GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Purdue (19-8, 7-5 Big Ten) at Indiana State (13-14, 4-2 MVC)
Tuesday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. ET / Stream ESPN+
Bob Warn Field / Terre Haute, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Jarvis Evans (Sr, LHP) vs. ISU's Spencer Johnsen (Jr, LHP)
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Indiana State leads 49-31-2
All-Time in Terre Haute: ISU leads 23-16-1
Purdue under Greg Goff vs. ISU: ISU leads 6-1
2025 in Terre Haute: Purdue 14, ISU 4 – 8 Innings (March 4)
2025 in West Lafayette: ISU 9, Purdue 8 – 10 Innings (April 8)
First Meeting: Purdue 7, ISU 0 (April 1902 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball closes out the month of March and its busiest stretch of the season – 10 games in 14 days – with the front end of the annual midweek home and home with Indiana State, visiting Terre Haute for a night game Tuesday.
First pitch at Bob Warn Field is set for 6:30 p.m. ET.
The Boilermakers were victorious in Terre Haute last season for the first time since 2018, winning their midweek opener behind a breakout game from Aaron Manias (4-for-5, 3 2B, HR, 8 RBI). He carried the momentum into a big series at Minnesota (5-for-12, 2B, HR, 5 RBI) and won Big Ten Player of the Week honors for his 13-RBI week. A little over a year later, it’s Brandon Rogers that is coming off a 13-RBI week is the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week.
Purdue has posted a 7-2 record since March 18 and is 12-5 in the month of March. A victory Tuesday would be the Boilers’ 20th of the season overall and mark the second year in a row they reached the 20-win plateau before April. Purdue has not won at least 13 games in a month since the 2012 Big Ten championship team went 14-3 in April (and 15-3 in March). The Boilermakers have a dozen wins in a month for the second time under head coach Greg Goff.
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FASTEST TO 20 VICTORIES – DATE OF 20TH WIN |
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Year |
Date of 1st Game |
Date of 20th Win |
Record at 20th Win |
Final Record |
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2025 |
Feb. 14 |
March 25 |
20-4 |
31-23 |
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2012 |
Feb. 18 |
March 31 |
20-4 |
45-14 |
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2026 |
Feb. 13 |
TBD |
19-8 on March 30 |
TBD |
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1991 |
March 2 |
April 3 |
20-4 |
35-21 |
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1993 |
March 6 |
April 4 |
20-5 |
36-22 |
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2024 |
Feb. 16 |
April 7 |
20-12 |
33-24 |
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2022 |
Feb. 18 |
April 9 |
20-6 |
29-21 |
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2011 |
Feb. 18 |
April 9 |
20-10 |
37-20 |
PURDUE’S MOST WINS IN A MONTH THIS DECADE
• April 2024: 12 (12-3)
• March 2026: 12 (12-5)
• March 2025: 11 (11-7)
• March 2024: 11 (11-10)
• March 2022: 10 (10-2)
• April 2023: 10 (10-9)
Indiana State played games in Puerto Rico and The Bahamas as part of a season-opening excursion that featured 12 straight games in the sunshine of Florida and the Caribbean Islands. The Sycamores are 4-1 against Big Ten teams, including a pair of one-run midweek victories vs. Illinois (11 innings, March 18 in Terre Haute) and Indiana (March 24 in Bloomington). They took two of three vs. Penn State in The Bahamas, a series that featured a pair of one-run games and an extra-innings affair.
Indiana State is also in the midst of a busy stretch after its series at Valparaiso this past weekend was moved to a Saturday to Monday format and the Missouri Valley Conference plays Thursday to Saturday this coming weekend due to Easter.
The midweek rematch with ISU is slated for Tuesday, April 21 at Alexander Field. Purdue bested a pair of MVC teams – Valparaiso and UIC – at home last week.
PURDUE LEADERS IN MARCH (17-Game Totals)
• Brandon Rogers: .431/.508/.843, 4 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 5 BB, 3 HBP, 16 R, 4 SB
• Sam Flores: .412/.494/.779, 7 2B, 6 HR, 25 RBI, 8 BB, 3 HBP, 23 R, 3 SB
• Aaron Manias: .392/.535/.588, 4 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 10 BB, 8 HBP, 17 R, SB
• Dylan Drake: .386/.479/.772, 6 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 5 BB, 7 HBP, 17 R
• Eli Anderson: .377/.409/.443, 4 2B, 12 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, 14 R, 4 SB
• CJ Richmond: .267/.361/.517, 3 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 7 BB, 3 HBP, 16 R
• Jacob Boland: 8 App, 17 2/3 IP, 14 H, 3 R, 9 BB, 18 K, .230 B/Avg
• Jake Kramer: 8 App, 4 Saves, 10 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 12 K, .184 B/Avg
PURDUE LEADERS IN MIDWEEK ACTION (5-Game Totals)
• Sam Flores: 10-for-18, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 4 BB, HBP, 9 R, SB
• Eli Anderson: 10-for-21, 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, 4 R, 3 SB
• Dylan Drake: 8-for-17, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 2 HBP, 4 R
• Brandon Rogers: 6-for-13, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 HBP, 5 R, SB
• Aaron Manias: 6-for-15, 3 2B, 4 RBI, BB, 4 HBP, 4 R
• Jackson Bessette: 4-for-11, 2B, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 5 R
• Austin Klug: 4 App, 13 IP, 12 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 11 K, .240 B/Avg
• Noah Filer: 2 App, 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, BB, K, .158 B/Avg
• Jacob Boland: 4 App, 4 1/3 IP, 6 H, R, BB, 5 K, .333 B/Avg
SEE YA!! Manias Again!! 6 RBI in just 2 ABs!! #BoilerUp @Manias_Aaron goes oppo for a 3-run HR. He powers another 4-run inning. #BoilerUp 💣
— Purdue Baseball (@PurdueBaseball) March 4, 2025
Mid 2nd: #Purdue 8, Indiana St. 1
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