2018 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team

The 2018 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University in the 2018 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 second-year head coach Mark Wasikowski.

2018 Purdue Boilermakers baseball
Chapel Hill Regional, L, 4–8 vs #21 Houston
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2018 record	38–21 (17–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mark Wasikowski (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Greg Goff (1st season)
Hitting coach	Wally Crancer (5th season)
Pitching coach	Steve Holm (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alexander Field

2018 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍†‍‡‍	18	–	4		.818			41	–	13		.759
No. 27 Purdue  ‍‍‍	17	–	6		.739			37	–	19		.661
Michigan  ‍‍‍	15	–	8		.652			33	–	21		.611
Illinois  ‍‍‍	15	–	9		.625			33	–	20		.623
Indiana  ‍‍‍	14	–	9		.609			38	–	17		.691
Iowa  ‍‍‍	13	–	9		.591			33	–	20		.623
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			36	–	22		.621
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	11	–	12		.478			20	–	32		.385
Maryland  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			24	–	30		.444
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	8	–	14		.364			24	–	28		.462
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			25	–	25		.500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			17	–	32		.347
Penn State  ‍‍‍	3	–	21		.125			15	–	34		.306
‡ – Tournament champion As of May 27, 2018[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Preseason

Previous season

In 2017, Purdue compiled a 29–27 record (12–12 in conference play) during the regular season, qualifying for a postseason for the first season since 2012. Purdue's 19 win improvement in 2017 from 2016 was the largest improvement in NCAA Division I baseball during the 2017 season.[2]

Coaching staff changes

On July 20, 2017, Purdue hired Greg Goff to join the baseball team as a volunteer assistant, replacing Jack Marder who left for the same position with Stanford.[3]

MLB Draft

No Boilermakers on the 2017 roster were selected in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[4]

Departed Players

The following Boilermakers on the 2017 roster departed the program prior to the 2018 season:

List of Departed Players
Name	2017 Class	Pos.	Reason
Drew Bertram	Freshman	U	Became student assistant coach at Purdue
Jack Dellinger	Freshman	RHP	Transferred to Chipola College
Adam Dressler	Senior	RHP	Graduated
Brian Ghiselli	Senior	RHP	Graduated
Hayden Grant	Senior	INF	Graduated
Stephen Kalina	RS Sophomore	INF	Departed
John LeGare	Freshman	OF	Departed
Alex Lyons	Senior	RHP	Graduated
Mike Madej	Freshman	INF	Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Brice McDaniel	Freshman	INF	Departed
Logan Poisall	Junior	INF	Enrolled at Purdue, but did not play
Tanner Schumacher	RS Senior	RHP	Graduated
Kyle Schweiger	RS Junior	RHP	Departed
Ted Snidanko	Senior	OF	Graduated
Kyle Van Hoeck	Junior	LHP	Departed
Hunter Wolfe	Freshman	LHP	Transferred to Wabash Valley College

Recruiting Class

The Boilermakers added the following players to the roster as part of their 2017 recruiting class:

List of 2017 Recruits
Name	2018 Class	Pos.	Previous School	Hometown
Ryan Beard	JR	LHP	College of Southern Idaho	Boise, Idaho
Trevor Cheaney	JR	RHP	Paris Junior College	Muenster, Texas
Nick Evarts	JR	INF	Weatherford College	Colleyville, Texas
Justin Fugitt	FR	INF	Hilliard Darby H. S.	Hilliard, Ohio
Braden Giroux	JR	OF	Wabash Valley College	Lafayette, Indiana
Bo Hofstra	FR	RHP	Illiana Christian H. S.	Schererville, Indiana
Owen Jansen	FR	INF	Iroquois Ridge H. S.	Oakville, Ontario
Trent Johnson	FR	RHP	Crawfordsville H. S.	Crawfordsville, Indiana
Charlie Nasuti	FR	OF	St. John Bosco H. S.	Long Beach, California
Ben Nisle	FR	OF	Lake Central H. S.	Schererville, Indiana
Tyler Powers	FR	INF	Lafayette Central Catholics Jr/Sr H. S.	Lafayette, Indiana
Patrick J. Smith	FR	LHP	James B. Conant H. S.	Schaumburg, Illinois
Patrick W. Smith	FR	OF	Oak Ridge H. S.	El Dorado Hills, California
Alec West-Guillen	JR	LHP	College of Southern Idaho	Reno, Nevada
Hayden Wynja	FR	LHP	Heritage Christian School	Indianapolis, Indiana

Roster

2018 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 1 INF Owen Jansen L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Iroquois Ridge H. S. Oakville, Ontario 2 INF Tyler Powers R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Lafayette Central Catholics Jr/Sr H. S. Lafayette, Indiana 4 OF Skyler Hunter S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Hood River Valley H. S. Hood River, Oregon 5 INF Harry Shipley L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Cathedral H. S. Fishers, Indiana 6 INF Evan Warden R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Western H. S. Kokomo, Indiana 9 C Nick Dalesandro R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Joliet Catholic Academy Plainfield, Illinois 10 LHP Alec West-Guillen L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr College of Southern Idaho Reno, Nevada 11 OF Alec Olund R/R 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lake Central H. S. Crown Point, Indiana 13 RHP Tanner Andrews R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Tippecanoe Valley H. S. Rochester, Indiana 15 INF Evan Kennedy L/R 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Lafayette Central Catholics Jr/Sr H. S. Lafayette, Indiana 16 RHP Trevor Cheaney R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Paris Junior College Muenster, Texas 18 INF Nick Evarts R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Weatherford College Colleyville, Texas 19 INF Justin Fugitt L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hilliard Darby H. S. Hilliard, Ohio 21 RHP Mike Kornacker R/R 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Jr St. Laurence H. S. Lemont, Illinois 22 C Bryce Bonner R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas Katy, Texas 23 OF Charlie Nasuti R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. John Bosco H. S. Long Beach, California 25 OF Milo Beam L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Westfield H. S. Westfield, Indiana 26 LHP Ross Learnard R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Parkland College Catlin, Illinois 27 INF Jacson McGowan R/R 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Brownsburg H. S. Brownsburg, Indiana 30 LHP Patrick J. Smith L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Heartland Community College Schaumburg, Illinois 31 RHP Cameron Williams R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Angelina College Seabrook, Texas 32 LHP Gareth Stroh L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Coffeyville Community College Kearney, Nebraska 34 RHP Andrew Bohm R/R 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Fr Hamilton Southeastern H. S. Fishers, Indiana 35 OF Ben Nisle R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lake Central H. S. Schererville, Indiana 36 RHP Trent Johnson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Crawfordsville H. S. Crawfordsville, Indiana 37 LHP Ryan Beard L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr College of Southern Idaho Boise, Idaho 40 RHP Dalton Parker R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So St. Joseph-Ogden H. S. St. Joseph, Illinois 41 OF Patrick W. Smith L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Oak Ridge H. S. El Dorado Hills, California 42 LHP Matt Moore L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 219 lb (99 kg) RS Fr Avon H. S. Avon, Indiana 43 LHP Hayden Wynja L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Heritage Christian School Indianapolis, Indiana 45 OF Braden Giroux L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Wabash Valley College Lafayette, Indiana 48 RHP Bo Hofstra R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Illiana Christian H. S. Schererville, Indiana	Head coach 44 Mark Wasikowski Assistant coach(es) 39 Greg Goff Hitting coach(es) 7 Wally Crancer Pitching coach(es) 20 Steve Holm Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 18, 2018

Schedule

2018 Purdue Boilermakers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 1 February 16 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas Cancelled – – – – 0–0 – 2 February 17 vs Western Michigan Perfect Game Park • Emerson, Georgia 5–1[5] Andrews (1–0) Szott (0–1) Learnard (1) - 1–0 – 3 February 17 vs Western Michigan Perfect Game Park • Emerson, Georgia 5–1[6] Wojtysiak (1–0) Laio (0–1) None 210 2–0 – 4 February 17 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas Cancelled – – – – 2–0 – 5 February 18 vs Western Michigan Perfect Game Park • Emerson, Georgia 10–4[7] Hofstra (1–0) Townsend-Chase (0–1) None 221 3–0 – 6 February 18 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas Cancelled – – – – 3–0 – 7 February 23 vs Saint Louis Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas 5–2[8] Stroh (1–0) Wark (1–1) Hofstra (1) 198 4–0 – 8 February 23 vs Incarnate Word Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas 5–4[9] Cheaney (1–0) Schull (1–1) None 456 5–0 – 9 February 24 vs #30 Notre Dame Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas 2–4[10] Vail (1–0) Learnard (0–1) None 222 5–1 – 10 February 25 vs #30 Notre Dame Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas 8–7[11] Williams (1–0) Combs (0–1) None 443 6–1 –
March # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 11 March 2 vs Central Michigan Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida 11–1[12] Stroh (2–0) Brettell (1–2) None - 7–1 – 12 March 3 vs Virginia Tech Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida 12–5[13] Andrews (2–0) Seymour (1–1) None 386 8–1 – 13 March 4 at Stetson Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida 6–11[14] Onyshko (2–0) Kornacker (0–1) Wilson (5) 902 8–2 – 14 March 9 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana 0–1[15] Roper (1–2) Andrews (2–1) Bjorngjeld (1) 1,648 8–3 – 15 March 10 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana 12–8[16] Williams (2–0) Massey (1–2) None 1,654 9–3 – 16 March 11 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana 2–6[17] Gillies (2–1) Hofstra (1–1) None 1,582 9–4 – 17 March 13 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, Louisiana 0–4[18] Knopp (1–1) Johnson (0–1) None 1,422 9–5 – 18 March 14 at Nicholls State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana 2–4[19] Taylor (1–1) Beard (0–1) Hatcher (1) 312 9–6 – 19 March 17 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center • Saint Louis, Missouri 1–15[20] Hogan (3–1) Andrews (2–2) None - 9–7 – 20 March 17 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center • Saint Louis, Missouri 9–11[21] Sommerfeld (1–0) Williams (2–1) None 173 9–8 – 21 March 18 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center • Saint Louis, Missouri 3–7[22] Reveno (3–1) Hofstra (1–2) None 117 9–9 – 22 March 23 Lipscomb Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 1–3[23] Dorso (1–1) Andrews (2–3) Knox (3) – 9–10 – 23 March 23 Lipscomb Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 6–2[24] Stroh (3–0) Kachmar (1–1) None 843 10–10 – 24 March 25 Lipscomb Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana Cancelled – – – – 10–10 – 25 March 28 Valparaiso Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 4–1[25] Beard (1–1) Hammel (1–1) Learnard (2) 912 11–10 – 26 March 30 at Penn State Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 3–2[26] Andrews (3–3) Hagenman (2–3) Learnard (3) 638 12–10 1–0 27 March 31 at Penn State Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 6–3[27] Stroh (4–0) Lehman (2–3) Cheaney (1) – 13–10 2–0 28 March 31 at Penn State Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 9–0[28] Johnson (1–1) Biasi (1–3) None 1,002 14–10 3–0
April # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 29 April 3 Oakland Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana Cancelled – – – – 14–10 3–0 30 April 4 Oakland Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana Cancelled – – – – 14–10 3–0 31 April 6 at #10 Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 4–2[29] Learnard (1–1) Krueger (1–3) None 1,714 15–10 4–0 32 April 7 at #10 Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 1–14[30] Milto (5–2) Stroh (4–1) None 2,190 15–11 4–1 33 April 8 at #10 Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 5–7[31] Lloyd (2–0) Williams (2–2) None 2,265 15–12 4–2 34 April 10 Ball State Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 0–2[32] Floyd (4–0) Beard (1–2) Freed (2) 735 15–13 4–2 35 April 13 Minnesota Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 7–22[33] Schulze (7–0) Hofstra (1–3) None 1,280 15–14 4–3 36 April 14 Minnesota Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 8–18[34] Lackney (2–2) Stroh (4–2) None 1,378 15–15 4–4 37 April 15 Minnesota Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana Cancelled – – – – 15–15 4–4 38 April 17 Indiana State Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana 3–1[35] Learnard (2–1) Larrison (1–3) None 436 16–15 4–4 39 April 18 at Indiana State Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 1–2[36] Rivers (1–0) Beard (1–3) Grauer (2) 824 16–16 4–4 40 April 20 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland 7–1[37] Andrews (4–3) DiLuia (1–3) Learnard (4) 926 17–16 5–4 41 April 21 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland 4–3[38] Parker (1–0) Biondic (2–1) Learnard (5) 846 18–16 6–4 42 April 22 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland 8–6[39] Hofstra (2–3) Burleson (0–1) Learnard (6) 992 19–16 7–4 43 April 24 Chicago State Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 8–1[40] Bohm (1–0) Kaplan (0–2) None 652 20–16 7–4 44 April 25 #15 Indiana Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 5–3[41] Beard (2–3) Manous (1–1) Learnard (7) 2,369 21–16 7–4 45 April 27 Rutgers Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 4–0[42] Andrews (5–3) O'Reilly (5–2) None 1,194 22–16 8–4 46 April 28 Rutgers Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 9–4[43] Stroh (5–2) Rutkowski (4–4) None 1,242 23–16 9–4 47 April 29 Rutgers Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 1–0[44] Johnson (2–1) Blum (0–3) Learnard (8) 1,012 24–16 10–4
May # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 48 May 4 Northwestern Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 8–7[45] Hofstra (3–3) Fordon (1–6) Learnard (9) 1,324 25–16 11–4 49 May 5 Northwestern Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 9–5[46] Parker (2–0) Christie (2–5) Learnard (10) 1,121 26–16 12–4 50 May 6 Northwestern Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 9–2[47] Beard (3–3) Bader (1–3) None 1,272 27–16 13–4 51 May 8 Fort Wayne Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 27–3[48] Bohm (2–0) Odzark (1–6) Kornacker (1) 1,230 28–16 13–4 52 May 9 at Ball State Ball Diamond • Muncie, Indiana 10–8[49] Beard (4–3) Floyd (5–1) Learnard (11) 307 29–16 13–4 53 May 11 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 2–4[50] Curlis (7–3) Andrews (5–4) Kinker (12) 1,895 29–17 13–5 54 May 12 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 8–2[51] Parker (3–0) Feltner (4–4) Moore (1) 1,305 30–17 14–5 55 May 13 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 6–16[52] Woodby (4–0) Cheaney (1–1) Kinker (13) 1,058 30–18 14–6 56 May 15 Oral Roberts Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 7–6[53] Parker (4–0) Womacks (3–1) Learnard (12) 811 31–18 14–6 57 May 17 #17 Michigan Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 3–0[54] Andrews (6–4) Henry (7–3) Learnard (13) 1,650 32–18 15–6 58 May 18 #17 Michigan Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 6–3[55] Hofstra (4–3) Vancena (3–4) Learnard (14) 1,292 33–18 16–6 59 May 19 #17 Michigan Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 2–1[56] Beard (5–3) Kauffmann (6–3) Learnard (15) 1,868 34–18 17–6
Postseason
B1G Tournament # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 60 May 23 vs Ohio State TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska 8–2[57] Andrews (7–4) Curlis (7–4) None – 35–18 17–6 61 May 24 vs Michigan TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska 5–4[58] Parker (5–0) Tribucher (4–4) None – 36–18 17–6 62 May 26 vs Illinois TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska 11–5[59] Hofstra (5–3) Schmidt (2–3) None – 37–18 17–6 63 May 27 vs #15 Minnesota TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska 4–6[60] Thoresen (2–2) Cheaney (1–2) Meyer (16) 1,931 37–19 17–6
Chapel Hill Regional # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B1G Record 64 June 1 vs #21 Houston Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1–9[61] Fletcher (7–3) Andrews (7–5) None 1,867 37–20 17–6 65 June 2 vs North Carolina A&T Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 14–4[62] Johnson (3–1) Johnson (7–2) None 1,858 38–20 17–6 66 June 3 vs #21 Houston Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–8[63] Puldio (6–2) Learnard (2–2) None 1,753 38–21 17–6

Rankings

See also: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[64]	NR	NR*	NR*	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America[65]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^[66]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	27	27	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†[67]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR
D1Baseball

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Jacson McGowan	Big Ten Player of the Week	February 19, 2018	[68]
Bo Hofstra	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	February 26, 2017	[69]
Ross Learnard	Big Ten Pitcher of the Week	April 23, 2018	[70]
Nick Dalesandro	Big Ten Player of the Week	April 30, 2018	[71]

Conference awards

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