GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Holy Cross (17-37, 11-14 PL) vs. Purdue (29-21, 9-12 B1G)
4-Game Series / Friday to Sunday, Feb. 17 to Feb. 19
Constellation Field / Sugar Land, Texas
Series Opener: Friday, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. ET
Doubleheader: Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. ET
All-Time Series: First Meetings
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: Khal Stephen (So, RHP) vs. HC's Nate Chudy (Sr, RHP)
Saturday Game 1: Calvin Schapira (R-Sr, LHP) vs. HC's Jack DiLauro (Sr, RHP)
Saturday Game 2: CJ Backer (Jr, RHP) vs. HC's Luke Fox (Sr, RHP)
Sunday: Jonathan Blackwell (Jr, LHP) vs. HC's Tyler Mudd (So, LHP)
SUGAR LAND, Texas – Purdue baseball opens its season at a Triple-A stadium in Texas for the fourth year in a row, hosting Holy Cross this weekend in a return to Constellation Field in suburban Houston.
It's a four-game series with a Saturday doubleheader as the Boilermakers take on a Patriot League opponent for the first time since playing Navy on the 1991 spring break trip in Florida. First pitch is set for Friday at 4 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. (all times ET).
Purdue's 39-man roster features 20 returnees and 19 true newcomers. Most of the Boilermakers' experience is among its position players, welcoming seven starters back in the lineup. Only seven pitchers on this year's roster have previously taken the mound for Purdue. Two of the seven – Calvin Schapira and Avery Cook – are back in the mix this year after being sidelined by Tommy John Surgery a year ago. Schapira was a constant in the rotation in 2021 and progressed quickly enough throughout his yearlong recovery that the staff felt comfortable having the lefty open the season in the rotation.
The roster for Holy Cross shapes up in an opposite fashion. The Crusaders are projected to start three seniors on the mound this weekend but much of their lineup could be composed of freshmen and sophomores.
Sophomore Khal Stephen is slated to make the season-opening start on the mound for the Boilermakers. It will also be his first collegiate start after Stephen pitched exclusively in relief last year. Tanner Andrews (in 2016) was Purdue's last sophomore to take the ball on Opening Day, also making his first start that day. Andrews went on make three consecutive Opening Day starts and was selected in the 10th round of the 2018 MLB Draft. He's currently in the San Francisco Giants system.
SOPHOMORES TO START THE SEASON OPENER ON THE MOUND (Since 1998)
* – Redshirt Sophomore
• Khal Stephen – 2023 vs. Holy Cross
• Tanner Andrews – 2016 at Georgia Tech
• Jordan Minch – 2014 at Tennessee
• Matt Bischoff* – 2008 at Baylor
• Mitch Pruemer – 2003 vs. Pittsburgh
Stephen is among the nine current Boilermakers to make their team debuts at Constellation Field a year ago. Purdue had 17 stolen bases and 44 pitching strikeouts in its four-game sweep of South Dakota State in Sugar Land last year. Those totals ultimately helped the Boilermakers set single-season team records in both categories.
Paul Toetz and Ty Gill both homered in their first Purdue at-bats at Constellation Field last year. Evan Albrecht and Cam Thompson also went deep in the series.
The Boilermakers are 3-0 in season openers under fourth-year head coach Greg Goff. They've also won five of their last six openers dating back to 2017.
PURDUE'S TEXAS TIES
• Couper Cornblum (Jr, OF) – Hometown: Woodway, Texas
• Jackson Danelley (Jr, RHP) – Hometown: Colmesneil, Texas; Played JUCO ball at Panola College (Carthage, Texas); Pitched for the University of Houston in 2022
• Davis Pratt (Jr, RHP) – Played JUCO ball at Temple College (Temple, Texas)
PROGRAM RECORDS SET IN 2022
• Stolen Bases – 116 of 135, eclipsing a record (106) that had stood since 2000 while playing 8 fewer games
• Strikeouts (Game) – 19 on March 29 vs. UIC, eclipsing a mark (18) from 2019; record in a 9-inning game was 17 (in 2002)
• Strikeouts (Season) – 479, eclipsing a record (477) from 2019 while playing 4 fewer games
• Strikeouts Per 9 Innings – 9.57, eclipsing a record (9.10) from 2019
• Runs Per Game – 7.44, eclipsing a record (7.21) from 2010
• Hit By Pitch – 112, most in a season since HBP totals available beginning in 1982
NOTABLE STREAKS IN 2022
• Cam Thompson: 13-game RBI streak (longest by a Boilermaker in the last 20 years)
• Cam Thompson: 44-game on-base (3rd longest since 2001, 2nd longest to open a season)
• CJ Valdez: 34-game on-base (5th longest since 2001, 3rd longest to open a season)
• Curtis Washington Jr.: 29-game on-base (6th longest since 2001)
• Evan Albrecht: 25-game on-base, 12-game hit in Big Ten play
• Mike Bolton Jr.: 21-game on-base
• Cam Thompson: Homered in 6 consecutive weekends (March 6-April 10), the longest streak by a Boilermaker in the last 20 years
2022 STATISTICAL MILESTONES & NOTABLES – TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Purdue opened the season 15-0 and 18-1 as part of the best start in program history. The Boilermakers were the last undefeated team remaining nationally until suffering their first loss on St. Patrick's Day at Illinois State (in 11 innings).
• After also winning its final game of the 2021 season, Purdue enjoyed a 16-game win streak that matched a program record from 1908-1909. The 15-0 start also was the best single-season win streak in team history.
• Purdue scored 10 runs in the eighth inning of its April 9 win vs. Indiana, posting a double-figure total in a frame for the first time since 2013. The Boilermakers also had a pair of eight-run innings – vs. South Dakota State and Dayton – during their 15-0 start.
2022 STATISTICAL MILESTONES & NOTABLES – OFFENSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Cam Thompson homered in both games of the March 20 doubleheader vs. Illinois State and also went deep in the March 25 Big Ten opener vs. Ohio State. He became the first Boilermaker since 2018 to homer in both games of a doubleheader and go deep in three consecutive games.
• Thompson's 13-game RBI streak helped him reach the 40-RBI mark by April 9, making him the fastest to reach the benchmark in the last 20 years. He hit his 10th home run the following day, making him the third fastest in the same timeframe to post a double-figure total. Thompson's 13 home runs matched the most by a Boilermaker in the BBCOR bat era (2011-present).
• CJ Valdez and Troy Viola both registered a two-homer game and a pair of five-RBI efforts. Not surprisingly, those big nights overlapped – Valdez went deep twice in a five-RBI night at UIC on April 19 and Viola did likewise vs. Michigan on April 30. They joined a short list of six Boilermakers in the last 20 years to have a pair of five-RBI games in the same season. It marked the first time that two players had done it in the same year. Viola also posted just the fourth multi-homer game by a Boilermaker at Alexander Field (since 2013).
• Purdue posted its first 20-hit game since March 2017 in an April 30 series-opening win, crushing Michigan 18-4. The Boilermakers rolled past U-M with an effective base-hit approach, pounding out 17 singles.
• Curtis Washington Jr. (31-35), Mike Bolton Jr. (28-34) and Evan Albrecht (22-24) led the way as Purdue eclipsed the team record for stolen bases. Bolton has 46 stolen bases in 93 career games (11th all-time). Together they became the first set of teammates to each steal 20 bases and their combined 81 steals were the most by any trio. Purdue ranked sixth nationally in stolen bases per game.
• Albrecht led the way with a .365 batting average, Purdue's highest since 2009. He had 11 three-hit games, becoming just the fourth Boilermaker since 2001 with a double-figure total of games with three-plus hits.
• Thompson posted Purdue's highest OPS (1.031) of the BBCOR bat era (2011-present). With 29 extra-base hits in 50 games, Thompson's per-game average (.580) ranked fourth best by a Boilermaker since 2001.
2022 STATISTICAL MILESTONES & NOTABLES – PITCHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• The Boilermakers racked up 44 strikeouts over 36 innings in the season-opening sweep of South Dakota State. Purdue had 43 Ks in 36 innings the following weekend in another four-game sweep (of Princeton). Both Ks per nine inning totals (11.0, 10.75) rank among the top five by a Purdue team in a four-game set since 2001.
• While breaking the team record for strikeouts, Purdue pitchers had nine outings in which a Boilermaker struck out at least five batters while fanning at least half the batters they faced. Khal Stephen and Landon Weins both accomplished the feat twice. Stephen fanned five of the six batters he faced in the May 10 win vs. Butler, with his 83% clip being the best by any Boilermaker since the start of the 2005 season. CJ Backer did it against UIC with five Ks vs. nine batters faced.
2022 STATS FOR TRANSFERS
• Jonathan Blackwell at Coastal Carolina: 13 App, 16 2/3 IP, 18 H, 11 BB, 15 K, 5.40 ERA, .273 B/Avg
• Couper Cornblum at Wichita State: 43 GP, .267 Avg, 11 XBH, 15 RBI, 20 R, 12 SB
• Jackson Dannelley at Houston: 18 App, 19 IP, 18 H, 8 BB, 15 K, 5.21 ERA, .250 B/Avg
• Connor Caskenette at Cochise JC: 61 GP, .364/.417/.550, 23 2B, 6 HR, 58 RBI
• Lukas Cook at Dyersburg State JC: 54 GP, .328/.412/.492, 18 XBH, 6 HR, 50 RBI, 26 BB, 40 R
• Kyle Iwinski at Kankakee JC: 11 GS, 67 IP, 58 H, 18 BB, 78 K, 2.55 ERA
• Malcolm Gilchrist at Bergen JC: 11 GS, 56 2/3 IP, 41 H, 31 BB, 88 K, 4.13 ERA
• Cal Lambert at Yavapai JC: 14 App, 11 GS, 47 2/3 IP, 66 H, 24 BB, 54 K, 6.99 ERA
• Camden Melvin at New Mexico JC: 47 GP, .351/.451/.636, 23 XBH, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 53 R
• Davis Pratt at Temple JC: 8 App, 6 GS, 30 IP, 34 H, 12 BB, 20 K, 4.80 ERA,
• Aaron Suval at Glendale JC: 16 App, 13 GS, 83 2/3 IP, 69 H, 31 BB, 80 K, 2.26 ERA
• Jo Stevens at Yavapai JC: 41 GP, .324 Avg, 15 XBH, 34 RBI, 28 R
• Keenan Taylor at Parkland JC: 50 GP, .400/.465/.706, 21 2B, 10 HR, 63 RBI, 40 R, 12 SB
Holy Cross (17-37, 11-14 PL) vs. Purdue (29-21, 9-12 B1G)
4-Game Series / Friday to Sunday, Feb. 17 to Feb. 19
Constellation Field / Sugar Land, Texas
Series Opener: Friday, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. ET
Doubleheader: Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. ET
All-Time Series: First Meetings
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: Khal Stephen (So, RHP) vs. HC's Nate Chudy (Sr, RHP)
Saturday Game 1: Calvin Schapira (R-Sr, LHP) vs. HC's Jack DiLauro (Sr, RHP)
Saturday Game 2: CJ Backer (Jr, RHP) vs. HC's Luke Fox (Sr, RHP)
Sunday: Jonathan Blackwell (Jr, LHP) vs. HC's Tyler Mudd (So, LHP)
SUGAR LAND, Texas – Purdue baseball opens its season at a Triple-A stadium in Texas for the fourth year in a row, hosting Holy Cross this weekend in a return to Constellation Field in suburban Houston.
It's a four-game series with a Saturday doubleheader as the Boilermakers take on a Patriot League opponent for the first time since playing Navy on the 1991 spring break trip in Florida. First pitch is set for Friday at 4 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. (all times ET).
Purdue's 39-man roster features 20 returnees and 19 true newcomers. Most of the Boilermakers' experience is among its position players, welcoming seven starters back in the lineup. Only seven pitchers on this year's roster have previously taken the mound for Purdue. Two of the seven – Calvin Schapira and Avery Cook – are back in the mix this year after being sidelined by Tommy John Surgery a year ago. Schapira was a constant in the rotation in 2021 and progressed quickly enough throughout his yearlong recovery that the staff felt comfortable having the lefty open the season in the rotation.
The roster for Holy Cross shapes up in an opposite fashion. The Crusaders are projected to start three seniors on the mound this weekend but much of their lineup could be composed of freshmen and sophomores.
Sophomore Khal Stephen is slated to make the season-opening start on the mound for the Boilermakers. It will also be his first collegiate start after Stephen pitched exclusively in relief last year. Tanner Andrews (in 2016) was Purdue's last sophomore to take the ball on Opening Day, also making his first start that day. Andrews went on make three consecutive Opening Day starts and was selected in the 10th round of the 2018 MLB Draft. He's currently in the San Francisco Giants system.
SOPHOMORES TO START THE SEASON OPENER ON THE MOUND (Since 1998)
* – Redshirt Sophomore
• Khal Stephen – 2023 vs. Holy Cross
• Tanner Andrews – 2016 at Georgia Tech
• Jordan Minch – 2014 at Tennessee
• Matt Bischoff* – 2008 at Baylor
• Mitch Pruemer – 2003 vs. Pittsburgh
Stephen is among the nine current Boilermakers to make their team debuts at Constellation Field a year ago. Purdue had 17 stolen bases and 44 pitching strikeouts in its four-game sweep of South Dakota State in Sugar Land last year. Those totals ultimately helped the Boilermakers set single-season team records in both categories.
Paul Toetz and Ty Gill both homered in their first Purdue at-bats at Constellation Field last year. Evan Albrecht and Cam Thompson also went deep in the series.
The Boilermakers are 3-0 in season openers under fourth-year head coach Greg Goff. They've also won five of their last six openers dating back to 2017.
PURDUE'S TEXAS TIES
• Couper Cornblum (Jr, OF) – Hometown: Woodway, Texas
• Jackson Danelley (Jr, RHP) – Hometown: Colmesneil, Texas; Played JUCO ball at Panola College (Carthage, Texas); Pitched for the University of Houston in 2022
• Davis Pratt (Jr, RHP) – Played JUCO ball at Temple College (Temple, Texas)
PROGRAM RECORDS SET IN 2022
• Stolen Bases – 116 of 135, eclipsing a record (106) that had stood since 2000 while playing 8 fewer games
• Strikeouts (Game) – 19 on March 29 vs. UIC, eclipsing a mark (18) from 2019; record in a 9-inning game was 17 (in 2002)
• Strikeouts (Season) – 479, eclipsing a record (477) from 2019 while playing 4 fewer games
• Strikeouts Per 9 Innings – 9.57, eclipsing a record (9.10) from 2019
• Runs Per Game – 7.44, eclipsing a record (7.21) from 2010
• Hit By Pitch – 112, most in a season since HBP totals available beginning in 1982
NOTABLE STREAKS IN 2022
• Cam Thompson: 13-game RBI streak (longest by a Boilermaker in the last 20 years)
• Cam Thompson: 44-game on-base (3rd longest since 2001, 2nd longest to open a season)
• CJ Valdez: 34-game on-base (5th longest since 2001, 3rd longest to open a season)
• Curtis Washington Jr.: 29-game on-base (6th longest since 2001)
• Evan Albrecht: 25-game on-base, 12-game hit in Big Ten play
• Mike Bolton Jr.: 21-game on-base
• Cam Thompson: Homered in 6 consecutive weekends (March 6-April 10), the longest streak by a Boilermaker in the last 20 years
2022 STATISTICAL MILESTONES & NOTABLES – TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Purdue opened the season 15-0 and 18-1 as part of the best start in program history. The Boilermakers were the last undefeated team remaining nationally until suffering their first loss on St. Patrick's Day at Illinois State (in 11 innings).
• After also winning its final game of the 2021 season, Purdue enjoyed a 16-game win streak that matched a program record from 1908-1909. The 15-0 start also was the best single-season win streak in team history.
• Purdue scored 10 runs in the eighth inning of its April 9 win vs. Indiana, posting a double-figure total in a frame for the first time since 2013. The Boilermakers also had a pair of eight-run innings – vs. South Dakota State and Dayton – during their 15-0 start.
2022 STATISTICAL MILESTONES & NOTABLES – OFFENSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Cam Thompson homered in both games of the March 20 doubleheader vs. Illinois State and also went deep in the March 25 Big Ten opener vs. Ohio State. He became the first Boilermaker since 2018 to homer in both games of a doubleheader and go deep in three consecutive games.
• Thompson's 13-game RBI streak helped him reach the 40-RBI mark by April 9, making him the fastest to reach the benchmark in the last 20 years. He hit his 10th home run the following day, making him the third fastest in the same timeframe to post a double-figure total. Thompson's 13 home runs matched the most by a Boilermaker in the BBCOR bat era (2011-present).
• CJ Valdez and Troy Viola both registered a two-homer game and a pair of five-RBI efforts. Not surprisingly, those big nights overlapped – Valdez went deep twice in a five-RBI night at UIC on April 19 and Viola did likewise vs. Michigan on April 30. They joined a short list of six Boilermakers in the last 20 years to have a pair of five-RBI games in the same season. It marked the first time that two players had done it in the same year. Viola also posted just the fourth multi-homer game by a Boilermaker at Alexander Field (since 2013).
• Purdue posted its first 20-hit game since March 2017 in an April 30 series-opening win, crushing Michigan 18-4. The Boilermakers rolled past U-M with an effective base-hit approach, pounding out 17 singles.
• Curtis Washington Jr. (31-35), Mike Bolton Jr. (28-34) and Evan Albrecht (22-24) led the way as Purdue eclipsed the team record for stolen bases. Bolton has 46 stolen bases in 93 career games (11th all-time). Together they became the first set of teammates to each steal 20 bases and their combined 81 steals were the most by any trio. Purdue ranked sixth nationally in stolen bases per game.
• Albrecht led the way with a .365 batting average, Purdue's highest since 2009. He had 11 three-hit games, becoming just the fourth Boilermaker since 2001 with a double-figure total of games with three-plus hits.
• Thompson posted Purdue's highest OPS (1.031) of the BBCOR bat era (2011-present). With 29 extra-base hits in 50 games, Thompson's per-game average (.580) ranked fourth best by a Boilermaker since 2001.
2022 STATISTICAL MILESTONES & NOTABLES – PITCHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• The Boilermakers racked up 44 strikeouts over 36 innings in the season-opening sweep of South Dakota State. Purdue had 43 Ks in 36 innings the following weekend in another four-game sweep (of Princeton). Both Ks per nine inning totals (11.0, 10.75) rank among the top five by a Purdue team in a four-game set since 2001.
• While breaking the team record for strikeouts, Purdue pitchers had nine outings in which a Boilermaker struck out at least five batters while fanning at least half the batters they faced. Khal Stephen and Landon Weins both accomplished the feat twice. Stephen fanned five of the six batters he faced in the May 10 win vs. Butler, with his 83% clip being the best by any Boilermaker since the start of the 2005 season. CJ Backer did it against UIC with five Ks vs. nine batters faced.
2022 STATS FOR TRANSFERS
• Jonathan Blackwell at Coastal Carolina: 13 App, 16 2/3 IP, 18 H, 11 BB, 15 K, 5.40 ERA, .273 B/Avg
• Couper Cornblum at Wichita State: 43 GP, .267 Avg, 11 XBH, 15 RBI, 20 R, 12 SB
• Jackson Dannelley at Houston: 18 App, 19 IP, 18 H, 8 BB, 15 K, 5.21 ERA, .250 B/Avg
• Connor Caskenette at Cochise JC: 61 GP, .364/.417/.550, 23 2B, 6 HR, 58 RBI
• Lukas Cook at Dyersburg State JC: 54 GP, .328/.412/.492, 18 XBH, 6 HR, 50 RBI, 26 BB, 40 R
• Kyle Iwinski at Kankakee JC: 11 GS, 67 IP, 58 H, 18 BB, 78 K, 2.55 ERA
• Malcolm Gilchrist at Bergen JC: 11 GS, 56 2/3 IP, 41 H, 31 BB, 88 K, 4.13 ERA
• Cal Lambert at Yavapai JC: 14 App, 11 GS, 47 2/3 IP, 66 H, 24 BB, 54 K, 6.99 ERA
• Camden Melvin at New Mexico JC: 47 GP, .351/.451/.636, 23 XBH, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 53 R
• Davis Pratt at Temple JC: 8 App, 6 GS, 30 IP, 34 H, 12 BB, 20 K, 4.80 ERA,
• Aaron Suval at Glendale JC: 16 App, 13 GS, 83 2/3 IP, 69 H, 31 BB, 80 K, 2.26 ERA
• Jo Stevens at Yavapai JC: 41 GP, .324 Avg, 15 XBH, 34 RBI, 28 R
• Keenan Taylor at Parkland JC: 50 GP, .400/.465/.706, 21 2B, 10 HR, 63 RBI, 40 R, 12 SB
| 2023 ROSTER BREAKDOWN | |||
| RETURNING STARTERS | |||
| Boilermaker (Year) | Position(s) | Hometown | Notables |
| Cam Thompson (R-Jr.) | 1B/OF | Owasso, Okla. | 2022 team leader with 13 HR, 56 RBI, 1.031 OPS; 44-game on base streak |
| CJ Valdez (Sr.) | DH/INF | Gilbert, Ariz. | 2022 First Team All-Big Ten; on base in 43 of 46 games |
| Evan Albrecht (5th) | SS | West Bend, Wis. | 2022 Second Team All-Region; batted team-best .365 with 22 SB |
| Mike Bolton Jr. (Sr.) | OF | Chicago, Ill. | 2021 Third Team All-Big Ten; .441 OBP, 46 SB in 93 career games |
| Paul Toetz (R-Jr.) | 3B/2B | Greendale, Wis. | Batted .382 in Big Ten home games; 31 doubles in 93 career games |
| Jake Jarvis (Sr.) | OF | Gilbert, Ariz. | Batted .300 with 19 RBI, .442 OBP in 42 games (20 GS) |
| Steve Ramirez (5th) | C | San Bernardino, Calif. | Batted team-best .353 in May after early return from broken hamate bone |
| TOP RETURNING PITCHERS | |||
| Boilermaker (Year) | RHP/LHP | Hometown | Notables |
| CJ Backer (Jr.) | RHP | Newburgh, Ind. | 56 K vs 17 BB in 54 2/3 IP, finishing 2022 as series-opening starter |
| Khal Stephen (So.) | RHP | Williamsport, Ind. | Top prospect; 38 K in 33 2/3 IP as most-trusted reliever for much of 2022 |
| Griffin Lohman (Jr.) | RHP | Fishers, Ind. | 6-foot-6 reliever was among team's most improved in 2022 |
| BACK FROM INJURY | |||
| Boilermaker (Year) | Position | Hometown | Notables |
| Calvin Schapira (R-Sr.) | LHP | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Friday starter for the second half of 2021; made a start all 12 weekends |
| Jake Stadler (R-So.) | C | Greenfield, Ind. | 2022 Opening Day starter suffered season-ending injury April 2 |
| Avery Cook (R-Jr.) | RHP | Utica, N.Y. | Top reliever for most of April 2021 |
| Zach Fletcher (R-Fr.) | LHP | Bedford, N.H. | New Hampshire's No. 2 LHP prospect in Class of 2021 |
| BIGGER ROLES AFTER SUMMER BALL SUCCESS? | |||
| Boilermaker (Year) | Position | Hometown | Summer Ball Success |
| Carter Doorn (So.) | RHP | Schererville, Ind. | Great Lakes League's North Division Pitcher of Year & Top Pitching Prospect |
| Ty Gill (So.) | 2B/SS | Valparaiso, Ind. | Second Team All-Great Lakes League as Doorn's teammate with Lima Locos |
| Sam Franco (Sr.) | OF | Bardonia, N.Y. | 11 XBH, 12 RBI in 31 games for Valley Blue Sox of New England League |
| MORE MULTI-YEAR VETERANS | |||
| Boilermaker (Year) | Position | Hometown | With the Program Since |
| Jake Parr (Sr.) | 1B | Guntersville, Ala. | Fall 2019 |
| Logan Danzeisen (R-So.) | RHP | Sylvania, Ohio | Fall 2020 |
| Weston Gingerich (R-So.) | OF | Carmel, Ind. | Fall 2020 |
| NEWCOMERS WITH D-I EXPERIENCE | |||
| Boilermaker (Year) | Position | Hometown | Transferred From/Played D-I At |
| Couper Cornblum (Jr.) | OF | Woodway, Texas | Wichita State |
| Jonathan Blackwell (Jr.) | LHP | Charleston, W.Va. | Coastal Carolina |
| Jackson Dannelley (Jr.) | RHP | Colmesneil, Texas | Houston |
| Jo Stevens (Jr.) | INF | Mount Colah, Australia | Yavapai JC/CSU Bakersfield |
| Cal Lambert (Jr.) | LHP | Peoria, Ariz. | Yavapai JC/Grand Canyon |
| Keenan Taylor (Jr.) | INF | Westfield, Ind. | Parkland JC/Butler |
| MORE TRANSFERS | |||
| Boilermaker (Year) | Position | Hometown | Previous College |
| Lukas Cook (Jr.) | INF | Knoxville, Tenn. | Dyersburg State JC |
| Davis Pratt (Jr.) | RHP | Albuquerque, N.M. | Temple JC |
| Aaron Suval (Jr.) | RHP | Agoura Hills, Calif. | Glendale JC |
| Connor Caskenette (Jr.) | C | Duncan, British Columbia | Cochise JC |
| Kyle Iwinski (Jr.) | RHP | Griffith, Ind. | Kankakee JC |
| Camden Melvin (So.) | OF | Avon, Ind. | New Mexico JC |
| Malcolm Gilchrist (Jr.) | LHP | Little Ferry, N.J. | Bergen JC |
| TRUE FRESHMEN | |||
| Boilermaker | Position | Hometown | High School |
| Brody Chrisman | OF | Zionsville, Ind. | Zionsville |
| Corbin Malott | INF | New Castle, Ind. | New Castle |
| Carter Krawchuk | RHP | St. Catharines, Ontario | St. Francis |
| Luke Gaffney | C | Danville, Ky. | Boyle |
| Kade Ruffner | RHP | Benton, Ark. | Bryant |
| Parker Dean | RHP | Russiaville, Ind. | Western |