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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Purdue (10-20, 4-4 B1G) at Indiana (19-12, 7-2 B1G)
Wednesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. ET / TV: FS1
Bart Kaufman Field / Bloomington, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: James Kulak (Fr, LHP) vs. IU's McCade Brown (Fr, RHP)
All-Time Series: Indiana leads 151-134-2 / All-Time in Bloomington: Indiana leads 84-52-1
2018: Split the 4 Games / Purdue Under Coach Waz vs. Indiana: Purdue leads 4-3 (Since 2017)
2018 Series in Bloomington: Indiana won 2 of 3 (April 6-8; Rubber Game went 13 innings)
2018 in West Lafayette: Purdue 5, Indiana 2 (April 25)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – With Indiana among Purdue baseball's four non-play opponents on the Big Ten schedule this season, Wednesday's FS1-televised game in Bloomington represents the only regular-season meeting between the two rivals.
First pitch at Bart Kaufman Field is slated for 7 p.m. ET. FS1 is televising Big Ten baseball for the first time this year and will also be carrying next week's home game vs. Butler.
The Boilermakers continue their stretch of 11 consecutive games against six different teams with winning records, which began the weekend of March 29 to 31 with the series victory vs. Penn State. They're 2-4 in midweek action this year.
Purdue and Indiana agreed to begin playing a non-conference midweek matchup every year in addition to a traditional Big Ten weekend series. It helps keep the rivalry alive on the diamond in years such as this when they don't play each other as part of the eight-weekend conference slate. It's a three-year rotation for the Big Ten schedule. During that three-year period, it's a home-away-don't play rotation against the league's other 12 teams.
Alexander Field and Bart Kaufman Field both opened in 2013. However, due to quirks in the conference schedule due to league expansion, the Boilermakers and Hoosiers did not play weekend series against each other in 2012, 2013 and 2015. That's part of the reason why Wednesday will be Purdue's 12th game in Bloomington since 2013 while IU has only played four at Alexander during that same time frame.
The Boilermakers won last year's series opener at Bart Kaufman Field for their first victory in Bloomington since May 2010. Conversely, the Hoosiers have only one win in West Lafayette since 2010, though they've only played seven games on Purdue's campus this decade.
Both of the Boilermakers' wins vs. IU last year were part of notable wins streaks. The April 6 victory in Bloomington was their sixth straight and part of the program's first 4-0 start in Big Ten play since 1985. With Landyn Griffith and ESPNU at Alexander Field 19 days later, Purdue posted its fifth straight victory in what would eventually become a 13-game win streak, matching the program's single-season record.
• Along with reaching base safely in 25 consecutive Big Ten games, Skyler Hunter has actually been on base safely in 30 consecutive games of any kind against Big Ten opponents. That includes the April 25 non-conference win vs. IU last year as well as four games of the 2018 Big Ten Tournament. Hunter was last kept off base by a Big Ten rival in the 13-inning rubber game in Bloomington last year.
• Hunter has reached base safely in 11 consecutive games overall and 19 of 20 games since returning to the lineup in time for the March 9 doubleheader vs. NJIT. He has hit safely in 22 of his 26 games this year.
• Of Hunter's 53 career multi-hit games, tops among active Boilermakers, 17 have featured him recording hits from both sides of the plate.
• Hunter has tripled to begin a game three times this year. His four triples are already the most by a Boilermaker since Stephen Talbott (6) and Kevin Plawecki (4) both had at least that many during the 2012 Big Ten championship season.
TRIPLED IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES SINCE 2005
Skyler Hunter – April 2019 at Nebraska
Kevin Plawecki – June 2012 vs. Kent State, Kentucky at NCAA Regional
Stephen Talbott – March 2012 at Murray State
Sean McHugh – March 2012 vs. Southern Miss, at Murray State*
Tyler Spiller – March 2010 vs. Chicago State^
Kyle Reesing – March 2007 at Western Kentucky
Mitch Hilligoss – April 2006 at Indiana
*McHugh did not play in two of Purdue's games between the USM and MSU wins
^Spiller had 3 triples total in the March 27 doubleheader with Chicago State
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Purdue (10-20, 4-4 B1G) at Indiana (19-12, 7-2 B1G)
Wednesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. ET / TV: FS1
Bart Kaufman Field / Bloomington, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: James Kulak (Fr, LHP) vs. IU's McCade Brown (Fr, RHP)
All-Time Series: Indiana leads 151-134-2 / All-Time in Bloomington: Indiana leads 84-52-1
2018: Split the 4 Games / Purdue Under Coach Waz vs. Indiana: Purdue leads 4-3 (Since 2017)
2018 Series in Bloomington: Indiana won 2 of 3 (April 6-8; Rubber Game went 13 innings)
2018 in West Lafayette: Purdue 5, Indiana 2 (April 25)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – With Indiana among Purdue baseball's four non-play opponents on the Big Ten schedule this season, Wednesday's FS1-televised game in Bloomington represents the only regular-season meeting between the two rivals.
First pitch at Bart Kaufman Field is slated for 7 p.m. ET. FS1 is televising Big Ten baseball for the first time this year and will also be carrying next week's home game vs. Butler.
The Boilermakers continue their stretch of 11 consecutive games against six different teams with winning records, which began the weekend of March 29 to 31 with the series victory vs. Penn State. They're 2-4 in midweek action this year.
Purdue and Indiana agreed to begin playing a non-conference midweek matchup every year in addition to a traditional Big Ten weekend series. It helps keep the rivalry alive on the diamond in years such as this when they don't play each other as part of the eight-weekend conference slate. It's a three-year rotation for the Big Ten schedule. During that three-year period, it's a home-away-don't play rotation against the league's other 12 teams.
Alexander Field and Bart Kaufman Field both opened in 2013. However, due to quirks in the conference schedule due to league expansion, the Boilermakers and Hoosiers did not play weekend series against each other in 2012, 2013 and 2015. That's part of the reason why Wednesday will be Purdue's 12th game in Bloomington since 2013 while IU has only played four at Alexander during that same time frame.
The Boilermakers won last year's series opener at Bart Kaufman Field for their first victory in Bloomington since May 2010. Conversely, the Hoosiers have only one win in West Lafayette since 2010, though they've only played seven games on Purdue's campus this decade.
Both of the Boilermakers' wins vs. IU last year were part of notable wins streaks. The April 6 victory in Bloomington was their sixth straight and part of the program's first 4-0 start in Big Ten play since 1985. With Landyn Griffith and ESPNU at Alexander Field 19 days later, Purdue posted its fifth straight victory in what would eventually become a 13-game win streak, matching the program's single-season record.
HUNTER STILL SWINGING A HOT BAT.@r_howe13 has started 11 consecutive games at 2nd base, raising his batting average 90 points in the process. He hit his first collegiate home run Sunday. Hear more from the athletic infielder. #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/c4utbomyjW
— Purdue Baseball (@PurdueBaseball) April 9, 2019
• Along with reaching base safely in 25 consecutive Big Ten games, Skyler Hunter has actually been on base safely in 30 consecutive games of any kind against Big Ten opponents. That includes the April 25 non-conference win vs. IU last year as well as four games of the 2018 Big Ten Tournament. Hunter was last kept off base by a Big Ten rival in the 13-inning rubber game in Bloomington last year.
• Hunter has reached base safely in 11 consecutive games overall and 19 of 20 games since returning to the lineup in time for the March 9 doubleheader vs. NJIT. He has hit safely in 22 of his 26 games this year.
• Of Hunter's 53 career multi-hit games, tops among active Boilermakers, 17 have featured him recording hits from both sides of the plate.
• Hunter has tripled to begin a game three times this year. His four triples are already the most by a Boilermaker since Stephen Talbott (6) and Kevin Plawecki (4) both had at least that many during the 2012 Big Ten championship season.
TRIPLED IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES SINCE 2005
Skyler Hunter – April 2019 at Nebraska
Kevin Plawecki – June 2012 vs. Kent State, Kentucky at NCAA Regional
Stephen Talbott – March 2012 at Murray State
Sean McHugh – March 2012 vs. Southern Miss, at Murray State*
Tyler Spiller – March 2010 vs. Chicago State^
Kyle Reesing – March 2007 at Western Kentucky
Mitch Hilligoss – April 2006 at Indiana
*McHugh did not play in two of Purdue's games between the USM and MSU wins
^Spiller had 3 triples total in the March 27 doubleheader with Chicago State
| CONSECUTIVE INNINGS BEHIND THE PLATE Longest Streaks This Decade |
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| Innings | Purdue Catcher | ERA During Streak | Full Games // Record | Year | Date Range |
| 131 | Nick Dalesandro | 4.53 | 15 // 10-5 | 2018 | May 9-June 3 |
| 122 | Bryce Bonner | 3.02 | 12 // 8-4 | 2017 | April 18-May 12 |
| 97 | Kevin Plawecki | 3.80 | 11 // 6-5 | 2012 | May 13-June 3 |
| 84 | James Jewell | 4.61 | 9 // 1-8 | 2016 | April 20-May 8 |
| 82 | Kevin Plawecki | 5.47 | 9 // 6-3 | 2010 | April 30-May 16 |
| 79 | Zac Fascia | 2.96 | 8 // 6-2 | 2019 | March 19-April 5 |
| 76 | Sean McHugh | 7.51 | 9 // 1-8 | 2014 | May 2-17 |
| 63 | Jack Picchiotti | 5.71 | 7 // 2-5 | 2015 | March 29-April 12 |
| 63 | Kevin Plawecki | 4.71 | 7 // 4-3 | 2011 | April 24-May 8 |