GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Purdue (8-4) at #4 Ole Miss (11-2)
3-Game Series / Friday-Sunday, March 10-12 / SECN+ on ESPN App
Swayze Field / Oxford, Miss.
Series Opener: Friday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Doubleheader: Saturday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, March 12 at 2:30 p.m. ET
All-Time Series: Ole Miss leads 3-0
Previous Series: Ole Miss swept a 3-game set (March 2005 in Oxford)
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: Khal Stephen (So, RHP) vs. OM's Jack Dougherty (Jr, RHP)
Saturday: Jonathan Blackwell (Jr, LHP) vs. OM's Grayson Saunier (Fr, RHP)
Sunday: TBA for Purdue vs. OM's Xavier Rivas (Jr, LHP)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue baseball's toughest test of the season takes the Boilermakers to the Magnolia State for a weekend series vs. the defending national champion, No. 4-ranked Ole Miss.
It's three bottom of the hour start times this weekend at Swayze Field in Oxford – 7:30 p.m. ET Friday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
THE LAST TIME PURDUE…
• Played the defending national champion: May 1967 at Ohio State (OSU swept the doubleheader)
• Played a top-five ranked opponent: April 2017 at No. 2 Louisville (L, 13-2)
• Won a game vs. a top-10 ranked opponent: April 2018 at Indiana (W, 4-2)
• Visited the state of Mississippi: February 2019 at Southern Miss (held the lead in all 3 games but USM swept the series)
• Played a series at an SEC opponent: March 2014 at LSU (LSU swept the series)
RACKING UP THE RBI EARLY – RBI IN THE FIRST 12 GAMES
• Cam Thompson in 2022: 19 (6 multi-RBI games – 1 4-RBI, 2 3-RBI, 3 2-RBI)
• Paul Toetz in 2023: 20 (4 multi-RBI games – 2 6-RBI, 2 3-RBI)
MULTIPLE MULTI-HR GAMES IN A SEASON (Since 2001)
• 4 – Dan Black in 2008 (at Miami Ohio, at Ohio State, vs Penn State, vs Indiana [3])
• 3 – Paul Toetz in 2023 (vs Holy Cross, 2 vs Akron)
• 3 – Dan Black in 2009 (at Texas State, at Tennessee-Martin, at Penn State)
• 3 – Daniel Underwood in 2003 (Miami Ohio, at Ball State, at Iowa [3])
• 2 – Cameron Perkins in 2012 (at Nebraska, at Iowa)
• 2 – Ryne White in 2008 (at Ohio State, at Illinois)
• 2 – Nick McIntyre in 2003 (at Ball State, Illinois)
DID YOU KNOW?
• Kyle Iwinski's one-hitter in game 3 vs. Akron was a seven-inning complete game, winning him Big Ten Pitcher of the Week and a spot on Collegiate Baseball's honor roll of National Players of the Week. It produced a game score of 83, the highest mark for any seven-inning complete game shutout by a Boilermaker since 2001. Purdue had not had a seven-inning complete-game since 2008, the final year that Big Ten weekend series were four games and featured a Saturday doubleheader with a pair of seven-inning affairs.
MORE ABOUT OLE MISS
• The Rebels have won three of four vs. Big Ten preseason favorite Maryland early this season and defeated Nebraska on Sunday to win Minnesota's Cambria College Classic inside U.S. Bank Stadium. Maryland and Minnesota were also among the tournament field.
• The Ole Miss roster features a pair of Indiana natives – pitchers Xavier Rivas (Portage) and Matt Parenteau (Carmel) – and first baseman Anthony Calaraco, a grad transfer from Northwestern that was first-team All-Big Ten in 2021. Rivas and Parenteau also transferred in – Rivas after a breakout 2022 season at Division II UIndy and Parenteau from Parkland College. Calarco is batting in the middle of the lineup, hitting .390 with 15 RBI and more walks than strikeouts in his 12 games. He's one of six regulars for the Rebels hitting better than .350 early this season.
• Rivas has been starting on Sundays and racked up 17 strikeouts vs. 10 hits allowed in 12 1/3 innings, though five of those 10 hits have been home runs. Parenteau has made a relief appearance in each of the first three weekends.
BOILERMAKERS WITH A MULTI-HOMER GAME IN THE BBCOR BAT ERA (2011-Present)
• Paul Toetz vs. Akron – March 5, 2023
• Paul Toetz vs. Akron – March 4, 2023
• Jake Jarvis vs. Holy Cross – Feb. 19, 2023
• Paul Toetz vs. Holy Cross – Feb. 17, 2023
• Troy Viola vs. Michigan – April 29, 2022 (Alexander Field)
• CJ Valdez at UIC – April 19, 2022
• Ben Nisle at Ohio State – May 2, 2021
• Jacson McGowan at Maryland – April 21, 2018
• Ben Nisle vs. Minnesota – April 13, 2018 (Alexander Field)
• Kyle Wood at East Tennessee State – March 5, 2016
• Kyle Johnson at East Tennessee State – March 5, 2016
• Alec Olund vs. Purdue Fort Wayne – April 1, 2015 (Alexander Field)
• Sean McHugh vs. Iowa – May 17, 2013 (Alexander Field)
• Cameron Perkins at Iowa – May 17, 2012
• Cameron Perkins at Nebraska – April 20, 2012
• Cameron Perkins vs. Indiana – May 1, 2011
• Eric Charles at Tennessee-Martin – March 13, 2011
• Angelo Cianfrocco at Morehead State – Feb. 26, 2011
Purdue (8-4) at #4 Ole Miss (11-2)
3-Game Series / Friday-Sunday, March 10-12 / SECN+ on ESPN App
Swayze Field / Oxford, Miss.
Series Opener: Friday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Doubleheader: Saturday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, March 12 at 2:30 p.m. ET
All-Time Series: Ole Miss leads 3-0
Previous Series: Ole Miss swept a 3-game set (March 2005 in Oxford)
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: Khal Stephen (So, RHP) vs. OM's Jack Dougherty (Jr, RHP)
Saturday: Jonathan Blackwell (Jr, LHP) vs. OM's Grayson Saunier (Fr, RHP)
Sunday: TBA for Purdue vs. OM's Xavier Rivas (Jr, LHP)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue baseball's toughest test of the season takes the Boilermakers to the Magnolia State for a weekend series vs. the defending national champion, No. 4-ranked Ole Miss.
It's three bottom of the hour start times this weekend at Swayze Field in Oxford – 7:30 p.m. ET Friday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
THE LAST TIME PURDUE…
• Played the defending national champion: May 1967 at Ohio State (OSU swept the doubleheader)
• Played a top-five ranked opponent: April 2017 at No. 2 Louisville (L, 13-2)
• Won a game vs. a top-10 ranked opponent: April 2018 at Indiana (W, 4-2)
• Visited the state of Mississippi: February 2019 at Southern Miss (held the lead in all 3 games but USM swept the series)
• Played a series at an SEC opponent: March 2014 at LSU (LSU swept the series)
RACKING UP THE RBI EARLY – RBI IN THE FIRST 12 GAMES
• Cam Thompson in 2022: 19 (6 multi-RBI games – 1 4-RBI, 2 3-RBI, 3 2-RBI)
• Paul Toetz in 2023: 20 (4 multi-RBI games – 2 6-RBI, 2 3-RBI)
MULTIPLE MULTI-HR GAMES IN A SEASON (Since 2001)
• 4 – Dan Black in 2008 (at Miami Ohio, at Ohio State, vs Penn State, vs Indiana [3])
• 3 – Paul Toetz in 2023 (vs Holy Cross, 2 vs Akron)
• 3 – Dan Black in 2009 (at Texas State, at Tennessee-Martin, at Penn State)
• 3 – Daniel Underwood in 2003 (Miami Ohio, at Ball State, at Iowa [3])
• 2 – Cameron Perkins in 2012 (at Nebraska, at Iowa)
• 2 – Ryne White in 2008 (at Ohio State, at Illinois)
• 2 – Nick McIntyre in 2003 (at Ball State, Illinois)
DID YOU KNOW?
• Kyle Iwinski's one-hitter in game 3 vs. Akron was a seven-inning complete game, winning him Big Ten Pitcher of the Week and a spot on Collegiate Baseball's honor roll of National Players of the Week. It produced a game score of 83, the highest mark for any seven-inning complete game shutout by a Boilermaker since 2001. Purdue had not had a seven-inning complete-game since 2008, the final year that Big Ten weekend series were four games and featured a Saturday doubleheader with a pair of seven-inning affairs.
| COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUTS (Since 2001) | |||||
| Date | Pitcher | Innings | Full Line | Opponent | Game Score |
| 3/04/23 | Kyle Iwinski* | 7 | 7 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 8 K | vs Akron | 83 |
| 3/03/17 | Tanner Andrews* | 9 | 9 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 8 K | at Southeast Missouri St. | 87 |
| 5/19/16 | Gavin Downs | 9 | 9 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 7 K | Cal State Northridge | 76 |
| 5/11/12 | Joe Haase* | 9 | 9 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 7 K | Michigan | 86 |
| 4/06/12 | Joe Haase* | 9 | 9 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K | at N'western | 86 |
| 3/31/12 | Lance Breedlove* | 9 | 9 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 5 K | Penn St. | 88 |
| 4/02/11 | Joe Haase* | 9 | 9 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 7 K | at Minnesota (Target Field) |
78 |
| 3/04/11 | Matt Morgan* | 9 | 9 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K | at Lipscomb | 89 |
| 4/19/08 | Matt Jansen* | 7 | 7 IP, 6 H, 0 BB, 3 K | at Ohio St. | 68 |
| 4/15/07 | Ricky Heines | 7 | 7 IP, 3 H, 5 BB, 4 K | Indiana | 70 |
| 4/09/07 | Ricky Heines | 7 | 7 IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 5 K | at Michigan St. | 68 |
| 3/24/07 | Ricky Heines | 9 | 9 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 8 K | at Western Ill. | 87 |
| 2/24/07 | Ricky Heines* | 9 | 9 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 5 K | at Georgia | 82 |
| 5/06/06 | Trae Dauby | 7 | 7 IP, 6 H, BB, 8 K | at Iowa | 72 |
| 4/30/05 | Brent Coudron | 7 | 7 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K | Minnesota | 75 |
| 4/12/03 | Scott Byrnes | 7 | 7 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 K | at N'western | 76 |
| 5/13/02 | Mitch Pruemer* | 7 | 7 IP, 3 H, BB, 7 K | at Indiana | 77 |
| 4/13/02 | Chadd Blasko | 7 | 7 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K | Northwestern | 75 |
| 3/24/02 | Mitch Pruemer | 9 | 9 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 6 K | at Miami (Ohio) | 85 |
| 3/17/02 | Mitch Pruemer | 9 | 9 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K | at Coastal Carolina | 87 |
| 4/28/01 | Dave Gassner* | 7 | 7 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 9 K | at Indiana | 82 |
| 3/31/01 | Dave Gassner | 7 | 7 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 9 K | at Michigan St. | 78 |
| *Won Big Ten Pitcher of the Week | |||||
MORE ABOUT OLE MISS
• The Rebels have won three of four vs. Big Ten preseason favorite Maryland early this season and defeated Nebraska on Sunday to win Minnesota's Cambria College Classic inside U.S. Bank Stadium. Maryland and Minnesota were also among the tournament field.
• The Ole Miss roster features a pair of Indiana natives – pitchers Xavier Rivas (Portage) and Matt Parenteau (Carmel) – and first baseman Anthony Calaraco, a grad transfer from Northwestern that was first-team All-Big Ten in 2021. Rivas and Parenteau also transferred in – Rivas after a breakout 2022 season at Division II UIndy and Parenteau from Parkland College. Calarco is batting in the middle of the lineup, hitting .390 with 15 RBI and more walks than strikeouts in his 12 games. He's one of six regulars for the Rebels hitting better than .350 early this season.
• Rivas has been starting on Sundays and racked up 17 strikeouts vs. 10 hits allowed in 12 1/3 innings, though five of those 10 hits have been home runs. Parenteau has made a relief appearance in each of the first three weekends.
| PURDUE'S 20-RUN OUTBURSTS (Since 1990) | ||||
| Date | Runs | Opponent | Location | Final |
| 3/09/91 | 36 | Boston Univ. | Boca Raton, Fla. | 36-16 |
| 5/08/18 | 27 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Alexander Field | 27-3 |
| 4/25/00 | 27 | IUPUI | Lambert Field | 27-5 |
| 4/16/06 | 25 | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | 25-8 |
| 3/05/23 | 23 | Akron | Holly Springs, N.C. | 23-4 |
| 3/15/15 | 23 | Northern Illinois | Westfield, Ind. | 23-5 |
| 3/10/12 | 22 | Murray State | Murray, Ky. | 22-1 |
| 3/23/08 | 22 | Western Illinois | Lambert Field | 22-10 |
| 4/12/97 | 22 | Michigan State | Lambert Field | 22-3 |
| 3/26/92 | 22 | Ferris State | Lambert Field | 22-10 |
| 4/19/21 | 20 | Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | 20-6 |
| 4/24/13 | 20 | Illinois-Chicago | Alexander Field | 20-0 |
| 5/11/03 | 20 | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | 20-4 |
| 4/07/01 | 20 | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | 20-11 |
| BOILERMAKERS TO HIT MULTIPLE GRAND SLAMS (Since 2001) | |||||
| Dates | Boilermaker | Opponents | Locations | Innings | Game Results |
| 4/16/10 5/14/09 4/01/09 |
Drew Madia | Penn State Illinois IPFW |
Lambert Field Lambert Field Fort Wayne |
B-2nd B-8th T-3rd |
W, 18-7 W, 12-5 L, 22-19 |
| 4/19/08 4/06/08 5/19/07 |
Dan Black | at Ohio State at Iowa at Northwestern |
Columbus Iowa City Evanston |
T-3rd T-2nd T-5th |
W, 8-0 W, 16-3 L, 9-6 |
| 4/02/03 5/15/02 4/21/01 |
Daniel Underwood | at Ball State Evansville at Illinois |
Muncie Lambert Field Champaign |
T-5th T-2nd T-3rd |
L, 17-14 W, 6-2 W, 16-2 |
| 3/04/23 5/20/21 |
Jake Parr |
vs Akron at Minnesota |
Holly Springs, NC Minneapolis |
B-1st T-5th |
W, 13-0 W, 9-3 |
| 5/21/21 2/15/20 |
Miles Simington |
at Minnesota vs Hofstra |
Minneapolis Sanford, FL |
T-3rd B-8th |
W, 12-5 W, 10-4 |
| 3/22/16 3/05/16 |
Kyle Johnson | at Ball State at ETSU |
Muncie Johnson City |
T-2nd T-7th |
L, 9-8 W, 19-6 |
| 4/16/06 4/14/06 |
Neal Gorka | at Indiana at Indiana |
Bloomington Bloomington |
T-2nd T-6th |
W, 25-8 L, 8-4 |
| 2/25/05 5/26/04 |
Andy Dahl | at FAU vs Michigan State |
Boca Raton Minneapolis |
T-6th T-8th |
L, 6-4 W, 6-5 |
| FEWEST HITS ALLOWED IN 4-GAME SERIES/WEEKEND (Since 2001) | |||||
| Season | Opponent | Hits Allowed | Innings | Hits/9 IP | Results |
| 2006 | at Iowa | 18 | 31 | 5.23 | Split 2-2 |
| 2005 | at Minnesota | 19 | 32 | 5.34 | Won All 4 |
| 2008 | Western Illinois | 22 | 36 | 5.50 | Won All 4 |
| 2001 | Iowa | 20 | 32 | 5.63 | Won 3 of 4 |
| 2021 | vs Michigan State & at Illinois | 24 | 38 | 5.68 | Won All 4 |
| 2016 | Cal State Northridge | 24 | 37 | 5.84 | Won 3 of 4 |
| 2023 | vs Akron | 22 | 32 | 6.19 | Won 3 of 4 |
| 2018 | at San Antonio Tournament | 25 | 36 1/3 | 6.19 | Won 3 of 4 |
| 2022 | vs South Dakota State | 25 | 36 | 6.25 | Won All 4 |
| 2019 | at Texas | 25 | 33 | 6.83 | Lost 3 of 4 |
| 2006 | Michigan State | 25 | 32 | 7.03 | Won 3 of 4 |
| 2018 | at Big Ten Tournament | 30 | 35 | 7.71 | Won 3 of 4 |
| 2022 | vs Princeton | 31 | 36 | 7.75 | Won All 4 |
| 2017 | at Santa Clara | 31 | 36 | 7.75 | Won All 4 |
| 2007 | Indiana | 28 | 32 | 7.88 | Won 3 of 4 |
| MULTIPLE 5+ RBI GAMES IN A SEASON (Since 2001) | |||
| Year | Boilermaker | 5+ RBI Games | Game Scores |
| 2023 | Paul Toetz | 2/18 vs Holy Cross (6) 3/04 vs Akron (6) |
W, 14-0 W, 17-9 |
| 2022 | Troy Viola | 4/29 vs Michigan 5/13 at Northwestern |
W, 18-4 W, 14-8 |
| 2022 | CJ Valdez | 4/19 at UIC 5/07 at Iowa |
L, 9-6 W, 10-6 |
| 2016 | Kyle Johnson | 3/05 at ETSU (6) 3/22 at Ball State |
W, 19-6 L, 9-8 |
| 2009 | Dan Black | 3/08 at Texas State 3/20 at Tenn-Martin 5/14 vs Illinois |
L, 14-10 W, 11-7 (10) W, 12-5 |
| 2008 | Dan Black | 3/15 at Ohio (6) 4/19 at Ohio State (6) 5/16 at Illinois 5/22 vs Penn State (6) 5/24 vs Indiana |
W, 9-4 W, 8-0 W, 14-4 W, 15-6 W, 11-7 |
| 2004 | John Hunter | 4/04 at Penn State 5/02 at Minnesota (9) |
W, 18-2 W, 15-9 |
| 2003 | Daniel Underwood | 4/02 at Ball State (6) 5/11 at Indiana (6) |
L, 17-14 W, 20-4 |
| BIG INNING BOILERMAKERS – PROLIFIC RALLIES THE LAST 3 SEASONS | ||||
| Date | Runs | Inning | Opponent | Game Result |
| 3/05/23 | 13 | B-4th | vs Akron | W, 23-4 |
| 4/09/22 | 10 | B-8th | Indiana | W, 17-0 |
| 3/04/23 | 9 | B-3rd | vs Akron | W, 17-9 |
| 3/04/23 | 8 | B-1st | vs Akron | W, 13-0 |
| 3/15/22 | 8 | B-4th | Dayton | W, 11-2 |
| 2/19/22 | 8 | B-7th | vs South Dakota St. | W, 14-3 |
| 5/10/22 | 7 | B-6th | Butler | W, 11-6 |
| 3/10/22 | 7 | B-1st | Bellarmine | W, 8-4 |
| 2/20/22 | 7 | B-1st | vs South Dakota St. | W, 10-7 |
| 5/21/21 | 7 | T-3rd | at Minnesota | W, 12-5 |
| 3/27/21 | 7 | B-9th | Rutgers | W, 7-4 |
| 5/01/22 | 6 | B-6th | Michigan | W, 12-4 |
| 4/29/22 | 6 | B-8th | Michigan | W, 18-4 |
| 4/10/22 | 6 | B-3rd | Indiana | W, 16-15 |
| 4/19/21 | 6 | T-9th | at Illinois | W, 20-6 |
| 4/03/21 | 6 | B-6th | Iowa | W, 10-8 |
| 3/05/23 | 5 | B-2nd | vs Akron | W, 23-4 |
| 5/13/22 | 5 | T-4th | at Northwestern | W, 14-8 |
| 4/15/22 | 5 | T-1st | at Penn State | W, 11-5 |
| 2/25/22 | 5 | B-7th | vs Princeton | W, 9-3 |
| 5/30/21 | 5 | B-6th | Minnesota | W, 7-6 |
| 4/23/21 | 5 | B-9th | Illinois | L, 6-5 |
| 4/19/21 | 5 | T-2nd | at Illinois | W, 20-6 |
| Scoring Breakdown – 13: 1, 10: 1, 9: 1, 8: 3, 7: 5, 6: 5, 5: 7 | ||||
BOILERMAKERS WITH A MULTI-HOMER GAME IN THE BBCOR BAT ERA (2011-Present)
• Paul Toetz vs. Akron – March 5, 2023
• Paul Toetz vs. Akron – March 4, 2023
• Jake Jarvis vs. Holy Cross – Feb. 19, 2023
• Paul Toetz vs. Holy Cross – Feb. 17, 2023
• Troy Viola vs. Michigan – April 29, 2022 (Alexander Field)
• CJ Valdez at UIC – April 19, 2022
• Ben Nisle at Ohio State – May 2, 2021
• Jacson McGowan at Maryland – April 21, 2018
• Ben Nisle vs. Minnesota – April 13, 2018 (Alexander Field)
• Kyle Wood at East Tennessee State – March 5, 2016
• Kyle Johnson at East Tennessee State – March 5, 2016
• Alec Olund vs. Purdue Fort Wayne – April 1, 2015 (Alexander Field)
• Sean McHugh vs. Iowa – May 17, 2013 (Alexander Field)
• Cameron Perkins at Iowa – May 17, 2012
• Cameron Perkins at Nebraska – April 20, 2012
• Cameron Perkins vs. Indiana – May 1, 2011
• Eric Charles at Tennessee-Martin – March 13, 2011
• Angelo Cianfrocco at Morehead State – Feb. 26, 2011