Purdue Hosts Notre Dame for First Time Since 1997Purdue Hosts Notre Dame for First Time Since 1997

Purdue Hosts Notre Dame for First Time Since 1997

On Tuesday, Purdue Baseball closes out the month of April and begins its stretch run in which the final 12 games of the regular season will be played in the state of Indiana by hosting a Notre Dame team riding an eight-game win streak.

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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Notre Dame (24-17) at Purdue (25-18)

Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m. / Stream B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Easton Storey (So, LHP) vs. ND's Dylan Heine (Gr, RHP)
Promotions: $3 Beers and Purdue Baseball Trading Cards Set #5 (of 6)

SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Notre Dame leads 81-40-3
All-Time in West Lafayette: Notre Dame leads 35-22-2
2024: Notre Dame 11, Purdue 2 (March 5 in South Bend)
Last Meeting in West Lafayette: Notre Dame 6, Purdue 4 (April 1997)
Purdue's Last Win vs. Notre Dame: Purdue 8, ND 7 (February 2018 in San Antonio)
Purdue's Last Home Win vs. Notre Dame: Purdue 5, ND 2 (April 1995)
First Meeting: Purdue 3, ND 2 (1894 in West Lafayette)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – On Tuesday, Purdue Baseball closes out the month of April and begins its stretch run in which the final 12 games of the regular season will be played in the state of Indiana by hosting a Notre Dame team riding an eight-game win streak.

First pitch at Alexander Field has been back an hour to 7 p.m. ET. Fans 21 and up can enjoy $3 beers and the Trading Card Tuesday giveaway at the ballpark will spotlight set five of Purdue Baseball cards.

The Boilermakers have not hosted Notre Dame since April 1997, making the Fighting Irish the fourth and final first-time visitor to Alexander this season. Last year's matchup in South Bend was the first in the series played inside the state of Indiana since April 2007.

Notre Dame has swept the Atlantic Coast Conference's West Coast newcomers Stanford (in Palo Alto) and Cal (in South Bend) each of the last two weekends. The Irish also have midweek victories vs. Valparaiso and Purdue Fort Wayne during their eight-game win streak, which is tied for fifth longest nationally entering the week. Notre Dame has improved from 16-17 to 24-17 during the surge.

Like Purdue, the Irish started the season hot and were 8-1 entering ACC play. But an 8-16 stretch followed before they caught fire here in April.

The Boilermakers did not commit an error this past weekend in the three-game series at Illinois, accomplishing the feat for the first time since the series at Michigan in May of last season. They also broke the team's single-season record for hit by pitch, doing so in just 43 games. Purdue has set a new mark in that statistic three times in the last four years.

The Boilermakers are 5-3 in midweek play this season, dropping three of their four midweek games this month. They're 9-9 at Alexander Field overall and play eight of their final 12 regular-season games at home, beginning with the five-game homestand that opens Tuesday. Purdue went 3-2 on its five-game homestand earlier this month. Northwestern is in town this weekend and a midweek home-and-home series with Ball State begins in West Lafayette next Tuesday.

PURDUE LEADERS LAST WEEK
Brandon Anderson: 7-for-18, 4 RBI, 3 HBP, 4 R
Eli Anderson: 4-for-5, 2 RBI, HBP, 3 R, SB
Camden Gasser: 5-for-13, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 5 R, 2 Sac Bunts, SB
Albert Choi: 4-for-9, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R, Sac Fly
Breck Nowik: 3-for-10, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB, 3 R, 2 SB
Logan Sutter: 4-for-15, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, 6 R, Sac Fly
Houston Russell: 4-for-12, 2B, RBI, HBP, R
Aaron Manias: 2-for-6, 2B, 6 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, 3 R
Ty Gill: 4-for-7, 2 RBI, 2 R
Cole Van Assen: 5+ IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 K
Michael Vallone: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 6 K
Maclane Finley: 2 App, 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 5 K

PURDUE-NOTRE DAME SERIES HISTORY SINCE LAST MEETING IN WEST LAFAYETTE (in 1997)
2/28/98 – ND 12, Purdue 6 in Evansville at UE's 7-Up Diamond Classic
4/11/00 – Purdue 7, ND 5 in South Bend
3/26/03 – ND 8, Purdue 5 in South Bend
4/20/05 – ND 9, Purdue 7 in South Bend
4/25/06 – ND 2, Purdue 1 in South Bend
4/18/07 – ND 1, Purdue 0 (10 Innings) in South Bend
2/22/09 – ND 9, Purdue 4 in Clearwater, Fla. at Big East/Big Ten Challenge
2/19/11 – ND 19, Purdue 2 in St. Petersburg, Fla. at Big East/Big Ten Challenge
2/19/12 – Purdue 15, ND 8 in St. Petersburg, Fla. at Big East/Big Ten Challenge
2/24/18 – ND 4, Purdue 2 in San Antonio at Irish Alamo Classic
2/25/18 – Purdue 8, ND 7 in San Antonio at Irish Alamo Classic
3/05/24 – ND 11, Purdue 2 in South Bend
 
SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS WATCH
Record Team Benchmark Held By Current Boilermaker Total (as of April 28)
Doubles 21 Klink (2003), Sickler (2001) Logan Sutter 19
Appearances 32 Andy Loomis (2008) Avery Cook 22
Hit By Pitch 113 2024 Boilermakers -- 118
Broke Record April 27
Hit By Pitch 30 Evan Warden (2017) Brandon Anderson 20
 
 
10-RUN INNINGS IN THE ALEXANDER FIELD ERA (2013-Present)
Date Runs Inning Opponent Game Result
4/24/2013 15 B-2nd UIC W, 20-0
4/27/2025 14 B-3rd at Illinois W, 20-4 (7 Innings)
3/05/2023 13 B-4th vs Akron W, 23-4 (7 Innings)
5/01/2024 11 B-3rd DePauw W, 15-0 (7 Innings)
3/01/2025 10 B-7th vs Akron W, 13-3 (7 Innings)
3/03/2024 10 T-1st vs Cal State Fullerton W, 11-3
2/25/2024 10 B-5th vs George Mason W, 11-1 (7 Innings)
4/09/2022 10 B-8th Indiana W, 17-0
 
 
20-RUN OUTBURSTS IN THE ALEXANDER FIELD ERA (2013-Present)
Date Runs Opponent Final Score
5/08/2018 27 Purdue Fort Wayne W, 27-3
3/05/2023 23 vs Akron W, 23-4 (7 Innings)
3/15/2015 23 vs Northern Illinois W, 23-5
4/14/2024 21 Michigan State W, 21-1
4/27/2025 20 at Illinois W, 20-4 (7 Innings)
4/19/2021 20 at Illinois W, 20-6
4/24/2013 20 UIC W, 20-0
 

5-RBI GAMES BY BOILERMAKERS THIS SEASON
8 – Aaron Manias, March 4 at Indiana State
5 – Breck Nowik, April 27 at Illinois
5 – Logan Sutter, March 1 vs Akron
5 – Logan Sutter, Feb. 22 vs Niagara
5 – Brandon Anderson, Feb. 22 vs Niagara