GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Purdue (23-13, 5-10 Big Ten) at Penn State (22-13, 10-8 Big Ten)
3-Game Series / Friday to Sunday, April 18-20 / Stream B1G+
Medlar Field / University Park, Pa.
Series Opener: Friday, April 18 at 5:30 p.m. ET
Middle Game: Saturday, April 19 at 2 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, April 20 at 1 p.m. ET
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: Carter Doorn (Sr, RHP) vs. PSU's Ryan DeSanto (Jr, LHP)
Saturday: Cole Van Assen (So, RHP) vs. PSU's Mason Horwat (So, RHP)
Sunday: TBA for Purdue vs. PSU's Logan Olson (Jr, LHP)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 55-36
All-Time in University Park: Purdue leads 21-20
Purdue under Greg Goff vs. Penn State: Purdue leads 5-4 (since 2020)
Last Series: Purdue won 2 of 3 (April 2023 in West Lafayette)
Last Series in University Park: Penn State won 2 of 3 (April 2022)
Purdue's Last Series Win in University Park: Purdue swept a 3-game set (March 2018)
First Meeting: Purdue 4, Penn State 2 (March 1983 in Lakeland, Fla.)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball begins the second half of its Big Ten schedule with consecutive road weekends, beginning with the final long trip of the regular season for a series at Penn State.
First pitch at Medlar Field in Central Pennsylvania is slated for 5:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. The teams did not face each other last season and are playing their first series against each other on PSU's campus since April 2022, also as part of Easter Weekend.
Purdue will get its first look at Penn State under the guidance of second-year head coach Mike Gambino, who was hired away from Boston College in the summer of 2023. The Nittany Lions finished strong last season, qualifying for the Big Ten Tournament for just the second time since 2013 and becoming only the second No. 8 seed to reach the tournament championship game.
This year, Penn State has Big Ten series wins vs. Indiana, at Northwestern and at Minnesota. While the Lions have not been swept over their first six league weekends, they have dropped two of three in their last two home series – vs. Michigan State and USC. They made up for it with a sweep at Minnesota the first weekend of April, scoring four in the ninth to steal game 2 of the series.
Victories have been tougher to come by for both teams since mid-March. After winning midweek games on March 18, Penn State was 15-4 and Purdue was 18-2. In the month since, the Lions have gone 7-9 and the Boilermakers 5-11.
Purdue leadoff man Albert Choi (Downingtown, suburb of Philadelphia) returns to his home state this weekend. He's second in the Big Ten with 16 stolen bases and has 98 for his collegiate career, which began in 2020 at NJIT. Pitching coach Josh Newman also returns to Penn State, where he spent six seasons as PSU's pitching coach from 2018-23.
The Boilermakers are playing consecutive road weekends in Big Ten play for the 11th time since 2010. The 2011, 2018 and 2024 teams also went 4-2 during those stretches and went on to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament. Visits to Penn State were also featured on the front end of the road weekend pairings in both 2011 and 2018. The 2011 season was similar to this year, with trips to Penn State (April 15-17) and Northwestern (April 23-24). Purdue won two of three in both series thanks to a pair of rubber game victories.
After returning home at the end of this weekend, Purdue's schedule turns travel friendly over the final 16 games of the regular season. The Boilermakers play nine of those games at home and the remaining road trips are all short bus rides – Illinois (April 25-27), Indiana (May 9-11) and Ball State (May 13). Northwestern (May 2-4) and Nebraska (May 15-17) come to Alexander Field for Big Ten series in May.
WEEKEND #7 OF BIG TEN PLAY
• Purdue (5-10) at Penn State (10-8)
• UCLA (13-3) at Oregon (12-6)
• Iowa (14-4) at Michigan (8-7)
• Maryland (4-11) at Indiana (10-8)
• Northwestern (7-8) at Nebraska (5-10)
• Illinois (9-6) at Washington (9-6)
• Minnesota (5-10) at Rutgers (6-9)
• Ohio State (2-13) at Michigan State (6-9)
• Gonzaga at USC (11-7) – Non-Conference
RECENT CONSECUTIVE ROAD WEEKENDS IN BIG TEN PLAY (Since 2010)
• 2024: at Ohio State (March 29-31) & at Rutgers (April 5-7) – 4-2 Combined; Lost 2 of 3 at Ohio State, Swept Rutgers
• 2022: at Iowa (May 6-8) & at Northwestern (May 13-15) – 3-3 Combined; Lost 2 of 3 at Iowa, Won 2 of 3 at Northwestern
• 2021: at Maryland (May 14-16) & at Minnesota (May 21-23) – 3-4 Combined; Swept at Maryland, Won 3 of 4 at Minnesota
• 2018: at Penn State (March 30-31) & at Indiana (April 6-8) – 4-2 Combined; Swept Penn State, Lost 2 of 3 at Indiana
• 2017: at Iowa (March 24-26) & at Ohio State (March 31-April 2) – 3-3 Combined; Lost 2 of 3 at Iowa, Won 2 of at OSU
• 2016: at Penn State (April 1-2) & at Indiana (April 8-10) – 0-6 Combined; Swept in Both Series
• 2015: at Illinois (April 11-13) & at Michigan (April 17-18) – 0-6 Combined; Swept in Both Series
• 2014: at Indiana (May 2-4) & at Minnesota (May 9-11) – 0-6 Combined; Swept in Both Series
• 2011: at Penn State (April 15-17) & at Northwestern (April 23-24) – 4-2 Combined; Won 2 of 3 in Both Series
• 2010: at Illinois (May 14-16) & at Iowa (May 21-22) – 2-4 Combined; Won 2 of 3 at Illinois, Swept at Iowa
BOILERMAKERS AMONG THE BIG TEN LEADERS
• Logan Sutter: 1st in Doubles (16), 5th in Avg (.375), 6th in OPS (1.199), 7th in RBI (42), 7th in SLUG (.711), 8th in TB (91)
• Lukas Cook: 1st in Batting Avg (.430), T-9th in Hits (49)
• Avery Cook: 1st in Appearances (19), 3rd in Saves (7)
• Brandon Anderson: 1st in HBP (16), 8th in Runs (40)
• Albert Choi: 2nd in Steals (16)
• Eli Anderson: T-5th in Sac Flies (4)
• Ty Gill: 6th in Steals (11)
• Brandon Rogers: T-9th in Steals (10)
NOTABLE NATIONAL RANKINGS AS OF APRIL 16
• Lukas Cook: 8th in Batting Average (.430)
• Avery Cook: 11th in Appearances (19), T-15th in Saves (7)
• Logan Sutter: 13th in Doubles (16)
• Brandon Anderson: 25th in Hit By Pitch (16)
Purdue (23-13, 5-10 Big Ten) at Penn State (22-13, 10-8 Big Ten)
3-Game Series / Friday to Sunday, April 18-20 / Stream B1G+
Medlar Field / University Park, Pa.
Series Opener: Friday, April 18 at 5:30 p.m. ET
Middle Game: Saturday, April 19 at 2 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, April 20 at 1 p.m. ET
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: Carter Doorn (Sr, RHP) vs. PSU's Ryan DeSanto (Jr, LHP)
Saturday: Cole Van Assen (So, RHP) vs. PSU's Mason Horwat (So, RHP)
Sunday: TBA for Purdue vs. PSU's Logan Olson (Jr, LHP)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 55-36
All-Time in University Park: Purdue leads 21-20
Purdue under Greg Goff vs. Penn State: Purdue leads 5-4 (since 2020)
Last Series: Purdue won 2 of 3 (April 2023 in West Lafayette)
Last Series in University Park: Penn State won 2 of 3 (April 2022)
Purdue's Last Series Win in University Park: Purdue swept a 3-game set (March 2018)
First Meeting: Purdue 4, Penn State 2 (March 1983 in Lakeland, Fla.)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball begins the second half of its Big Ten schedule with consecutive road weekends, beginning with the final long trip of the regular season for a series at Penn State.
First pitch at Medlar Field in Central Pennsylvania is slated for 5:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. The teams did not face each other last season and are playing their first series against each other on PSU's campus since April 2022, also as part of Easter Weekend.
Purdue will get its first look at Penn State under the guidance of second-year head coach Mike Gambino, who was hired away from Boston College in the summer of 2023. The Nittany Lions finished strong last season, qualifying for the Big Ten Tournament for just the second time since 2013 and becoming only the second No. 8 seed to reach the tournament championship game.
This year, Penn State has Big Ten series wins vs. Indiana, at Northwestern and at Minnesota. While the Lions have not been swept over their first six league weekends, they have dropped two of three in their last two home series – vs. Michigan State and USC. They made up for it with a sweep at Minnesota the first weekend of April, scoring four in the ninth to steal game 2 of the series.
Victories have been tougher to come by for both teams since mid-March. After winning midweek games on March 18, Penn State was 15-4 and Purdue was 18-2. In the month since, the Lions have gone 7-9 and the Boilermakers 5-11.
Purdue leadoff man Albert Choi (Downingtown, suburb of Philadelphia) returns to his home state this weekend. He's second in the Big Ten with 16 stolen bases and has 98 for his collegiate career, which began in 2020 at NJIT. Pitching coach Josh Newman also returns to Penn State, where he spent six seasons as PSU's pitching coach from 2018-23.
The Boilermakers are playing consecutive road weekends in Big Ten play for the 11th time since 2010. The 2011, 2018 and 2024 teams also went 4-2 during those stretches and went on to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament. Visits to Penn State were also featured on the front end of the road weekend pairings in both 2011 and 2018. The 2011 season was similar to this year, with trips to Penn State (April 15-17) and Northwestern (April 23-24). Purdue won two of three in both series thanks to a pair of rubber game victories.
After returning home at the end of this weekend, Purdue's schedule turns travel friendly over the final 16 games of the regular season. The Boilermakers play nine of those games at home and the remaining road trips are all short bus rides – Illinois (April 25-27), Indiana (May 9-11) and Ball State (May 13). Northwestern (May 2-4) and Nebraska (May 15-17) come to Alexander Field for Big Ten series in May.
WEEKEND #7 OF BIG TEN PLAY
• Purdue (5-10) at Penn State (10-8)
• UCLA (13-3) at Oregon (12-6)
• Iowa (14-4) at Michigan (8-7)
• Maryland (4-11) at Indiana (10-8)
• Northwestern (7-8) at Nebraska (5-10)
• Illinois (9-6) at Washington (9-6)
• Minnesota (5-10) at Rutgers (6-9)
• Ohio State (2-13) at Michigan State (6-9)
• Gonzaga at USC (11-7) – Non-Conference
RECENT CONSECUTIVE ROAD WEEKENDS IN BIG TEN PLAY (Since 2010)
• 2024: at Ohio State (March 29-31) & at Rutgers (April 5-7) – 4-2 Combined; Lost 2 of 3 at Ohio State, Swept Rutgers
• 2022: at Iowa (May 6-8) & at Northwestern (May 13-15) – 3-3 Combined; Lost 2 of 3 at Iowa, Won 2 of 3 at Northwestern
• 2021: at Maryland (May 14-16) & at Minnesota (May 21-23) – 3-4 Combined; Swept at Maryland, Won 3 of 4 at Minnesota
• 2018: at Penn State (March 30-31) & at Indiana (April 6-8) – 4-2 Combined; Swept Penn State, Lost 2 of 3 at Indiana
• 2017: at Iowa (March 24-26) & at Ohio State (March 31-April 2) – 3-3 Combined; Lost 2 of 3 at Iowa, Won 2 of at OSU
• 2016: at Penn State (April 1-2) & at Indiana (April 8-10) – 0-6 Combined; Swept in Both Series
• 2015: at Illinois (April 11-13) & at Michigan (April 17-18) – 0-6 Combined; Swept in Both Series
• 2014: at Indiana (May 2-4) & at Minnesota (May 9-11) – 0-6 Combined; Swept in Both Series
• 2011: at Penn State (April 15-17) & at Northwestern (April 23-24) – 4-2 Combined; Won 2 of 3 in Both Series
• 2010: at Illinois (May 14-16) & at Iowa (May 21-22) – 2-4 Combined; Won 2 of 3 at Illinois, Swept at Iowa
BOILERMAKERS AMONG THE BIG TEN LEADERS
• Logan Sutter: 1st in Doubles (16), 5th in Avg (.375), 6th in OPS (1.199), 7th in RBI (42), 7th in SLUG (.711), 8th in TB (91)
• Lukas Cook: 1st in Batting Avg (.430), T-9th in Hits (49)
• Avery Cook: 1st in Appearances (19), 3rd in Saves (7)
• Brandon Anderson: 1st in HBP (16), 8th in Runs (40)
• Albert Choi: 2nd in Steals (16)
• Eli Anderson: T-5th in Sac Flies (4)
• Ty Gill: 6th in Steals (11)
• Brandon Rogers: T-9th in Steals (10)
NOTABLE NATIONAL RANKINGS AS OF APRIL 16
• Lukas Cook: 8th in Batting Average (.430)
• Avery Cook: 11th in Appearances (19), T-15th in Saves (7)
• Logan Sutter: 13th in Doubles (16)
• Brandon Anderson: 25th in Hit By Pitch (16)
| SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS WATCH (Early Look) | ||||
| Record | Team Benchmark | Held By | Current Boilermaker | Total (as of April 17) |
| Doubles | 21 | Simon Klink (2003) Nate Sickler (2001) |
Logan Sutter | 16 |
| Appearances | 32 | Andy Loomis (2008) | Avery Cook | 19 |