WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After taking on the No. 6 Bruins of UCLA during Big Ten opening weekend, the Boilermakers head to Oklahoma City, Okla. to take on Wisconsin and Maryland at the home of USA Softball, Devon Park.
After falling in three tightly-contested games in Los Angeles, Purdue is looking to earn its first Big Ten victory of the season. The Boilers head into the two match ups with a 15-12 overall record, and an 0-3 conference record.
DEVON PARK SCHEDULE
Thursday, Mar. 20 - Purdue vs Wisconsin (Away) - 5:00 p.m. ET (BTN)
Friday, Mar. 21 - Purdue vs Wisconsin (Away) - 5:00 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Saturday, Mar. 22 - Purdue vs Maryland (Home) - 3:00 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Sunday, Mar. 23 - Purdue vs Maryland (Home) - 10:00 a.m. ET (BTN)
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Wisconsin is currently 18-9 in the 2025 season and 2-1 in conference, taking the series against Illinois during the opening weekend. Wisconsin is sixth in the Big Ten, trailing Oregon in fifth. The Badgers scored 15 runs in the opening game of the series, defeating the Fighting Illini 15-4 in five innings. In the second game of the series, Wisconsin fell to Illinois 9-6, but came back to take the series in game three winning 8-6 in Champaign. The Badgers have taken victories over other power four foes in the preseason including Kansas and Louisville. The team is led by Alivia Bark, who has 32 hits with a .390 average, and Gabi Salo on the mound, who boasts a 1.44 ERA.
Maryland is 13-12 overall in 2025, and 2-1 in conference, ranking fourth in the Big Ten. The Terps took the series victory over Rutgers during the opening weekend, after dropping the first game of the three. Maryland scored 16 runs in the opening weekend, defeating Rutgers 4-1 and 11-7, after falling 5-1 in game one. The Terps gained momentum earlier in the week, taking a 9-0 mercy-rule victory over Colgate in five innings. Maryland is set to take on Michigan in a pair of games before battling with Purdue over the weekend.
SERIES HISTORY
Purdue leads the all-time series against Wisconsin 35-31. The Boilermakers took the inaugural victory against the Badgers in 1996, with a 2-0 victory in Madison. In the 2023 season, Wisconsin swept Purdue during Big Ten play, but the teams did not face one another in the most recent season. Purdue's 35 wins against Wisconsin is tied for the most wins against a single opponent in Purdue softball history (35, Wisconsin & Michigan State).
The Terps and the Boilermakers have a shorter history, only facing one another a total of ten times in their histories. In 2024, Purdue took the series victory over the Terps in College Park, winning the final game 7-1 after falling 5-4 in ten innings during game two. The first match up between the teams was back in 2000, where Purdue shutout Maryland 2-0. Maryland joined the Big Ten in 2014, but the teams did not face each other until 2021 during the COVID era games in Leesburg, Fla, where Maryland defeated Purdue in a three-game series.
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After falling in three tightly-contested games in Los Angeles, Purdue is looking to earn its first Big Ten victory of the season. The Boilers head into the two match ups with a 15-12 overall record, and an 0-3 conference record.
DEVON PARK SCHEDULE
Thursday, Mar. 20 - Purdue vs Wisconsin (Away) - 5:00 p.m. ET (BTN)
Friday, Mar. 21 - Purdue vs Wisconsin (Away) - 5:00 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Saturday, Mar. 22 - Purdue vs Maryland (Home) - 3:00 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Sunday, Mar. 23 - Purdue vs Maryland (Home) - 10:00 a.m. ET (BTN)
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Wisconsin is currently 18-9 in the 2025 season and 2-1 in conference, taking the series against Illinois during the opening weekend. Wisconsin is sixth in the Big Ten, trailing Oregon in fifth. The Badgers scored 15 runs in the opening game of the series, defeating the Fighting Illini 15-4 in five innings. In the second game of the series, Wisconsin fell to Illinois 9-6, but came back to take the series in game three winning 8-6 in Champaign. The Badgers have taken victories over other power four foes in the preseason including Kansas and Louisville. The team is led by Alivia Bark, who has 32 hits with a .390 average, and Gabi Salo on the mound, who boasts a 1.44 ERA.
Maryland is 13-12 overall in 2025, and 2-1 in conference, ranking fourth in the Big Ten. The Terps took the series victory over Rutgers during the opening weekend, after dropping the first game of the three. Maryland scored 16 runs in the opening weekend, defeating Rutgers 4-1 and 11-7, after falling 5-1 in game one. The Terps gained momentum earlier in the week, taking a 9-0 mercy-rule victory over Colgate in five innings. Maryland is set to take on Michigan in a pair of games before battling with Purdue over the weekend.
SERIES HISTORY
Purdue leads the all-time series against Wisconsin 35-31. The Boilermakers took the inaugural victory against the Badgers in 1996, with a 2-0 victory in Madison. In the 2023 season, Wisconsin swept Purdue during Big Ten play, but the teams did not face one another in the most recent season. Purdue's 35 wins against Wisconsin is tied for the most wins against a single opponent in Purdue softball history (35, Wisconsin & Michigan State).
The Terps and the Boilermakers have a shorter history, only facing one another a total of ten times in their histories. In 2024, Purdue took the series victory over the Terps in College Park, winning the final game 7-1 after falling 5-4 in ten innings during game two. The first match up between the teams was back in 2000, where Purdue shutout Maryland 2-0. Maryland joined the Big Ten in 2014, but the teams did not face each other until 2021 during the COVID era games in Leesburg, Fla, where Maryland defeated Purdue in a three-game series.
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