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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
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
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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