Baseball Announces Talented Group of NewcomersBaseball Announces Talented Group of Newcomers

Baseball Announces Talented Group of Newcomers

The new school year has opened on campus and Purdue baseball is proud to introduce a group of 17 newcomers into the program for the 2024 season this spring.

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The new school year has opened on campus and Purdue baseball is proud to introduce a group of 17 newcomers into the program for the 2024 season this spring.

The Boilermakers are slated to begin their fall practice calendar the week of Sept. 11. Opportunities to see Purdue in action this fall includes the program's open scrimmages, exhibition games and the annual Black & Gold Series. Dates for that gameday action will be announced in the coming weeks.

"August is always an exciting time of the year to bring the full team together on campus and we're thrilled to announce our newest class of Boilermakers joining us," head coach Greg Goff said of his year-three recruiting class. "We believe we have succeeded in attracting impact players from across the country. With Chris Marx ascending to recruiting coordinator, our staff has assembled a very talented group and we're excited about how these Boilermakers will contribute to our program success. I'm ready to get back on the field this fall as we continue building the program after success stories like our 15-0 start in 2022 and Alexander Field attendance record this past spring."

RECRUITING CLASS BREAKDOWN
17 Total Newcomers
7 Freshmen
10 Transfers (7 Four-Year, 3 Junior College)
Players from 10 U.S. States plus 1 Australian & 1 Canadian
By Position: 7 Pitchers (4 RHP, 3 LHP), 7 Infielders, 2 Catchers & 1 Outfielder
Notable: National Letter of Intent signee Bishop Letson (RHP from Floyds Knobs, Ind.) was selected in the 11th round of the MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers and opted to sign a professional contract

"We love the mixture of youth and experience with this class," Marx said. "The transfers all have high-level experience and the freshmen are here right out of high school for a reason. They can all contribute and make an impact. I think these newcomers will blend well with our returning core to provide us a deep and versatile roster. Many of these student-athletes have been on campus this summer and have worked extremely hard, certainly adding to our culture."

 
PURDUE BASEBALL'S NEWCOMERS
GROUP 1: THE TRANSFERS
Name Position Height Weight Hometown High School/Previous College
Chase Brown INF 6-2 190 Ennis, Texas The Colony/McLennan JC
Aaron Dolney C 6-4 220 Plymouth, Mich. Detroit Country Day/Eastern Michigan
Camden Gasser INF 5-10 160 Huntingburg, Ind. Southridge/Michigan
Thomas Green INF 6-0 175 Courtenay, British Columbia Isfeld/Oakland Univ.
Enas Hayden RHP 6-3 210 Indianapolis, Ind. Lawrence North/Purdue Fort Wayne
Jordan Morales LHP 5-9 170 Souderton, Pa. Souderton/Penn State
Breck Nowik INF 6-3 220 Lake Forest, Ill. Lake Forest/UIC
Keenan Spence OF/1B 6-5 230 Caroline Springs, Australia Howard JC
Logan Sutter INF 6-1 215 Loomis, Calif. Del Oro/Folsom Lake JC
Luke Wagner LHP 6-0 190 New Cumberland, Pa. Red Land/Georgia
GROUP 2: THE FRESHMEN
Name Position Height Weight Hometown High School/Previous College
Will Briggs C 5-11 185 Shakopee, Minn. Academy of Holy Angels
Amir Gray INF 6-1 200 South Holland, Ill. Brother Rice
Mac Lewis INF 6-0 165 Vienna, Va. James Madison
Will Moore RHP 6-3 205 Creve Coeur, Mo. Ladue Horton Watkins
Brayden Olson RHP 6-2 205 St. Croix Falls, Wis. St. Croix Falls
Easton Storey LHP 5-11 195 Brighton, Mich. Brighton
Cole Van Assen RHP 6-3 205 Tinley Park, Ill. Brother Rice

Chase Brown, Infielder – Ennis, Texas (The Colony/McLennan JC)
As a freshman, played in 29 games for a McLennan team that went 47-16 and won the 2021 NJCAA Division I World Series
2019 District Newcomer Player of the Year at The Colony HS, batting .382 with a 1.035 OPS
.340/.418/.556 slash line in 38 career varsity games after his senior season was cut short in 2020

Aaron Dolney, Catcher – Plymouth, Mich. (Detroit Country Day/Eastern Michigan)
Two-year starting catcher at EMU compiled a .299/.403/.537 slash line in 98 games, connecting for 18 XBH both years
Batted .344 with 12 doubles and 7 homers in 2022; hit 10 home runs with 38 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 2023
Played at Nebraska in 2020 and Hillsborough College in 2021
Ranked as Michigan's No. 1 catcher in his class by Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report

Camden Gasser, Infielder – Huntingburg, Ind. (Southridge/Michigan)
Played in 15 games for Michigan in 2023 after redshirting as a freshman
First-team all-state and Indiana North-South All-Star after batting .546 with 46 stolen bases for Southridge's 2021 IHSAA Class 3A state championship team
Three-sport standout was the conference MVP in football as a wide receiver and return man; broke the school's single-season assists record in basketball
Played for the Lafayette Aviators in the summer of 2023

Thomas Green, Infielder – Courtenay, British Columbia (Isfeld/Oakland Univ.)
Two-year starting shortstop at Oakland, starting all 60 games in 2023
Connected for 10 doubles and 10 home runs while also stealing 10 bases in 2023
Graduated from Oakland with a 3.81 GPA to earn Horizon League All-Academic Team honors
Played summer ball for the Kamloops NorthPaws of the West Coast League in 2022 and 2023

Enas Hayden, RHP – Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North/Purdue Fort Wayne)
2023 Prospect League All-Star for the Danville Dans after racking up 45 strikeouts in 29 2/3 innings (13.6 K/9)
Pitched in 20 games, making four starts, for Purdue Fort Wayne over his first two collegiate seasons
Pitched for the Indiana Nitro travel ball and later the Collegiate Summer League at Grand Park

Jordan Morales, LHP – Souderton, Pa. (Souderton/Penn State)
Four-year letterwinner at the D-I level, pitching two seasons at La Salle and two at Penn State
Racked up 113 strikeouts vs. 101 hits allowed in 97 2/3 career innings (10.4 K/9) at PSU
Posted a 3.64 ERA while pitching in a team-high 26 games in 2022, ranking top 10 in the Big Ten in appearances
Conference pitcher of the year as a high school senior, registering a 0.43 ERA, 93 strikeouts and 10 wins for Souderton's PIAA Class 6A state championship team

Breck Nowik, Infielder – Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest/UIC)
Two-year starting infielder for UIC after redshirting as a freshman in 2021
UIC's team triple crown winner in 2022 (.335, 9 HR, 42 RBI) while posting a 1.000 OPS season
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American and second-team All-Horizon League in 2022
3-for-7 with three RBI in his two career games at Alexander Field

Keenan Spence, Outfielder/First Baseman – Caroline Springs, Australia (Howard JC)
Premier slugger in his two junior college seasons, hitting 35 home runs while also stealing 29 bases in 101 games
Ranked sixth nationally among the NJCAA Division I leaders with 23 homers in 2023
Posted prolific slash lines and RBI totals both years – .381/.487/.675 with 50 RBI in 2022, .348/.455/.823 with 63 RBI in 2023
Played for the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League, the country's top league

Logan Sutter, Infielder – Loomis, Calif. (Del Oro/Folsom Lake JC)
2023 Appalachian League Player of the Year for the league champion Johnson City Doughboys
Led the Appalachian League in hits (58) and RBI (48) while compiling a .363/.427/.575 slash line in 41 games
Slashed .390/.488/.707 with 11 homers and 69 RBI as the conference MVP at Folsom Lake College in 2023
Batted .429 with a 1.167 OPS as a high school senior

Luke Wagner, LHP – New Cumberland, Pa. (Red Land/Georgia)
Pitched in 54 career games, making 17 starts, as a three-year letterwinner at Georgia; two-way player as a freshman
Started games at the SEC Tournament and NCAA Regionals, including UGA's 2021 postseason win vs. LSU
Registered a 1.44 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 68 innings with 11 wins while also batting .385 for Red Land's 2019 PIAA Class 5A state championship team
PennLive's Area Player of the Year (Harrisburg) as a sophomore in 2018

Will Briggs, Catcher – Shakopee, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels)
Minnesota's No. 1-ranked catcher in his class by Perfect Game
2023 Minnesota High School All-Star Series selection
Recognized as a top 10 player in Minnesota among his class by BVM Sports

Amir Gray, Infielder – South Holland, Ill. (Brother Rice)
Batted .358 with 122 hits, 81 RBI, 84 runs during his varsity career
Daily Southtown All-Area honoree as a team captain in 2023
Helped lead to Brother Rice to the IHSA Class 4A state finals each of his upperclassman years, finishing as the runner-up in 2023 and third in 2022

Mac Lewis, Infielder – Vienna, Va. (James Madison)
Starting shortstop and quarterback for James Madison HS as a senior
As a senior, helped lead Madison to a 23-5 record and the VHSL Class 6A state title
Also powered the football team to the 2022 VHSL Class 6A state championship game, accounting for 29 touchdowns

Will Moore, RHP – Creve Coeur, Mo. (Ladue Horton Watkins)
Racked up 51 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings as a junior
Struck out 16 with no walks in a seven-inning no-hitter in a 17U travel ball game in the summer of 2022
Pitched for Team Missouri at the PBR Futures Games; all-tournament team at multiple WWBA showcases

Brayden Olson, RHP – St. Croix Falls, Wis. (St. Croix Falls)
Three-time Prep Baseball Report all-state honoree, including consecutive first-team honors as an upperclassman
Racked up 130 strikeouts in 62 1/3 innings to go along with a 0.67 ERA, 0.56 WHIP and 11 wins as a senior
Also batted .400 with 25 extra-base hits and 36 RBI while leading St. Croix Falls to the 2023 WIAA Division 3 state title

Easton Storey, LHP – Brighton, Mich. (Brighton)
2023 Livingston County Player of the Year, second-team all-state and an all-region honoree
Racked up 88 strikeouts in 54 innings to go along with a 1.30 ERA and .161 batting average against as a high school senior
Ranked as Michigan's No. 1 lefthander in his class by Perfect Game

Cole Van Assen, RHP – Tinley Park, Ill. (Brother Rice)
Collegiate Baseball High School All-American as a senior as one of just two Illinois products to be recognized
All-state honoree racked up 90 strikeouts in 78 innings with a 1.79 ERA and 10 victories in 2023, highlighted by a complete-game shutout in the semifinal round of the state tournament
Helped lead to Brother Rice to the IHSA Class 4A state finals each of his upperclassman years, finishing as the runner-up in 2023 and third in 2022