GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Ball State (32-16) at Purdue (28-19)
Tuesday, May 6 at 6 p.m. ET / Watch B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Austin Klug (Jr, RHP) vs. TBA for Ball State
$3 Midweek Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beer, Popcorn & Nachos
Trading Card Tuesday Giveaway: 6th & Final Set
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 54-40-2
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 35-19-1
2024: Purdue 13, Ball State 3 – 7 Innings (April 16 in West Lafayette)
First Meeting: Purdue 9, Ball State 7 (April 1930 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball's final midweek home date doubles as the frontend of a home-and-home set with Ball State as the Cardinals become the second 30-win team to visit Alexander Field this season.
Tuesday's first pitch is set for 6 p.m. ET. The Boilermakers return the trip next week, visiting Muncie on May 13 for the first time since March 2019, which was also the last year Purdue played an in-season home and home vs. Ball State.
The Boilermakers are 6-3 in midweek action this season and has 3-2 record vs. Mid-American Conference teams. All four of Purdue's games this week are against in-state rivals, including a trip to Bloomington for a weekend series with the Hoosiers. The Boilers are 4-1 vs. teams from the state of Indiana this season, the lone defeat coming in 10 innings vs. Indiana State.
Purdue went 3-1 last week while holding the lead for 30 of the 36 innings vs. Notre Dame and Northwestern. The starting pitching led the way, with Carter Doorn, Cole Van Assen and Easton Storey posting a combined 2.05 ERA and .208 batting average against over 22 innings. The Boilermakers did not commit an error defensively until the top of the eighth of the rubber game vs. Northwestern, a miscue that ended a streak of 65 consecutive innings without an error.
COMBINED LINE FOR PURDUE'S STARTING PITCHERS LAST WEEK
• 22 IP, 16 H, 5 R, 8 BB, 21 K, 6.5 K/9, .208 B/Avg
Purdue has won four of five games overall for the first time since mid-March.
Ball State is tied with Kent State atop the MAC standings. The Golden Flashes took two of three in Muncie over the weekend after BSU entered the series 13-2 at home this season. In midweek play, the Cardinals have wins over common opponents Butler (two) and Valparaiso, but dropped both games vs. Indiana, including an April 23 rematch at Victory Field in Indianapolis. Ball State does have a win over Big Ten Conference foe Maryland back in game No. 2 of the season.
The Cardinals used eight pitchers over seven innings in last year's meeting at Alexander Field, a game that saw Purdue score seven times in the third inning and win on a quasi walk-off grand slam from Connor Caskenette in the bottom of the seventh. Those eight pitches issued a combined 11 walks and hit three other batters.
Ball State scored all three of its runs at Alexander last year on solo homers. The Cardinals have already hit 69 home runs this season. Alex Richter (15), Blake Bevis (13), Dylan Grego (12) and Ty Davis (10) have combined for 50 of those 69 long balls. Bevis was among trio to go deep at Alexander last year.
Grego is having the top all-around season, leading the team with a 1.059 OPS (.373/.427/.632) and 75 hits to go along with 47 RBI and 11 stolen bases. The Cardinals have three regulars with at least 11 steals but the rest of the team is a combined 9 of 20 on stolen base attempts.
LEADERS LAST WEEK
• Logan Sutter: 8-for-15, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB, 5 R – Hit Safely, Scored a Run in All 4 Games
• Aaron Manias: 5-for-11, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R, Sac Bunt
• CJ Richmond: 5-for-14, 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, BB, HBP, 4 R, Sac Fly – Reached Base Safely in All 4 Games
• Eli Anderson: 5-for-16, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, Sac Bunt, 4 SB – Hit Safely in All 4 Games
• Easton Storey: 2 GS, 9 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 11 K, .188 B/Avg
• Avery Cook: 3 App, 2 Saves, 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, BB, 7 K
• Isaac Milburn: 2 App, 2 2/3 IP, H, R, 2 BB, .125 B/Avg
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Logan Sutter: 11-game on-base at home
• CJ Richmond: 8-game on-base at home
• Eli Anderson: 6-game hit; 7-game on-base at home
• Brandon Anderson: 6-game on-base at home
• Keenan Spence: 6-game on-base at home
Ball State (32-16) at Purdue (28-19)
Tuesday, May 6 at 6 p.m. ET / Watch B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Austin Klug (Jr, RHP) vs. TBA for Ball State
$3 Midweek Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beer, Popcorn & Nachos
Trading Card Tuesday Giveaway: 6th & Final Set
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 54-40-2
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 35-19-1
2024: Purdue 13, Ball State 3 – 7 Innings (April 16 in West Lafayette)
First Meeting: Purdue 9, Ball State 7 (April 1930 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball's final midweek home date doubles as the frontend of a home-and-home set with Ball State as the Cardinals become the second 30-win team to visit Alexander Field this season.
Tuesday's first pitch is set for 6 p.m. ET. The Boilermakers return the trip next week, visiting Muncie on May 13 for the first time since March 2019, which was also the last year Purdue played an in-season home and home vs. Ball State.
The Boilermakers are 6-3 in midweek action this season and has 3-2 record vs. Mid-American Conference teams. All four of Purdue's games this week are against in-state rivals, including a trip to Bloomington for a weekend series with the Hoosiers. The Boilers are 4-1 vs. teams from the state of Indiana this season, the lone defeat coming in 10 innings vs. Indiana State.
Purdue went 3-1 last week while holding the lead for 30 of the 36 innings vs. Notre Dame and Northwestern. The starting pitching led the way, with Carter Doorn, Cole Van Assen and Easton Storey posting a combined 2.05 ERA and .208 batting average against over 22 innings. The Boilermakers did not commit an error defensively until the top of the eighth of the rubber game vs. Northwestern, a miscue that ended a streak of 65 consecutive innings without an error.
COMBINED LINE FOR PURDUE'S STARTING PITCHERS LAST WEEK
• 22 IP, 16 H, 5 R, 8 BB, 21 K, 6.5 K/9, .208 B/Avg
Purdue has won four of five games overall for the first time since mid-March.
Ball State is tied with Kent State atop the MAC standings. The Golden Flashes took two of three in Muncie over the weekend after BSU entered the series 13-2 at home this season. In midweek play, the Cardinals have wins over common opponents Butler (two) and Valparaiso, but dropped both games vs. Indiana, including an April 23 rematch at Victory Field in Indianapolis. Ball State does have a win over Big Ten Conference foe Maryland back in game No. 2 of the season.
The Cardinals used eight pitchers over seven innings in last year's meeting at Alexander Field, a game that saw Purdue score seven times in the third inning and win on a quasi walk-off grand slam from Connor Caskenette in the bottom of the seventh. Those eight pitches issued a combined 11 walks and hit three other batters.
Ball State scored all three of its runs at Alexander last year on solo homers. The Cardinals have already hit 69 home runs this season. Alex Richter (15), Blake Bevis (13), Dylan Grego (12) and Ty Davis (10) have combined for 50 of those 69 long balls. Bevis was among trio to go deep at Alexander last year.
Grego is having the top all-around season, leading the team with a 1.059 OPS (.373/.427/.632) and 75 hits to go along with 47 RBI and 11 stolen bases. The Cardinals have three regulars with at least 11 steals but the rest of the team is a combined 9 of 20 on stolen base attempts.
LEADERS LAST WEEK
• Logan Sutter: 8-for-15, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB, 5 R – Hit Safely, Scored a Run in All 4 Games
• Aaron Manias: 5-for-11, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R, Sac Bunt
• CJ Richmond: 5-for-14, 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, BB, HBP, 4 R, Sac Fly – Reached Base Safely in All 4 Games
• Eli Anderson: 5-for-16, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, Sac Bunt, 4 SB – Hit Safely in All 4 Games
• Easton Storey: 2 GS, 9 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 11 K, .188 B/Avg
• Avery Cook: 3 App, 2 Saves, 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, BB, 7 K
• Isaac Milburn: 2 App, 2 2/3 IP, H, R, 2 BB, .125 B/Avg
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Logan Sutter: 11-game on-base at home
• CJ Richmond: 8-game on-base at home
• Eli Anderson: 6-game hit; 7-game on-base at home
• Brandon Anderson: 6-game on-base at home
• Keenan Spence: 6-game on-base at home
| BOILERMAKERS CLIMBING THE TEAM'S SINGLE-SEASON LEADERBOARDS | ||
| Doubles 1.) Klink (2003) & Sickler (2001) – 21 3.) Logan Sutter (2025) – 20 Five Others Tied with – 20 |
Home Runs 1.) Brett Roach (1987) – 21 2.) Dan Black (2008) – 18 3.) Archi Cianfrocco (1987) – 17 4.) Mike Galle (1988) – 16 5.) Dan Black (2009) – 15 6.) Biltimier (1992) & Allison (1986) – 14 8.) Logan Sutter (2025) – 13 Six Others Tied with – 13 |
RBI 1.) Mike Biltimier (1993) – 74 2.) Brett Roach (1987) – 73 3.) Dan Black (2008) – 70 4.) Connor Caskenette (2024) – 69 5.) Luke Gaffney (2024) – 64 6.) Perkins (2012) & Cianfrocco (1987) – 61 8.) McGowan (2018) & Galle (1988) – 59 10.) Logan Sutter (2025) – 57 |
| Appearances 1.) Andy Loomis (2008) – 32 2.) Three Tied with – 20 5.) Four Tied with – 29 9.) Two Tied with – 28 11.) Five Tied with – 27 Avery Cook (2025) – 25 |
Saves 1.) Ross Learnard (2018) – 15 2.) Andy Helmer (2000) – 13 3.) Wittgren (2011) & Lindblom (2008) – 12 5.) Wittgren (2012) & Daubach (1986) – 10 6.) Avery Cook (2025) – 9 |
Hit By Pitch 1.) Evan Warden (2017) – 30 2.) Cam Thompson (2022) – 27 3.) Harry Shipley (2017) – 24 4.) Brandon Anderson (2025) – 23 |