2024 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in 34 games, making 10 starts – six in left field and four in right field
• Was the Opening Day starter in left field and started five of the first nine games of the season
• Played in a team-high 24 games off the bench, getting 12 at-bats as a pinch hitter and seeing action as a defensive replacement in the outfield
• Started the Big Ten opener vs. Iowa and Big Ten road games at Ohio State and Northwestern
• Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and outfield assist in his collegiate debut
• Connected for a pinch-hit, two-run single in the win vs. Southeastern Louisiana
• Delivered a two-run single in the finale of the George Mason series as a Purdue clinched a series win
• Doubled in the midweek win vs. NIU
• Singled and walked in the series finale at Northwestern as Purdue completed a series sweep
• Delivered an RBI with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the rubber game at Michigan
2023 / REDSHIRT SEASON
• Did not see game action, redshirting as a true freshman
• Named a postseason all-star for the Cape Catfish in the Prospect League
• Summer Ball Stats: .385/.472/.564, 17 2B, 5 HR, 55 RBI, 26 BB, 41 R, 15 SB in 49 GP
• Enjoyed a torrid start to the summer ball season as Cape Girardeau won 18 of its first 20 games as part of a team-record start
• Finished second in the league in hits (69) and doubles as well as top 10 in RBI, batting average and OBP while producing a 1.036 OPS.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Played for coach Jared Moore at Zionsville Community High School in suburban Indianapolis
• First-team all-state and a IHSBCA North/South All-Star as a senior
• Honorable mention all-state as a junior
• As a senior batted .414 with a .512 OBP, 24 RBI and 20 runs in 33 games
• As a junior batted .451 with a .558 OBP, 34 RBI and 28 runs in 29 games
• Team MVP as a senior and a two-time winner of the team’s most outstanding offensive player award
• Helped ZCHS win sectional and regional titles as senior, hitting two home runs in the sectional championship game
• Selected as an all-star in the College Summer League at Grand Park in the summer of 2022 while playing against primarily college players
• Four-year honor roll student
• National Honor Society
PERSONAL
• Major: Selling & Sales Management
• Full name is Brody Alexander Chrisman
• Born in Bedford, Texas
• Parents are Lance and Melissa Chrisman
• Family also includes older brother Kyle, who also attends Purdue
• Father played baseball at Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) and Huntington University
• Aunt and uncle Megan and Steve Zhering as well as uncle Jon Albright are all Purdue alumni
PURDUE PERSONAL PREFERENCES
Favorite Professional Team: Texas Rangers
Toughest Pitcher for Him to Face Among Teammates: Luke Wagner
Current MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Jacob deGrom
Funniest Teammate: Corbin Malott
Teammate With the Best Baseball Instincts: Couper Cornblum
Favorite Costume at the Alexander Halloween Bash: Corn - self
Top Sports Moment Prior to Purdue: Two HR sectional game in high school
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in 34 games, making 10 starts – six in left field and four in right field
• Was the Opening Day starter in left field and started five of the first nine games of the season
• Played in a team-high 24 games off the bench, getting 12 at-bats as a pinch hitter and seeing action as a defensive replacement in the outfield
• Started the Big Ten opener vs. Iowa and Big Ten road games at Ohio State and Northwestern
• Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and outfield assist in his collegiate debut
• Connected for a pinch-hit, two-run single in the win vs. Southeastern Louisiana
• Delivered a two-run single in the finale of the George Mason series as a Purdue clinched a series win
• Doubled in the midweek win vs. NIU
• Singled and walked in the series finale at Northwestern as Purdue completed a series sweep
• Delivered an RBI with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the rubber game at Michigan
2023 / REDSHIRT SEASON
• Did not see game action, redshirting as a true freshman
• Named a postseason all-star for the Cape Catfish in the Prospect League
• Summer Ball Stats: .385/.472/.564, 17 2B, 5 HR, 55 RBI, 26 BB, 41 R, 15 SB in 49 GP
• Enjoyed a torrid start to the summer ball season as Cape Girardeau won 18 of its first 20 games as part of a team-record start
• Finished second in the league in hits (69) and doubles as well as top 10 in RBI, batting average and OBP while producing a 1.036 OPS.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Played for coach Jared Moore at Zionsville Community High School in suburban Indianapolis
• First-team all-state and a IHSBCA North/South All-Star as a senior
• Honorable mention all-state as a junior
• As a senior batted .414 with a .512 OBP, 24 RBI and 20 runs in 33 games
• As a junior batted .451 with a .558 OBP, 34 RBI and 28 runs in 29 games
• Team MVP as a senior and a two-time winner of the team’s most outstanding offensive player award
• Helped ZCHS win sectional and regional titles as senior, hitting two home runs in the sectional championship game
• Selected as an all-star in the College Summer League at Grand Park in the summer of 2022 while playing against primarily college players
• Four-year honor roll student
• National Honor Society
PERSONAL
• Major: Selling & Sales Management
• Full name is Brody Alexander Chrisman
• Born in Bedford, Texas
• Parents are Lance and Melissa Chrisman
• Family also includes older brother Kyle, who also attends Purdue
• Father played baseball at Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) and Huntington University
• Aunt and uncle Megan and Steve Zhering as well as uncle Jon Albright are all Purdue alumni
PURDUE PERSONAL PREFERENCES
Favorite Professional Team: Texas Rangers
Toughest Pitcher for Him to Face Among Teammates: Luke Wagner
Current MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Jacob deGrom
Funniest Teammate: Corbin Malott
Teammate With the Best Baseball Instincts: Couper Cornblum
Favorite Costume at the Alexander Halloween Bash: Corn - self
Top Sports Moment Prior to Purdue: Two HR sectional game in high school