Midweek vs Miami Features Pair of 20-Win Teams at Alexander

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Miami Univ. (22-12, 12-6 MAC) at Purdue (25-10, 12-6 Big Ten)
Tuesday, April 14 at 6 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Ind.
Probable Starting Pitchers: Jarvis Evans (Sr, LHP) vs. Miami's Jack Geiser (Jr, RHP)
Sorority Night & Trivia Tuesday
$3 Beers, Hot Dogs, Popcorn; $5 GA Tickets presented by Indiana Packers

SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Purdue leads 20-13
All-Time in West Lafayette: Purdue leads 14-3
Last Meeting: Miami 8, Purdue 4 (April 2023 in West Lafayette)
Purdue’s Last Win in the Series: Purdue 12, Miami 2 (March 2003 in West Lafayette)
First Meeting: Purdue 5, Miami 4 (May 1946 in West Lafayette)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball begins a mini five-game homestand with a matchup of 20-win teams as the Boilermakers host Miami (Ohio) on Tuesday at Alexander Field.

First pitch is set for 6 p.m. ET for game No. 15 of Purdue’s home season. Ohio State and Indiana State also visit Alexander Field over the next week before the Boilermakers fly to Los Angeles for their first series with USC (April 24-26).

Purdue and Miami are a combined 47-22 this season and both sport 12-6 conference records through six league weekends. The Boilermakers’ April home games vs. Arizona State (45 combined wins), Austin Peay (54) and Notre Dame (49) last season also featured a pair of 20-win teams, with Purdue defeating both the Sun Devils and Fighting Irish.

After the Boilers posted a 6-1 mark in their seven consecutive games vs. teams from the state of Illinois, it’s the state of Ohio in the opponent spotlight this week. Along with the high-scoring RedHawks, Ohio State could also come to town with 20 wins this season if the Buckeyes can win their Wednesday home game vs. Marshall. OSU has won eight of its last nine games in Big Ten play regardless.

Miami is coached by Brian Smiley, who made the move to Oxford in the summer of 2023 after 14 seasons as an assistant at Indiana State. The RedHawks won 35 games and shared the Mid-American Conference title with perennial favorite Kent State last season. They also won the MAC Tournament for the first time since 2005, making their eighth NCAA Regional appearance. With five weekends remaining in the regular season, Miami is one of five teams at 12-6 in MAC play – all one game behind Kent State. Ball State is also among that quintet of 12-6 MAC teams; Purdue will play a home-and-home with the Cardinals to close out midweek play next month.

Miami’s midweek visit to Alexander Field three years ago represents the lone meeting in the series since 2009, but the teams played fairly regularly from 1990 through 2003. The RedHawks were the opponent on the night Mike Bolton Jr. eclipsed Purdue’s all-time record for stolen bases in 2023 – a mark that had stood for 32 years.

The Boilermakers have reached the 25-win mark before Jackie Robinson Day/Tax Day for the first time since the 2012 Big Ten championship team won its 25th game on April 11. The memorable 2012 campaign also featured an early-April sweep at Northwestern and marked the last time Purdue won at least five consecutive Big Ten series before this year.

The Boilermakers are 10-4 at home and 5-2 in midweek action this season. All five midweek victories have been at Alexander. Winners of five in a row, Purdue can match its longest win streak of the season with a victory Tuesday.

ACTIVE STREAKS
• Sam Flores: 14-game on-base; 7-game hit at home
• Aaron Manias: 11-game on-base; 5-game hit; 6-game hit at home
• Eli Anderson: 11-game hit at home
• Avery Moore: 10-game on-base; 5-game hit
• Dylan Drake: 8-game on-base; 11-game on-base at home
• Quincy Malbrough: 6-game-hit; 6-game on-base at home; 5-game hit at home
• Jackson Bessette: 6-game hit
• Westin Boyle: 5-game on-base
• Jake Kramer: 12 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings; 8 consecutive scoreless innings at home
• Joe Trenerry: 9 1/3 consecutive innings without an earned run allowed

ROAD SWEEPS IN BIG TEN PLAY
Since 1981 – League Moved from 4 to 3-game weekend series beginning in 2009
• April 2026 at Northwestern – 11-3, 3-2 (10), 8-3
• April 2024 at Northwestern – 9-3, 10-7, 11-3 (Game 1 at Wrigley Field)
• April 2024 at Rutgers – 5-3 (10), 8-6, 5-3
• April 2021 vs Michigan State/at Illinois – 2-1 (11), 8-3, 6-4, 20-6 (Pod Weekend in Champaign)
• April 2018 at Maryland – 7-1, 4-3 (10), 8-6
• March 2018 at Penn State – 3-2, 6-3, 9-0
• March 2013 at Penn State – 6-1, 5-4 (10), 7-5
• April 2012 at Northwestern – 7-0, 3-1, 8-4
• April 2001 at Northwestern – 4-2, 9-5, 20-11, 10-3
• March 2001 at Michigan State – 7-2, 5-4, 4-0 (1 game canceled)
• April 1993 at Michigan – 11-1, 8-3, 3-2, 14-0