GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Purdue (16-9, 1-2 B1G) at Indiana State (17-5), 2-1 MVC)
Tuesday, March 26 at 4 p.m. ET / ESPN+
Bob Warn Field / Terre Haute, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Cole Van Assen (Fr, RHP) vs. ISU's Brayden Lybarger (R-So, RHP)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: ISU leads 46-30-2
All-Time in Terre Haute: ISU leads 22-15-1
2023 in Terre Haute: ISU 8, Purdue 2 (March 28)
2023 in West Lafayette: ISU 4, Purdue 1 (April 11)
Purdue's Last Win vs. ISU: Purdue 3, ISU 1 – 10 Innings (April 2018 in Terre Haute)
First Meeting: Purdue 7, ISU 0 (April 1902 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – With its season-long 13-game homestand complete, Purdue Baseball plays seven of its next eight games on the road, beginning Tuesday with the front end of a home-and-home midweek series with Indiana State.
First pitch at Bob Warn Field in Terre Haute is slated for 4 p.m. ET. The Boilermakers play at Ohio State this weekend and Rutgers next weekend. Purdue and ISU are also scheduled to play April 9 at Alexander Field.
The Boilermakers and Sycamores are a combined 33-14 this season. They both opened conference play at home this past weekend and the team that lost the opening game came back to win the series – Iowa at Alexander Field and ISU vs. Missouri State in Terre Haute. Indiana State went 24-3 while winning the Missouri Valley Conference last season, with all three losses coming in series openers.
The series loss to Iowa marked the 18th time since the Big Ten went to three-game conference series in 2009 that Purdue dropped a league weekend after winning the opening game. The Boilermakers have also lost seven consecutive rubber games against Iowa since 2012.
Indiana State is 3-0 against Big Ten teams this year, defeating Michigan State in Florida to open the second weekend of the season and besting Illinois and Indiana at home in midweek action earlier this month.
Camden Gasser continues to lead the Big Ten with 24 walks and a .554 on-base percentage. Those elements are a primary reason why the shortstop is currently riding a 23-game on-base streak to open the season. It represents Purdue's fifth-longest on-base streak to begin a campaign.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Camden Gasser – 23-game on-base streak (every game he's played in 2024)
• Jo Stevens – 11-game on-base streak
• Jackson Dannelley – 12 consecutive inherited runners stranded (since 5/20/23)
Meanwhile, Gasser is one of three Boilermakers with a hit streak of at least 10 games this season, joining Jo Stevens and Luke Gaffney. Purdue has three players with a 10-game hit streak for the second year in a row, achieving the feat in back-to-back seasons for the seventh time dating back to 2001.
Stevens has been part of the trio the last two years, becoming the first Boilermaker with a 10-game hit streak in consecutive seasons since Skyler Hunter did it three years in a row from 2017 to 2019.
Purdue is 36-35 away from West Lafayette since the start of the 2022 season, but just 9-27 in true road games. The Boilermakers are off to a 1-2 start on their 10-game midweek schedule. Last week's 14-inning marathon with UIC was the longest game in he history of Alexander Field.
THREE BOILERMAKERS WITH HIT STREAKS OF 10+ GAMES IN SAME SEASON (Since 2001)
• 2024: Camden Gasser (12, March 2-17), Jo Stevens (10, March 10-23), Luke Gaffney (10, Feb. 16-March 3)
• 2023: Connor Caskenette (18), Couper Cornblum (13), Jo Stevens (12)
• 2019: Zac Fascia (15), Skyler Hunter (14), Cole McKenzie (11)
• 2018: Skyler Hunter (13), Nick Dalesandro (11), Ben Nisle (10), Alec Olund (10)
• 2011: Cameron Perkins (20), Eric Charles (15), Kevin Plawecki (11), Stephen Talbott (10), Tyler Spillner (10)
• 2010: Ryan Bridges (13), Barret Arthur (11), Jon Moore (11), Cameron Perkins (10), Eric Charles (10)
• 2009: Brandon Haveman (20), Eric Charles (14), Drew Madia (11)
• 2008: Jon Moore (14), Ryne White (14), Brandon Haveman (13), Ben Wolgamot (13)
• 2007: Ryne White (24), Jordan Comadena (14), John Cummins (10)
• 2005: John Hunter (14), Mitch Hilligoss (13), Andy Dahl (11)
• 2004: Mitch Hilligoss (12), Mike Coles (11), John Hunter (11)
• 2001: David Blomberg (19), Nate Sickler (14), Daniel Underwood (12), David Harrell (12), Nick McIntyre (10)
LONGEST SEASON-OPENING ON-BASE STREAKS
Since 2001, Single Season Only
• Cameron Perkins – 50 in 2011
• Cam Thompson – 44 in 2022
• CJ Valdez – 34 in 2022
• Mitch Hilligoss – 27 in 2006
• Camden Gasser – 23 in 2024
• Brandon Haveman – 22 in 2009
• Evan Albrecht – 20 in 2023
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 20 in 2022
• Jordan Comadena – 20 in 2007
Purdue (16-9, 1-2 B1G) at Indiana State (17-5), 2-1 MVC)
Tuesday, March 26 at 4 p.m. ET / ESPN+
Bob Warn Field / Terre Haute, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Cole Van Assen (Fr, RHP) vs. ISU's Brayden Lybarger (R-So, RHP)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: ISU leads 46-30-2
All-Time in Terre Haute: ISU leads 22-15-1
2023 in Terre Haute: ISU 8, Purdue 2 (March 28)
2023 in West Lafayette: ISU 4, Purdue 1 (April 11)
Purdue's Last Win vs. ISU: Purdue 3, ISU 1 – 10 Innings (April 2018 in Terre Haute)
First Meeting: Purdue 7, ISU 0 (April 1902 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – With its season-long 13-game homestand complete, Purdue Baseball plays seven of its next eight games on the road, beginning Tuesday with the front end of a home-and-home midweek series with Indiana State.
First pitch at Bob Warn Field in Terre Haute is slated for 4 p.m. ET. The Boilermakers play at Ohio State this weekend and Rutgers next weekend. Purdue and ISU are also scheduled to play April 9 at Alexander Field.
The Boilermakers and Sycamores are a combined 33-14 this season. They both opened conference play at home this past weekend and the team that lost the opening game came back to win the series – Iowa at Alexander Field and ISU vs. Missouri State in Terre Haute. Indiana State went 24-3 while winning the Missouri Valley Conference last season, with all three losses coming in series openers.
The series loss to Iowa marked the 18th time since the Big Ten went to three-game conference series in 2009 that Purdue dropped a league weekend after winning the opening game. The Boilermakers have also lost seven consecutive rubber games against Iowa since 2012.
Indiana State is 3-0 against Big Ten teams this year, defeating Michigan State in Florida to open the second weekend of the season and besting Illinois and Indiana at home in midweek action earlier this month.
Camden Gasser continues to lead the Big Ten with 24 walks and a .554 on-base percentage. Those elements are a primary reason why the shortstop is currently riding a 23-game on-base streak to open the season. It represents Purdue's fifth-longest on-base streak to begin a campaign.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Camden Gasser – 23-game on-base streak (every game he's played in 2024)
• Jo Stevens – 11-game on-base streak
• Jackson Dannelley – 12 consecutive inherited runners stranded (since 5/20/23)
Meanwhile, Gasser is one of three Boilermakers with a hit streak of at least 10 games this season, joining Jo Stevens and Luke Gaffney. Purdue has three players with a 10-game hit streak for the second year in a row, achieving the feat in back-to-back seasons for the seventh time dating back to 2001.
Stevens has been part of the trio the last two years, becoming the first Boilermaker with a 10-game hit streak in consecutive seasons since Skyler Hunter did it three years in a row from 2017 to 2019.
Purdue is 36-35 away from West Lafayette since the start of the 2022 season, but just 9-27 in true road games. The Boilermakers are off to a 1-2 start on their 10-game midweek schedule. Last week's 14-inning marathon with UIC was the longest game in he history of Alexander Field.
THREE BOILERMAKERS WITH HIT STREAKS OF 10+ GAMES IN SAME SEASON (Since 2001)
• 2024: Camden Gasser (12, March 2-17), Jo Stevens (10, March 10-23), Luke Gaffney (10, Feb. 16-March 3)
• 2023: Connor Caskenette (18), Couper Cornblum (13), Jo Stevens (12)
• 2019: Zac Fascia (15), Skyler Hunter (14), Cole McKenzie (11)
• 2018: Skyler Hunter (13), Nick Dalesandro (11), Ben Nisle (10), Alec Olund (10)
• 2011: Cameron Perkins (20), Eric Charles (15), Kevin Plawecki (11), Stephen Talbott (10), Tyler Spillner (10)
• 2010: Ryan Bridges (13), Barret Arthur (11), Jon Moore (11), Cameron Perkins (10), Eric Charles (10)
• 2009: Brandon Haveman (20), Eric Charles (14), Drew Madia (11)
• 2008: Jon Moore (14), Ryne White (14), Brandon Haveman (13), Ben Wolgamot (13)
• 2007: Ryne White (24), Jordan Comadena (14), John Cummins (10)
• 2005: John Hunter (14), Mitch Hilligoss (13), Andy Dahl (11)
• 2004: Mitch Hilligoss (12), Mike Coles (11), John Hunter (11)
• 2001: David Blomberg (19), Nate Sickler (14), Daniel Underwood (12), David Harrell (12), Nick McIntyre (10)
LONGEST SEASON-OPENING ON-BASE STREAKS
Since 2001, Single Season Only
• Cameron Perkins – 50 in 2011
• Cam Thompson – 44 in 2022
• CJ Valdez – 34 in 2022
• Mitch Hilligoss – 27 in 2006
• Camden Gasser – 23 in 2024
• Brandon Haveman – 22 in 2009
• Evan Albrecht – 20 in 2023
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 20 in 2022
• Jordan Comadena – 20 in 2007
| FASTEST TO 20 RBI (Since 2001) | |||
| Season | Boilermaker | Date of 20th RBI | Season Total |
| 2023 | Paul Toetz | March 5 | 53 |
| 2024 | Connor Caskenette | March 10 | 31 |
| 2024 | Luke Gaffney | March 10 | 30 |
| 2022 | Cam Thompson | March 10 | 56 |
| 2018 | Jacson McGowan | March 11 | 59 |
| 2024 | Logan Sutter | March 13 | 27 |
| 2012 | Cameron Perkins | March 13 | 61 |
| 2017 | Jacson McGowan | March 18 | 50 |
| 2009 | Dan Black | March 21 | 51 |
| FASTEST TO 30 RBI (Since 2001) | |||
| Season | Boilermaker | Date of 30th RBI | Season Total |
| 2023 | Paul Toetz | March 21 | 53 |
| 2024 | Connor Caskenette | March 22 | 31 |
| 2024 | Luke Gaffney | March 24 | 30 |
| 2022 | Cam Thompson | March 25 | 56 |
| 2018 | Jacson McGowan | March 31 | 59 |
| 2009 | Dan Black | April 4 | 51 |
| 2017 | Jacson McGowan | April 8 | 50 |
| 2012 | Cameron Perkins | April 8 | 61 |
| 2001 | Nate Sickler | April 11 | 54 |
| FASTEST TO 10 DOUBLES (Since 2001) | |||
| Season | Boilermaker | Date of 10th Double | Season Total |
| 2024 | Logan Sutter | March 10 | 13 |
| 2012 | Kevin Plawecki | March 24 | 20 |
| 2001 | Nate Sickler | March 24 | 21 |
| 2011 | Tyler Spillner | March 29 | 17 |
| 2003 | Simon Klink | March 29 | 21 |
| 2010 | Cameron Perkins | April 2 | 17 |
| 2004 | Mike Coles | April 4 | 17 |
| 2022 | Troy Viola | April 5 | 19 |
| 2024 | Luke Gaffney | TBD | 9 |
| WON OR LOST THE SERIES AFTER GAME 1 RESULT Since Big Ten went to 3-Game Conference Weekends in 2009 (Excluding 4-Game Series in 2021) |
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| Won Game 1, Lost the Series 2024 vs. Iowa 2023 at Maryland 2023 at Michigan State 2019 vs. Michigan State 2018 at Indiana 2017 at Rutgers 2017 at Iowa 2016 at Maryland 2015 vs. Rutgers 2014 vs. Ohio State 2014 at Michigan State 2014 at Illinois 2013 vs. Northwestern 2012 at Iowa 2011 vs. Illinois 2010 vs. Northwestern 2010 at Michigan 2010 vs. Minnesota |
Lost Game 1, Won the Series 2023 vs. Penn State 2017 at Ohio State 2015 at Nebraska 2009 at Michigan State 2009 vs. Iowa (last rubber game win vs. Iowa) |