The 2020 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Boilermakers were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Alexander Field in West Lafayette, Indiana . They were led by first-year head coach Greg Goff .
The season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[2]
Previous season [ ]
The Boilermakers finished the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season 20–34 overall (7–16 conference) and twelfth place in conference standings, failing to quality for the 2019 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament
MLB Draft [ ]
The following Boilermakers on the 2019 roster were selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft :
List of Drafted Players
Name
2019 Class
Pos.
Team
Round
Signed/Returned
Patrick J. Smith
Senior
LHP
Kansas City Royals
33rd
Signed*
* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility
Preseason [ ]
On June 11, 2019, head coach Mark Wasikowski left the Purdue program to return to Oregon as the head coach.[3] Just two days later, Purdue promoted volunteer assistant, Greg Goff to head coach.[4] On June 19, 2019, Goff named Campbell pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, Chris Marx, the team's pitching coach.[5] On September 5, 2019, former Purdue shortstop, Harry Shipley was named a volunteer assistant coach.
Roster [ ]
2020 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/Throws
Height
Weight
Year
High School/Junior College
Home town
2
INF
Tyler Powers
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Jr
Lafayette Central Catholics Jr/Sr H. S.
Lafayette, Indiana
3
INF
Tanner Haston
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Fr
Mooresville H. S.
Mooresville, Indiana
4
OF
Skyler Hunter
S/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Hood River Valley H. S.
Hood River, Oregon
5
INF
Evan Albrecht
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
So
West Bend West H. S.
West Bend, Wisconsin
7
C
Zac Fascia
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Indian Hills Community College
Brampton, Ontario
9
INF
Ryan Howe
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Prospect H. S.
Mount Prospect, Illinois
10
INF
Justin Walker Jr.
S/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Jefferson H. S.
Lafayette, Indiana
13
INF
Mason Gavre
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Paradise Valley Community College
Tucson, Arizona
14
RHP
Cory Brooks
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
Hillard Darby H. S.
Hilliard, Ohio
15
LHP
Connor Ayers
L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
McCutcheon H. S.
Lafayette, Indiana
16
RHP
Trevor Cheaney
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Sr
Paris Junior College
Muenster, Texas
17
LHP
Jackson Smeltz
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Fr
McCutcheon H. S.
Lafayette, Indiana
18
OF
Miles Simington
L/L
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Heartland Community College
Bloomington, Illinois
19
INF
Justin Fugitt
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS So
Hilliard Darby H. S.
Hilliard, Ohio
20
INF
Kyle LaPlante
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Niagara County Community College
Lancaster, New York
22
C
Bryce Bonner
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
Katy, Texas
23
INF
Zach Daugherty
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Huntington North H. S.
Huntington, Indiana
25
OF
Milo Beam
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Westfield H. S.
Westfield, Indiana
26
RHP
Grant Brunt
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Fr
Chesterton H. S.
Chesterton, Indiana
27
OF
Jack Firestone
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Zionsville Community H. S.
Zionsville, Indiana
28
LHP
James Kulak
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Neuqua Valley H. S.
Naperville, Illinois
29
C
Blake Schmitt
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Fred J. Page H. S.
Franklin, Tennessee
30
OF
Mike Bolton Jr.
L/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Fr
Brother Rice H. S.
Calumet City, Illinois
31
RHP
Conner Tomasic
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
LakeCentral H. S.
Schererville, Indiana
32
OF
Johnny Sage
L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Yakima Valley College
Spokane, Washington
33
C
Luke Houin
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Fr
St. Joseph H. S.
Plymouth, Indiana
34
RHP
Andrew Bohm
R/R
6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
227 lb (103 kg)
RS Jr
Hamilton Southeastern H. S.
Fishers, Indiana
35
OF
Ben Nisle
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Lake Central H. S.
Schererville, Indiana
36
RHP
Trent Johnson
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Crawfordsville H. S.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
37
RHP
Reece Rodabaugh
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Cass H. S.
Walton, Indiana
38
RHP
Kyle Wade
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Kokomo H. S.
Kokomo, Indiana
40
RHP
Dalton Parker
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
Sr
St. Joseph-Ogden H. S.
St. Joseph, Illinois
41
RHP
Ricky Castro
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
Parkland College
Naperville, Illinois
42
LHP
Matt Moore
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
219 lb (99 kg)
RS Jr
Avon H. S.
Avon, Indiana
43
RHP
Knolton Clark
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Servite H. S.
Santa Ana, California
44
INF
Jake Parr
R/R
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Buckhorn H. S.
New Market, Alabama
45
RHP
Jett Jackson
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Dickson County H. S.
Burns, Tennessee
46
INF
Tyler Brandenburg
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Lake Country Lutheran H. S.
Saukville, Wisconsin
47
RHP
Eric Hildebrand
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Anchor Bay H. S.
Chesterfield, Michigan
48
RHP
Bo Hofstra
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
Jr
Illiana Christian H. S.
Schererville, Indiana
49
RHP
Jake Lautenschlager
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
West Vigo H. S.
Terre Haute, Indiana
50
C
Owen Walbaum
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
West Lafayette H. S.
West Lafayette, Indiana
Head coach
39 Greg Goff
Assistant coach(es)
Hitting coach(es)
11 Cooper Fouts
Base coach(es)
1 Harry Shipley
Pitching coach(es)
21 Chris Marx
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: January 26, 2020
Schedule [ ]
2020 Purdue Boilermakers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
1
February 14
vs Hofstra
Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida
9–6[6]
Parker (1–0)
Joyce (0–1)
Hofstra (1)
156
1–0
–
2
February 15
vs Hofstra
Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida
6–13[7]
Hall (1–0)
Tomasic (0–1)
None
259
1–1
–
3
February 15
vs Hofstra
Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida
10–4[8]
Brooks (1–0)
Mundy (0–1)
None
259
2–1
–
4
February 16
vs Hofstra
Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida
10–9[9]
Wade (1–0)
Skidmore (0–1)
Hoftstra (2)
252
3–1
–
5
February 21
at Campbell
Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, North Carolina
6–4[10]
Johnson (1–0)
Cowan (0–2)
Hofstra (3)
506
4–1
–
6
February 22
vs Maine
Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, North Carolina
6–2[11]
Brooks (2–0)
Pushard (0–1)
Bohm (1)
273
5–1
–
7
February 23
vs Villanova
Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, North Carolina
7–1[12]
Smeltz (1–0)
Siegenthaler (0–1)
None
158
6–1
–
8
February 28
vs #14 Duke
U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
1–5[13]
Jarvis (2–1)
Johnson (0–1)
None
–
6–2
–
9
February 29
vs #8 NC State
U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
0–6[14]
Swiney (3–0)
Brooks (2–1)
None
–
6–3
–
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
10
March 1
vs #23 North Carolina
U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
5–6[15]
Mott (2–0)
Hildebrand (0–1)
None
–
6–4
–
11
March 4
at Indiana
Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana
2–17[16]
Krueger (1–0)
Bohm (0–1)
None
1,668
6–5
–
12
March 6
at Western Kentucky
Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky
3–8[17]
Hicks (2–1)
Hofstra (0–1)
Kates (1)
213
6–6
–
13
March 7
at Western Kentucky
Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky
2–11[18]
Bergeron (2–0)
Brooks (2–2)
None
403
6–7
–
14
March 8
at Western Kentucky
Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky
19–1
Jackson (1–0)
Shoemake (2–1)
None
438
7–7
–
15
March 13
at Evansville
Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
16
March 14
at Evansville
Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
17
March 15
at Evansville
Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
18
March 17
Milwaukee
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
19
March 18
Iona
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
20
March 20
at Michigan
Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
21
March 21
at Michigan
Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
22
March 22
at Michigan
Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
23
March 24
Purdue Fort Wayne
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
24
March 25
at Indiana State
Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
25
March 27
Illinois
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
26
March 28
Illinois
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
27
March 28
Illinois
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
28
March 31
Valparaiso
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
29
April 3
at Iowa
Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
30
April 4
at Iowa
Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
31
April 5
at Iowa
Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
32
April 7
at Ball State
Ball Diamond • Muncie, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
33
April 10
Nebraska
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
34
April 11
Nebraska
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
35
April 12
Nebraska
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
36
April 14
Butler
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
37
April 17
Samford
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
38
April 18
Samford
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
39
April 19
Samford
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
40
April 21
Ball State
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
41
April 22
vs Butler
Victory Field • Indianapolis, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
42
April 24
at Minnesota
Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
43
April 25
at Minnesota
Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
44
April 26
at Minnesota
Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
45
April 28
Chicago State
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
B1G Record
46
May 1
Maryland
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
47
May 2
Maryland
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
48
May 3
Maryland
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
49
May 8
Indiana
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
50
May 9
Indiana
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
51
May 10
Indiana
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
52
May 12
at Milwaukee
Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
53
May 14
at Michigan State
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
54
May 15
at Michigan State
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
55
May 16
at Michigan State
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
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Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics