GAMEDAY INFORMATION
UAlbany (0-6) at Purdue (8-4)
Friday to Sunday, March 8-10 / Watch B1G+
Series Opener: Friday, March 8 at 4 p.m. ET
Doubleheader: Saturday, March 9 at 1 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, March 10 at 1 p.m. ET
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Series History: First Meetings
Sunday Mar10 Day Promotion: Super Mario T-Shirt Giveaway (First 100 Fans), Bark in the Park
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Game 1: Jordan Morales (Grad, LHP) vs. UA's Owen Birkman (Sr, RHP)
Game 2: Luke Wagner (Sr, LHP) vs. UA's Matt Mariano (R-So, RHP)
Game 3: Kyle Iwinski (Sr, RHP) vs. TBA for UA
Game 4: TBA for Purdue vs. UA's Kyle Locklear (R-Sr, RHP)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – As Purdue Baseball hosts first-time foe UAlbany for its third four-game series of the season, Friday's home opener is in line to potentially double up as the earliest home opener in program history and the opening game of the longest homestand in the Alexander Field era.
First pitch is slated for Friday at 4 p.m. ET, a Saturday doubleheader at 1 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. Schedule changes are likely this weekend with rain in the forecast for much of Friday and Saturday morning. The Boilermakers are scheduled to play a Saturday doubleheader for third time in the first four weekends.
The ticket policy for rescheduled and canceled games at Alexander Field remains the same – fans with tickets for a rescheduled or canceled game may exchange them for general admission seats at any future home game (excluding the May 3-5 weekend series). New this season is a reentry policy for pre-scheduled doubleheaders (March 9, March 16). One ticket is good for both games of those twibills. When a rain out leads to a doubleheader, an unused/unscanned ticket will be required to reenter Alexander Field.
The promotional schedule begins Sunday with a Purdue Baseball Super Mario t-shirt giveaway (first 100 fans) for Mar10 Day on the calendar. It's also the first of six Bark in the Park Sundays in which fans can bring their dog to the stadium.
This year will mark the third time in the last six seasons that the Boilermakers will play their earliest home opener ever. Purdue begins its 30-game home schedule with 13 consecutive games at Alexander Field. If all 13 are played, it will match the baker's dozen homestand the program enjoyed late in the 2017 campaign as the longest since Alexander opened in 2013.
EARLIEST HOME OPENERS IN PURDUE HISTORY
*Home-Opening Doubleheader
• 2022: March 10 vs Bellarmine – W, 8-4
• 2019: March 12 vs Milwaukee – L, 6-1
• 1996: March 13 vs Saint Joseph's (Ind.) – L, 7-0
• 2023: March 15 vs Northern Illinois – W, 14-5
• 1992: March 16 vs Ball State* – W, 9-0
• 1991: March 16 vs Saint Joseph's (Ind.)* – L, 2-1
• 1994: March 17 vs Saint Joseph's (Ind.) – W, 3-0
• 1990: March 17 vs Saint Joseph's (Ind.) – L, 5-3
• 2015: March 18 vs Valparaiso – W, 2-0
• 1998: March 18 vs Valparaiso – W, 5-4
• 1993: March 18 vs Saint Joseph's (Ind.) – W, 8-0
Purdue set an attendance record last season by averaging 1,710 fans per home date, ranking third in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers have seven home weekends on the calendar this year and are scheduled to play 30 of their remaining 44 games at Alexander Field. Since the start of the 2022 campaign, Purdue is 25-19 at home and 53-26 when batting last in a game.
Kyle Iwinski, Connor Caskenette and Couper Cornblum were among the Boilermakers' top performers at home last season and all three players ended their junior campaigns riding notable streaks at Alexander. Caskenette also enters the weekend leading the Big Ten with 17 RBI. This weekend he'll look to make it three years in a row that a Boilermaker has reached the 20-RBI benchmark by March 10.
NOTABLE ACTIVE STREAKS
• Connor Caskenette – 18-game on-base streak at Home (since 3/31/23)
• Couper Cornblum – 13-game hit streak at Home (since 4/15/23); started 65 consecutive games (every game at Purdue)
• Logan Sutter – 12-game on-base streak (every game of 2024)
• Camden Gasser – 10-game on-base streak (every game he's played in 2024)
• Kyle Iwinski – Pitched at least 6 innings in 5 straight starts at Home (every home start of 2023)
IWINSKI'S 5 STARTS AT ALEXANDER FIELD IN 2023
All Quality Starts
• April 2 vs Northwestern: ND, 6 2/3 IP, 3 H, R, 0 BB, 5 K
• April 15 vs Penn State: W, 8 IP, 6 H, R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
• April 30 vs Rutgers: ND, 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• May 7 vs South Dakota State: ND, 7 1/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, BB, 3 K
• May 19 vs Nebraska: W, 6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, BB, 3 K
• Combined at Home: 2-0, 35 IP, 27 H, 4 BB, 16 K, 2.06 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, .214 B/Avg
QUICK NOTABLES
• Purdue won its season opener in shutout fashion for the first time since 1991.
• Purdue won twice in shutout fashion in the first 10 games of a season for the first time since 2003.
• Purdue has scored 10-plus runs in a win in each of the first three weekends of a season for the first time since 2012. The 2012 Big Ten championship team did it in each of the first five weekends.
• Purdue has scored 10 runs in an inning in each of its last two Sunday wins and also scored 10 unanswered runs in the Sunday, Feb. 18 win. The Boilermakers have posted two 10-run innings in a season for the first time since 2012. They have scored 35 of their 97 runs (36%) in Sunday victories this year.
• Logan Sutter leads the Big Ten and ranks top five nationally with nine doubles, reaching base safely in every game this season. He's in line to easily become the fastest Boilermaker (via date on the calendar) to reach 10 doubles since 2001.
• Luke Gaffney is the first player in conference history (since the award was adopted in 2011) to win Big Ten Freshman of the Week each of the first two weeks of the season.
• Luke Wagner and Jackson Dannelley teamed up to shutout Southeastern Louisiana on March 2, ending SELA's five-game win streak. The Lions had scored 59 runs during their streak and then scored 11 runs while beating No. 11 East Carolina on Sunday on the final day of the four-team Keith LeClair Classic.
• Jordan Morales was the first lefthander since 2014 and only the second this millennium to start on Opening Day for Purdue. Now he's line to become the 10th pitcher, and first lefty, to start the season and home openers since 1998.
• Purdue has committed just one error in the last five games and has a .971 fielding percentage overall.
TOP 10 IN THE BIG TEN ENTERING THE WEEKEND
• Logan Sutter – 1st in Doubles (9), 1st in Slugging (.818), 1st in OPS (1.318), T-4th in HR (3), T-5th in RBI (14), 7th in Batting Avg (.409), T-7th in Hits (18)
• Connor Caskenette – 1st in RBI (17), 8th in HBP (4)
• Jackson Dannelley – 1st in Saves (3)
• Luke Gaffney – T-2nd in Doubles (7), 4th in Batting Avg (.422), T-4th in Hits (19), 5th in Slugging (.711), T-5th in Runs (14), 7th in OPS (1.180)
• Keenan Spence – T-3rd in HR (3), T-8th in Slugging (.647)
• Jordan Morales – 3rd in Innings (18 1/3), 10th in ERA (2.45)
• Camden Gasser – T-9th in OBP (.612), T-9th in Steals (4)
• Jo Stevens – T-9th in Steals (4)
UAlbany (0-6) at Purdue (8-4)
Friday to Sunday, March 8-10 / Watch B1G+
Series Opener: Friday, March 8 at 4 p.m. ET
Doubleheader: Saturday, March 9 at 1 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, March 10 at 1 p.m. ET
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Series History: First Meetings
Sunday Mar10 Day Promotion: Super Mario T-Shirt Giveaway (First 100 Fans), Bark in the Park
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Game 1: Jordan Morales (Grad, LHP) vs. UA's Owen Birkman (Sr, RHP)
Game 2: Luke Wagner (Sr, LHP) vs. UA's Matt Mariano (R-So, RHP)
Game 3: Kyle Iwinski (Sr, RHP) vs. TBA for UA
Game 4: TBA for Purdue vs. UA's Kyle Locklear (R-Sr, RHP)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – As Purdue Baseball hosts first-time foe UAlbany for its third four-game series of the season, Friday's home opener is in line to potentially double up as the earliest home opener in program history and the opening game of the longest homestand in the Alexander Field era.
First pitch is slated for Friday at 4 p.m. ET, a Saturday doubleheader at 1 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. Schedule changes are likely this weekend with rain in the forecast for much of Friday and Saturday morning. The Boilermakers are scheduled to play a Saturday doubleheader for third time in the first four weekends.
The ticket policy for rescheduled and canceled games at Alexander Field remains the same – fans with tickets for a rescheduled or canceled game may exchange them for general admission seats at any future home game (excluding the May 3-5 weekend series). New this season is a reentry policy for pre-scheduled doubleheaders (March 9, March 16). One ticket is good for both games of those twibills. When a rain out leads to a doubleheader, an unused/unscanned ticket will be required to reenter Alexander Field.
The promotional schedule begins Sunday with a Purdue Baseball Super Mario t-shirt giveaway (first 100 fans) for Mar10 Day on the calendar. It's also the first of six Bark in the Park Sundays in which fans can bring their dog to the stadium.
This year will mark the third time in the last six seasons that the Boilermakers will play their earliest home opener ever. Purdue begins its 30-game home schedule with 13 consecutive games at Alexander Field. If all 13 are played, it will match the baker's dozen homestand the program enjoyed late in the 2017 campaign as the longest since Alexander opened in 2013.
EARLIEST HOME OPENERS IN PURDUE HISTORY
*Home-Opening Doubleheader
• 2022: March 10 vs Bellarmine – W, 8-4
• 2019: March 12 vs Milwaukee – L, 6-1
• 1996: March 13 vs Saint Joseph's (Ind.) – L, 7-0
• 2023: March 15 vs Northern Illinois – W, 14-5
• 1992: March 16 vs Ball State* – W, 9-0
• 1991: March 16 vs Saint Joseph's (Ind.)* – L, 2-1
• 1994: March 17 vs Saint Joseph's (Ind.) – W, 3-0
• 1990: March 17 vs Saint Joseph's (Ind.) – L, 5-3
• 2015: March 18 vs Valparaiso – W, 2-0
• 1998: March 18 vs Valparaiso – W, 5-4
• 1993: March 18 vs Saint Joseph's (Ind.) – W, 8-0
Purdue set an attendance record last season by averaging 1,710 fans per home date, ranking third in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers have seven home weekends on the calendar this year and are scheduled to play 30 of their remaining 44 games at Alexander Field. Since the start of the 2022 campaign, Purdue is 25-19 at home and 53-26 when batting last in a game.
Kyle Iwinski, Connor Caskenette and Couper Cornblum were among the Boilermakers' top performers at home last season and all three players ended their junior campaigns riding notable streaks at Alexander. Caskenette also enters the weekend leading the Big Ten with 17 RBI. This weekend he'll look to make it three years in a row that a Boilermaker has reached the 20-RBI benchmark by March 10.
NOTABLE ACTIVE STREAKS
• Connor Caskenette – 18-game on-base streak at Home (since 3/31/23)
• Couper Cornblum – 13-game hit streak at Home (since 4/15/23); started 65 consecutive games (every game at Purdue)
• Logan Sutter – 12-game on-base streak (every game of 2024)
• Camden Gasser – 10-game on-base streak (every game he's played in 2024)
• Kyle Iwinski – Pitched at least 6 innings in 5 straight starts at Home (every home start of 2023)
IWINSKI'S 5 STARTS AT ALEXANDER FIELD IN 2023
All Quality Starts
• April 2 vs Northwestern: ND, 6 2/3 IP, 3 H, R, 0 BB, 5 K
• April 15 vs Penn State: W, 8 IP, 6 H, R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
• April 30 vs Rutgers: ND, 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• May 7 vs South Dakota State: ND, 7 1/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, BB, 3 K
• May 19 vs Nebraska: W, 6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, BB, 3 K
• Combined at Home: 2-0, 35 IP, 27 H, 4 BB, 16 K, 2.06 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, .214 B/Avg
QUICK NOTABLES
• Purdue won its season opener in shutout fashion for the first time since 1991.
• Purdue won twice in shutout fashion in the first 10 games of a season for the first time since 2003.
• Purdue has scored 10-plus runs in a win in each of the first three weekends of a season for the first time since 2012. The 2012 Big Ten championship team did it in each of the first five weekends.
• Purdue has scored 10 runs in an inning in each of its last two Sunday wins and also scored 10 unanswered runs in the Sunday, Feb. 18 win. The Boilermakers have posted two 10-run innings in a season for the first time since 2012. They have scored 35 of their 97 runs (36%) in Sunday victories this year.
• Logan Sutter leads the Big Ten and ranks top five nationally with nine doubles, reaching base safely in every game this season. He's in line to easily become the fastest Boilermaker (via date on the calendar) to reach 10 doubles since 2001.
• Luke Gaffney is the first player in conference history (since the award was adopted in 2011) to win Big Ten Freshman of the Week each of the first two weeks of the season.
• Luke Wagner and Jackson Dannelley teamed up to shutout Southeastern Louisiana on March 2, ending SELA's five-game win streak. The Lions had scored 59 runs during their streak and then scored 11 runs while beating No. 11 East Carolina on Sunday on the final day of the four-team Keith LeClair Classic.
• Jordan Morales was the first lefthander since 2014 and only the second this millennium to start on Opening Day for Purdue. Now he's line to become the 10th pitcher, and first lefty, to start the season and home openers since 1998.
• Purdue has committed just one error in the last five games and has a .971 fielding percentage overall.
TOP 10 IN THE BIG TEN ENTERING THE WEEKEND
• Logan Sutter – 1st in Doubles (9), 1st in Slugging (.818), 1st in OPS (1.318), T-4th in HR (3), T-5th in RBI (14), 7th in Batting Avg (.409), T-7th in Hits (18)
• Connor Caskenette – 1st in RBI (17), 8th in HBP (4)
• Jackson Dannelley – 1st in Saves (3)
• Luke Gaffney – T-2nd in Doubles (7), 4th in Batting Avg (.422), T-4th in Hits (19), 5th in Slugging (.711), T-5th in Runs (14), 7th in OPS (1.180)
• Keenan Spence – T-3rd in HR (3), T-8th in Slugging (.647)
• Jordan Morales – 3rd in Innings (18 1/3), 10th in ERA (2.45)
• Camden Gasser – T-9th in OBP (.612), T-9th in Steals (4)
• Jo Stevens – T-9th in Steals (4)
| STARTED THE SEASON & HOME OPENER (Since 1998) | |||
| Season | Pitcher | Season Opener | Home Opener |
| 2024 | Jordan Morales | Feb. 16 vs Stony Brook | March 8 vs UAlbany |
| 2023 | Khal Stephen | Feb. 17 vs Holy Cross | March 15 vs NIU |
| 2021 | Trent Johnson | March 5 vs Nebraska | March 26 vs Rutgers |
| 2018 | Tanner Andrews | Feb. 17 vs Western Mich. | March 23 vs Lipscomb |
| 2013 | Brad Schreiber | Feb. 15 vs Connecticut | March 22 vs Ohio State |
| 2007 | Josh Lindblom | Feb. 23 at Georgia | March 30 vs Illinois |
| 2006 | Jay Buente | Feb. 24 vs Louisiana | March 25 vs Chicago State |
| 2005 | Scott Byrnes | Feb. 25 at Florida Atlantic | March 26 vs Western Mich. |
| 2001 | Ben Quick | Feb. 16 at Rice | March 23 vs Minnesota |
| 2000 | Russ Morgan | Feb. 18 at Vanderbilt | March 22 vs Valparaiso |
| 10+ RUN INNINGS (Since 2001) | ||||
| Date | Runs | Inning | Opponent | Game Result |
| 4/24/13 | 15 | B-2nd | UIC | W, 20-0 |
| 3/05/23 | 13 | B-4th | vs Akron | W, 23-4 |
| 4/11/24 | 12 | T-6th | at Ball State | W, 15-2 |
| 3/23/08 | 12 | B-4th | Western Illinois | W, 22-10 |
| 3/03/24 | 10 | T-1st | vs Cal State Fullerton | W, 11-3 |
| 2/25/24 | 10 | B-5th | vs George Mason | W, 11-1 |
| 4/09/22 | 10 | B-8th | Indiana | W, 17-0 |
| 5/06/12 | 10 | T-9th | at UCLA | W, 15-11 |
| 3/26/08 | 10 | B-7th | Valparaiso | W, 15-0 |
| 4/15/07 | 10 | B-1st | Indiana | W, 13-0 |
| FASTEST TO 10 DOUBLES (Since 2001) | |||
| Year | Boilermaker | Date of 10th Double | Season Total |
| 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 | Logan Sutter | TBD | 9 |
| 2024 | Luke Gaffney | TBD | 7 |
| FASTEST TO 20 RBI (Since 2001) | |||
| Year | Boilermaker | Date of 30th RBI | Season Total |
| 2023 | Paul Toetz | March 5 | 53 |
| 2022 | Cam Thompson | March 10 | 56 |
| 2018 | Jacson McGowan | March 11 | 59 |
| 2012 | Cameron Perkins | March 13 | 61 |
| 2017 | Jacson McGowan | March 18 | 50 |
| 2009 | Dan Black | March 21 | 51 |
| 2024 | Connor Caskenette | TBD | 17 |
| FASTEST TO 30 RBI (Since 2001) | |||
| Year | Boilermaker | Date of 30th RBI | Season Total |
| 2023 | Paul Toetz | March 21 | 53 |
| 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 |
| BIG INNING BOILERMAKERS – PROLIFIC RALLIES SINCE 2021 | ||||
| Date | Runs | Inning | Opponent | Game Result |
| 3/05/23 | 13 | B-4th | vs Akron | W, 23-4 |
| 3/03/24 | 10 | T-1st | vs Cal State Fullerton | W, 11-3 |
| 2/25/24 | 10 | B-5th | vs George Mason | W, 11-1 |
| 4/09/22 | 10 | B-8th | Indiana | W, 17-0 |
| 3/04/23 | 9 | B-3rd | vs Akron | W, 17-9 |
| 4/04/23 | 8 | B-2nd | Evansville | L, 12-10 |
| 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 |
| 4/19/23 | 7 | B-3rd | Butler | W, 16-9 |
| 4/08/23 | 7 | T-9th | at Minnesota | W, 15-3 |
| 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 |
| 2/18/24 | 5 | B-6th | vs Stony Brook | W, 13-6 |
| 2/17/24 | 5 | B-6th | vs Stony Brook | W, 12-8 |
| Scoring Breakdown – 13: 1, 10: 3, 9: 1, 8: 4, 7: 7, 6: 6, 5: 12 | ||||
| HOME OPENERS AT ALEXANDER FIELD | |||
| Year | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 2023 | March 15 | Northern Illinois | W, 14-5 |
| 2022 | March 10 | Bellarmine | W, 8-4 |
| 2021 | March 26 | Rutgers | L, 7-5 |
| 2019 | March 12 | Milwaukee | L, 6-1 |
| 2018 | March 23 | Lipscomb (DH) | L, 3-1 & W, 6-2 |
| 2017 | March 28 | Kent State | W, 3-2 |
| 2016 | March 23 | Louisville | L, 9-4 |
| 2015 | March 18 | Valparaiso | W, 2-0 |
| 2014 | March 26 | Purdue Fort Wayne | W, 7-1 |
| 2013 | March 22 | Ohio State | L, 10-1 |
| PURDUE'S LONGEST HOMESTANDS (Since 1983) | |||
| Season | Length of Homestand | Dates | Record |
| 1983 | 14-Game | April 13-26 | 11-3 |
| 2024 | 13-Game | March 8-24 | TBD |
| 2017 | 13-Game | April 21-May 14 | 7-6 |
| 1990 | 12-Game | March 17-April 1 | 8-4 |
| 1988 | 12-Game | April 30-May 15 | 7-5 |
| 1984 | 11-Game | May 7-13 | 4-6-1 |
| 1995 | 10-Game | April 8-18 | 7-3 |
| 1990 | 10-Game | April 27-May 10 | 3-6-1 |
| 2024 | 9-Game | April 9-23 | TBD |
| 2019 | 9-Game | April 23-May 7 | 6-3 |
| 2018 | 9-Game | April 24-May 8 | 9-0 |
| 2008 | 9-Game | March 22-30 | 8-1 |
| 1997 | 9-Game | April 25-May 3 | 8-1 |
| 1996 | 9-Game | March 29-April 7 | 4-5 |
| 1987 | 9-Game | April 18-25 | 8-1 |
| SCORED 50+ RUNS OVER A 5-GAME STRETCH (BBCOR Bat Era, 2011-Pr) | |||
| Year | Total Runs | Opponent(s) | Game Scores |
| 2023 | 66 | Akron (3x) Ole Miss (2x) |
W, 17-9 W, 13-0 W, 23-4 L, 15-7 L, 7-6 (10) |
| 2018 | 63 | Northwestern (3x) Purdue Fort Wayne at Ball State |
W, 8-7 W, 9-5 W, 9-2 W, 27-3 W, 10-8 |
| 2022 | 59 | Northern Illinois Indiana State Indiana (3x) |
W, 17-14 L, 10-6 (10) W, 17-0 L, 10-3 W, 16-15 |
| 2012 | 57 | at Murray State (2x) at Missouri State at Wichita State (2x) |
W, 22-1 W, 13-2 W, 4-2 W, 8-3 W, 10-5 |
| 2011 | 56 | vs Pitt at Morehead State (2x) |
W, 5-3 W, 11-8 L, 10-9 (11) W, 18-1 W, 17-9 |
| 2024 | 53 | vs Stony Brook (2x) vs George Mason (3x) |
W, 12-8 W, 13-6 W, 7-4 L, 11-9 W, 12-5 |
| 2021 | 53 | at Minnesota (4x) Penn State |
W, 9-3 W, 12-5 W, 17-4 L, 9-8 W, 7-4 |
| 2011 | 52 | at Penn State at UIC at Northwestern (3x) |
W, 15-4 W, 17-3 W, 9-7 L, 14-1 W, 10-2 |