2020 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team

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.

2020 Purdue Boilermakers baseball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2020 record	7–7 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Greg Goff (1st season)
Assistant coach	Harry Shipley (1st season)
Hitting coach	Cooper Fouts (2nd season)
Pitching coach	Chris Marx (1st season)
Home stadium	Alexander Field

2020 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Iowa  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Maryland  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Penn State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Illinois  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
Indiana  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	6		.600
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	6		.600
Michigan  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	7		.533
Purdue  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	7		.500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	8		.467
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	10		.444
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	8		.429
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	9		.400
‡ – Tournament champion As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

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
February (6–3) # 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 –
March (1–4) # 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)
April (0–0) # 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)
May (0–0) # 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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