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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Ball State (30-16, 14-5 MAC) at Purdue (18-28, 7-10 B1G)
Tuesday, May 7 at 6 p.m. ET / BTN Plus on BTN2Go
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Kyle Wade (Fr, RHP) vs. Ball State's Mike Pachmayer (Jr, LHP)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 51-40-2 / All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 32-19-1
First Meeting of 2019: Ball State 6, Purdue 0 (March 19 in Muncie)
2018 in West Lafayette: Ball State 2, Purdue 0 (April 10)
Purdue's Last Win vs. Ball State: Purdue 10, Ball State (May 2018 in Muncie)
Purdue's Last Win vs. Ball State in West Lafayette: Purdue 9, Ball State 2 (April 2016)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue baseball closes out its season-long nine-game homestand with its second midweek rematch of the year, hosting Ball State for a $2 Tuesday at Alexander Field.
First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. ET. All general admission tickets, hot dogs, nachos and domestic draft beers are specially priced at $2 for all midweek games at Alexander Field. Those specials will also be in effect for next week's series opener vs. Ohio State, which is slated for Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m.
The Boilermakers take on a pair of 30-win opponents this week. Ball State and Illinois are a combined 61-32 this season.
March 19 in Muncie, the Cardinals dealt Purdue one of its six shutout losses this year. Ball State won its first 11 home games and is 14-1 in Muncie. Meanwhile, that first meeting marked the end of a four-game stretch in which the Boilermakers scored in just one inning. They won the following day vs. Bowling Green en route to closing out March as winners of five of six. Purdue had also won five of six after Friday's victory vs. Michigan State, but the Spartans came back to take the series.
TEAM RECORDS SINCE FIRST MEETING ON MARCH 19
• Ball State: 19-7
• Purdue: 14-13
PURDUE LEADERS SINCE MARCH 20
• Cole McKenzie: .337/.415/.426, 6 XBH, HR, 14 RBI, 12 BB, 15 R, 8 SB
• Skyler Hunter: .330/.434/.505, 12 XBH, 10 RBI, 16 BB, 23 R, 7 SB
• Zac Fascia: .277/.351/.386, 6 XBH, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 12 BB, 10 R
• Trent Johnson: 3-1, 11 App, 33 1/3 IP, 18 H, 11 BB, 46 K, 1.35 ERA, .162 B/Avg
• Bo Hofstra: 1-1, 6 Saves, 14 App, 19 2/3 IP, 12 H, 8 BB, 25 K, 0.92 ERA, .171 B/Avg
• Austin Peterson: Save, 11 App, 20 2/3 IP, 17 H, 3 BB, 21 K, 1.74 ERA, .224 B/Avg
Purdue alumnus Dustin Glant (2001-03) is in his fourth season as an assistant coach at Ball State, serving as the pitching coach since 2017. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2003 and made it as high as Triple-A. Glant is one of four coaches in the Mid-American Conferences with ties to the Boilermakers. Jeff Duncan (2010-13) and Rob Smith (1999, 2002-06), the head coaches at Kent State and Ohio, were previously assistants at Purdue. Glant's former teammate, Nick McIntyre (2000-03), has been an assistant coach at Toledo since 2009.
Ball State head coach Rich Maloney was in the visiting dugout at Lambert Field on May 12, 2012, when the Boilermakers clinched the Big Ten title with a win vs. Michigan. Maloney led the Wolverines to their last Big Ten title in 2008, the third of three consecutive conference championships for U-M from 2006 to 2008. Michigan could end that drought this season. After sweeping Northwestern, Rutgers and Maryland the last three weekends, the Wolverines are in first place by 2 ½ games with six league games remaining.
Meanwhile, the Cardinals are chasing their fifth regular-season MAC title under Maloney, their last coming in 2014 in his second year back in Muncie. He was also the head coach of Ball State from 1996 to 2002. The Cardinals trail Central Michigan by only a half game in the standings and are home for their final two weekends.
THREE BOILERMAKERS WITH DOUBLE-FIGURE HIT STREAKS (SINCE 2005)
• Zac Fascia hit safely in his 10th consecutive game Sunday vs. Michigan State, joining Skyler Hunter and Cole McKenzie as Boilermakers with a double-figure hit streak this season. Purdue has had at least three players with a 10-game hit streak in three different seasons in the BBCOR bat era (2011-present). It was a regular occurrence with the more offensive-friendly aluminum bats used through 2010.
• 2019 – Skyler Hunter (14), Cole McKenzie (11), Zac Fascia (10)
• 2018 – Skyler Hunter (13), Nick Dalesandro (11), Ben Nisle (10), Alec Olund (10)
• 2011 – Cameron Perkins (20), Eric Charles (15), Kevin Plawecki (11), Stephen Talbott (10), Tyler Spillner (10)
• 2010 – Ryan Bridges (13), Barret Arthur (11), Jon Moore (11), Cameron Perkins (10), Eric Charles (10)
• 2009 – Brandon Haveman (20), Eric Charles (14), Drew Madia (11)
• 2008 – Jon Moore (14), Ryne White (14), Brandon Haveman (13), Ben Wolgamot (13)
• 2007 – Ryne White (24), Jordan Comadena (14), John Cummins (10)
• 2005 – John Hunter (14), Mitch Hilligoss (13), Andy Dahl (11)
NO WALKS ALLOWED
• Friday's win vs. Michigan State marked the fourth time this season that the Purdue pitching staff did not issue a walk, with all four games coming at home. Since 2005, here's a look at the years with the most no-walk games for the Purdue pitching staff.
• 2012: 7
• 2007: 6
• 2011, 2017: 5
• 2008, 2015, 2019: 4
• 2005, 2010, 2016: 3
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Ball State (30-16, 14-5 MAC) at Purdue (18-28, 7-10 B1G)
Tuesday, May 7 at 6 p.m. ET / BTN Plus on BTN2Go
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Kyle Wade (Fr, RHP) vs. Ball State's Mike Pachmayer (Jr, LHP)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 51-40-2 / All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 32-19-1
First Meeting of 2019: Ball State 6, Purdue 0 (March 19 in Muncie)
2018 in West Lafayette: Ball State 2, Purdue 0 (April 10)
Purdue's Last Win vs. Ball State: Purdue 10, Ball State (May 2018 in Muncie)
Purdue's Last Win vs. Ball State in West Lafayette: Purdue 9, Ball State 2 (April 2016)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue baseball closes out its season-long nine-game homestand with its second midweek rematch of the year, hosting Ball State for a $2 Tuesday at Alexander Field.
First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. ET. All general admission tickets, hot dogs, nachos and domestic draft beers are specially priced at $2 for all midweek games at Alexander Field. Those specials will also be in effect for next week's series opener vs. Ohio State, which is slated for Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m.
The Boilermakers take on a pair of 30-win opponents this week. Ball State and Illinois are a combined 61-32 this season.
March 19 in Muncie, the Cardinals dealt Purdue one of its six shutout losses this year. Ball State won its first 11 home games and is 14-1 in Muncie. Meanwhile, that first meeting marked the end of a four-game stretch in which the Boilermakers scored in just one inning. They won the following day vs. Bowling Green en route to closing out March as winners of five of six. Purdue had also won five of six after Friday's victory vs. Michigan State, but the Spartans came back to take the series.
TEAM RECORDS SINCE FIRST MEETING ON MARCH 19
• Ball State: 19-7
• Purdue: 14-13
PURDUE LEADERS SINCE MARCH 20
• Cole McKenzie: .337/.415/.426, 6 XBH, HR, 14 RBI, 12 BB, 15 R, 8 SB
• Skyler Hunter: .330/.434/.505, 12 XBH, 10 RBI, 16 BB, 23 R, 7 SB
• Zac Fascia: .277/.351/.386, 6 XBH, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 12 BB, 10 R
• Trent Johnson: 3-1, 11 App, 33 1/3 IP, 18 H, 11 BB, 46 K, 1.35 ERA, .162 B/Avg
• Bo Hofstra: 1-1, 6 Saves, 14 App, 19 2/3 IP, 12 H, 8 BB, 25 K, 0.92 ERA, .171 B/Avg
• Austin Peterson: Save, 11 App, 20 2/3 IP, 17 H, 3 BB, 21 K, 1.74 ERA, .224 B/Avg
Purdue alumnus Dustin Glant (2001-03) is in his fourth season as an assistant coach at Ball State, serving as the pitching coach since 2017. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2003 and made it as high as Triple-A. Glant is one of four coaches in the Mid-American Conferences with ties to the Boilermakers. Jeff Duncan (2010-13) and Rob Smith (1999, 2002-06), the head coaches at Kent State and Ohio, were previously assistants at Purdue. Glant's former teammate, Nick McIntyre (2000-03), has been an assistant coach at Toledo since 2009.
Ball State head coach Rich Maloney was in the visiting dugout at Lambert Field on May 12, 2012, when the Boilermakers clinched the Big Ten title with a win vs. Michigan. Maloney led the Wolverines to their last Big Ten title in 2008, the third of three consecutive conference championships for U-M from 2006 to 2008. Michigan could end that drought this season. After sweeping Northwestern, Rutgers and Maryland the last three weekends, the Wolverines are in first place by 2 ½ games with six league games remaining.
Meanwhile, the Cardinals are chasing their fifth regular-season MAC title under Maloney, their last coming in 2014 in his second year back in Muncie. He was also the head coach of Ball State from 1996 to 2002. The Cardinals trail Central Michigan by only a half game in the standings and are home for their final two weekends.
THREE BOILERMAKERS WITH DOUBLE-FIGURE HIT STREAKS (SINCE 2005)
• Zac Fascia hit safely in his 10th consecutive game Sunday vs. Michigan State, joining Skyler Hunter and Cole McKenzie as Boilermakers with a double-figure hit streak this season. Purdue has had at least three players with a 10-game hit streak in three different seasons in the BBCOR bat era (2011-present). It was a regular occurrence with the more offensive-friendly aluminum bats used through 2010.
• 2019 – Skyler Hunter (14), Cole McKenzie (11), Zac Fascia (10)
• 2018 – Skyler Hunter (13), Nick Dalesandro (11), Ben Nisle (10), Alec Olund (10)
• 2011 – Cameron Perkins (20), Eric Charles (15), Kevin Plawecki (11), Stephen Talbott (10), Tyler Spillner (10)
• 2010 – Ryan Bridges (13), Barret Arthur (11), Jon Moore (11), Cameron Perkins (10), Eric Charles (10)
• 2009 – Brandon Haveman (20), Eric Charles (14), Drew Madia (11)
• 2008 – Jon Moore (14), Ryne White (14), Brandon Haveman (13), Ben Wolgamot (13)
• 2007 – Ryne White (24), Jordan Comadena (14), John Cummins (10)
• 2005 – John Hunter (14), Mitch Hilligoss (13), Andy Dahl (11)
| PITCHERS TO REACH 100 CAREER STRIKEOUTS AS SOPHOMORES | ||||
| Boilermaker (Years) | Freshman | Sophomore | Underclassman Total | Career Ks |
| Matt Kinzer (1982-84) | 57 | 62 | 119 | 177 |
| Matt Bischoff (2007-10) | 61 | 55 | 116 | 291 |
| Jordan Minch (2013-14) | 63 | 52 | 115 | 115 |
| Russ Morgan (1997-00) | 42 | 68 | 110 | 215 |
| Chris Bloomer (1994-97) | 36 | 67 | 103 | 257 |
| Sherard Clinkscales (1990-92) | 55 | 48 | 103 | 190 |
| Trent Johnson (2018-Pr) | 39 | 61 | 100 | TBD |
| ALSO CANDIDATES TO JOIN THE LIST THIS SEASON | ||||
| Andrew Bohm (2018-Pr) | 29 | 62 | 91 | TBD |
| Bo Hofstra (2018-Pr) | 49 | 40 | 89 | TBD |
| TRANSFERS THAT NEEDED ONLY 2 SEASONS TO REACH 100 STRIKEOUTS | ||||
| Boilermaker (Years) | Junior | Senior | Career Ks | |
| Ben Quick (2000-01) | 64 | 79 | 143 | |
| Lance Breedlove (2011-12) | 33 | 76 | 109 | |
| Shane Bryant (2015-16) | 54 | 49 | 103 | |
NO WALKS ALLOWED
• Friday's win vs. Michigan State marked the fourth time this season that the Purdue pitching staff did not issue a walk, with all four games coming at home. Since 2005, here's a look at the years with the most no-walk games for the Purdue pitching staff.
• 2012: 7
• 2007: 6
• 2011, 2017: 5
• 2008, 2015, 2019: 4
• 2005, 2010, 2016: 3
| LONGEST HOMESTANDS SINCE 1990 | ||||
| Year | Games | Dates | Record | Overall Home Record |
| 2017 | 13 | April 21-May 14 | 7-6 | 10-10 |
| 1990 | 12 | March 17-April 1 | 8-4 | 19-14-1 |
| 2011 | 10 | May 6-21 | 8-2 | 14-4 |
| 1995 | 10 | April 8-18 | 7-3 | 14-8 |
| 1990 | 10 | April 27-May 10 | 3-6-1 | 19-14-1 |
| 2019 | 9 | April 23-May 7 | 5-3 | 11-7 as of May 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | April 24-May 8 | 9-0 | 15-5 |
| 2008 | 9 | March 22-30 | 8-1 | 18-5 |
| 1997 | 9 | April 25-May 3 | 8-1 | 18-5 |
| 1996 | 9 | March 29-April 7 | 4-5 | 10-13 |
| 1993 | 9 | May 11-21 | 3-6 | 14-9 |