GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Northern Illinois (9-17) at Purdue (20-7)
Tuesday, April 1 at 6 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
$3 Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beers, Popcorn & Nachos
Military Appreciation Night
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 8-1
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 6-0
Purdue Under Greg Goff vs. NIU: Purdue leads 2-0 (Since 2020)
2024: Purdue 11, NIU 1 (March 12 in West Lafayette)
First Meetings: Purdue swept a doubleheader 2-0 & 10-5 (March 1999 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The finale of Purdue Baseball's season-long 12-game homestand Tuesday coincides with the start of the second half of the season as Northern Illinois visits Alexander Field for the fourth year in a row.
First pitch is set for 5 p.m. ET. The game was moved up from Wednesday at 6 p.m. due to storms in the forecast. It's Military Appreciation night at Alexander and the $3 midweek specials (presented by Indiana Packers) on general admission tickets, hot dogs, beers, popcorn and nachos will be available.
The Boilermakers have won eight straight games in midweek play dating back to April 16 of last season. Those victories have come against Ball State, Evansville, DePauw, UIC, Indiana State, Butler, Milwaukee and Valparaiso. It's the program's longest midweek win streak since posting 17 consecutive such victories from March 2011 through the end of the 2012 campaign.
All four of Purdue's games this week are against the Huskies – NIU is up first and then a three-game series against the Washington this weekend. When the Boilermakers played NIU last season it was game No. 5 of a 13-game homestand, with each of the first nine games being against teams with a different breed of dog for a mascot (Great Danes, Huskies, Bulldogs).
Purdue is currently 6-5 during its season-long homestand and the cumulative scoring has been very even at 85-84 in favor of Purdue even though there's only been one game – Saturday's 13-12 loss to UCLA – decided by two runs or fewer among the 11.
Lukas Cook enjoyed a remarkable weekend at the plate vs. UCLA, his all-fields and base-hit approach paying off to the tune of a 10-for-14 series (with 10 singles). He's believed to be the first Boilermaker to enjoy a 10-hit showing in a three-game weekend series in the BBCOR bat era (2011-present). Cook's .714 batting average for the weekend – the best by a Boilermaker (minimum 8 at-bats) since Evan Albrecht (9-for-12, .750) in March 2023 vs. Akron – raised his season clip to .463, which is tops in the Big Ten by .050 points entering the week. He's also tied for seventh nationally entering the week.
Logan Sutter (.409) and Cook both enter the month of April batting over .400. In the BBCOR bat era, Albrecht (.409 in 2022) and Kevin Plawecki (.402 in 2011) were previously the only Boilermakers to carry .400 averages into April.
Purdue went 12-3 in April last season. This year the Boilermakers are scheduled to play nine of their 17 April games on the road. Five of the eight home games will be midweek contests as Rutgers it the only team scheduled to visit Alexander for a weekend series in April.
NIU is a respectable 8-11 in true road games this season. The Huskies lost three of four at common-opponent Butler over the weekend.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Purdue has won 8 consecutive midweek games (since April 16, 2024)
• Aaron Manias: 9-game on-base
• Lukas Cook: 6-game on-base
• Brandon Rogers: 5-game hit
LEADERS LAST WEEK
• Lukas Cook: 11-for-18, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 3 R, Sac Fly – Hit safely in all 4 games
• Brandon Rogers: 8-for-14, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, HBP, 6 R, Sac Bunt, 2 SB – Hit safely & scored a run in all 4 games
• Ty Gill: 6-for-13, 3B, 3 RBI, BB, 3 R, Sac Fly, Sac Bunt, 3 SB
• Keenan Spence: 5-for-16, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R, Sac Fly
• Logan Sutter: 4-for-15, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, R
• Michael Vallone: 2 App, 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K, .211 B/Avg
• Austin Klug: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
HOMESTAND LEADERS
• Lukas Cook: 22-for-45 (.489/.528/.622), 3 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 4 BB, 2 HBP, 13 R, 3 SB
• Brandon Rogers: 15-for-34 (.441/.513/.618), 3 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB, 3 HBP, 12 R, 8 SB
• Ty Gill: 9-for-30 (.300/.361/.367), 3B, 7 RBI, 4 BB, 6 BB, 5 SB
• Brandon Anderson: 11-for-37 (.297/.480/.568), 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 7 BB, 6 HBP, 13 R
• Keenan Spence: 11-for-37 (.297/.378/.432), 2 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 5 BB, HBP, SB
• Logan Sutter: 9-for-36 (.250/.375/.583), 3 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 8 BB, HBP, 7 R
Northern Illinois (9-17) at Purdue (20-7)
Tuesday, April 1 at 6 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
$3 Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beers, Popcorn & Nachos
Military Appreciation Night
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 8-1
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 6-0
Purdue Under Greg Goff vs. NIU: Purdue leads 2-0 (Since 2020)
2024: Purdue 11, NIU 1 (March 12 in West Lafayette)
First Meetings: Purdue swept a doubleheader 2-0 & 10-5 (March 1999 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The finale of Purdue Baseball's season-long 12-game homestand Tuesday coincides with the start of the second half of the season as Northern Illinois visits Alexander Field for the fourth year in a row.
First pitch is set for 5 p.m. ET. The game was moved up from Wednesday at 6 p.m. due to storms in the forecast. It's Military Appreciation night at Alexander and the $3 midweek specials (presented by Indiana Packers) on general admission tickets, hot dogs, beers, popcorn and nachos will be available.
The Boilermakers have won eight straight games in midweek play dating back to April 16 of last season. Those victories have come against Ball State, Evansville, DePauw, UIC, Indiana State, Butler, Milwaukee and Valparaiso. It's the program's longest midweek win streak since posting 17 consecutive such victories from March 2011 through the end of the 2012 campaign.
All four of Purdue's games this week are against the Huskies – NIU is up first and then a three-game series against the Washington this weekend. When the Boilermakers played NIU last season it was game No. 5 of a 13-game homestand, with each of the first nine games being against teams with a different breed of dog for a mascot (Great Danes, Huskies, Bulldogs).
Purdue is currently 6-5 during its season-long homestand and the cumulative scoring has been very even at 85-84 in favor of Purdue even though there's only been one game – Saturday's 13-12 loss to UCLA – decided by two runs or fewer among the 11.
Lukas Cook enjoyed a remarkable weekend at the plate vs. UCLA, his all-fields and base-hit approach paying off to the tune of a 10-for-14 series (with 10 singles). He's believed to be the first Boilermaker to enjoy a 10-hit showing in a three-game weekend series in the BBCOR bat era (2011-present). Cook's .714 batting average for the weekend – the best by a Boilermaker (minimum 8 at-bats) since Evan Albrecht (9-for-12, .750) in March 2023 vs. Akron – raised his season clip to .463, which is tops in the Big Ten by .050 points entering the week. He's also tied for seventh nationally entering the week.
Logan Sutter (.409) and Cook both enter the month of April batting over .400. In the BBCOR bat era, Albrecht (.409 in 2022) and Kevin Plawecki (.402 in 2011) were previously the only Boilermakers to carry .400 averages into April.
Purdue went 12-3 in April last season. This year the Boilermakers are scheduled to play nine of their 17 April games on the road. Five of the eight home games will be midweek contests as Rutgers it the only team scheduled to visit Alexander for a weekend series in April.
NIU is a respectable 8-11 in true road games this season. The Huskies lost three of four at common-opponent Butler over the weekend.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Purdue has won 8 consecutive midweek games (since April 16, 2024)
• Aaron Manias: 9-game on-base
• Lukas Cook: 6-game on-base
• Brandon Rogers: 5-game hit
LEADERS LAST WEEK
• Lukas Cook: 11-for-18, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 3 R, Sac Fly – Hit safely in all 4 games
• Brandon Rogers: 8-for-14, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, HBP, 6 R, Sac Bunt, 2 SB – Hit safely & scored a run in all 4 games
• Ty Gill: 6-for-13, 3B, 3 RBI, BB, 3 R, Sac Fly, Sac Bunt, 3 SB
• Keenan Spence: 5-for-16, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R, Sac Fly
• Logan Sutter: 4-for-15, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, R
• Michael Vallone: 2 App, 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K, .211 B/Avg
• Austin Klug: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
HOMESTAND LEADERS
• Lukas Cook: 22-for-45 (.489/.528/.622), 3 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 4 BB, 2 HBP, 13 R, 3 SB
• Brandon Rogers: 15-for-34 (.441/.513/.618), 3 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB, 3 HBP, 12 R, 8 SB
• Ty Gill: 9-for-30 (.300/.361/.367), 3B, 7 RBI, 4 BB, 6 BB, 5 SB
• Brandon Anderson: 11-for-37 (.297/.480/.568), 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 7 BB, 6 HBP, 13 R
• Keenan Spence: 11-for-37 (.297/.378/.432), 2 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 5 BB, HBP, SB
• Logan Sutter: 9-for-36 (.250/.375/.583), 3 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 8 BB, HBP, 7 R
| .700 OBP FOR A WEEKEND (Since 2012) Minimum 10 Plate Appearances |
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| Season | Boilermaker | Opponent | OBP | Plate App | Hits | Walks | HBP |
| 2025 | Lukas Cook | UCLA | .733 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Keenan Spence | at Michigan | .714 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Camden Gasser | at N'western | .714 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | Camden Gasser | ETSU | .800 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Mike Bolton Jr. | Michigan St. | .786 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | Keenan Taylor | at Ohio St. | .700 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | Mike Bolton Jr. | UAlbany | .722 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | Evan Albrecht | vs Akron | .750 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | CJ Valdez | vs Longwood | .769 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ryan Howe | at Minnesota | .778 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tyler Powers | at Minnesota | .909 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Tyler Powers | at Penn St. | .700 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | Harry Shipley | at Indiana | .818 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | Kyle Wood | at Oklahoma | .786 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | Harry Shipley | Butler | .727 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | Kyle Johnson | at Michigan | .714 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 |