Boilermakers Pound Out 17 Hits in Home Win

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Dylan Drake homered for the third time in the last four games and Aaron Manias connected for a pair of doubles, headlining Purdue Baseball’s 17-hit attack in an 11-3 victory vs. Oakland City on Wednesday at Alexander Field.

The Boilermakers (13-6) won for the fourth time in the last five games, scoring eight-plus runs in all five games and 61 runs total during that stretch. Purdue’s 17 hits Wednesday matched a season high.

Eli Anderson went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. He’s 7-for-9 over the last two games since returning to the starting lineup. Anderson joined Westin Boyle as Boilermakers with a four-hit game this season.

Drake barreled up for a 408-foot home run to right field with Jackson Bessette aboard in the fourth inning. Sam Flores later delivered a two-out, two-run single to make it a four-run frame and extend Purdue’s lead to 7-1.

Manias connected for a two-out RBI double to open the scoring in the first inning and doubled again to open the bottom of the seventh. He’s the third Boilermaker with multiple doubles in a game this season.

Purdue used 10 pitchers on a staff day. Austin Klug struck out four of the eight batters he faced over two innings as the starter, ending both frames with a K. Freshman Noah Filer worked three innings in his longest outing of the season. Trevor Kester-Johnson and Jacob Boland retired all three batters they faced in a scoreless inning apiece. Evan Schweizer closed out the win in his collegiate debut, striking out the only batter he faced.

STREAKS EXTENDED
• Brandon Rogers: 13-game on-base; 8-game on-base at home (since May 3, 2025)
• Aaron Manias: 10-game on-base; 5-game on-base at home
• Sam Flores: 6-game on-base
• Westin Boyle: 6-game on-base
• Dylan Drake: 5-game hit
• Jimmy Dionne: 5-game hit at home

Brandon Rogers and Jimmy Dionne joined Anderson, Drake, Manias and Flores as Boilermakers with multiple hits. Rogers reached base safely in all three of his plate appearances. He delivered an RBI single in the second inning and doubled to open the bottom of the sixth.

Dionne was 2-for-2 off the bench, registering his team-leading third pinch hit of the season. Dionne and Zach Zychcowski both delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh inning.

Purdue is back in action Friday when it opens a three-game Big Ten series vs. Penn State. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. ET live on Big Ten Network.