GAMEDAY INFORMATION
UIC (5-12, 1-2 Horizon) at No. 16 Purdue (18-1, 1-0 B1G)
Tuesday, March 29 at 4 p.m. ET / Watch B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
$3 GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Nachos & Draft Beers
Trading Card Tuesday: Baseball Cards Set No. 2 (of 7)
Purdue at Indiana State (13-7)
Wednesday, March 30 at 4 p.m. ET / Watch ESPN+
Bob Warn Field / Terre Haute, Indiana
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Tuesday: Troy Wansing (Fr, LHP) vs. UIC's Chris Torres (Jr, RHP)
Wednesday: TBA for both teams
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time vs. UIC: Purdue leads 13-7
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 8-1
Last Meeting: Purdue 5, UIC 3 (April 2014 in West Lafayette)
First Meetings: Purdue Swept a Doubleheader – 5-0 & 14-4 (May 1982 in West Lafayette)
All-Time vs Indiana State: ISU leads 43-30-2
All-Time in Terre Haute: ISU leads 21-15-1
Last Meeting: ISU 4, Purdue 3 (April 2019 in West Lafayette)
Last Meeting in Terre Haute: ISU 4, Purdue 3 (March 2019)
Purdue's Last Win vs ISU: Purdue 3, ISU – 10 Innings (April 2018 in Terre Haute)
First Meeting: Purdue 7, ISU 0 (April 1902 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 16 Purdue baseball continues midweek play with the front ends of its home-and-home series vs. UIC and Indiana State, hosting the Flames on Tuesday and visiting Terre Haute on Wednesday.
First pitch Tuesday at Alexander Field is set for 4 p.m. ET. It's also a planned 4 p.m. first pitch Wednesday at Indiana State's Bob Warn Field. The return matchups with this week's non-conference opponents are set for April 6 (vs. ISU) and April 19 (at UIC).
The Boilermakers moved up to No. 16 in this week's Collegiate Baseball rankings. They also debuted at No. 29 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's (NCBWA) weekly poll. Purdue had not been ranked in the NCBWA poll since the end of the 2012 season.
Purdue and UIC squared off 11 times from 2009 to 2014 before the midweek series went into a hiatus. Longtime UIC assistant Sean McDermott took over as the Flames head coach in June. The Boilermakers will get their first look at UIC's Curtis Granderson Stadium, which officially opened two weeks after Purdue's last visit in April 2014, next month.
Wednesday at Indiana State will be just the third true road game of the season for the Boilermakers. The Sycamores earned another at-large bid to an NCAA Regional last season, their third since 2012 as well as an auto-bid in 2019 as the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament champion. Indiana State has wins vs. BYU, Minnesota (2), Michigan, Southeast Missouri (2), Kansas (2) and Memphis (2) during a strong non-conference showing this year. ISU is 6-1 at home this season.
UIC and Indiana State become conference rivals for the 2022-23 school year as UIC moves from the Horizon League to the MVC.
The Boilermakers have consecutive five-game weeks on their schedule. Beginning Tuesday, they're slated to play 10 games over the next 13 days. It's 14 games in 19 days through Saturday, April 16 before Purdue is off for Easter. Another five-game week begins April 19 with the rematch vs. UIC.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 20-game on-base
• Cam Thompson – 12-game RBI, 19-game on-base
• CJ Valdez – 16-game on-base
• Evan Albrecht – 11-game on-base, scored a run in 6 straight games
• Curtis Washington Jr. – 7-game on-base
• Wyatt Wendell – 14 consecutive innings without a walk
• Landon Weins – 15 consecutive innings without a walk
LEADING THE BIG TEN
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 3 Triples, 14 Stolen Bases
• Cam Thompson – 10 Hit by Pitch
• Landon Weins – 0.79 ERA
• Troy Viola – 3 Sac Flies
• Purdue – Stolen Bases (57), ERA (2.81), Fielding Pct. (.978), Hit by Pitch (48)
UIC (5-12, 1-2 Horizon) at No. 16 Purdue (18-1, 1-0 B1G)
Tuesday, March 29 at 4 p.m. ET / Watch B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
$3 GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Nachos & Draft Beers
Trading Card Tuesday: Baseball Cards Set No. 2 (of 7)
Purdue at Indiana State (13-7)
Wednesday, March 30 at 4 p.m. ET / Watch ESPN+
Bob Warn Field / Terre Haute, Indiana
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Tuesday: Troy Wansing (Fr, LHP) vs. UIC's Chris Torres (Jr, RHP)
Wednesday: TBA for both teams
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time vs. UIC: Purdue leads 13-7
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 8-1
Last Meeting: Purdue 5, UIC 3 (April 2014 in West Lafayette)
First Meetings: Purdue Swept a Doubleheader – 5-0 & 14-4 (May 1982 in West Lafayette)
All-Time vs Indiana State: ISU leads 43-30-2
All-Time in Terre Haute: ISU leads 21-15-1
Last Meeting: ISU 4, Purdue 3 (April 2019 in West Lafayette)
Last Meeting in Terre Haute: ISU 4, Purdue 3 (March 2019)
Purdue's Last Win vs ISU: Purdue 3, ISU – 10 Innings (April 2018 in Terre Haute)
First Meeting: Purdue 7, ISU 0 (April 1902 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 16 Purdue baseball continues midweek play with the front ends of its home-and-home series vs. UIC and Indiana State, hosting the Flames on Tuesday and visiting Terre Haute on Wednesday.
First pitch Tuesday at Alexander Field is set for 4 p.m. ET. It's also a planned 4 p.m. first pitch Wednesday at Indiana State's Bob Warn Field. The return matchups with this week's non-conference opponents are set for April 6 (vs. ISU) and April 19 (at UIC).
The Boilermakers moved up to No. 16 in this week's Collegiate Baseball rankings. They also debuted at No. 29 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's (NCBWA) weekly poll. Purdue had not been ranked in the NCBWA poll since the end of the 2012 season.
Purdue and UIC squared off 11 times from 2009 to 2014 before the midweek series went into a hiatus. Longtime UIC assistant Sean McDermott took over as the Flames head coach in June. The Boilermakers will get their first look at UIC's Curtis Granderson Stadium, which officially opened two weeks after Purdue's last visit in April 2014, next month.
Wednesday at Indiana State will be just the third true road game of the season for the Boilermakers. The Sycamores earned another at-large bid to an NCAA Regional last season, their third since 2012 as well as an auto-bid in 2019 as the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament champion. Indiana State has wins vs. BYU, Minnesota (2), Michigan, Southeast Missouri (2), Kansas (2) and Memphis (2) during a strong non-conference showing this year. ISU is 6-1 at home this season.
UIC and Indiana State become conference rivals for the 2022-23 school year as UIC moves from the Horizon League to the MVC.
The Boilermakers have consecutive five-game weeks on their schedule. Beginning Tuesday, they're slated to play 10 games over the next 13 days. It's 14 games in 19 days through Saturday, April 16 before Purdue is off for Easter. Another five-game week begins April 19 with the rematch vs. UIC.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 20-game on-base
• Cam Thompson – 12-game RBI, 19-game on-base
• CJ Valdez – 16-game on-base
• Evan Albrecht – 11-game on-base, scored a run in 6 straight games
• Curtis Washington Jr. – 7-game on-base
• Wyatt Wendell – 14 consecutive innings without a walk
• Landon Weins – 15 consecutive innings without a walk
LEADING THE BIG TEN
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 3 Triples, 14 Stolen Bases
• Cam Thompson – 10 Hit by Pitch
• Landon Weins – 0.79 ERA
• Troy Viola – 3 Sac Flies
• Purdue – Stolen Bases (57), ERA (2.81), Fielding Pct. (.978), Hit by Pitch (48)
| BEST STARTS AT HOME (SINCE 1975) | |||||
| Year | Home Opener | Undefeated Home Start | 1st Home Loss | 2nd Home Loss | Final Home Record |
| 2022 | March 10 | 6-0 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2012 | March 27 | 4-0 | April 1 | April 29 | 13-3 |
| 2011 | March 22 | NA | March 22 | April 10 | 14-4 |
| 2008 | March 22 | 6-0 | March 29 | April 13 | 18-5 |
| 2002 | March 20 | 7-0 | April 14 | April 20 | 10-11 |
| 2000 | March 22 | 4-0 | March 26 | April 15 | 15-6 |
| 1999 | March 24 | 5-0 | April 3 | April 3 | 14-5 |
| 1998 | March 18 | 8-0 | April 11 | April 11 | 9-11 |
| 1993 | March 18 | 7-0 | March 27 | March 28 | 14-9 |
| 1992 | March 16 | 1-0 | March 16 | March 28 | 17-11 |
| 1991 | March 16 | NA | March 16 | March 31 | 17-7 |
| 1987 | April 1 | 14-0-1 | April 25 | April 30 | 19-3-1 |
| Purdue's record for home wins is 22 by the 1982 team (22-6) | |||||
| HOMERED IN 3+ CONSECUTIVE GAMES (SINCE 2001) | ||||
| Month & Year | Player | Games | Total Home Runs | Opponent(s) |
| April 2003 | Nick McIntyre | 5 | 7 | Penn State at Ball State Illinois |
| March 2016 | Kyle Wood | 4 | 4 | vs Ohio Ball State Louisville |
| March 2022 | Cam Thompson | 3 | 3 | Illinois State Ohio State |
| February 2018 | Jacson McGowan | 3 | 3 | vs Western Mich. |
| March 2009 | Dan Black | 3 | 4 | at UIC at UT Martin vs SIUE |
| May 2003 | Daniel Underwood | 3 | 3 | at Indiana |
| May 2002 | David Harrell | 3 | 3 | Indiana |
| HOMERED IN 4+ CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS (SINCE 2001) | ||||
| Year | Player | Consecutive Weekends | Total Home Runs | Opponents |
| 2021 | Ben Nisle | 5 | 6 | Iowa at Michigan State at Illinois Illinois at Ohio State |
| 2022 | Cam Thompson | 4 | 5 | vs Longwood Bellarmine Illinois State Ohio State |
| 2015 | Kyle Johnson | 4 | 5 | at Michigan Maryland at Michigan State at Nebraska |
| 2012 | Barrett Serrato | 4 | 4 | at Nebraska Michigan State at UCLA Michigan |
| 2008 | Ryne White | 4 | 4 | at Ohio Western Illinois Northwestern at Iowa |
| 2007 | Ryne White | 4 | 5 | Ohio State at Penn State Iowa at Northwestern |
| 2003 | Nick McIntyre | 4 | 7 | at Middle Tenn. St. Miami (Ohio) Penn State Illinois |
| PURDUE'S LONGEST RBI STREAKS (SINCE 2001) | ||||
| Player | Game Streak | Year | Dates | Total RBI |
| Cam Thompson | 12 | 2022 | Feb. 26-Present | 20 |
| Ben Nisle | 7 | 2021 | May 15-27 | 9 |
| Kyle Wood | 7 | 2016 | March 12-25 | 14 |
| John Hunter | 7 | 2006 | March 25-April 1 | 9 |
| Evan Albrecht | 6 | 2020 | Feb. 14-23 | 10 |
| 14 others had 6-game RBI streaks | ||||
| BEST STARTS IN PROGRAM HISTORY | ||||
| Year | Undefeated Start | Date of 1st Loss | 1-Loss Start | Date of 2nd Loss |
| 2022 | 16-0 | March 17 | 18-1 | 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 |