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Purdue Boilermakers baseball

The Purdue Boilermakers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. The program's first season was in 1888, and it has been a member of the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference since the start of the 1906 season. Its home venue is Alexander Field, located on Purdue's campus. Greg Goff is the team's head coach starting in the 2020 season. The program has appeared in 3 NCAA tournaments. It has won one conference tournament championship and 2 regular season conference titles. As of the start of the 2021 Major League Baseball season, 24 former Boilermakers have appeared in Major League Baseball.

Purdue Boilermakers
2024 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team
Founded1888 (1888)
UniversityPurdue University
Head coachGreg Goff (5th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationWest Lafayette, Indiana
Home stadiumAlexander Field
(Capacity: 1,500)
NicknameBoilermakers
ColorsOld gold and black[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1987, 2012, 2018
Conference tournament champions
2012
Regular season conference champions
1909, 2012

History

Early history

The program's first season of play was 1888, and the team played without a head coach until 1892, when W. M. Phillips became the head coach. Also in 1892, the program began playing at newly dedicated home venue Stuart Field. The first game at Stuart was against Butler on April 16, 1892. Purdue won the game 14–9.[2][3]After Phillips' two-year tenure as head coach (1892–1893), the program played without a head coach until 1900, when W. H. Fox assumed the position for two seasons (1900–1901). The program then had several different head coaches until Hugh Nicol began a nine-year tenure in 1906. Nicol's first season was also the program's first as a member of the Big Nine Conference (renamed the Big Ten Conference following the 1917 season, when Michigan rejoined the conference after a 12-season hiatus). In 1909, Purdue won its first Big Ten Championship.[2] Future Major League Baseball player Walt Tragesser played on the 1909 team.[4]

Nicol left the head coaching position following the 1914 season, and B. P. Pattison (previously the head coach at West Virginia) coached the team for the next two seasons (1915–1916).[2][5]

In 1916, Pattison's final season, Purdue had an 8–4 record in Big Ten games. However, Purdue had generally struggled in Big Ten games since joining the conference and continued to do so. The Boilermakers had a winning conference record only 11 times from 1917 to 1978. In that span, the team opened two new home venues. On April 6, 1940, the team defeated Wabash College 7–4 in its first game at Ross–Ade Field, later renamed Lambert Field. On April 14, 1965, the Boilermakers lost 4–2 to Notre Dame in the team's first game at the modern Lambert Field.[2] Both Old Lambert Field and the modern Lambert Field were named for Ward Lambert, head coach of the program for 19 seasons (1917, 1919–1935, 1945–1946).[3]

Dave Alexander era

In 1978, Dave Alexander became the program's head coach. When the Big Ten split into two, five-team divisions in 1981, the team finished 2nd behind Michigan, Purdue's best conference finish since 1928. As a result of the second-place finish, the team qualified for the inaugural Big Ten Tournament, which was also the program's first postseason appearance. The team finished the tournament with a 1–2 record.[2][6] Purdue qualified for two more conference tournaments in the 1980s (1986, 1987) and reached its first NCAA tournament in 1987. Playing in the Mideast Regional, Purdue went 0–2, losing 13–3 to Texas A&M and 8–7 to Western Carolina.[7]

Steve Green era

Alexander stepped down from the head coaching position following the 1991 season as the program's all-time wins leader with 407. He was replaced by Steve Green. During Green's tenure, the team qualified for three Big Ten Tournaments (1993, 1995, 1997). However, after a 2–9 start to the 1998 season, Green struck a player in an altercation following a loss to Evansville. He resigned following the altercation.[2][8] Interim coach Bob Shepherd was the head coach for the rest of the 1998 season, and the team had a 21–20 record during Shepherd's tenure to finish 23–29 overall.[2]

Doug Schreiber era

Prior to the 1999 season, Purdue hired Doug Schreiber as its permanent head coach. In the 2000s decade, Schreiber's teams appeared in seven Big Ten Tournaments and finished second in the conference three times (2001, 2005, 2008).[2]

In 2012, Purdue had its most successful season. On April 15, Schreiber won his 407th and 408th games in a doubleheader sweep of Illinois, passing Dave Alexander as the program's winningest head coach.[9] The team, after winning both the regular season conference championship and the Big Ten tournament, was given a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament and hosted a regional. Due to Lambert Field's not meeting NCAA standards and construction delays on the program's new home venue, Alexander Field, Purdue hosted the regional at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Indiana.[10] After winning its opening round game against Valparaiso, Purdue lost consecutive games to Kent State and Kentucky and was eliminated from the tournament.[11] Purdue finished the season with a 45 wins, a school record.[12] Following the 2016 season, Schreiber resigned as the head baseball coach at Purdue.[13]

Mark Wasikowski era

On June 24, 2016, Purdue hired Oregon Ducks baseball assistant coach, Mark Wasikowski to be the team's head coach.[14] Purdue's 19 win improvement from 2016 to 2017 was the largest improvement in NCAA Division I baseball during the 2017 season.[15] After leading Purdue to an 87–82 record over three seasons, Wasikowski left Purdue to become the head coach at Oregon.[16]

Greg Goff era

In 2019, Purdue hired Greg Goff to be their latest head coach. Goff led the team to a 23–32 record through his first two seasons as head coach.

To begin their 2022 season, the Boilermakers produced the best start to a season since 1909, with series sweeps over Princeton and South Dakota State en route to an 8–0 start.[17]

Conference affiliations

Venues

Since the program began play in 1888, it has had four venues, each on the university's campus.

Stuart Field

From 1892 to 1939, the team played at Stuart Field on the university's campus. Currently, the Elliott Hall of Music stands on the former site of Stuart Field.[3]

Old Lambert Field

The Boilermakers played at Old Lambert Field from 1940 to 1964.[3] At the beginning of its use, Old Lambert Field was known as Ross–Ade Field (named for David E. Ross and George Ade, also the benefactors of Ross–Ade Stadium, the school's football venue).[18] Old Lambert Field was located next to Lambert Fieldhouse.[3]

Lambert Field

The program played at Lambert Field from prior to the 1965 season until the end of the 2012 season. Named for former Purdue baseball and men's basketball coach Ward Lambert, the venue had a capacity of 1,100 spectators. It was torn down in summer 2012. The field was located next to the current location of Purdue's Student Fitness and Wellness Center.[3]

Alexander Field

In 2013, the program began playing at Alexander Field. The venue was scheduled for completion prior to the 2012 season, but construction delays caused the completion date to be pushed back.[19] The venue has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.[20]

Head coaches

The program's most successful coach was head coach Doug Schreiber, who had 485 victories at the school. Schreiber passed Dave Alexander on the Purdue wins list on April 15, 2012, when Purdue swept a doubleheader against Illinois.[9]

Purdue's longest tenured head coach is Ward Lambert, who coached the team for a total of 19 seasons in three separate coaching stints.[2]

Year(s)CoachSeasonsW-L-TPct
1888–1891None412–6.667
1892–1893W. M. Phillips26–6.500
1894–1899None616–19.457
1900–1901W. H. Fox219–10.655
1902Bill Priel110–4–1.714
1903–1904J. C. Kelsey215–16.484
1905Philip O'Neil19–7.563
1906–1914Hugh Nicol967–36.650
1915–1916B. P. Pattison219–15.559
1917, 1919–1935,
1945–1946		Ward Lambert19163–158–7.508
1918John Pierce16–7.462
1936–1942Dutch Fehring784–76–5.525
1943–1944C. S. Doan215–16–1.484
1947–1950Mel Taube452–40–3.565
1951–1955Hank Stram553–58–2.477
1956–1959Paul Hoffman452–49–2.525
1960–1977Joe Sexson18221–318–8.410
1978–1991Dave Alexander14407–378–7.518
1992–1998Steve Green6136–201–1.404
1998Bob Shepherd121–20.512
1999–2016Doug Schreiber18485–489.498
2017–2019Mark Wasikowski387–82.515
2020–presentGreg Goff352–54.491
Totals21 coaches1332,553–2,019–37.558

Yearly record

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Independent (1888–1905)
1888None5–2
1889None3–0
1890None2–2
1891None2–2
1892W. M. Phillips2–2
1893W. M. Phillips4–4
1894None3–3
1895None1–2
1896None1–1
1897None3–3
1898None3–3
1899None5–7
1900W. H. Fox10–5
1901W. H. Fox9–5
1902Bill Priel10–4–1
1903J. C. Kelsey3–8
1904J. C. Kelsey12–8
1905Phil O'Neil9–7
Independent:86–68–1
Big Ten Conference (1906–present)
1906Hugh Nicol4–31–1t–4th
1907Hugh Nicol6–63–35th
1908Hugh Nicol10–37–33rd
1909Hugh Nicol11–27–21st
1910Hugh Nicol9–35–32nd
1911Hugh Nicol9–36–33rd
1912Hugh Nicol5–54–54th
1913Hugh Nicol6–5–14–5–14th
1914Hugh Nicol7–65–64th
1915B. P. Pattison7–84–76th
1916B. P. Pattison12–78–45th
1917Ward Lambert5–73–56th
1918John Pierce6–71–5t–6th
1919Ward Lambert3–90–78th
1920Ward Lambert6–10–12–9–16th
1921Ward Lambert10–114–76th
1922Ward Lambert12–107–54th
1923Ward Lambert9–86–55th
1924Ward Lambert9–75–56th
1925Ward Lambert5–111–910th
1926Ward Lambert11–4–27–4–1t–3rd
1927Ward Lambert9–5–15–5t–4th
1928Ward Lambert10–46–42nd
1929Ward Lambert10–84–6t–6th
1930Ward Lambert7–93–7t–7th
1931Ward Lambert3–70–510th
1932Ward Lambert8–56–4t-3rd
1933Ward Lambert6–6–14–36th
1934Ward Lambert9–6–24–5–17th
1935Ward Lambert12–133–910th
1936Dutch Fehring6–21–11–10t–8th
1937Dutch Fehring12–142–910th
1938Dutch Fehring14–106–5t–3rd
1939Dutch Fehring12–8–35–5t–6th
1940Dutch Fehring14–92–79th
1941Dutch Fehring15–10–14–89th
1942Dutch Fehring11–145–7t–5th
1943C. S. Doan9–51–57th
1944C. S. Doan6–11–14–5t–6th
1945Ward Lambert9–123–109th
1946Ward Lambert10–62–47th
1947Mel Taube13–105–88th
1948Mel Taube14–7–19–54th
1949Mel Taube14–9–27–54th
1950Mel Taube11–142–88th
1951Hank Stram10–12–12–610th
1952Hank Stram12–117–54th
1953Hank Stram5–132–9t–8th
1954Hank Stram13–134–11t–9th
1955Hank Stram13–9–15–88th
1956Paul Hoffman13–154–119th
1957Paul Hoffman9–5–13–36th
1958Paul Hoffman12–186–88th
1959Paul Hoffman18–11–15–8–18th
1960Joe Sexson12–8–14–4–16th
1961Joe Sexson8–173–1110th
1962Joe Sexson14–14–14–119th
1963Joe Sexson16–145–109th
1964Joe Sexson15–108–7t–4th
1965Joe Sexson14–11–25–7t–7th
1966Joe Sexson9–14–32–9–19th
1967Joe Sexson14–187–97th
1968Joe Sexson4–21–10–1210th
1969Joe Sexson9–207–11t–8th
1970Joe Sexson16–188–10t–6th
1971Joe Sexson17–206–127th
1972Joe Sexson11–183–99th
1973Joe Sexson8–262–1610th
1974Joe Sexson14–184–1010th
1975Joe Sexson7–241–1510th
1976Joe Sexson19–205–98th
1977Joe Sexson14–272–1610th
1978Dave Alexander16–263–1310th
1979Dave Alexander19–306–127th
1980Dave Alexander27–247–95th
1981Dave Alexander30–30–18–6–12nd (East)Big Ten Tournament
1982Dave Alexander36–236–10t–3rd (East)
1983Dave Alexander22–33–25–114th (East)
1984Dave Alexander29–26–26–105th (East)
1985Dave Alexander33–258–8t–2nd (East)
1986Dave Alexander37–279–72nd (East)Big Ten Tournament
1987Dave Alexander36–24–110–62nd (East)NCAA Regional
1988Dave Alexander26–346–2210th
1989Dave Alexander34–2511–178th
1990Dave Alexander27–30–18–18–18th
1991Dave Alexander35–2114–146th
1992Steve Green30–2413–156th
1993Steve Green36–2216–123rdBig Ten Tournament
1994Steve Green16–398–2010th
1995Steve Green27–3015–13t–3rdBig Ten Tournament
1996Steve Green22–32–18–199th
1997Steve Green30–2517–11t–3rdBig Ten Tournament
1998Steve Green/Bob Shepherd23–299–1810th
1999Doug Schreiber24–3010–17t–7th
2000Doug Schreiber35–2317–11t–3rdBig Ten Tournament
2001Doug Schreiber32–2419–72ndBig Ten Tournament
2002Doug Schreiber24–3213–199th
2003Doug Schreiber29–2613–187th
2004Doug Schreiber29–2817–145thBig Ten Tournament
2005Doug Schreiber27–3017–112ndBig Ten Tournament
2006Doug Schreiber31–2715–17t–5thBig Ten Tournament
2007Doug Schreiber22–3211–208th
2008Doug Schreiber32–2621–102ndBig Ten Tournament
2009Doug Schreiber25–2611–126thBig Ten tournament
2010Doug Schreiber33–2412–12t–5thBig Ten tournament
2011Doug Schreiber37–2014–103rdBig Ten tournament
2012Doug Schreiber45–1417–71stNCAA Regional
2013Doug Schreiber17–346–1810th
2014Doug Schreiber13–376–1810th
2015Doug Schreiber20–346–1813th
2016Doug Schreiber10–442–2213th
2017Mark Wasikowski29–2712–128thBig Ten tournament
2018Mark Wasikowski38–2117–62ndNCAA Regional
2019Mark Wasikowski20–347–1612th
2020Greg Goff7-70-0Season canceled by NCAA†
2021Greg Goff16-2616-2612th
2022Greg Goff29-219-127thBig Ten tournament
2023Greg Goff24-2911-13
Big Ten Conference:1953–2042–36778–1112–9
Total:2042–2076–36

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled all postseason activities for all college sports due to the COVID-19 virus.

Notable former players

Below is a list of notable former Boilermakers and the seasons in which they played for Purdue.[2][4]

Clyde Goodwin, the program's first Major League Baseball player
Josh Lindblom, who played for the program from 2007 to 2008

2012 MLB Draft

In the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft, a program-record seven Purdue players were selected: C Kevin Plawecki by the New York Mets (1st round), 3B Cameron Perkins by the Philadelphia Phillies (6th round), P Nick Wittgren by the Miami Marlins (9th round), P Lance Breedlove by the Pittsburgh Pirates (23rd round), 2B Eric Charles by the San Diego Padres (29th round), OF Barrett Serrato by the Texas Rangers (30th round), and P Brad Schreiber by the Minnesota Twins (40th round).[21] P Blake Mascarello signed with the Phillies as an undrafted free agent. Mascarello, along with six of the seven draftees (all but Schreiber) signed professional contracts.[22]

See also

References

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