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1 2015 PURDUE BASEBALL P 2012 Big Ten Champions P SID Contact Info: Ben Turner >>> benturner@purdue.edu >>> Office: >>> Cell: FEBRUARY (4-7) 13 at Western Carolina L at Western Carolina L 15-4 at Western Carolina W at A&M-Corpus Christi L vs Sam Houston State W 4-3 (12) + vs Sam Houston State W vs Missouri L ^ vs Gonzaga W 5-3 ^ vs Gonzaga L ^ at #17 Arizona State L ^ vs CSU Bakersfield L 6-4 (11) MARCH (4-4) 6 at Oklahoma W at Oklahoma L at Oklahoma L # vs Northern Illinois L 4-1 # vs Northern Illinois W # vs Northern Illinois W at #11 Louisville L VALPARAISO W RUTGERS 5:30 p.m. 21 RUTGERS 2 p.m. 22 RUTGERS Noon 24 KENT STATE 5:30 p.m. 25 at Ball State 3 p.m. 27 BUTLER 5:30 p.m. 28 BUTLER 2 p.m. 29 at Butler 2 p.m. 31 WESTERN MICHIGAN 5:30 p.m. APRIL 1 IPFW 5:30 p.m. 3 IOWA 5:30 p.m. 4 IOWA 2 p.m. 5 IOWA 1 p.m. 7 at Indiana State 6 p.m. 11 at #18 Illinois 4 p.m. 12 at #18 Illinois (BTN) 1 p.m. 13 at #18 Illinois (BTN) 7 p.m. 15 IPFW 5:30 p.m. 17 at Michigan 4 p.m. 18 at Michigan 2 p.m. 19 at Michigan 1 p.m. 21 INDIANA STATE 5:30 p.m. 22 BALL STATE 5:30 p.m. 24 #14 MARYLAND 5:30 p.m. 25 #14 MARYLAND 2 p.m. 26 #14 MARYLAND Noon 28 ILLINOIS STATE 5:30 p.m. MAY 1 at Michigan State (BTN) 2 p.m. 2 at Michigan State 1 p.m. 3 at Michigan State 1 p.m. 9 at Nebraska 3 p.m. 10 at Nebraska 2 p.m. 11 at Nebraska 2 p.m. 12 at Valparaiso 4 p.m. 14 PENN STATE (BTN) 5 p.m. 15 PENN STATE 6:30 p.m. 16 PENN STATE 1 p.m. Big Ten Tournament (Minneapolis) 20 Opening Round (BTN) TBA 21 Second Round (BTN) TBA 22 Semifinals (BTN) TBA 23 Bracket Finals (BTN) TBA 24 Championship Game (BTN) TBA Big Ten Conference game + Kleberg Bank Classic (Corpus Christi, Texas) ^ Phoenix Municipal Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.) # Game Played at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. (BTN) Big Ten Network Live Television Live Video Webcasts of Selected Home Games & B1G Road Games via BTN2Go.com & BTN2Go App WSHY AM 1410 Carries Purdue Games All Times Eastern HOME GAMES at ALEXANDER FIELD Opening Weekend of Big Ten Play Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-13) at Purdue Boilermakers (8-11) Three-Game Series March Alexander Field West Lafayette, Ind. Series Opener: Friday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m. Middle Game: Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m. Series Finale: Sunday, March 22 at Noon Series History All-Time Series: Tied 1-1 Last Meeting: Rutgers 6, Purdue 5 (Feb. 28, 2010 in Clearwater, Fla.) First Meeting: Purdue 15, Rutgers 9 (March 17 in Boca Raton, Fla.) Live Coverage Radio: WSHY AM 1410 (Saturday) Free Internet Audio: (All Games) Game Day Central: PURDUE S PROBABLE LINEUP POS # NAME... Avg Runs Hits XBH HR RBI BB OBP SB LF 3 Michael Vilardo (Jr) Notable: Opened a game with a hit 7 times while batting leadoff in every game; just 3-for-27 in last 7 games 3B 9 Brandon Krieg (Sr) Notable: Had multiple hits & scored a run in all 3 games of NIU series, finishing the weekend 7-for-13 CF 22 Kyle Johnson (Jr) Notable: Hit safely & drew a walk in all 3 games of NIU series to end 2-for-23 slump; 7 walks in last 8 games 1B 14 Kyle Wood (Jr) Notable: 13-game reached safely streak ended Tuesday but still 19-for-39 with 4 walks, 9 RBI & 8 runs in last 10 C 31 Jack Picchiotti (Jr) Notable: Homered twice in last 4 games after not going deep since April 2013; 8-for-26 with 6 RBI in last 10 RF 36 Ted Snidanko (So) Notable: Had a career-high 7 RBI & hit the first grand slam by a Boiler since May 2013 in game 3 win vs NIU DH 20 Brett Carlson (So) Notable: Leads the team with 12 walks & ranks second with.434 OBP; has seen action at 2B & RF as well 2B 16 Cody Strong (Jr) Notable: Hit safely in the last 4 games to end 0-for-11 skid; 4 of 8 RBI this season have come with 2 outs SS 5 Harry Shipley (Fr) Notable: 5-for-16 with 3 walks & 2 HBP in last 5 games; has not committed an error in last 13 games (.978 F%) ALSO AVAILABLE POS # NAME... Avg Runs Hits XBH HR RBI BB OBP SB OF 8 Jeff Evak (So) C 19 Justin Gubser (Jr) C/DH 15 Evan Kennedy (Fr) OF 26 Jordan Lewis (So) OF 11 Alec Olund (Fr) IF 10 Hayden Grant (So) B/DH 17 Daniel Sander (Jr) PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH-UPS NAME... W-L GS IP H R-ER BB K ERA B/AVG Mike Kornacker (Fr, RHP) vs RU s Mark McCoy (Jr, LHP) Brett Haan (Sr, RHP) vs RU s Howie Brey (Jr, LHP) Matt Frawley (So, RHP) vs RU s Gaby Rosa (So, RHP) PURDUE S BULLPEN NAME... W-L-S APP IP H R-ER BB K ERA B/AVG Tim McElroy (Jr, LHP) Matt Gibbs (Sr, RHP) Joe Eichmann (Sr, RHP) Gavin Downs (Jr, RHP) Shane Bryant (Jr, RHP) Kyle Van Hoeck (Fr, LHP) Alex Lyons (So, RHP) Mike Lutz (Jr, RHP) Brian Ghiselli (So, RHP) Kyle Wood (Jr, LHP) Opening Weekend of Big Ten Play: Purdue Baseball hosts Rutgers

2 2015 PURDUE BIG TEN ROSTER No. Name Pos B/T Ht Wt Yr Hometown (High School/Previous College) PITCHERS 21 Mike Kornacker RHP/INF R/R Fr Lemont, Ill. (St. Laurence) 23 Mike Lutz RHP R/R Jr North Barrington, Ill. (Lake Zurich) 24 Alex Lyons RHP R/R So Richmond, Ind. (Richmond/Vincennes Univ.) 25 Tim McElroy LHP L/L Jr Roselle, Ill. (St. Viator) 27 Matt Gibbs RHP R/R RS-Sr Columbus, Ohio (Upper Arlington) 33 Joe Eichmann RHP R/R Sr Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) 39 Brian Ghiselli RHP R/R RS-So West Lafayette, Ind. (West Lafayette/Miami Univ.) 41 Kyle Van Hoeck LHP L/L Fr Memphis, Tenn. (St. Benedict at Auburndale) 42 Gavin Downs RHP R/R RS-Jr Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll) 43 Brett Haan RHP R/R Sr Lafayette, Ind. (Central Catholic/Parkland CC) 46 Matt Frawley RHP R/R So Carol Stream, Ill. (Glenbard North) 47 Shane Bryant RHP R/R RS-Jr Lafayette, Ind. (McCutcheon/Indiana Wesleyan) CATCHERS 15 Evan Kennedy C L/R Fr Lafayette, Ind. (Central Catholic) 19 Justin Gubser C/1B R/R Jr Pacifica, Calif. (Terra Nova/ Cañada CC) 31 Jack Picchiotti C/OF L/R Jr Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) INFIELDERS 5 Harry Shipley SS L/R Fr Fishers, Ind. (Indianapolis Cathedral) 9 Brandon Krieg 3B R/R Sr Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 10 Hayden Grant SS/3B R/R So Solana Beach, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic) 14 Kyle Wood 1B/LHP L/L RS-Jr Orland Park, Ill. (St. Laurence) 16 Cody Strong 2B/OF/C R/R Jr Lafayette, Ind. (McCutcheon) 17 Daniel Sander 1B L/R Jr Evansville, Ind. (Reitz/Vincennes Univ.) 20 Brett Carlson 2B/OF R/R RS-Jr South Bend, Ind. (Riley/Austin Peay) OUTFIELDERS 3 Michael Vilardo OF/2B R/R Jr Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove/Penn) 8 Jeff Evak OF R/R So Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) 11 Alec Olund OF R/R Fr Schererville, Ind. (Lake Central) 22 Kyle Johnson OF/RHP R/R Jr San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines) 26 Jordan Lewis OF L/R So Escondido, Calif. (Escondido) 36 Ted Snidanko OF R/R So Homer Glen, Ill. (Lockerport Township) COACHING STAFF 4 Doug Schreiber Head Coach 17th Year Third Base Coach 12 Tristan McIntyre Assistant Coach 5th Year Pitching Coach (Mound Visits & Pitching Changes) 7 Wally Crancer Assistant Coach 2nd Year Hitting Coach 18 Drew Locascio Volunteer Asst. Coach 1st Year First Base Coach 34 Connor Podkul Undergrad Asst. Coach 1st Year Bullpen Coach #3 Michael VILARDO: Vuh-lar-doe #5 Harry SHIPLEY: Ship-lee #6 Eddie De LaRIVA: Day Luh-ree-vuh #8 Jeff EVAK: E-Vack #9 Brandon KRIEG: Craig #11 Alec OLUND: Ole-lund #19 Justin GUBSER: Gub-sir #21 Mike KORNACKER: Core-nuh-kerr #23 Mike LUTZ: Luts (Rhymes with Nuts) #25 Tim McELROY: Mack-uhl-roy (not L-Roy) Pronunciation Guide #29 Drew ROSBOTTOM: Ross-bottom #31 Jack PICCHIOTTI: Pick-ee-ott-ee #33 Joe EICHMANN: Ike-man #36 Ted SNIDANKO: Snid-dank-oh #37 Patrick KENNEY: Kenny #39 Brian GHISELLI: Guh-sell-ee #41 Kyle VAN HOECK: Van Hook #43 Brett HAAN: Hon (Hahn) #45 Adam DRESSLER: Dress-ler #46 Matt FRAWLEY: Fraw-lee COACHES #4 Doug SCHREIBER: Shry-ber #7 Wally CRANCER: Cran-sir #12 Tristan McINTYRE: Mack-in-tire #18 Drew LOCASCIO: Low-coss-ee-oh #34 Connor PODKUL: Pod-cull O Purdue Baseball: 2012 Big Ten Champions & NCAA Regional Host P Page 2

3 Mike Kornacker Freshman RHP Lemont, Ill. St. Laurence HS PURDUE S WEEKEND ROTATION Earned his first collegiate win at Oklahoma by surrendering only three singles over 5 1/3 innings; OU didn t score until he left the mound. Did not issue a walk over 6-plus innings vs. NIU in his longest outing of 2015; put up 4 straight zeroes after giving up a run in first 2 innings Did not have a clean inning over 3 1/3 innings vs. Gonzaga but gave up only 1 run. Made his collegiate debut vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi after not traveling for season-opening weekend partly due to back soreness. Catholic League Player of the Year as a senior at St. Laurence after batting.417 and posting a 9-1 record with 88 strikeouts on the mound. Batted.429 with an 8-1 record, 82 strikeouts and a 0.97 ERA on the mound as a junior to earn Area Player of the Year honors from the Southtown Star newspaper. Established new school records for games played, hits, RBI, runs scored & strikeouts. Brother Mark plays baseball at Lewis University in Chicagoland area. NOTABLE CAREER OUTINGS Date Opponent Dec IP H R-ER BB K /20/15 at A&M-CC L /26/15 vs Gonzaga ND /06/15 at Oklahoma W /14/15 vs Northern Ill. L Purdue Record When He Starts: 2-2 Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG / Brett Haan Senior RHP Lafayette, Ind. Central Catholic HS Parkland CC Matt Frawley Sophomore RHP Carol Stream, Ill. Glenbard North HS Put together his best start as a Boiler in win vs. NIU, striking out career-high six over 7 innings; gave up just five hits & 1 earned run. Worked frames in 1st & 4th innings at ASU, but couldn t come up with shutdown frames after Boilers scored multiple runs in 2nd & 3rd. Retired 10 consecutive batters & surrendered only 5 singles in strong outing (5 1/3 IP of 2-run ball) vs. SHSU. Started Big Ten series finales vs. Penn State, Michigan State and Michigan in 2014 as a transfer from Parkland CC in Champaign, Ill. Led the Gold Team to a five-game sweep in the Black & Gold intrasquad series this fall, working 10 1/3 innings of two-run ball over two starts; recorded 10 strikeouts and no walks in the series. Worked five shutout innings versus PSU to help lead Purdue to its only shutout win of Also gave the Boilers a chance to win with 4 1/3 innings of two-run ball in the finale of the Michigan State series. Worked four innings of scoreless relief in the 16-inning marathon with Southern Illinois. Helped Central Catholic win three straight IHSAA Class A state championships & an record from Two-time small school area player of the year in basketball. Did not give up a legit hit vs. NIU until the 6th inning after retiring 13 of the first 14 batters he faced; did not issue a walk over 6 innings. Had not allowed an extra-base hit in 16 innings pitched this season until Oklahoma went homer-double-homer against him in bottom 3rd. Shined vs Bakersfield, retiring 15 of 16 batters during one stretch en route to 7 shutout innings of 3-hit ball. Pitch count elevated quickly vs. Mizzou due to foul balls & deep counts, but still only allowed 1 run over 3 innings. Helped lead Purdue to game 3 win at Western Carolina by striking out 4 while going 9-up, 9-down his first time through the lineup. Enjoyed a strong summer in Midwest Collegiate League, where he was named an All-Star & pitched 8 innings of 3-hit ball in a playoff win that sent his DuPage County Hounds to league championship series. Has demonstrated increased velocity and better command of his out pitches this season according to Purdue coaching staff. Took the mound in each of the first 6 weekends as a freshman. Earned the victory in midweek win at Illinois State after retiring the first 8 batters he faced. His father Michael played baseball at Illinois State. NOTABLE CAREER OUTINGS Date Opponent Dec IP H R-ER BB K /14/15 at W. Carolina L /21/15 vs SHSU ND /27/15 at Arizona St. L /07/15 at Oklahoma L /14/15 vs Northern Ill. W /23/14 at Rice^ ND /01/14 vs Butler ND /15/14 at SDSU^ ND /22/14 at So. Illinois^ ND /26/14 IPFW^ ND /30/14 at Illinois^ ND /06/14 Penn St. W /12/14 at Michigan St. L /20/14 Michigan L 2/ /29/14 at Indiana St. L ^ Relief Appearance Purdue Record When He Starts: 4-6 Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG / / Career / NOTABLE CAREER OUTINGS Date Opponent Dec IP H R-ER BB K /14/15 at W. Carolina ND /22/15 vs Missouri L /28/15 vs Bakersfield ND /08/15 at Oklahoma L /15/15 vs Northern Ill. W /16/14 at Tennessee^ ND /23/14 at Rice^ ND /08/14 at LSU^ ND 2/ /01/14 at Ill.-Chicago^ ND /08/14 Louisville^ ND 2/ /12/14 at Michigan St.^ ND /22/14 at Indiana St.^ ND /29/14 at Illinois St.^ W ^ Relief Appearance Purdue Record When He Starts: 2-3 Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG / / Career / Opening Weekend of Big Ten Play: Purdue Baseball hosts Rutgers

4 17TH YEAR 2012 Big Ten Coach of the Year CAREER RECORD (.510) BIG TEN RECORD (.498) Biographical Information Full Name... Douglas Lee Schreiber Date of Birth... Aug. 25, 1963 Place of Birth... La Porte, Ind. Education...Purdue University, B.A.,...Communications College Career...Purdue, Wife... Sarah Coaching Experience Purdue Present, Head Coach Arizona St , Assistant Coach Notre Dame , Assistant Coach Butler , Assistant Coach Ball State , Graduate Assistant Schreiber s MLB Draft Picks 1999 Russ Morgan, pitcher...houston (21) 2000 Andy Helmer, pitcher... Cleveland (25) 2001 Dave Gassner, pitcher... Toronto (24) 2002 Chadd Blasko, pitcher...chicago [NL] (1) 2003 Dustin Glant, pitcher... Arizona (7) Nick McIntyre, second base...detroit (20) 2004 Simon Klink, third base.. San Francisco (21) 2005 Scott Byrnes, pitcher... Toronto (28) 2006 Mitch Hilligoss, shortstop...new York [AL] (6) Chris Toneguzzi, pitcher... Milwaukee (13) Jay Buente, pitcher... Florida (14) Dan Sattler, pitcher...texas (44) 2007 Andrew Groves, pitcher...colorado (11) 2008 Josh Lindblom, pitcher...los Angeles (2) Ryne White, first base... Arizona (4) Andy Loomis, pitcher... Florida (16) Dan Black, third base... San Francisco (35)* Matt Bischoff, pitcher... New York [NL] (47)* 2009 Dan Black, third base...chicago [AL] (14) Brandon Haveman, outfield... Seattle (29) Matt Jansen, pitcher...san Francisco (43)* 2010 Matt Bischoff, pitcher... Seattle (20) Kevin Cahill, pitcher... Washington (41) 2012 Kevin Plawecki, catcher...new York [NL] (1) Cameron Perkins, third base..philadelphia (6) Nick Wittgren, pitcher...miami (9) Lance Breedlove, pitcher... Pittsburgh (23) Eric Charles, second base...san Diego (29) Barrett Serrato, outfield...texas (30) Brad Schreiber, pitcher... Minnesota (40)* 2014 Sean McHugh, catcher...philadelphia (18) Jordan Minch, pitcher...chicago [NL] (35) * Indicates did not sign a professional contract Head Coach Doug Schreiber Since Doug Schreiber was named Purdue s head baseball coach on May 29, 1998, the Boilermakers have become a major force in the Big Ten Conference and have made big strides on a national level. Currently in his 17th season as the leader of the program, Schreiber is the program s all-time leader in overall wins and Big Ten wins. He eclipsed Dave Alexander s record for games coached (792 over 14 seasons) during the second weekend of the 2013 season. Schreiber played for Alexander at Purdue from Purdue unveiled its new Alexander Field stadium and facilities during the school year, but the first two seasons at the new ballpark turned out to be rebuilding years for the Boilermakers after losing 15 seniors and three junior MLB draftees from the 2012 Big Ten championship team. As of July 2014, 10 members of the 2012 championship team had signed with MLB organizations at some point in their post-college careers. In the five seasons between 2008 and 2012, Purdue went overall (.610) and in Big Ten play (.595). Both records represented the best marks in the league. The Boilermakers were the only conference team to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament each of those five seasons, the longest such streak in program history. Purdue has won at least one game at the Big Ten Tournament in eight of its nine appearances under Schreiber. After playing six NCAA Regional qualifiers throughout the season, including four opponents that were among the 16 Regional hosts, Purdue s strength of schedule in 2014 ranked among the Top 25 nationally for much of the year, including as high as No. 2 in the country for much of non-conference play. The Boilermakers eight extrainning affairs were the most in Schreiber s tenure as well as the most in the Big Ten. Purdue also played in 17 one-run games, but managed just a 5-12 record in those contests. During its historic 2012 season, Purdue won a program-record 45 games, captured a pair of Big Ten titles, earned the right to host an NCAA Regional and closed out Lambert Field in thrilling fashion. Schreiber was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Boilers to the most wins by a Big Ten team since He won his 400th and program-record 408th career games at Lambert in the spring of His 408th victory as the leader of the program, April 15 in the finale of a series sweep of Illinois, made him Purdue s all-time wins leader. The Boilermakers began the 2012 season 14-1, won 10 consecutive games twice, posted their 20th win before April 1 for the first time, reached the 30-win mark at the earliest date (April 20) in program history and won their first Big Ten title since Headlined by Kevin Plawecki s selection 35th overall by the New York Mets, Purdue had a program-record seven players picked in the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Juniors Plawecki, Cameron Perkins and Nick Wittgren were each selected in the first 10 rounds to give the Boilers three players drafted in the first 300 picks for the first time. Six times since 2006 multiple Boilers have been selected in the same draft. Highlighted by Big Ten Player and Pitcher of the Year honors for Plawecki and Joe Haase, Purdue had a program-high eight all-conference honorees in Schreiber has coached 62 All-Big Ten Conference selections, including 22 who were named to the conference s First Team, and has had players selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft on 32 occasions. Prior to becoming the head coach at Purdue, Schreiber spent four seasons ( ) as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under Pat Murphy at Arizona State University. Schreiber helped guide Arizona State to the College World Series and the national championship game in A year earlier, the Sun Devils finished as regional runners-up to Miami, and were two outs away from going to the College World Series. All four of Schreiber s recruiting classes at ASU were nationally ranked, including the 1995 class which was ranked No. 1 in the country and the 1996 class, which was tabbed the third best in the nation. Before going to ASU, Schreiber served as an assistant coach for Murphy at the University of Notre Dame in That season, the Fighting Irish finished and ended the season just two wins shy of Omaha. Schreiber began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Pat Quinn at Ball State University for two seasons ( ) and spent one year (1993) as an assistant at Butler University. A native of LaPorte, Ind., Schreiber was a four-year starter ( ) at second base for the Boilermakers. During his career, Purdue posted a mark and established a school-record 37 victories his senior season when he was a Second Team All-Big Ten selection. Schreiber still ranks among Purdue s career leaders in a variety of categories, including first all-time in walks (132), tied for first in games played (226), sixth in runs scored (159) and tied for eight in triples (9). He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and has completed some course work towards a master s in education. Purdue Head Coaching Records Overall Wins Doug Schreiber Dave Alexander Big Ten Wins Doug Schreiber Dave Alexander Overall Win Percentage (min. 100 games) Hugh Nicol [ ] Doug Schreiber [ ] Dave Alexander [ ] Ward Lambert [ ] Big Ten Win Percentage (min. 50 games) Hugh Nicol [ ] Doug Schreiber [ ] Total Games Coached Doug Schreiber Dave Alexander Seasons Coached Ward Lambert...20 Joe Sexson...18 Doug Schreiber...17 Schreiber s Milestone Wins 1 March 6, vs. Kent State 100 March 31, vs. Penn State 150 March 21, at Jacksonville State 200 May 27, at Illinois 213 April 2, 2006 # at Illinois 250 May 6, at Penn State 300 April 12, at Penn State 350 March 6, at Lipscomb 400 March 31, vs. Penn State 408 April 15, 2012 % vs. Illinois 450 April 15, vs. Butler # 108th Big Ten win, becoming the winningest Purdue head coach in Big Ten action. % 408nd career win, surpassing Dave Alexander for the Purdue all-time record. O Purdue Baseball: 2012 Big Ten Champions & NCAA Regional Host P Page 4

5 2015 Game Summary W L Pct. Overall Big Ten... March 20 Pre-Conference Non-Conference Midweek Spring Break Home Away Neutral Day Night vs. Lefthanded Starter vs. Righthanded Starter Run Games Run Games Games Decided by 2 Runs or Less Extra Innings Shutouts Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Doubleheaders Doubleheader Game Doubleheader Game February March April... April 1 May... May 1 Game 1 of Big Ten Series... March 20 Game 2 of Big Ten Series... March 21 Game 3 of Big Ten Series... March 22 Purdue Scores 10+ Runs Opponent Scores 10+ Runs When Purdue Scores First When Opponent Scores First Purdue leads after 7 innings Opp. leads after 7 innings Tied after 7 innings BOILERS HOST LEAGUE NEWCOMER RUTGERS FOR FIRST BIG TEN WEEKEND Purdue opening weekend of Big Ten play will still have a bit of a non-conference feel to it as league newcomer Rutgers visits Alexander Field to complete the spring break schedules for both teams. First pitch at Alexander Field is slated for 5:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday. The Boiler Block Party beer garden debuts Friday and the first 100 fans will also receive a Purdue thermal mug. Sunday, the first set of 2015 Purdue baseball cards will be given away to fans in attendance. Sunday s are also kids day at Alexander Field with inflatable play houses setup and other games along the third base concourse. The Boilermakers (8-11) have only played Rutgers twice before, both previous meetings being neutral-site games in Florida. Purdue was a winner in Boca Raton in 1999, head coach Doug Schreiber s first year, but lost the most recent matchup at the 2010 Big East/Big Ten Challenge in Clearwater. The Boilermakers will also host Maryland, the other Big Ten newcomer, for the final weekend of April. The Scarlet Knights (3-13) have spent their entire spring break trip in the state of Indiana, going 1-3 at Indiana State s tournament last weekend and dropping a midweek game at Ball State Wednesday. Rutgers 3-13 record may be a bit misleading. Seven of its losses have come on the road at Miami (four) and Florida Atlantic (three), which were both nationally ranked at the time. The Scarlet Knights series at Tennessee the weekend of Feb was canceled due to cold weather and they were unable to schedule a replacement. A year ago, Purdue was in a similar position as Rutgers. Entering their mid-march series at Southern Illinois, the Boilers were just 2-14 after playing the likes of Tennessee, Rice, LSU and San Diego State. Purdue went on to win the opening game of three of its next four series. The Boilermakers have won their conference-opening series just once (2012) in the last six years. But with Rutgers tied with Penn State at the bottom of the conference standings going into league play and the games being played in West Lafayette, this weekend would be an opportune time for Purdue to post its first Big Ten series victory at its third-year ballpark. While the 51 runs the Boilers have scored over the last six games certainly qualify as an offensive awaking, the strong showings by the Purdue starting pitchers over the last five games is likely more significant to continued success. Mike Kornacker, Brett Haan, Matt Frawley, Gavin Downs and Shane Bryant have all put together quality outings, teaming up for a combining 2.45 ERA while recording 21 strikeouts versus only five walks. Boilermaker pitchers issued only three walks in the Northern Illinois series. Defensively, Harry Shipley s consistency at shortstop has perhaps exceeded the coaching staff s expectations when he was made the starter to begin his freshman season. After recording 19 defensive assists in the NIU series, Shipley extended his streak of consecutive games without an error to 13. He has made just two errors this year and been part of all three game-ending double plays turned by the Boilers. And at the plate, he has certainly held his own while batting in the nine hole every game. Tom Marcinczyk has led the way offensively for Rutgers, leading the team in batting average (.333), extra-base hits (9) and RBI (14). Lefthanders Mark McCoy and Howie Bray have been constants in the weekend rotation all season. Bray has given up fewer hits (21 in 21 2/3 innings) and has a better strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.18). He ll start Saturday. The Boilermakers are scheduled to play their first two Big Ten series at home as well as their final conference weekend. However, from April 11 through May 11, Purdue will play nine of its 12 Big Ten games on the road Purdue Stadium Tour: Road/Neutral Site Games at Ballparks of Note Date(s) Opponent/Event Stadium Location Notable Pro Home Team/Historical Significance Feb TAMU-CC Tournament Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros Double-A affiliate) Feb. 26-March 1 Arizona St. Tournament Phoenix Municipal Phoenix, Ariz. Longtime MLB Spring Training Site March 3-8 Oklahoma Mitchell Park Norman, Okla. Two-time NCAA Regional Host March 17 Louisville Patterson Stadium Louisville, Ky. Multiple-time NCAA Regional Host April Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Mich. Multiple-time NCAA Regional Host May 9-11 Nebraska Haymarket Park Lincoln, Neb. Multiple-time NCAA Regional Host; Lincoln Saltdogs (Indie) May Big Ten Tournament Target Field Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota Twins Opening Weekend of Big Ten Play: Purdue Baseball hosts Rutgers

6 MULTI-HIT GAMES: 2015 Player Total Kyle Wood Michael Vilardo Brandon Krieg Jack Picchiotti 5 5 Harry Shipley 5 5 Kyle Johnson 4 4 Evan Kennedy Brett Carlson 2 2 Jeff Evak 2 2 Justin Gubser 2 2 Cody Strong 2 2 Ted Snidanko 1 1 Alec Olund 1 1 Jordan Lewis 1 1 Daniel Sander 1 1 Team MULTI-HIT GAMES: 2014 BIG TEN PLAY Player Total Kyle Wood Brandon Krieg Sean McHugh Cody Strong 6 6 Jack Picchiotti 5 5 Steve Maniago Conner Hudnall Kyle Johnson 2 2 Jeff Evak 2 2 Jordan Lewis 1 1 Kyle Upp 1 1 Team CAREER MULTI-HIT GAMES AT PURDUE* Player Total Kyle Wood Brandon Krieg Jack Picchiotti Kyle Johnson Cody Strong Jeff Evak Jordan Lewis 2 2 Ted Snidanko 1 1 MULTI-RBI GAMES: 2015 Player Total Kyle Wood Kyle Johnson Michael Vilardo 2 2 Ted Snidanko 1 1 Evan Kennedy 1 1 Brandon Krieg 1 1 Jeff Evak 1 1 Justin Gubser 1 1 James Jewell 1 1 Alec Olund 1 1 Jack Picchiotti 1 1 Daniel Sander 1 1 Cody Strong 1 1 Team MULTI-RBI GAMES: 2014 BIG TEN PLAY Player Total Brandon Krieg 4 4 Sean McHugh Kyle Johnson 2 2 Jeff Evak 1 1 Jack Picchiotti 1 1 Kyle Upp 1 1 Team CAREER MULTI-RBI GAMES AT PURDUE* Player Total Brandon Krieg Kyle Johnson Kyle Wood Jack Picchiotti Cody Strong Jeff Evak 3 3 Ted Snidanko 1 1 *Active Multi-Year Purdue Letter-Winners Only PURDUE HOSTS RUTGERS FOR CONFERENCE-OPENING WEEKEND The Boilermakers complete their five-game week by hosting Rutgers for the first time in program history. Purdue will also welcome fellow Big Ten newcomer Maryland to Alexander Field next month. Meanwhile, by the end of the 2015, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State and Minnesota will all still not have played at the Boilers third-year ballpark yet. Last weekend s series against Northern Illinois was moved to Grand Park in Westfield, Ind., due to unfavorable field conditions at Alexander Field. The Boilermakers won the series after taking game two of a Saturday doubleheader and the rubber game Sunday. Purdue snapped its 10-game losing streak in rubber games thanks to a 23-run outburst Sunday. After losing their midweek opener at No. 11 Louisville Tuesday, Purdue shut out Valparaiso, 2-0, in the home opener Wednesday. Earliest Home Openers in Purdue History Year Date Opponent (Result) 1996 March 13 St. Joseph s (L, 7-0) 1992 March 16 Split DH vs. Ball St March 16 Split DH vs. St. Joe s 1994 March 17 St. Joseph s (W, 3-0) 1990 March 17 Split DH vs. St. Joe s 2015 March 18 Valparaiso (W, 2-0) 1998 March 18 Valparaiso (W, 5-4) 1993 March 18 St. Joseph s (W, 8-0) Previous Earliest Opener Under Schreiber 2002 March 20 Indiana St. (W, 7-4) The March 18 home opener was the sixth earliest in program history and the earliest ever during head coach Doug Schreiber s 17-year tenure. Purdue s pitchers struck out 12 while leading the team to it first shutout win since April 2014 vs. Penn State. The Boilers won the game on a game-ending line drive double play for the second time this season. Purdue improved to 13-4 in home openers under Schreiber. SNIDANKO S GRAND SLAM, SEVEN RBI HIGHLIGHT BLOWOUT WIN VERSUS NIU Purdue scored multiple runs in seven consecutive innings to slug its way to a 23-5 rubber game win vs. Northern Illinois. Despite not entering the game until the sixth inning, Ted Snidanko finished the day with a career-high seven RBI and just a single shy of the cycle. He connected for a grand slam in the sixth inning as Purdue posted its second five-run frame of the game. It was the first slam by a Boilermaker since Sean McHugh at Michigan in May 2013 and he became the first Purdue player with seven RBI in a game since Josh Estill in April Snidanko nearly hit two grand slams. He tripled off the 20+ Run Outbursts Under Schreiber Date Opponent Final 4/25/00 IUPUI W, /16/06 at Indiana W, /15/15 vs Northern Illinois W, /10/12 at Murray State W, /23/08 Western Illinois W, /24/15 Illinois-Chicago W, /11/03 at Indiana W, /7/01 at Northwestern W, fence in left center with the bases loaded in his third at-bat. The sophomore entered the day with one extra-base hit and no RBI in 27 games as a Boilermaker. Purdue recorded 20 runs and 20 hits for the first time since wins against Illinois-Chicago in March (hits) and April (runs) of But the 23 runs Sunday were the most since beating Indiana, 25-8, in April 2006 in Bloomington and the 24 hits were Purdue s most since racking up a program-record 30 in a March 2012 victory at Murray State. BOILERMAKERS SNAP RUBBER GAME LOSING STREAK Not only did Purdue s 23-5 win vs. Northern Illinois snap a 10-game losing streak in weekend series rubber games, but it also allowed the Boilers to win a series after losing the opener for the first time since May 2009 at Michigan State. Purdue s last rubber game win was in April 2012 at Nebraska. The frustrating stretch of winning the opener but losing the series spanned 12 weekends from March 2010 through March of this season. During that stretch, the Boilers only won the middle game of a series twice after losing the opener. Nine of those 12 series in which Purdue won the opener but lost the weekend were in Big Ten play. FIVE STRAIGHT STRONG STARTS FROM PURDUE PITCHERS Since giving up 13 runs in the rubber game loss at Oklahoma March 8, Purdue has outscored the opposition However, 23 of those 41 runs came in the March 15 rubber game win vs. Northern Illinois. The real story the last five games has been the starting pitching. Mike Kornacker, Brett Haan, Matt Frawley, Gavin Downs and Shane Bryant have all worked at least five innings as the starting pitcher over the last five games. Only Kornacker gave up more than three runs. They ve combined for 29 1/3 innings of nine-run ball, recording 21 strikeouts vs. five walks and a 2.45 ERA. Purdue pitchers recorded 25 strikeouts vs. only three walks in the NIU series. Offensively, the Boilers scored 10-plus runs in three of four games from March The season-high for runs last year was eight. WOOD WINS B1G PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS FOR MONSTER SERIES AT OKLAHOMA Kyle Wood did something productive in 12 of his 14 plate appearances in Purdue s series at Oklahoma (March 6-8), earning the junior first baseman Big Ten Player of the Week honors. He was 9-for-11 with a three-run double, two solo home runs, seven RBI, two walks and four runs scored. He had multiple hits in all three games, highlighted by his first collegiate four-hit effort in the rubber game. Wood put up his big numbers predominantly against a tough Oklahoma rotation. The Sooners starting pitchers combined for 24 strikeouts over 17 1/3 innings in the series. But Wood also delivered an RBI single in his final at-bat of the weekend to win a lefty-lefty matchup vs. OU s closer in the eighth inning of Sunday s rubber game. Wood s 13-game reached base safely streak ended in the March 17 loss at No. 11 Louisville. He recorded multiple hits in eight of those contests. He was Purdue s first Big Ten Player of the Week honoree since Kyle Johnson was named Player and Freshman of the Week on April 1, 2013, following the Boilers first-ever sweep at Penn State. Despite making just two appearances on the mound this season, Wood has struck out 12 over 5 1/3 innings and 12 of the 26 batters he has faced. As a pitcher, he has helped lead Purdue to wins against Western Carolina and Valparaiso. Wood s Stellar 10-Game Stretch (Feb. 21-March 8):.528 (19-for-36), 4 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, 7 BB O Purdue Baseball: 2012 Big Ten Champions & NCAA Regional Host P Page 6

7 2015 Big Ten Conference Standings Big Ten Overall As of March 11 W L Pct. GB W L T Pct. Last 10 Streak Maryland W-7 Indiana W-11 Illinois W-3 Iowa W-2 Ohio State W-4 Nebraska W-7 Michigan L-1 Michigan State W-1 Purdue W-1 Minnesota L-1 Northwestern L-3 Rutgers L-1 Penn State W-2 March Opening Weekend of Big Ten Play Rutgers at Purdue Northwestern at UNLV #21 Indiana at Penn State Iowa at Kansas Michigan at Nebraska South Florida at #18 Illinois Minnesota at #14 Maryland SHIPLEY IMPRESSING DEFENSIVELY Shortstop Harry Shipley, center fielder Kyle Johnson and third baseman Brandon Krieg are the only Boilers that have started every game at the same position this season. Shipley has done it as a freshman thanks in part to his steady play at the most important defensive position. He has committed only two errors in 90 defensive chances and has not made an error since game two of the Sam Houston State doubleheader on Feb. 21. During his 13-game streak without an error he has handled 68 defensive chances cleanly. He had 19 defensive assists while playing every inning of the Northern Illinois series. Shipley has been involved in all three game-ending double plays this season. Cody Strong and Shipley teamed up on both game-ending line drive double plays, with the tying run aboard both times. Purdue won game one of the Feb. 26 doubleheader with Gonzaga on an L-64 double play that Shipley flipped to Strong for the final out at second base. For the March 18 home opener, Strong caught the line drive on the right side of the infield and fed the ball to Shipley at second for another bang-bang finish. Dating back to the start of the 2012 season, Purdue has closed out nine wins on notable game-ending double plays. Situational Statistics: Team Leaders Opening Weekend of Big Ten Play: Purdue Baseball hosts Rutgers 2015 BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL TOP SIX 1. Maryland 2. Nebraska 3. Illinois 4. Indiana 5. Michigan 6. Ohio State Big Ten Tournament May at Target Field in Minneapolis Top 8 Qualify Weekend of March PUR won 2-of-3 Northern Illinois MINN lost 2-of-3 at VCU Tourney #19 ILL won 2-of-3 Southern Illinois NEB swept Florida Gulf Coast IND swept #23 Cal State Fullerton NU lost 2-of-3 at Seattle IOWA went 2-2 at Houston Baptist OSU won 2-of-3 vs Evansville #16 UMD swept Princeton PSU went 0-3 at Liberty Tourney MICH lost 2-of-3 at Kansas RU went 1-3 at Indiana St. Tourney MSU lost 2-of-3 at Furman Tourney Recent Game-Ending Double Plays of Note Turned in Purdue Wins Date Opponent Score DP Pitcher 3/18/15 Valparaiso 2-0 L4-6 Lyons 2/26/15 vs Gonzaga 5-3 L6-4 Eichmann 2/21/15 vs SHSU Gibbs 4/29/14 at Illinois St. 8-6 L5-3 Kenney 3/28/14 at Illinois Lutz 4/15/12 Illinois Wittgren 4/13/12 Illinois Wittgren 3/04/12 vs Charleston So Wittgren 2/25/12 at East Carolina Wittgren GIBBS STILL STINGY ON HITS ALLOWED Matt Gibbs has faced 16 batters and only allowed two hits this season, the second of which was a line drive comebacker off his elbow that forced him to leave the game in the March 8 rubber game at Oklahoma. That runner came around to score and stands as the only run the senior has been charged with in Dating back to the 2014 home opener, Gibbs has given up only 22 hits in 38 innings (5.21 hits per nine). By surrendering only 5.77 hits per nine innings last year, he posted the sixth best single-season clip in Purdue history. His 4.91 hits per nine in Big Ten play was a new program record. He posted a streak of 17 consecutive scoreless innings over seven appearances from April 5-25, VILARDO S 12-GAME REACHED BASE SAFELY STREAK SNAPPED Michael Vilardo s 12-game reached base safely streak ended in game one of the March 14 doubleheader with Northern Illinois. He has still managed to reach base safely in 16 of the first 19 games this season while batting leadoff every game. Vilardo has opened the game with a hit seven times. The transfer from the University of Pennsylvania produced multiple hits six times during his reached safely streak while going hitless only twice. Vilardo s 12-Game Reached Safely Streak:.360 (18-for-50), 5 XBH, 7 RBI, 10 R, 3 BB, 2 HBP 10 EXTRA-INNING GAMES SINCE ST. PATRICK S DAY 2014; LOTS OF DOUBLEHEADERS EARLY THIS YEAR After blowing a four-run lead in the ninth inning en route to losing to CSU Bakersfield in 11 innings on Feb. 28, 10 of Purdue s last 51 games (20 percent) dating back to St. Patrick s Day 2014 have gone to extra innings. The Boilers eight extra-innings games last year were the most during Doug Schreiber s 17-year tenure as head coach and are believed to be the most in program history overall. Purdue is 4-6 in the 10 extra-innings game, including 1-1 this year. The March 14 doubleheader vs. Northern Illinois was Purdue s fourth of the season already. The Boilers played three doubleheaders over a span of 13 days from Feb and four in 29 days from Feb. 13-March 14. Purdue had not played a doubleheader in three consecutive weekends since 2008, the final year of the Big Ten schedule featuring a doubleheader of two seven-inning games every Saturday. FRAWLEY STELLAR IN START VERSUS BAKERSFIELD Matt Frawley surrendered only three singles and one walk over seven shutout innings, striking out five and putting together the finest outing of the young season by a Purdue pitcher in the Feb. 28 loss to CSU Bakersfield in Phoenix. He worked three innings and retired 15 of 16 batters from the second through seventh innings. His strikeout and innings pitched totals were career highs as a Boilermaker. It marked the first time a Purdue pitcher worked at least seven shutout innings in an outing since Lance Breedlove led the way in a 3-0 win against Indiana at the 2012 Big Ten Tournament with 7 1/3 shutout innings. Bakersfield opened the ninth inning with five consecutive hits to rally for four runs and tie the game. Purdue was fortunate to get the game to extra innings after CSUB had the go-ahead run on third base with no outs. Alex Lyons got out of the jam thanks in part to an inexplicable suicide squeeze attempt with an 0-2 count on the batter with one out in the inning. However, the game marked the first time the Boilers suffered a loss after taking the lead into the ninth since the finale of last season s series at Minnesota when they gave up a three-run lead. With Runners On Base With Runners in Scoring Position With Two Outs Two-Out RBIs 1. Brandon Krieg,.371 (13-35) 1. Brett Carlson,.462 (6-13) 1. Kyle Wood,.300 (6-20) 1. Cody Strong, 4 2. Brett Carlson,.348 (8-23) 2. Michael Vilardo,.364 (8-22) 2. Michael Vilardo,.294 (5-13) Brett Carlson, 4 3. Michael Vilardo,.333 (11-33) 3. Harry Shipley,.304 (7-23) 3. Brett Carlson,.286 (4-14) 3. Six Tied with 3 Team:.277 (94-339) Team:.276 (60-217) Team:.231 (48-208) Team: 33 Opponents:.328 ( ) Opponents:.343 (73-213) Opponents:.326 (74-227) Opponents: 53

8 Starting Pitcher Breakdowns Date Opponent Dec IP H R-ER BB K Mike Kornacker (Fr, RHP) 2/20/15 at A&M-CC L /26/15 vs Gonzaga ND /06/15 at Oklahomoa W /14/15 vs Northern Ill. L Brett Haan (Sr, RHP) 2/14/15 at W. Carolina L /21/15 vs SHSU ND /27/15 at Arizona St. L /07/15 at Oklahoma L /14/15 vs Northern Ill. W Matt Frawley (So, RHP) 2/14/15 at W. Carolina ND /22/15 vs Missouri L /28/15 vs Bakersfield ND /08/15 at Oklahoma L /15/15 vs Northern Ill. W Gavin Downs (Jr, RHP) 2/21/15 at W. Carolina L /17/15 at Louisville ND Brian Ghiselli (So, RHP) 2/21/15 vs SHSU ND /22/15 vs Gonzaga L Shane Bryant (Jr, RHP) 3/18/15 Valparaiso W Records When He Started Player Starts Team Pitcher Relief 2015 Brett Haan NA Matt Frawley NA Mike Kornacker NA Brian Ghiselli Gavin Downs Shane Bryant Gavin Downs Brett Haan Adam Dressler Kyle Wood Mike Lutz Eddie De LaRiva Patrick Kenney Tim McElroy Kyle Wood Gavin Downs Eddie De LaRiva Mike Lutz Joe Eichmann Multi-Year Career as Starter Gavin Downs Brett Haan Kyle Wood Eddie De LaRiva Mike Lutz Pitched in Every Game of a Series Joe Eichmann (Sr, RHP) 2014 at Michigan St. (2 1/3 IP, 9 BF, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K) 2014 vs Penn St. (4 IP, 12 BF, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K) 2014 at Illinois (1+ IP, 5 BF, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K) 2014 at Rice (1+ IP, 8 BF, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 0 K) Mike Lutz (Jr, RHP) 2014 vs Michigan (5 1/3 IP, 18 BF, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K) 2014 at Rice (2 2/3 IP, 13 BF, 4 H, 2 R, BB, 0 K) 2013 at Michigan St. (3 1/3 IP, 18 BF, 5 H, 4 R, BB, K) 2013 at Penn St. (6 1/3 IP, 27 BF, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, K) Tim McElroy (Jr, LHP) 2014 at Michigan St. (2/3 IP, 6 BF, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K) 2013 at Michigan (1 2/3 IP, 8 BF, 3 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 0 K) FIVE DOUBLE PLAYS IN GAME ONE WIN, NINE FOR THE DAY VERSUS GONZAGA Purdue tied a program record with five double plays in the game one win en route to finishing the Feb. 26 doubleheader vs. Gonzaga with nine twin killings. The five double plays were the most since the Boilers turned four in a March 2012 win at Murray State. Gonzaga helped give Purdue a pair DPs in the game one win after an illegal slide into second base as the Boilers went for a twin killing. An inning later, a runner tried to score from second base on a sac fly to right center after Kyle Johnson slipped while making the catch. But he quickly flipped the ball to Jeff Evak, who hit cutoff man Cody Strong and Purdue completed the F8-942 put out at the plate. Undoubtedly the most exciting double play of the nine was the game-ending line drive to Harry Shipley at shortstop. Gonzaga had the bases loaded with one out and Purdue was clinging to a 5-3 lead, but the Boilers successfully doubled off the runner at second base for the final out. The Boilermakers turned 15 double plays in their first nine games season, but only three in the 10 games since. Purdue still ranks third in the Big Ten in double plays turned behind Penn State (21 in 16 games) and Nebraska (19 in 20 games). The Boilers turned 54 double plays in 2014 to lead the Big Ten. Purdue also ranks first in the league this year by throwing out 14 base stealers (11-of-23). Jack Picchiotti has thrown out 9-of-16 base stealers to rank ninth nationally in caught stealing percentage (.563) entering the week. KRIEG S REACHED BASE SAFELY STREAK SNAPPED AT 26 Brandon Krieg hit safely in each of the first seven games this season, extending his reached base safely streak to 26 consecutive games dating back to It ranked as the 13th longest active streak in the country when it was snapped Feb. 26 in game one of the doubleheader with Gonzaga. He had hit safely in 20 of the 26 games and overtook Kyle Wood s 24-game run last year for the longest reached base streak by an active Boiler. Cameron Perkins reached base safely in 50 consecutive games in Even with the streak snapped, Krieg is still off to a much better start at the plate than a year ago. Through 11 games last season he was 3-for-38. But he batted.325 from April 15 through the end of the season in 2014 and has hit safely in nine of the first 11 games this year. Krieg s Reached Safely Streak (April 15-Feb. 22):.340, 8 XBH, 9 RBI, 21 R, 14 BB, 3 HBP VILARDO, PICCHIOTTI & GIBBS STAR IN WILD DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP OF SHSU Purdue scored twice in the bottom of the 12th inning to rally for a 4-3 victory against Sam Houston State in the first game of a neutral-site doubleheader in Corpus Christi Feb. 21. Alec Olund scored the game-winning run as pinch runner on Michael Vilardo s sacrifice fly to right center field. Vilardo joined Kyle Wood and Brandon Krieg as active Boilers with a game-winning RBI in a walk-off victory. In the nightcap of the doubleheader, Purdue overcame deficits of 3-0 and 7-2 to win 9-7 after scoring three times in the top of the ninth inning. Vilardo again delivered the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly. Cody Strong led off the final inning of both games with a base hit against SHSU closer Ryan Brinley, who suffered both losses after giving up a combined five runs. Brinley entered the day having not allowed a run in his 27 innings of relief for SHSU dating back to Jack Picchiotti drove in the game-tying run in both games of the doubleheader. He came through with a pinch-hit, twoout RBI single in the seventh inning of game one. In the nightcap, he also singled home the tying run and later scored the go-ahead tally on Vilardo s sac fly. Daniel Sander s pinch hit double plated the game-tying run in the 12th inning of game one. It was Sander s first hit as a Boilermaker. Of the 21 innings played in the SHSU doubleheader, Purdue only held the lead in the final inning of both games The Boilers had not swept a doubleheader since April 2012 vs. Illinois. Matt Gibbs earned the victory in both games of the twinbill after retiring seven of the nine batters he faced over three scoreless innings of relief. He induced and started a game-ending double play in the nightcap and became the first Purdue pitcher since Chris Toneguzzi in April 2006 to earn the victory in consecutive games. Krieg, Vilardo and Wood joined Gibbs on the All-Tournament Team. The five-run deficit (7-2) the Boilers overcame in game two marked their largest comeback since scoring 10 times in the ninth inning at UCLA in May 2012 to rally back from a 10-5 hole entering the frame. However, Purdue s last win after trailing in the ninth inning was a May 2012 victory against Indiana State, 2-1 in 10 innings, in the final game at Lambert Field. A May 2005 doubleheader sweep of Iowa at Lambert is believed to be the last time Purdue won two games on the same day in its final at-bat. PURDUE PITCHERS STRIKE OUT 15 IN GAME THREE WIN AT WCU Matt Frawley (5), Kyle Wood (7) and Joe Eichmann (3) teamed up to strike out 15 Western Carolina batters as Purdue won game three of the series in Cullowhee, 9-5. It ranked as the third-highest strikeout total in program history and the most since the Boilers fanned 16 in a March 2010 victory at Ohio. Frawley struck out four his first time through the lineup. Wood struck out seven of the 15 batters he faced, striking out the side in the sixth and seventh innings. Eichmann struck out WCU s hitters in order after giving up a leadoff walk and a batter reaching on an error to open the ninth inning. The senior earned his first career save. Recent Walk-Off Wins Date Opponent Score (Inn.) GW RBI 2/21/15 SHSU (G1) 4-3 (12) Vilardo 4/25/14 Ohio St. 4-3 (13) Wood 4/15/14 Butler 5-4 (10) Krieg 5/15/12 Indiana St. 2-1 (10) Perkins 4/28/12 Michigan St. 4-3 (14) Perkins 3/27/12 Louisville 2-1 (10) Talbott 4/29/11 Indiana 5-4 (12) McHugh 4/02/10 Minnesota 3-2 (10) Perkins 4/26/08 Minnesota 7-6 (7) Nielsen 5/06/06 Penn St. 6-5 (9) White 4/12/06 Illinois St. 9-8 (9) White 4/09/06 Michigan St. 4-3 (9) Cummins 3/25/06 Chicago St. 5-4 (10) Hilligoss 5/14/05 Iowa (G2) 4-3 (7) NA* 5/14/05 Iowa (G1) 8-7 (7) Hilligoss *Game-winning run scored on wild pitch Top Single-Game Strikeout Totals Total Ks Opponent Year 17 Miami (Ohio) at Ohio at Western Carolina Indiana at Louisville Times Wood s career-high strikeout total was the most by a Purdue pitcher since Jordan Minch and Connor Podkul both fanned seven as starters last season. However, they pitched at least six innings each time. Wood racked up his seven Ks in only three innings. Matt Gibbs and Tim McElroy both struck out six in a relief appearance last season, but Wood s seven Ks were the most by a Purdue reliever since Pat Gannon had seven over four innings in a March 2011 win at Tennessee Tech. O Purdue Baseball: 2012 Big Ten Champions & NCAA Regional Host P Page 8