2020 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team explained

Year:2020
Team:Purdue Boilermakers
Sport:baseball
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:7–7
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Greg Goff
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Harry Shipley
Ac1 Year:1st
Hit Coach:Cooper Fouts
Htc Year:2nd
Pitch Coach:Chris Marx
Pc Year:1st
Stadium:Alexander Field

The 2020 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University in the 2020 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 first-year head coach Greg Goff.

The season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season 20–34 overall (7–16 conference) and twelfth place in conference standings, failing to quality for the 2019 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament

MLB draft

The following Boilermakers on the 2019 roster were selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft:

Preseason

On June 11, 2019, head coach Mark Wasikowski left the Purdue program to return to Oregon as the head coach.[2] Just two days later, Purdue promoted volunteer assistant, Greg Goff to head coach.[3] On June 19, 2019, Goff named Campbell pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, Chris Marx, the team's pitching coach.[4] On September 5, 2019, former Purdue shortstop, Harry Shipley was named a volunteer assistant coach.

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1 || February 14 || vs || Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida, || 9–6[5] || Parker (1–0) || Joyce (0–1) || Hofstra (1) || 156 || 1–0 || –|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2 || February 15 || vs Hofstra || Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida || 6–13[6] || Hall (1–0) || Tomasic (0–1) || None || 259 || 1–1 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3 || February 15 || vs Hofstra || Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida || 10–4[7] || Brooks (1–0) || Mundy (0–1) || None || 259 || 2–1 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4 || February 16 || vs Hofstra || Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida || 10–9[8] || Wade (1–0) || Skidmore (0–1) || Hoftstra (2) || 252 || 3–1 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5 || February 21 || at || Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, North Carolina, || 6–4[9] || Johnson (1–0) || Cowan (0–2) || Hofstra (3) || 506 || 4–1 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6 || February 22 || vs || Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, North Carolina || 6–2[10] || Brooks (2–0) || Pushard (0–1) || Bohm (1) || 273 || 5–1 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7 || February 23 || vs || Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, North Carolina || 7–1[11] || Smeltz (1–0) || Siegenthaler (0–1) || None || 158 || 6–1 || –|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8 || February 28 || vs #14 || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota, || 1–5[12] || Jarvis (2–1) || Johnson (0–1) || None || – || 6–2 || –|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9 || February 29 || vs #8 NC State || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 0–6[13] || Swiney (3–0) || Brooks (2–1) || None || – || 6–3 || –|-|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 10 || March 1 || vs #23 || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || 5–6[14] || Mott (2–0) || Hildebrand (0–1) || None || – || 6–4 || –|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 11 || March 4 || at Indiana || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 2–17[15] || Krueger (1–0) || Bohm (0–1) || None || 1,668 || 6–5 || –|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12 || March 6 || at || Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky, || 3–8[16] || Hicks (2–1) || Hofstra (0–1) || Kates (1) || 213 || 6–6 || –|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13 || March 7 || at Western Kentucky || Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky || 2–11[17] || Bergeron (2–0) || Brooks (2–2) || None || 403 || 6–7 || –|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14 || March 8 || at Western Kentucky || Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky || 19–1 || Jackson (1–0) || Shoemake (2–1) || None || 438 || 7–7 || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 15 || March 13 || at || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 16 || March 14 || at Evansville || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 17 || March 15 || at Evansville || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 18 || March 17 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 19 || March 18 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 20 || March 20 || at Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan, || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 21 || March 21 || at Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 22 || March 22 || at Michigan || Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 23 || March 24 || Purdue Fort Wayne || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 24 || March 25 || at || Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 25 || March 27 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 26 || March 28 || Illinois || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 27 || March 28 || Illinois || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 28 || March 31 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|-|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 29 || April 3 || at || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 30 || April 4 || at Iowa || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 31 || April 5 || at Iowa || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 32 || April 7 || at || Ball Diamond • Muncie, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 33 || April 10 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 34 || April 11 || Nebraska || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 35 || April 12 || Nebraska || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 36 || April 14 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 37 || April 17 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 38 || April 18 || Samford || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 39 || April 19 || Samford || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 40 || April 21 || Ball State || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 41 || April 22 || vs Butler || Victory Field • Indianapolis, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 42 || April 24 || at Minnesota || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 43 || April 25 || at Minnesota || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 44 || April 26 || at Minnesota || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 45 || April 28 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|-|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 46 || May 1 || || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 47 || May 2 || Maryland || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 48 || May 3 || Maryland || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 49 || May 8 || Indiana || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 50 || May 9 || Indiana || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 51 || May 10 || Indiana || Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 52 || May 12 || at Milwaukee || Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 53 || May 14 || at || Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan, || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 54 || May 15 || at Michigan State || Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| 55 || May 16 || at Michigan State || Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || colspan=7| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)|-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Ten to Cancel All Athletic-Related Activities Through End of Academic Year . March 12, 2020 . Purdue University . www.purduesports.com . April 19, 2020.
  2. Web site: Oregon Ducks hire Purdue’s Mark Wasikowski, former UO assistant, as baseball coach . June 11, 2019 . James Crepea . Oregon Live LLC . www.oregonlive.com . June 12, 2019.
  3. Web site: Purdue names Greg Goff baseball coach . June 13, 2019 . Heartland Media, LLC. . www.wlfi.com . June 13, 2019 . June 14, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190614001305/https://www.wlfi.com/content/news/Purdue-names-Greg-Goff--511265732.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Evansville Native Chris Marx Hired as Pitching Coach . June 19, 2019 . Purdue University . www.purduesports.com . December 7, 2019.
  5. Web site: Purdue vs Hofstra . February 14, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . February 17, 2020.
  6. Web site: Purdue vs Hofstra . February 15, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . February 17, 2020 .
  7. Web site: Purdue vs Hofstra . February 15, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . February 17, 2020.
  8. Web site: Purdue vs Hofstra . February 16, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . February 17, 2020.
  9. Web site: Purdue at Campbell . February 21, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . February 23, 2020.
  10. Web site: Purdue vs Maine . February 22, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . February 23, 2020.
  11. Web site: Purdue vs Villanova . February 23, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . February 24, 2020.
  12. Web site: Purdue vs Duke . February 28, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . February 29, 2020.
  13. Web site: Purdue vs Duke . February 28, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . February 29, 2020 .
  14. Web site: Purdue vs North Carolina . March 1, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . March 5, 2020.
  15. Web site: Purdue at Indiana . March 4, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . March 7, 2020.
  16. Web site: Purdue at Western Kentucky . March 4, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . March 7, 2020.
  17. Web site: Purdue at Western Kentucky . March 7, 2020 . Purdue University . www.grfx.cstv.com . March 7, 2020 .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "2020 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.