2023 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team

The Purdue Boilermakers baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University in the 2023 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 fourth-year head coach Greg Goff.

Previous season The Boilermakers finished the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season 29–21 overall (9–12 conference) and seventh place in the conference standings, qualifying for the 2022 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament, where they were eliminated after going 0–2.

Preseason Following the season, Daniel Furuto left to take a position with Abilene Christian, but Purdue did not replace him.

Roster

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season |- valign="top"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 17 || || vs || Constellation Field • Sugar Land, Texas || 12–1 || Stephen (1–0) || Chudy (0–1) || None || 188 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 18 || || vs Holy Cross || Constellation Field • Sugar Land, Texas || 14–4 || Suval (1–0) || DiLauro (0–1) || None || 275 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || February 18 || || vs Holy Cross || Constellation Fieldx • Sugar Land, Texas || 3–12 || Fox (1–0) || Backer (0–1) || Macchiarola (1) || 275 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 19 || || vs Holy Cross || Constellation Field • Sugar Land, Texas || 12–2 || Blackwell (1–0) || Wywoda (0–1) || None || 236 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 24 || || vs || Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina || 6–5 || Suval (2–0) || Reiner (0–1) || None || 755 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || February 24 || || vs NJIT || Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina || 1–5 || Kidd (2–0) || Backer (0–2) || de Jong (1) || 755 || 4–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || February 25 || || vs NJIT || Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina || 7–4 || Dannelley (1–0) || Cirone (0–1) || Suval (1) || 133 || 5–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || February 29 || || vs NJIT || Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina || 5–7 || Georgini (2–2) || Schapira (0–1) || None || 478 || 5–3 || –

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || March 3 || || vs || Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina || 1–2 || Tortorella (1–1) || Lambert (0–1) || Gillies (1) || 266 || 5–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 4 || || vs Akron || Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina || 17–9 || Blackwell (2–0) || Atkins (0–2) || None || 554 || 6–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 4 || || vs Akron || Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina || 13–0 || Iwinski (1–0) || Pirkle (0–1) || None || 554 || 7–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 5 || || vs Akron || Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina|| 23–4 || Schapira (1–1) || Roth (0–2) || None || 335 || 8–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || March 10 || || at #4 || Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi || 7–15 || Dougherty (2–1) || Stephen (1–1) || None || 10,337 || 8–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || March 11 || || at #4 Ole Miss || Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi || 6–7 || Nichols (1–0) || Dannelley (1–1) || None || 9,991 || 8–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || March 12 || || at #4 Ole Miss || Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi || 1–6 || Rivas (4–0) || Iwinski (1–1) || None || 9,377 || 8–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || March 15 || || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 14–5 || Stephen (2–1) || Lutes (0–1) || None || 885 || 9–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || March 17 || || at || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana || 2–5 || Smith (2–3) || Suval (2–1) || Hardman (1) || 376 || 9–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || March 18 || || at Evansville || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana ||colspan=7| Game cancelled |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 || March 19 || || at Evansville || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana || 4–6 || Schultz (3–1) || Blackwell (2–1) || None || 578 || 9–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 || March 21 || || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 4–6 || Zahora (1–0) || Dannalley (1–2) || Newton (1) || 1,036 || 9–10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 24 || || at Michigan State || Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 5–4 || Suval (3–1) || Carson (2–2) || None || 703 || 10–10 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || March 26 || || at Michigan State || Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 4–5 || Szczepaniak (1–1) || Dannelley (1–3) || Rush (4) || 1,024 || 10–11 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || March 26 || || at Michigan State || Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 6–12 || Cook (2–1) || Iwinski (1–2) || None || 1,024 || 10–12 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || March 28 || || at || Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana || 2–8 || Miller (1–0) || Schapira (1–2) || None || 1,235 || 10–13 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || March 31 || || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 8–4 || Stephen (3–1) || McClure (1–4) || None || 1,106 || 11–13 || 2–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || April 2 || || Northwestern || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 3–7 || Farinelli (1–4) || Blackwell (2–2) || Grable (1) || 2,858 || 11–14 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 2 || || Northwestern || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 4–3 || Lambert (1–1) || Benneche (0–3) || None || 2,858 || 12–14 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || April 4 || || Evansville || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 10–12 || Blunt (3–0) || Lambert (1–2) || Hardman (3) || 1,158 || 12–15 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || April 7 || || at || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 3–0 || Stephen (4–1) || Novotny (0–4) || Suval (2) || 326 || 13–15 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 8 || || at Minnesota || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 15–3 || Blackwell (3–2) || Shepard (1–2) || None || 731 || 14–15 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || April 9 || || at Minnesota || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 3–9 || Holetz (2–2) || Iwinski (2–2) || None || 374 || 14–16 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || April 11 || || Indiana State || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 1–4 || Pruitt (1–1) || Backer (0–3) || Cutts (1) || 1,381 || 14–17 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || April 14 || || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 3–15 || Henline (4–1) || Stephen (4–2) || None || 1,532 || 14–18 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 15 || || Penn State || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 9–8 || Blackwell (4–2) || Miller (2–3) || Suval (3) || 3,023 || 15–18 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || April 15 || || Penn State || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 4–3 || Iwinski (2–3) || Luensmann (5–2) || Suval (4) || 3,023 || 16–18 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 18 || || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 3–2 || Backer (1–3) || Knapp (1–2) || Dannelley (1) || 1,440 || 17–18 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || April 19 || || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 16–9 || Doorn (1–0) || Zmolik (0–2) || None || 1,199 || 18–18 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 21 || || at Maryland || Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland || 10–8 || Stephen (5–2) || Savacool (4–4) || Dannelley (2) || 1,092 || 19–18 || 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 || April 22 || || at Maryland || Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland || 5–6 || McCoy (3–5) || Blackwell (4–3) || Belgrave (2) || 1,040 || 19–19 || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 || April 23 || || at Maryland || Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland || 8–10 || Lippman (4–0) || Iwinski (2–4) || Falco (6) || 1,482 || 19–20 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || April 25 || || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana ||colspan=7| Game postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 || April 26 || || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 4–8 || Sosna (2–1) || Doorn (1–1) || None || 1,217 || 19–21 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 28 || || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 6–1 || Stephen (6–2) || Coppola (3–4) || Dannelley (3) || 1,328 || 20–21 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 29 || || Rutgers || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 6–3 || Blackwell (5–3) || Besser (2–4) || Suval (5) || 1,718 || 21–21 || 10–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || April 30 || || Rutgers || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 5–9 || Marshall (4–1) || Dannelley (1–4) || None || 1,700 || 21–22 || 10–8

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 5 || || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 10–7 || Stephen (7–2) || Kruger (0–3) || None || 1,641 || 22–22 || 10–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 || May 6 || || South Dakota State || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 5–7 || Kunz (1–4) || Blackwell (5–4) || Bourassa (6) || 1,717 || 22–23 || 10–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 7 || || South Dakota State || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 3–2 || Dannelley (2–4) || Sundquist (1–1) || None || 1,862 || 23–23 || 10–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || May 8 || || South Dakota State || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana ||colspan=7| Game cancelled |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 || May 10 || || at UIC || Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois || 3–7 || Karst (1–2) || Doorn (1–2) || Lawler (4) || 471 || 23–24 || 10–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 || May 12 || || at || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 11–26 || Sinnard (6–2) || Stephen (7–3) || None || 2,293 || 23–25 || 10–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || May 13 || || at Indiana || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 3–15 || Kraft (6–1) || Blackwell (5–5) || None || 2,434 || 23–26 || 10–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 || May 14 || || at Indiana || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 2–10 || Bothwell (4–1) || Iwinski (2–5) || None || 1,895 || 23–27 || 10–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 || May 18 || || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 5–10 || Hawkins (4–0) || Stephen (7–4) || None || 1,744 || 23–28 || 10–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 19 || || Nebraska || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 7–3 || Iwinski (3–5) || Walsh (3–3) || None || 1,120 || 24–28 || 11–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 || May 20 || || Nebraska || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || 4–6 || Bunz (1–0) || Blackwell (5–6) || Perry (3) || 1,875 || 24–29 || 11–13 |} </div></div>

Awards Big Ten Conference Players of the Week Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Paul ToetzPlayer of the WeekMarch 7, 2023 Kyle IwinskPitcher of the WeekMarch 7, 2023

Conference awards AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Jake ParrThird Team All-Big TenMay 22, 2023 Paul ToetzThird Team All-Big Ten Khal StephenThird Team All-Big Ten

References