The 2018 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University in the 2018 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 Mark Wasikowski.
Preseason Previous season In 2017, Purdue compiled a 29–27 record (12–12 in conference play) during the regular season, qualifying for a postseason for the first season since 2012. Purdue's 19 win improvement in 2017 from 2016 was the largest improvement in NCAA Division I baseball during the 2017 season.
Coaching staff changes On July 20, 2017, Purdue hired Greg Goff to join the baseball team as a volunteer assistant, replacing Jack Marder who left for the same position with Stanford.
MLB draft No Boilermakers on the 2017 roster were selected in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.
Departed Players The following Boilermakers on the 2017 roster departed the program prior to the 2018 season:
List of Departed Players Name 2017 Class Pos. Reason Drew Bertram Freshman U Became student assistant coach at Purdue Jack Dellinger Freshman RHP Transferred to Chipola College Adam Dressler Senior RHP Graduated Brian Ghiselli Senior RHP Graduated Hayden Grant Senior INF Graduated Stephen Kalina RS Sophomore INF Departed John LeGare Freshman OF Departed Alex Lyons Senior RHP Graduated Mike Madej Freshman INF Transferred to Northwest Florida State College Brice McDaniel Freshman INF Departed Logan Poisall Junior INF Enrolled at Purdue, but did not play Tanner Schumacher RS Senior RHP Graduated Kyle Schweiger RS Junior RHP Departed Ted Snidanko Senior OF Graduated Kyle Van Hoeck Junior LHP Departed Hunter Wolfe Freshman LHP Transferred to Wabash Valley College
Recruiting class The Boilermakers added the following players to the roster as part of their 2017 recruiting class: List of 2017 Recruits Name 2018 Class Pos. Previous School Hometown Ryan Beard JR LHP College of Southern Idaho Boise, Idaho Trevor Cheaney JR RHP Paris Junior College Muenster, Texas Nick Evarts JR INF Weatherford College Colleyville, Texas Justin Fugitt FR INF Hilliard Darby H. S. Hilliard, Ohio Braden Giroux JR OF Wabash Valley College Lafayette, Indiana Bo Hofstra FR RHP Illiana Christian H. S. Schererville, Indiana Owen Jansen FR INF Iroquois Ridge H. S. Oakville, Ontario Trent Johnson FR RHP Crawfordsville H. S. Crawfordsville, Indiana Charlie Nasuti FR OF St. John Bosco H. S. Long Beach, California Ben Nisle FR OF Lake Central H. S. Schererville, Indiana Tyler Powers FR INF Lafayette Central Catholics Jr/Sr H. S. Lafayette, Indiana Patrick J. Smith FR LHP James B. Conant H. S. Schaumburg, Illinois Patrick W. Smith FR OF Oak Ridge H. S. El Dorado Hills, California Alec West-Guillen JR LHP College of Southern Idaho Reno, Nevada Hayden Wynja FR LHP Heritage Christian School Indianapolis, Indiana
Roster
Schedule
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|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 1 || February 16 || at || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || Cancelled || – || – || – || – || 0–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 17 || vs || Perfect Game Park • Emerson, Georgia || 5–1 || Andrews (1–0) || Szott (0–1) || Learnard (1) || - || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 17 || vs Western Michigan || Perfect Game Park • Emerson, Georgia || 5–1 || Wojtysiak (1–0) || Laio (0–1) || None || 210 || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 4 || February 17 || at Baylor || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || Cancelled || – || – || – || – || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 18 || vs Western Michigan || Perfect Game Park • Emerson, Georgia || 10–4 || Hofstra (1–0) || Townsend-Chase (0–1) || None || 221 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 6 || February 18 || at Baylor || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || Cancelled || – || – || – || – || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || February 23 || vs || Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas || 5–2 || Stroh (1–0) || Wark (1–1) || Hofstra (1) || 198 || 4–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || February 23 || vs || Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas || 5–4 || Cheaney (1–0) || Schull (1–1) || None || 456 || 5–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || February 24 || vs #30 || Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas || 2–4 || Vail (1–0) || Learnard (0–1) || None || 222 || 5–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || February 25 || vs #30 Notre Dame || Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas || 8–7 || Williams (1–0) || Combs (0–1) || None || 443 || 6–1 || –
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 2 || vs || Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida || 11–1 || Stroh (2–0) || Brettell (1–2) || None || - || 7–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 3 || vs || Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida || 12–5 || Andrews (2–0) || Seymour (1–1) || None || 386 || 8–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || March 4 || at || Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, Florida || 6–11 || Onyshko (2–0) || Kornacker (0–1) || Wilson (5) || 902 || 8–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || March 9 || at || Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana || 0–1 || Roper (1–2) || Andrews (2–1) || Bjorngjeld (1) || 1,648 || 8–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || March 10 || at Tulane || Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana || 12–8 || Williams (2–0) || Massey (1–2) || None || 1,654 || 9–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 || March 11 || at Tulane || Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana || 2–6 || Gillies (2–1) || Hofstra (1–1) || None || 1,582 || 9–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || March 13 || at || Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, Louisiana || 0–4 || Knopp (1–1) || Johnson (0–1) || None || 1,422 || 9–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 || March 14 || at || Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana || 2–4 || Taylor (1–1) || Beard (0–1) || Hatcher (1) || 312 || 9–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 || March 17 || at Saint Louis || Billiken Sports Center • Saint Louis, Missouri || 1–15 || Hogan (3–1) || Andrews (2–2) || None || - || 9–7 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || March 17 || at Saint Louis || Billiken Sports Center • Saint Louis, Missouri || 9–11 || Sommerfeld (1–0) || Williams (2–1) || None || 173 || 9–8 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || March 18 || at Saint Louis || Billiken Sports Center • Saint Louis, Missouri || 3–7 || Reveno (3–1) || Hofstra (1–2) || None || 117 || 9–9 || – |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || March 23 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 1–3 || Dorso (1–1) || Andrews (2–3) || Knox (3) || – || 9–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || March 23 || Lipscomb || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 6–2 || Stroh (3–0) || Kachmar (1–1) || None || 843 || 10–10 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 24 || March 25 || Lipscomb || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || Cancelled || – || – || – || – || 10–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 28 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 4–1 || Beard (1–1) || Hammel (1–1) || Learnard (2) || 912 || 11–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || March 30 || at || Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 3–2 || Andrews (3–3) || Hagenman (2–3) || Learnard (3) || 638 || 12–10 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || March 31 || at Penn State || Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 6–3 || Stroh (4–0) || Lehman (2–3) || Cheaney (1) || – || 13–10 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || March 31 || at Penn State || Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 9–0 || Johnson (1–1) || Biasi (1–3) || None || 1,002 || 14–10 || 3–0
|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 29 || April 3 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || Cancelled || – || – || – || – || 14–10 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 30 || April 4 || Oakland || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || Cancelled || – || – || – || – || 14–10 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || April 6 || at #10 Indiana || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 4–2 || Learnard (1–1) || Krueger (1–3) || None || 1,714 || 15–10 || 4–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || April 7 || at #10 Indiana || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 1–14 || Milto (5–2) || Stroh (4–1) || None || 2,190 || 15–11 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 || April 8 || at #10 Indiana || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 5–7 || Lloyd (2–0) || Williams (2–2) || None || 2,265 || 15–12 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 || April 10 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 0–2 || Floyd (4–0) || Beard (1–2) || Freed (2) || 735 || 15–13 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || April 13 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 7–22 || Schulze (7–0) || Hofstra (1–3) || None || 1,280 || 15–14 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 || April 14 || Minnesota || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 8–18 || Lackney (2–2) || Stroh (4–2) || None || 1,378 || 15–15 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | 37 || April 15 || Minnesota || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || Cancelled || – || – || – || – || 15–15 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || April 17 || || Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana || 3–1 || Learnard (2–1) || Larrison (1–3) || None || 436 || 16–15 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 || April 18 || at Indiana State || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 1–2 || Rivers (1–0) || Beard (1–3) || Grauer (2) || 824 || 16–16 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 20 || at || Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland || 7–1 || Andrews (4–3) || DiLuia (1–3) || Learnard (4) || 926 || 17–16 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 21 || at Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland || 4–3 || Parker (1–0) || Biondic (2–1) || Learnard (5) || 846 || 18–16 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 22 || at Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland || 8–6 || Hofstra (2–3) || Burleson (0–1) || Learnard (6) || 992 || 19–16 || 7–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || April 24 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 8–1 || Bohm (1–0) || Kaplan (0–2) || None || 652 || 20–16 || 7–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || April 25 || #15 Indiana || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 5–3 || Beard (2–3) || Manous (1–1) || Learnard (7) || 2,369 || 21–16 || 7–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || April 27 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 4–0 || Andrews (5–3) || O'Reilly (5–2) || None || 1,194 || 22–16 || 8–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || April 28 || Rutgers || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 9–4 || Stroh (5–2) || Rutkowski (4–4) || None || 1,242 || 23–16 || 9–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || April 29 || Rutgers || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 1–0 || Johnson (2–1) || Blum (0–3) || Learnard (8) || 1,012 || 24–16 || 10–4
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 4 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 8–7 || Hofstra (3–3) || Fordon (1–6) || Learnard (9) || 1,324 || 25–16 || 11–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 5 || Northwestern || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 9–5 || Parker (2–0) || Christie (2–5) || Learnard (10) || 1,121 || 26–16 || 12–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 6 || Northwestern || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 9–2 || Beard (3–3) || Bader (1–3) || None || 1,272 || 27–16 || 13–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 8 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 27–3 || Bohm (2–0) || Odzark (1–6) || Kornacker (1) || 1,230 || 28–16 || 13–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 9 || at Ball State || Ball Diamond • Muncie, Indiana || 10–8 || Beard (4–3) || Floyd (5–1) || Learnard (11) || 307 || 29–16 || 13–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 || May 11 || at || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 2–4 || Curlis (7–3) || Andrews (5–4) || Kinker (12) || 1,895 || 29–17 || 13–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || May 12 || at Ohio State || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || 8–2 || Parker (3–0) || Feltner (4–4) || Moore (1) || 1,305 || 30–17 || 14–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc"