs Akron | W, 13-0 |
| 2/23/2025 | 7 | B-6th | vs Niagara | W, 11-1 |
| 4/16/2024 | 7 | B-3rd | Ball State | W, 13-3 |
| 4/14/2024 | 7 | B-6th | Michigan State | W, 21-1 |
| 3/10/2024 | 7 | B-3rd | UAlbany | W, 16-6 |
| 3/10/2024 | 7 | B-1st | UAlbany | W, 16-6 |
| 4/19/2023 | 7 | B-3rd | Butler | W, 16-9 |
| 4/08/2023 | 7 | T-9th | at Minnesota | W, 15-3 |
| 2/16/2025 | 6 | B-3rd | vs SFA | W, 16-12 |
| 2/15/2025 | 6 | B-1st | vs SFA | W, 14-2 |
| 4/20/2024 | 6 | B-4th | East Tennessee St. | W, 18-7 |
| 4/14/2024 | 6 | B-8th | Michigan State | W, 21-1 |
| 3/30/2024 | 6 | T-3rd | at Ohio State | L, 12-10 |
| 3/09/2024 | 6 | B-1st | UAlbany | W, 11-3 |
| 3/12/2025 | 5 | B-1st | Butler | W, 10-1 |
| 2/22/2025 | 5 | B-8th | vs Niagara | W, 9-0 |
| 2/16/2025 | 5 | B-1st | vs SFA | W, 16-12 |
| 5/07/2024 | 5 | T-1st | at UIC | W, 11-9 |
| 3/31/2024 | 5 | T-3rd | at Ohio State | W, 7-1 |
| 3/16/2024 | 5 | B-1st | Samford | W, 13-12 (10) |
| 3/13/2024 | 5 | B-6th | Northern Illinois | W, 11-1 |
| 3/10/2024 | 5 | B-4th | UAlbany | W, 12-1 |
| 3/10/2024 | 5 | B-3rd | UAlbany | W, 12-1 |
| 2/18/2024 | 5 | B-6th | vs Stony Brook | W, 13-6 |
| 2/17/2024 | 5 | B-6th | vs Stony Brook | W, 12-8 |
| Full 3-Year Scoring Breakdown – 13: 1, 11: 1, 10: 3, 9: 1, 8: 5, 7: 7, 6: 6, 5: 11 | ||||