WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue baseball's home-heavy 2024 schedule features a program-record 30 games at Alexander Field, headlined by seven weekend series.
Head coach Greg Goff has unveiled a slate that features a 10-game homestand in March and a nine-game homestand in April. The Boilermakers open and close Big Ten play at home and are slated to play seven of their final 11 weekend series at home. They will play eight 2023 NCAA Regional qualifiers, with 12 of those 19 total games set to be played at Alexander Field.
Purdue hosts Iowa, Michigan State, Indiana and Illinois for Big Ten weekend series in May. The Boilermakers welcome both the Hoosiers and Fighting Illini to West Lafayette in the same year for only the second time (2017) since Alexander Field opened in 2013.
Purdue is slated to begin its season at a Triple-A ballpark in Texas for the fourth year in a row, opening at Constellation Field in Sugar Land again. This year it's a four-game series vs. first-time foe Stony Brook at a stadium in suburban Houston that serves as the home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston Astros affiliate).
The Boilermakers play consecutive weekends in North Carolina for the third year in a row. George Mason, a 2023 NCAA Regional qualifier, is the opponent for weekend No. 2 as Purdue returns to Ting Stadium in Holly Springs, where the Boilers are 12-3 since 2022. Ting Stadium serves as the home of the Holly Springs Salamanders of the Coastal Plain League – one of the premier summer ball leagues in the southeast.
Purdue is scheduled to play at East Carolina's annual Keith LeClair Classic for the first time since the 2012 Big Ten championship season. Southeastern Louisiana and Cal State Fullerton round out the four-team field in Greenville, North Carolina. The Boilermakers have not played in regular-season tournament since February 2020 in Minneapolis.
The home opener at Alexander Field is slated for Friday, March 8 vs. Albany, one of four first-time visitors to Alexander Field. That's slated to be Purdue's earliest home opener ever, two days earlier than 2022's March 10 victory that was part of the program's historic 15-0 start.
The midweek schedule opens March 5 at Notre Dame's full artificial turf field in South Bend. The last five Purdue-Notre Dame games dating back to 2009 have been neutral-site affairs played in February. A memorable 10-inning 1-0 pitcher's duel in South Bend in April 2007 was the last on-campus meeting between the teams.
The Boilermakers host East Tennessee State for their open weekend in Big Ten play, which falls on April 19-21 this year. That's part of the backend of the nine-game April homestand.
A full list of gameday promotions and special dates at Alexander Field will be released in February or early March.
SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
• Home Games: 30 (12 in March, 10 in April, 8 in May)
• Road Games: 16 (6 in March, 6 in April, 4 in May)
• Neutral Site Games: 10 (8 in February, 2 in March)
• Home Weekends: 7 (March 8-10, March 15-17, March 22-24, April 12-14, April 19-21, May 3-5, May 16-18)
• Big Ten Home: Iowa, Michigan State, Indiana, Illinois
• Big Ten Road: Ohio State, Rutgers, Northwestern, Michigan
• Big Ten Non-Play: Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State
• Big Ten Tournament: May 21-26 (Charles Schwab Field – Omaha, Nebraska)
• Season-Opening Series: vs. Stony Brook for 4 games at Triple-A stadium in Sugar Land, Texas
• Back-to-Back Weekends in North Carolina: Feb. 23-25 vs. George Mason in Holly Springs, March 1-3 at ECU's Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville
• Earliest Home Opener Ever: March 8 vs. Albany (Opener of a four-game series)
• Open Weekend in Big Ten Play: April 19-21 vs. East Tennessee State at Alexander
• Home-and-Home Midweek Dates: Indiana State, UIC
• Remainder of the Home Midweek Dates: Ball State, DePauw, Evansville, Northern Illinois, Valparaiso
• 10-Game Homestand: March 8-20 vs. Albany, NIU, Samford, UIC, Iowa
• 9-Game Homestand: April 9-23 vs. Indiana State, Michigan State, Ball State, ETSU, Evansville
• 2023 NCAA Regional Qualifiers: Ball State, Cal State Fullerton, East Carolina, George Mason, Indiana, Indiana State, Iowa, Samford
• First-Time Opponents: Albany, Cal State Fullerton, Stony Brook
• First-Time Visitors to Alexander: Albany, DePauw, East Tennessee State, Samford
• Been a While (Not Played Since): DePauw (1987), George Mason (1987)
• Been a While Since Purdue has Paid a Visit (Last Trip): at Michigan (2015), at Notre Dame (2007)
• Purdue closes the regular season at home for the ninth time since Alexander opened in 2013 (all but 2017, excluding 2020)
• St. Patrick's Day at Home: Purdue hosts Samford, playing at home on St. Patrick's Day for the first time since 1994
• Easter Weekend in Columbus for weekend No. 2 of Big Ten play (March 29-31)
GAMES BY STATE BREAKDOWN
• Indiana: 32
• North Carolina: 7
• Illinois: 4
• Texas: 4
• Michigan: 3
• New Jersey: 3
• Ohio: 3
Head coach Greg Goff has unveiled a slate that features a 10-game homestand in March and a nine-game homestand in April. The Boilermakers open and close Big Ten play at home and are slated to play seven of their final 11 weekend series at home. They will play eight 2023 NCAA Regional qualifiers, with 12 of those 19 total games set to be played at Alexander Field.
Purdue hosts Iowa, Michigan State, Indiana and Illinois for Big Ten weekend series in May. The Boilermakers welcome both the Hoosiers and Fighting Illini to West Lafayette in the same year for only the second time (2017) since Alexander Field opened in 2013.
Purdue is slated to begin its season at a Triple-A ballpark in Texas for the fourth year in a row, opening at Constellation Field in Sugar Land again. This year it's a four-game series vs. first-time foe Stony Brook at a stadium in suburban Houston that serves as the home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston Astros affiliate).
The Boilermakers play consecutive weekends in North Carolina for the third year in a row. George Mason, a 2023 NCAA Regional qualifier, is the opponent for weekend No. 2 as Purdue returns to Ting Stadium in Holly Springs, where the Boilers are 12-3 since 2022. Ting Stadium serves as the home of the Holly Springs Salamanders of the Coastal Plain League – one of the premier summer ball leagues in the southeast.
Purdue is scheduled to play at East Carolina's annual Keith LeClair Classic for the first time since the 2012 Big Ten championship season. Southeastern Louisiana and Cal State Fullerton round out the four-team field in Greenville, North Carolina. The Boilermakers have not played in regular-season tournament since February 2020 in Minneapolis.
The home opener at Alexander Field is slated for Friday, March 8 vs. Albany, one of four first-time visitors to Alexander Field. That's slated to be Purdue's earliest home opener ever, two days earlier than 2022's March 10 victory that was part of the program's historic 15-0 start.
The midweek schedule opens March 5 at Notre Dame's full artificial turf field in South Bend. The last five Purdue-Notre Dame games dating back to 2009 have been neutral-site affairs played in February. A memorable 10-inning 1-0 pitcher's duel in South Bend in April 2007 was the last on-campus meeting between the teams.
The Boilermakers host East Tennessee State for their open weekend in Big Ten play, which falls on April 19-21 this year. That's part of the backend of the nine-game April homestand.
A full list of gameday promotions and special dates at Alexander Field will be released in February or early March.
SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
• Home Games: 30 (12 in March, 10 in April, 8 in May)
• Road Games: 16 (6 in March, 6 in April, 4 in May)
• Neutral Site Games: 10 (8 in February, 2 in March)
• Home Weekends: 7 (March 8-10, March 15-17, March 22-24, April 12-14, April 19-21, May 3-5, May 16-18)
• Big Ten Home: Iowa, Michigan State, Indiana, Illinois
• Big Ten Road: Ohio State, Rutgers, Northwestern, Michigan
• Big Ten Non-Play: Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State
• Big Ten Tournament: May 21-26 (Charles Schwab Field – Omaha, Nebraska)
• Season-Opening Series: vs. Stony Brook for 4 games at Triple-A stadium in Sugar Land, Texas
• Back-to-Back Weekends in North Carolina: Feb. 23-25 vs. George Mason in Holly Springs, March 1-3 at ECU's Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville
• Earliest Home Opener Ever: March 8 vs. Albany (Opener of a four-game series)
• Open Weekend in Big Ten Play: April 19-21 vs. East Tennessee State at Alexander
• Home-and-Home Midweek Dates: Indiana State, UIC
• Remainder of the Home Midweek Dates: Ball State, DePauw, Evansville, Northern Illinois, Valparaiso
• 10-Game Homestand: March 8-20 vs. Albany, NIU, Samford, UIC, Iowa
• 9-Game Homestand: April 9-23 vs. Indiana State, Michigan State, Ball State, ETSU, Evansville
• 2023 NCAA Regional Qualifiers: Ball State, Cal State Fullerton, East Carolina, George Mason, Indiana, Indiana State, Iowa, Samford
• First-Time Opponents: Albany, Cal State Fullerton, Stony Brook
• First-Time Visitors to Alexander: Albany, DePauw, East Tennessee State, Samford
• Been a While (Not Played Since): DePauw (1987), George Mason (1987)
• Been a While Since Purdue has Paid a Visit (Last Trip): at Michigan (2015), at Notre Dame (2007)
• Purdue closes the regular season at home for the ninth time since Alexander opened in 2013 (all but 2017, excluding 2020)
• St. Patrick's Day at Home: Purdue hosts Samford, playing at home on St. Patrick's Day for the first time since 1994
• Easter Weekend in Columbus for weekend No. 2 of Big Ten play (March 29-31)
GAMES BY STATE BREAKDOWN
• Indiana: 32
• North Carolina: 7
• Illinois: 4
• Texas: 4
• Michigan: 3
• New Jersey: 3
• Ohio: 3