WEEKEND SERIES INFORMATION
Longwood (3-6) vs Purdue (9-0)
4-Game Series / Friday to Sunday, March 4 to 6
Ting Stadium / Holly Springs, North Carolina / Free Admission
Series Opener: Friday March 4 at 3 p.m. ET
Middle Game: Saturday, March 5 at 1 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, March 6 at 1 p.m. ET
Series History: First Meetings
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: Jackson Smeltz (R-Jr, LHP) vs. Longwood's Andrew Potojecki (R-So, RHP)
Saturday: Troy Wansing (Fr, LHP) vs. Longwood's Kevin Warunek (Fr, LHP)
Sunday: TBA for Purdue vs. Longwood's Dominick D'Ercole (R-So, RHP)
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. – Purdue baseball closes out its 10-day road trip in North Carolina with its final neutral-site series, taking on Longwood as the third first-time foe of the young season.
The Boilermakers return to Ting Stadium in the Raleigh area for the three-game series, the same ballpark where they capped a four-game sweep of Princeton with a pair of walk-off wins Saturday. First pitch vs. Longwood is set for 3 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free again all weekend.
Longwood University is based in Farmville, Virginia, and joined the Big South Conference in July 2012. The Lancers were an NCAA Division I independent from the fall of 2007 through the spring of 2012.
The Boilermakers enter the weekend as one of 15 remaining unbeaten teams nationally. They've won 10 consecutive games dating back to their 2021 season finale, a comeback victory vs. Minnesota at Alexander Field. The current win streak is the 11th of 10 games and longer in program history. It's the third of that length to span two different seasons.
THE LAST TIME
• Purdue played a three-game neutral-site series: March 2019 vs NJIT (Won 2 of 3)
• Purdue played a team from the state of Virginia: March 2018 vs Virginia Tech (W, 12-5 in Florida)
• Purdue played a team from the Big South Conference: February 2020 at Campbell (W, 6-4)
• Purdue played consecutive first-time opponents: March 2019 vs NJIT and Milwaukee
STREAKING BOILERMAKERS
• Curtis Washington Jr. has scored a run in each of the first nine games of the season. Mike Bolton Jr., Cam Thompson and Washington have all reached base safely in each of the first nine games.
• Troy Viola and Washington are both riding seven-game hit streaks. Meanwhile, CJ Valdez has hit safely in his first six games as a Boilermaker.
ALBRECHT ON FIRE IN THE EVEN YEARS
• Evan Albrecht has four three-hit games on the current road trip in North Carolina, connecting for a double as part of each win. He's batting a team-best .632 (12-for-19) on the trip and is hitting a Big Ten best .517 (15-for-29) for the season. As the primary 9-hole hitter, he has reached base safely in six of his nine opportunities to lead off an inning and has racked up six stolen bases to help the Boilermakers lead the Big Ten.
• The senior's fast start continues a trend in which Albrecht has been Purdue's hottest hitter during the even-numbered years of his career. He was leading the team in batting average and RBI when the season was shut down on March 12 of the 2020 season. The infielder had posted a five-hit game in Purdue's final game of the abbreviated 14-game campaign.
• 2020: 13 GP, .364 (16-for-44), 3 2B, 14 RBI, 7 R, 4 BB, 3-4 SB
• 2022: 9 GP, .517 (15-for-29), 4 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 3 BB, 6-7 SB
• Combined: 22 GP, .425 (31-for-73), 7 2B, HR, 21 RBI, 15 R, 7 BB, 9-11 SB
DID YOU KNOW
• Entering the weekend, Purdue is one of three teams nationally – along with Wake Forest (12) and Tennessee Tech (10) – currently riding a double-figure win streak dating back to last season. Since May 20, the Boilermakers have won 14 of their last 16 games. That's their best stretch since going 21-2 to from April 20 to May 26 in 2018 when the team caught fire and earned an at-large bid to an NCAA Regional.
• Purdue has registered 10-plus strikeouts on the mound in six of its first nine games. In 2019, the Boilermakers set a team record with 24 double-figure strikeout games. They had three 10-plus strikeout days over their first nine games that season and went on to post team records for strikeouts (477) and strikeouts per nine innings (9.10).
• While ranking second nationally with 37 stolen bases through Wednesday, the Boilermakers have registered multiple stolen bases in eight of their first nine games. They were particularly active on the base paths in the series finale vs. South Dakota State (9 steals) and game 2 vs. Princeton (8). Those totals rank only behind the program-record 10 steals Purdue had in an April 2019 home win vs. Chicago State.
• Team RBI leader (15) Cam Thompson has multiple RBI in five of Purdue's first nine games and has already surpassed his season total (14) from 2021. Twenty-seven of his 29 career RBI have come as part of multi-RBI games. Thompson is a team-best 7-for-14 with runners in scoring position this season.
PITCHING BREAKDOWN ON THE NORTH CAROLINA TRIP
• Starters: 23 1/3 IP, 17 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 28 K, 1.93 ERA, 6.6 H/9, 10.8 K/9
• Bullpen: 21 2/3 IP, 25 H, 6 ER, 14 BB, 24 K, 2.49 ERA, 10.4 H/9, 9.9 K/9
COMBINED QUALITY STARTS
Pitchers with at least one relief appearance who have worked the equivalent of a quality start
• Landon Weins: 4 App, 9 IP, 9 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 13 K
• Griffin Lohman: 5 App, 8 2/3 IP, 6 H, R, 6 BB, 11 K
• CJ Backer: 2 App, 7 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K
• Ricky Castro: 3 App, 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 8 K
Longwood (3-6) vs Purdue (9-0)
4-Game Series / Friday to Sunday, March 4 to 6
Ting Stadium / Holly Springs, North Carolina / Free Admission
Series Opener: Friday March 4 at 3 p.m. ET
Middle Game: Saturday, March 5 at 1 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, March 6 at 1 p.m. ET
Series History: First Meetings
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: Jackson Smeltz (R-Jr, LHP) vs. Longwood's Andrew Potojecki (R-So, RHP)
Saturday: Troy Wansing (Fr, LHP) vs. Longwood's Kevin Warunek (Fr, LHP)
Sunday: TBA for Purdue vs. Longwood's Dominick D'Ercole (R-So, RHP)
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. – Purdue baseball closes out its 10-day road trip in North Carolina with its final neutral-site series, taking on Longwood as the third first-time foe of the young season.
The Boilermakers return to Ting Stadium in the Raleigh area for the three-game series, the same ballpark where they capped a four-game sweep of Princeton with a pair of walk-off wins Saturday. First pitch vs. Longwood is set for 3 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free again all weekend.
Longwood University is based in Farmville, Virginia, and joined the Big South Conference in July 2012. The Lancers were an NCAA Division I independent from the fall of 2007 through the spring of 2012.
The Boilermakers enter the weekend as one of 15 remaining unbeaten teams nationally. They've won 10 consecutive games dating back to their 2021 season finale, a comeback victory vs. Minnesota at Alexander Field. The current win streak is the 11th of 10 games and longer in program history. It's the third of that length to span two different seasons.
| UNDEFEATED TEAMS ENTERING THE WEEKEND | |
| • Purdue (9-0) • Cal Baptist (7-0) ...Coached by former Purdue pitching coach Gary Adcock • Clemson (8-0) • Georgia (8-0) • Maryland (8-0) • Murray State (8-0) • Ole Miss (8-0) • Oregon State (7-0) |
• St. Mary's (8-0) • Tennessee (8-0) • Tennessee Tech (7-0) • Texas (9-0) • Virginia (8-0) • Virginia Tech (7-0) • Wake Forest (9-0) |
| PURDUE WIN STREAKS OF 10+ GAMES | |||
| Year | Win Streak | Dates | Final Record |
| 1908-09 | 16 | May 15, '08-May 22, '09 | 1909: 11-2 |
| 2018 | 13 | April 20-May 9 | 38-21 |
| 2001 | 13 | March 24-April 14 | 32-24 |
| 1993 | 13 | March 10-27 | 36-22 |
| 1991 | 12 | March 16-31 | 35-21 |
| 1989 | 11 | April 23-May 7 | 34-25 |
| 2021-22 | 10 | May 30-TBD in 2022 | 2022: TBD |
| 2012 | 10 | Feb. 26-March 16 | 45-14 |
| 2012 | 10 | April 4-20 | 45-14 |
| 1983 | 10 | April 16-23 | 22-33-2 |
| 1948-49 | 10 | May 25-April 23 | 1949: 14-9-2 |
THE LAST TIME
• Purdue played a three-game neutral-site series: March 2019 vs NJIT (Won 2 of 3)
• Purdue played a team from the state of Virginia: March 2018 vs Virginia Tech (W, 12-5 in Florida)
• Purdue played a team from the Big South Conference: February 2020 at Campbell (W, 6-4)
• Purdue played consecutive first-time opponents: March 2019 vs NJIT and Milwaukee
STREAKING BOILERMAKERS
• Curtis Washington Jr. has scored a run in each of the first nine games of the season. Mike Bolton Jr., Cam Thompson and Washington have all reached base safely in each of the first nine games.
• Troy Viola and Washington are both riding seven-game hit streaks. Meanwhile, CJ Valdez has hit safely in his first six games as a Boilermaker.
ALBRECHT ON FIRE IN THE EVEN YEARS
• Evan Albrecht has four three-hit games on the current road trip in North Carolina, connecting for a double as part of each win. He's batting a team-best .632 (12-for-19) on the trip and is hitting a Big Ten best .517 (15-for-29) for the season. As the primary 9-hole hitter, he has reached base safely in six of his nine opportunities to lead off an inning and has racked up six stolen bases to help the Boilermakers lead the Big Ten.
• The senior's fast start continues a trend in which Albrecht has been Purdue's hottest hitter during the even-numbered years of his career. He was leading the team in batting average and RBI when the season was shut down on March 12 of the 2020 season. The infielder had posted a five-hit game in Purdue's final game of the abbreviated 14-game campaign.
• 2020: 13 GP, .364 (16-for-44), 3 2B, 14 RBI, 7 R, 4 BB, 3-4 SB
• 2022: 9 GP, .517 (15-for-29), 4 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 3 BB, 6-7 SB
• Combined: 22 GP, .425 (31-for-73), 7 2B, HR, 21 RBI, 15 R, 7 BB, 9-11 SB
DID YOU KNOW
• Entering the weekend, Purdue is one of three teams nationally – along with Wake Forest (12) and Tennessee Tech (10) – currently riding a double-figure win streak dating back to last season. Since May 20, the Boilermakers have won 14 of their last 16 games. That's their best stretch since going 21-2 to from April 20 to May 26 in 2018 when the team caught fire and earned an at-large bid to an NCAA Regional.
• Purdue has registered 10-plus strikeouts on the mound in six of its first nine games. In 2019, the Boilermakers set a team record with 24 double-figure strikeout games. They had three 10-plus strikeout days over their first nine games that season and went on to post team records for strikeouts (477) and strikeouts per nine innings (9.10).
• While ranking second nationally with 37 stolen bases through Wednesday, the Boilermakers have registered multiple stolen bases in eight of their first nine games. They were particularly active on the base paths in the series finale vs. South Dakota State (9 steals) and game 2 vs. Princeton (8). Those totals rank only behind the program-record 10 steals Purdue had in an April 2019 home win vs. Chicago State.
• Team RBI leader (15) Cam Thompson has multiple RBI in five of Purdue's first nine games and has already surpassed his season total (14) from 2021. Twenty-seven of his 29 career RBI have come as part of multi-RBI games. Thompson is a team-best 7-for-14 with runners in scoring position this season.
PITCHING BREAKDOWN ON THE NORTH CAROLINA TRIP
• Starters: 23 1/3 IP, 17 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 28 K, 1.93 ERA, 6.6 H/9, 10.8 K/9
• Bullpen: 21 2/3 IP, 25 H, 6 ER, 14 BB, 24 K, 2.49 ERA, 10.4 H/9, 9.9 K/9
COMBINED QUALITY STARTS
Pitchers with at least one relief appearance who have worked the equivalent of a quality start
• Landon Weins: 4 App, 9 IP, 9 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 13 K
• Griffin Lohman: 5 App, 8 2/3 IP, 6 H, R, 6 BB, 11 K
• CJ Backer: 2 App, 7 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K
• Ricky Castro: 3 App, 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 8 K
| BEST STARTS IN PROGRAM HISTORY | ||||
| Year | Undefeated Start | Date of 1st Loss | 1-Loss Start | Date of 2nd Loss |
| 2022 | 9-0 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2020 | 1-0 | Feb. 15 | 6-1 | Feb. 28 |
| 2018 | 5-0 | Feb. 24 | 8-1 | March 4 |
| 2012 | 4-0 | Feb. 25 | 14-1 | March 17 |
| 2000 | NA | Feb. 18 | 7-1 | March 7 |
| 1959 | 7-0 | April 7 | 12-1 | April 18 |
| 1956 | NA | March 30 | 9-1 | April 27 |
| 1955 | 7-0-1 | April 23 | 7-1-1 | April 23 |
| 1949 | 7-0 | April 29 | 11-1-1 | May 14 |
| 1929 | NA | April 3 | 9-1 | April 27 |
| 1909 | 10-0 | May 29 | 10-1 | June 2 |
| 1904 | 7-0 | April 28 | 7-1 | May 3 |
| NEUTRAL SITE WALK-OFFS (SINCE 1999) | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Location | Score (Innings) | GW RBI | GW Run |
| 2/26/2022 | Princeton (G2) | Holly Springs, N.C. | 5-4 | Cam Thompson | Curtis Washington Jr. |
| 2/26/2022 | Princeton (G1) | Holly Springs, N.C. | 4-3 | CJ Valdez | Curtis Washington Jr. |
| 4/18/2021 | Michigan State | Champaign, Ill. | 2-1 (11) | Evan Albrecht | Ben Nisle |
| 3/5/2021 | Nebraska | Round Rock, Texas | 6-5 (9) | Zac Fascia | Ben Nisle |
| 3/9/2019 | NJIT | Marion, N.C. | 9-8 (9) | Cole McKenzie | Tyler Powers |
| 5/24/2018 | Michigan* | Omaha, Neb. | 5-4 (9) | Evan Warden | Milo Beam |
| 2/23/2018 | Incarnate Word | San Antonio, Texas | 5-4 (10) | Nick Dalesandro | Skyler Hunter |
| 3/19/2016 | Ohio | Kokomo, Ind. | 5-4 (15) | Alec Olund | Nick Dalesandro |
| 2/21/2015 | Sam Houston St. | Corpus Christi, Texas | 4-3 (12) | Michael Vilardo | Alec Olund |
| 2/20/2009 | Cincinnati | Clearwater, Fla. | 11-10 (9) | Dan Black | Ben Wolgamot |
| 5/27/2005 | Illinois* | Champaign, Ill. | 4-3 (11) | John Hunter | Eric Wolfe |
| 3/1/2003 | Boston College | Homestead, Fla. | 1-0 (9) | Daniel Underwood | Nick McIntyre |
| 3/19/1999 | Rider | Homestand, Fla. | 6-5 (10) | Ryan Cole | Ryan Cole |
| *Big Ten Tournament Game (Illinois hosted in 2005, but Purdue was designated home team) | |||||