2021 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team

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2021 Purdue Boilermakers baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–26 (16–26 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Shipley (2nd season)
Hitting coachCooper Fouts (3rd season)
Pitching coachChris Marx (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlexander Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Nebraska  ‍†‍‍y 31 – 12   .721 34 – 14   .708
No. 24 Maryland  ‍‍‍y 28 – 16   .636 30 – 18   .625
Michigan  ‍‍‍y 27 – 17   .614 27 – 19   .587
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 26 – 18   .591 26 – 18   .591
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 26 – 18   .591 26 – 18   .591
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 22 – 20   .524 22 – 20   .524
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 22 – 22   .500 22 – 22   .500
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 21 – 23   .477 21 – 23   .477
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 24   .429 18 – 24   .429
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15 – 21   .417 15 – 21   .417
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 27   .386 17 – 27   .386
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 16 – 26   .381 16 – 26   .381
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6 – 31   .162 6 – 31   .162
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1][2]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University in the 2021 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 Greg Goff.

Previous season[edit]

The Boilermakers finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 7–7 overall (0–0 conference) and eighth place in conference standings, as the season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Roster[edit]

2021 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
1 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
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 OF 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
6 OF Weston Gingerich L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr St. Theodore Guerin H. S. Carmel, Indiana
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) RS 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
16 RHP Nolan Daniel R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Tallahassee Community College Dublin, Georgia
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 OF Pat Clohisy L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Chaminade Prep St. Louis, Missouri
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 Steve Ramirez R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Riverside City College San Bernardino, California
23 RHP Jacob Mrosko R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chanhassen H. S. Chanhassen, Minnesota
25 C Jake Stadler L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mount Vernon H. S. Greenfield, Indiana
26 RHP Logan Danzeisen L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Sylvania Southview H. S. Sylvania, Ohio
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 U Cam Thompson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Owasso High School Owasso, Oklahoma
31 C Jeremy Schrock L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Rockwood Summit H. S. Fenton, Missouri
32 RHP Calvin Starnes R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northwest Florida State College Coloma, Michigan
33 RHP Landon Weins R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Wabash Valley College Frankton, Indiana
34 INF Cade Hohl R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr St. Louis University H. S. Huntleigh, Missouri
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 LHP Joseph Whitman L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hudson H. S. Hudson, Ohio
38 RHP Kyle Wade R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Kokomo H. S. Kokomo, Indiana
40 LHP Calvin Schapira R/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 30 lb (14 kg) Jr Central Arizona College Scottsdale, Arizona
41 RHP Ricky Castro R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Parkland College Naperville, Illinois
42 RHP Will Tenuta R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sandburg H. S. Orland Park, Illinois
43 RHP Avery Cook R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Whitesboro H. S. Utica, New York
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 RHP Nick Alvarado R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Grain Valley H. S. Grain Valley, Missouri
47 RHP Eric Hildebrand R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Anchor Bay H. S. Chesterfield, Michigan
48 RHP Griffin Lohman L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hamilton Southeastern H. S. Fishers, 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2021

Schedule[edit]

2021 Purdue Boilermakers baseball game log
Regular season
March (3–11)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
1 March 5 vs Nebraska Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas 6–5[4] Smeltz (1–0) Schreiber (0–1) None 225 1–0 1–0
2 March 6 vs Nebraska Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas 2–7[5] Hroch (1–0) Schapira (0–1) None 225 1–1 1–1
3 March 6 vs Nebraska Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas 0–10[6] Schanaman (1–0) Alvarado (0–1) None 225 1–2 1–2
4 March 7 vs Nebraska Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas 0–4[7] Schreiber (1–1) Jackson (0–1) None 225 1–3 1–3
5 March 12 vs Michigan Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina 1–9[8] Hajjar (1–0) Johnson (0–1) None 225 1–4 1–4
6 March 13 vs Michigan Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina 0–4[9] Weston (1–1) Schapira (0–2) None 225 1–5 1–5
7 March 13 vs Michigan Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina 2–9[10] Dragani (2–0) Starnes (0–1) None 225 1–6 1–6
8 March 14 vs Michigan Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina 6–11[11] Pace (1–0) Daniel (0–1) None 225 1–7 1–7
9 March 19 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 1–2[12] Stahl (1–0) Brooks (0–1) Litwicki (3) 225 1–8 1–8
10 March 20 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 8–5[13] Hildebrand (1–0) Brown (2–1) Daniel (1) 150 2–8 2–8
11 March 21 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana 4–9[14] Bierman (1–1) Jackson (0–2) None 150 2–9 2–9
12 March 26 Rutgers Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 5–7[15] Rutkowski (2–1) Johnson (0–2) None 433 2–10 2–10
13 March 27 Rutgers Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 7–4[16] Smeltz (2–0) Fitzpatrick (0–1) None 505 3–10 3–10
14 March 28 Rutgers Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 4–15[17] Teller (1–2) Jackson (0–3) None 474 3–11 3–11
April (7–8)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
15 April 2 Iowa Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 2–4[18] Nedved (2–0) Weins (0–1) None 479 3–12 3–12
16 April 3 Iowa Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 10–8[19] Brooks (1–1) Guzek (0–1) Cook (1) 496 4–12 4–12
17 April 4 Iowa Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 5–8[20] Davitt (3–1) Kulak (0–1) None 534 4–13 4–13
18 April 10 vs Penn State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 0–11[21] Virbitsky (1–2) Schapira (0–3) None 208 4–14 4–14
19 April 11 vs Penn State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 8–5[22] Johnson (1–2) Henline (0–1) Alvarado (1) 236 5–14 5–14
20 April 11 at Michigan State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 2–5[23] Powers (2–1) Smeltz (2–1) Iverson (6) 217 5–15 5–15
21 April 12 at Michigan State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan 8–2[24] Brooks (2–1) Heikkinen (0–1) None 201 6–15 6–15
22 April 17 vs Michigan State Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 2–1[25] Smeltz (3–1) Iverson (0–2) None 155 7–15 7–15
23 April 18 vs Michigan State Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 8–3[26] Johnson (2–2) Heikkinen (0–2) None 166 8–15 8–15
24 April 18 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 6–4[27] Daniel (1–1) Kutt (0–4) Cook (2) 238 9–15 9–15
25 April 19 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 20–6[28] Castro (1–0) Maldonado (0–2) None 151 10–15 10–15
26 April 23 Illinois Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 5–6[29] Hoffmann (1–0) Schapira (0–4) Kutt (1) 520 10–16 10–16
27 April 24 Illinois Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 4–12[30] Lavender (5–0) Johnson (2–3) Rybarczyk (2) 537 10–17 10–17
28 April 25 Illinois Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 0–3[31] O'Hara (2–0) Hildebrand (1–1) Kirschsieper (1) 532 10–18 10–18
29 April 30 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 3–11[32] Burhenn (3–3) Schapira (0–5) None 205 10–19 10–19
May (6–7)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
30 May 1 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 2–12[33] Lonsway (3–4) Johnson (2–4) None 305 10–20 10–20
31 May 2 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 16–15[34] Hildebrand (2–1) Murphy (4–4) Smeltz (1) 296 11–20 11–20
– May 7 Northwestern Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
– May 8 Northwestern Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
– May 9 Northwestern Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
32 May 11 Ohio State Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 1–5[35] Burhenn (5–2) Brooks (2–2) None 400 11–21 11–21
33 May 14 at Maryland Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 0–11[36] Dean (3–1) Schapira (0–6) None 150 11–22 11–22
34 May 15 at Maryland Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 1–6[37] Savacool (7–1) Johnson (2–5) Ramsey (2) 250 11–23 11–23
35 May 16 at Maryland Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 2–7[38] Burke (3–3) Brooks (2–3) Zoellner (1) 250 11–24 11–24
38 May 20 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 9–3[39] Schapira (1–6) DeLuga (0–2) None 225 12–24 12–24
39 May 21 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 12–5[40] Johnson (3–5) Burchill (1–1) None 225 13–24 13–24
40 May 22 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 17–4[41] Brooks (3–3) Liffrig (1–4) None 225 14–24 14–24
41 May 23 at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota 8–9[42] Duffy (1–4) Weins (0–2) None 225 14–25 14–25
42 May 27 Penn State Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 7–4[43] Johnson (4–5) Larkin (3–7) Smeltz (2) 607 15–25 15–25
– May 28 Penn State Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana Cancelled due to weather
43 May 30 Minnesota Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 1–2[44] Liffrig (2–4) Brooks (3–4) Davis (1) 622 15–26 15–26
44 May 30 Minnesota Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana 7–6[45] Schapira (2–6) Duffy (1–5) None 622 16–26 16–26

Conference awards[edit]

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