GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Michigan State (14-16, 3-3 Big Ten) at Purdue (20-13, 5-4 Big Ten)
Friday to Sunday, April 12-14 / Watch B1G+
Series Opener: Friday, April 12 at 6 p.m. ET
Middle Game: Saturday, April 13 at 3 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, April 14 at 1 p.m. ET
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: Jordan Morales (Grad, LHP) vs. MSU's Joseph Dzierwa (So, LHP)
Saturday: Luke Wagner (Sr, LHP) vs. MSU's Nick Powers (Sr, LHP)
Sunday: Jonathan Blackwell (Sr, LHP) vs. MSU's Nick Ferazzi (Grad, RHP)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Michigan State leads 88-76
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 43-41
2023: MSU won 2 of 3 (March 24-26 in East Lansing)
Last Series in West Lafayette: MSU won 2 of 3 (May 2019)
Purdue's Last Season Series Win vs. MSU: Purdue won 3 of 4 (April 2021 in East Lansing & Champaign)
Purdue's Last Weekend Series Win vs. MSU: Purdue won 2 of 3 (April 2012 in West Lafayette)
First Meeting: Purdue 6, MSU 3 (May 1949 in West Lafayette)
WEEKEND PROMOTIONS
Friday: Country Music Night
Saturday: Military Appreciation Day & Doubleheader with Football's Spring Game (Noon at Ross-Ade)
Sunday: Bark in the Park Dog Day; Dog Bowls Giveaway
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Weekend No. 4 of Big Ten play and Purdue Baseball's fourth home weekend overlap as Michigan State comes to town for the first time since 2019 and just the third time since Alexander Field opened 11 years ago.
First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Saturday's middle game of the series will serve as the nightcap of a Purdue Athletics' doubleheader that begins with the football's annual spring game at Ross-Ade Stadium at noon. The action-packed Saturday on campus also features the College of Agriculture's Spring Fest, Aviation Day at the airport and the College of Engineering's evGrandPrix race (the electric edition) next door to Alexander Field.
The Spartans are the opponent for the frontend of the Boilermakers' consecutive home weekends this month, which comprises the heart of the current nine-game homestand. Tuesday's homestand opener marked the beginning of a stretch in which Purdue is scheduled to play 16 of its final 23 regular-season games at Alexander.
The Boilermakers are aiming to build on their ninth ever series sweep on the road in Big Ten, bringing out the brooms against a Rutgers team that had not been swept in a three-game Big Ten series at home since April 2017. They've bounced back from a four-game losing streak in Big Ten play with a four-game win streak in the league, moving into the top half of the standings with nine of their final 15 conference games at home.
ROAD SWEEPS IN BIG TEN PLAY
Since 1981 – League Moved from 4 to 3-game weekend series beginning in 2009
• April 2024 at Rutgers – 5-3 (10), 8-6, 5-3
• April 2021 vs Michigan State/at Illinois – 2-1 (11), 8-3, 6-4, 20-6 (Pod Weekend in Champaign)
• April 2018 at Maryland – 7-1, 4-3 (10), 8-6
• March 2018 at Penn State – 3-2, 6-3, 9-0
• March 2013 at Penn State – 6-1, 5-4 (10), 7-5
• April 2012 at Northwestern – 7-0, 3-1, 8-4
• April 2001 at Northwestern – 4-2, 9-5, 20-11, 10-3
• March 2001 at Michigan State – 7-2, 5-4, 4-0 (1 game canceled)
• April 1993 at Michigan – 11-1, 8-3, 3-2, 14-0
WEEKEND #4 OF BIG TEN PLAY
• Michigan State (3-3) at Purdue (5-4)
• Iowa (5-4) at Ohio State (3-3)
• Penn State (4-5) at Indiana (3-3)
• Minnesota (2-4) at Michigan (6-3)
• Nebraska (5-1) at Rutgers (1-5)
• Maryland (4-5) at Northwestern (0-6)
• Northern Illinois at Illinois (7-2)
The Purdue-Michigan State series has not featured a weekend sweep since the Boilermakers brought out the brooms in East Lansing in 2001 as part of a 13-game win streak. Purdue won a program-record 21 true road games that year.
Meanwhile, three of the Big Ten's most infrequent visitors to Alexander all come to town over the final six weekends of the season, beginning with the Spartans. Dating back to 2013, only six of the 22 Purdue-MSU games have been played in West Lafayette. Last year, the teams squared off in East Lansing for the opening weekend of Big Ten play and Michigan State swept a Sunday doubleheader to take the series after the Boilermakers rallied for a 5-4 victory Friday. It proved to be a key result as MSU finished one game ahead of Purdue standings and claimed the final berth in the Big Ten Tournament field.
LONGEST STRETCHES WITHOUT VISITING WEST LAFAYETTE
• Minnesota – 5 Full Seasons: April 2010 (at Lambert Field) to May 2016 (at Alexander Field)
• Indiana – 5 Full Seasons: April 2011 (at Lambert Field) to April 2017 (at Alexander Field)
• Illinois – 5 Full Seasons: May 2011 (at Lambert Field) to April 2017 (at Alexander Field)
• Nebraska – 5 Full Seasons: March 2016 to May 2023
• Maryland – 5 Full Seasons: April 2015 to May 2022
• Michigan State – 3 Full Seasons: May 2019 to April 2024
• Northwestern – 3 Full Seasons: May 2018 to April 2023
Five of the six starting pitchers expected to take the mound this weekend are lefties. The Boilermakers faced MSU southpaws Joseph Dzierwa and Nick Powers last year in East Lansing and also squared off against Powers during his freshman season in 2021.
Couper Cornblum enters the week with 194 hits and 98 RBI in his five-year collegiate career. His 102nd career hit at Purdue will give him 200 for his collegiate career. As the only Boilermaker to start every game since the beginning of the 2023 campaign, the center fielder is at 86 consecutive games started and on his way to becoming the latest player to start 100 straight contests.
Mike Bolton Jr. has 47 steals and 49 walks in his career in Big Ten play. He eclipsed Purdue's Big Ten steals record last year and is now approaching the program record for walks in league play (Dan Black, 55).
Head coach Greg Goff returned to his native Tennessee on Thursday to be inducted into the Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. Goff's baseball journey began as a player at Jackson's South Side High School and later Jackson State Community College. Has 558 wins over 19 years as a collegiate head coach.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Jo Stevens – 19-game on-base streak; 8-game hit streak; 12-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 5/18/23); 12-game on-base streak at home
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 12-game on-base streak; 5-game hit streak; 15-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 4/29/23)
• Luke Gaffney – 11-game on-base streak; 9-game on-base streak in Big Ten play
• Connor Caskenette – 9-game on-base streak; 7-game on-base streak in Big Ten play
• Keenan Spence – 6-game on-base streak; 5-game hit streak in Big Ten play
• Couper Cornblum – 6-game on-base streak in Big Ten play; 86 consecutive games started (since start of 2023)
• Carter Doorn – 11 consecutive scoreless innings in Big Ten play
• Jackson Dannelley – 15 consecutive inherited runners stranded (since 5/20/23)
TOP 10 IN THE BIG TEN ENTERING THE WEEKEND
• Camden Gasser – 1st in Walks (32), 2nd in Sac Bunts (6), 4th in OBP (.504), 5th in Steals (13)
• Couper Cornblum – T-1st in Triples (3), 10th in At-Bats (130)
• Jackson Dannelley – T-1st in Saves (5)
• Luke Gaffney – T-2nd in RBI (39), T-2nd in hits (51), 4th in OPS (1.120), 4th in Batting Avg (.395), 5th in Runs (35), T-5th in Triples (2), 6th in Slugging (.643), T-9th in Doubles (10), T-9th in OBP (.477)
• Connor Caskenette – T-2nd in RBI (39), T-4th in HBP (11), T-8th in HR (7)
• Logan Sutter – T-2nd in Doubles (14), 8th in Slugging (.634), 9th in OPS (1.082)
• Jordan Morales – T-4th in Wins (4), 6th in Innings (45), 9th in Strikeouts (43)
• Luke Wagner – T-4th in Wins (4)
• Jo Stevens – T-5th in Triples (2), T-5th in HBP (11)
• Mike Bolton Jr. – T-7th in Steals (11)
Michigan State (14-16, 3-3 Big Ten) at Purdue (20-13, 5-4 Big Ten)
Friday to Sunday, April 12-14 / Watch B1G+
Series Opener: Friday, April 12 at 6 p.m. ET
Middle Game: Saturday, April 13 at 3 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, April 14 at 1 p.m. ET
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: Jordan Morales (Grad, LHP) vs. MSU's Joseph Dzierwa (So, LHP)
Saturday: Luke Wagner (Sr, LHP) vs. MSU's Nick Powers (Sr, LHP)
Sunday: Jonathan Blackwell (Sr, LHP) vs. MSU's Nick Ferazzi (Grad, RHP)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Michigan State leads 88-76
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 43-41
2023: MSU won 2 of 3 (March 24-26 in East Lansing)
Last Series in West Lafayette: MSU won 2 of 3 (May 2019)
Purdue's Last Season Series Win vs. MSU: Purdue won 3 of 4 (April 2021 in East Lansing & Champaign)
Purdue's Last Weekend Series Win vs. MSU: Purdue won 2 of 3 (April 2012 in West Lafayette)
First Meeting: Purdue 6, MSU 3 (May 1949 in West Lafayette)
WEEKEND PROMOTIONS
Friday: Country Music Night
Saturday: Military Appreciation Day & Doubleheader with Football's Spring Game (Noon at Ross-Ade)
Sunday: Bark in the Park Dog Day; Dog Bowls Giveaway
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Weekend No. 4 of Big Ten play and Purdue Baseball's fourth home weekend overlap as Michigan State comes to town for the first time since 2019 and just the third time since Alexander Field opened 11 years ago.
First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Saturday's middle game of the series will serve as the nightcap of a Purdue Athletics' doubleheader that begins with the football's annual spring game at Ross-Ade Stadium at noon. The action-packed Saturday on campus also features the College of Agriculture's Spring Fest, Aviation Day at the airport and the College of Engineering's evGrandPrix race (the electric edition) next door to Alexander Field.
The Spartans are the opponent for the frontend of the Boilermakers' consecutive home weekends this month, which comprises the heart of the current nine-game homestand. Tuesday's homestand opener marked the beginning of a stretch in which Purdue is scheduled to play 16 of its final 23 regular-season games at Alexander.
The Boilermakers are aiming to build on their ninth ever series sweep on the road in Big Ten, bringing out the brooms against a Rutgers team that had not been swept in a three-game Big Ten series at home since April 2017. They've bounced back from a four-game losing streak in Big Ten play with a four-game win streak in the league, moving into the top half of the standings with nine of their final 15 conference games at home.
ROAD SWEEPS IN BIG TEN PLAY
Since 1981 – League Moved from 4 to 3-game weekend series beginning in 2009
• April 2024 at Rutgers – 5-3 (10), 8-6, 5-3
• April 2021 vs Michigan State/at Illinois – 2-1 (11), 8-3, 6-4, 20-6 (Pod Weekend in Champaign)
• April 2018 at Maryland – 7-1, 4-3 (10), 8-6
• March 2018 at Penn State – 3-2, 6-3, 9-0
• March 2013 at Penn State – 6-1, 5-4 (10), 7-5
• April 2012 at Northwestern – 7-0, 3-1, 8-4
• April 2001 at Northwestern – 4-2, 9-5, 20-11, 10-3
• March 2001 at Michigan State – 7-2, 5-4, 4-0 (1 game canceled)
• April 1993 at Michigan – 11-1, 8-3, 3-2, 14-0
WEEKEND #4 OF BIG TEN PLAY
• Michigan State (3-3) at Purdue (5-4)
• Iowa (5-4) at Ohio State (3-3)
• Penn State (4-5) at Indiana (3-3)
• Minnesota (2-4) at Michigan (6-3)
• Nebraska (5-1) at Rutgers (1-5)
• Maryland (4-5) at Northwestern (0-6)
• Northern Illinois at Illinois (7-2)
The Purdue-Michigan State series has not featured a weekend sweep since the Boilermakers brought out the brooms in East Lansing in 2001 as part of a 13-game win streak. Purdue won a program-record 21 true road games that year.
Meanwhile, three of the Big Ten's most infrequent visitors to Alexander all come to town over the final six weekends of the season, beginning with the Spartans. Dating back to 2013, only six of the 22 Purdue-MSU games have been played in West Lafayette. Last year, the teams squared off in East Lansing for the opening weekend of Big Ten play and Michigan State swept a Sunday doubleheader to take the series after the Boilermakers rallied for a 5-4 victory Friday. It proved to be a key result as MSU finished one game ahead of Purdue standings and claimed the final berth in the Big Ten Tournament field.
| FEWEST GAMES AT ALEXANDER AMONG BIG TEN TEAMS (Since 2013) | |||
| Team | Games | Opponent Record | Last Visit |
| Maryland | 5 | 5-0 | May 2022 |
| Michigan State | 6 | 4-2 | May 2019 |
| Illinois | 6 | 3-3 | April 2021 |
| Indiana | 7 | 2-5 | April 2022 |
| Nebraska | 9 | 8-1 | May 2023 |
| Minnesota | 11* | 9-2 | May 2021 |
| *Also includes 4 games vs. Penn State (3-1 record) | |||
LONGEST STRETCHES WITHOUT VISITING WEST LAFAYETTE
• Minnesota – 5 Full Seasons: April 2010 (at Lambert Field) to May 2016 (at Alexander Field)
• Indiana – 5 Full Seasons: April 2011 (at Lambert Field) to April 2017 (at Alexander Field)
• Illinois – 5 Full Seasons: May 2011 (at Lambert Field) to April 2017 (at Alexander Field)
• Nebraska – 5 Full Seasons: March 2016 to May 2023
• Maryland – 5 Full Seasons: April 2015 to May 2022
• Michigan State – 3 Full Seasons: May 2019 to April 2024
• Northwestern – 3 Full Seasons: May 2018 to April 2023
Five of the six starting pitchers expected to take the mound this weekend are lefties. The Boilermakers faced MSU southpaws Joseph Dzierwa and Nick Powers last year in East Lansing and also squared off against Powers during his freshman season in 2021.
Couper Cornblum enters the week with 194 hits and 98 RBI in his five-year collegiate career. His 102nd career hit at Purdue will give him 200 for his collegiate career. As the only Boilermaker to start every game since the beginning of the 2023 campaign, the center fielder is at 86 consecutive games started and on his way to becoming the latest player to start 100 straight contests.
Mike Bolton Jr. has 47 steals and 49 walks in his career in Big Ten play. He eclipsed Purdue's Big Ten steals record last year and is now approaching the program record for walks in league play (Dan Black, 55).
Head coach Greg Goff returned to his native Tennessee on Thursday to be inducted into the Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. Goff's baseball journey began as a player at Jackson's South Side High School and later Jackson State Community College. Has 558 wins over 19 years as a collegiate head coach.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Jo Stevens – 19-game on-base streak; 8-game hit streak; 12-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 5/18/23); 12-game on-base streak at home
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 12-game on-base streak; 5-game hit streak; 15-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 4/29/23)
• Luke Gaffney – 11-game on-base streak; 9-game on-base streak in Big Ten play
• Connor Caskenette – 9-game on-base streak; 7-game on-base streak in Big Ten play
• Keenan Spence – 6-game on-base streak; 5-game hit streak in Big Ten play
• Couper Cornblum – 6-game on-base streak in Big Ten play; 86 consecutive games started (since start of 2023)
• Carter Doorn – 11 consecutive scoreless innings in Big Ten play
• Jackson Dannelley – 15 consecutive inherited runners stranded (since 5/20/23)
TOP 10 IN THE BIG TEN ENTERING THE WEEKEND
• Camden Gasser – 1st in Walks (32), 2nd in Sac Bunts (6), 4th in OBP (.504), 5th in Steals (13)
• Couper Cornblum – T-1st in Triples (3), 10th in At-Bats (130)
• Jackson Dannelley – T-1st in Saves (5)
• Luke Gaffney – T-2nd in RBI (39), T-2nd in hits (51), 4th in OPS (1.120), 4th in Batting Avg (.395), 5th in Runs (35), T-5th in Triples (2), 6th in Slugging (.643), T-9th in Doubles (10), T-9th in OBP (.477)
• Connor Caskenette – T-2nd in RBI (39), T-4th in HBP (11), T-8th in HR (7)
• Logan Sutter – T-2nd in Doubles (14), 8th in Slugging (.634), 9th in OPS (1.082)
• Jordan Morales – T-4th in Wins (4), 6th in Innings (45), 9th in Strikeouts (43)
• Luke Wagner – T-4th in Wins (4)
• Jo Stevens – T-5th in Triples (2), T-5th in HBP (11)
• Mike Bolton Jr. – T-7th in Steals (11)
| GAFFNEY FRESHMAN RECORD WATCH | ||
| Statistical Category | Purdue Freshman Record | Luke Gaffney's Total as of April 11 |
| RBI | 53 – Kevin Plawecki, 2010 | 39 |
| Run Scored | 50 – Brett Roach, 1986 | 35 |
| Doubles | 17 – Cameron Perkins, 2010 | 10 |
| Total Bases | 119 – Perkins (2010)/Roach (1986) | 83 |
| Hits | 74 – Cameron Perkins, 2010 | 51 |
| Batting Average | .371 – Eric Charles, 2009 | .395 |
| On-Base Percentage | .461 – Eric Charles, 2009 | .477 |
| Slugging Percentage | .583 – Brett Roach, 1986 | .643 |
| Home Runs | 12 – Brett Roach, 1986 | 6 |
| Triples | 5 – Eric Osborn, 2004 | 2 |