WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Heavy rains Saturday night with more expected Sunday have led to the cancellation of the Purdue-Saint Louis series finale Sunday at Alexander Field.
The game will not be made up. Fans who had tickets to the game may exchange them for general admission tickets to any future home game. The Boilermakers have seven home dates remaining and are scheduled to play at home each of the next two weekends.
The popular Bark at the Park dog day promotion has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 7 vs. Northwestern. Fans are permitted to bring their dogs to the ballpark May 7.
Sunday was the Boilermakers' first rain out of the season. The Purdue sports turf grounds crew did a masterful job in making sure Alexander Field was playable for the first two games of the series. The Boilermakers won both games to extend their win streak to seven, matching their season long. The Greater Lafayette area along with much of the Midwest has received heavy amounts of rain since Friday morning.
Now a nine-game homestand at Alexander, it will continue with Friday's 6 p.m. ET series opener vs. Northwestern. Purdue will idle from midweek action this coming week due to final exams on campus. Northwestern will be making its first appearance in West Lafayette since April 2013.
The Boilermakers' 12 wins in April were their most in a month since going 14-3 in April 2012 en route to winning the Big Ten title. Purdue won four of its five weekend series this month, another first since going 4-0 in weekend series in April 2012. Having won 15 more games than last season, the Boilermakers remain the nation's most improved team. They're scheduled to play seven of their final 12 regular-season games at home and don't leave the state of Indiana again until a May 17 flight to the Twin Cities for a series at Minnnesota.
The Big Ten Tournament is set for May 24 to 28 in Bloomington, Indiana. The top eight teams in the final Big Ten standings qualify. With a 9-6 mark in conference play and six of its final nine Big Ten games slated to be played at home, Purdue has an opportunity to end its four-year tournament drought.