WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue baseball's Alexander Field has been selected to serve as the host site of this weekend's Penn State-Minnesota series.
With the Boilermakers scheduled to be on the road at rival Indiana this weekend, their home field was available when Minnesota head coach John Anderson called to inquire about moving the Gophers' home series. Head coach Mark Wasikowski and the Purdue administration was enthusiastic about wanting to help their Big Ten comrades. The assistance of the Purdue Sports Turf staff was also crucial to the arrangement.
Minnesota has played 13 home games this season, but all 13 have been played indoors at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Penn State series was scheduled to be played outdoors at Siebert Field. The weekend forecast for the Twin Cities calls for temperatures in the 20s Friday, a high of 30 degrees Saturday and snow predicted for Sunday.
All three Minnesota-Penn State games at Alexander Field this weekend will feature free admission. For the series schedule and game times, visit GopherSports.com.
Coincidentally, the Boilermakers host Minnesota next weekend for their first home weekend of Big Ten play. And Purdue just got done playing Penn State this past weekend in Central Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lions have not visited Alexander Field since the final weekend of the 2015 campaign.
The Boilermakers are playing their sixth season at Alexander Field this spring. It's one of four Big Ten baseball fields to feature a full natural grass playing surface.
Highlighted by series wins vs. TCU, Nebraska and St. John's, Minnesota is 18-10 on the season. Penn State is 7-15.
Coach @Waz4412 salutes the #Purdue administration & @PUSportsTurf for helping making Alexander Field available to Minnesota & Penn State this weekend after weather forced the series to move from the Twin Cities. pic.twitter.com/2oEeHpAJR8
-- Purdue Baseball (@PurdueBaseball) April 5, 2018