Baseball Gameday: host Purdue

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– Week 13 of the college baseball season brings the final regular season home weekend series to Bart Kaufman Field for Indiana baseball in the form of Purdue. The two teams will kick off the second to last weekend of conference play at 6 p.m. on Friday (May 12).

After a nice midweek win at Xavier, Indiana (35-14) looks for a sixth winning weekend in conference play, while Purdue (23-24) will look to rebound from a midweek loss at UIC and improve on a 4-5 record in conference road games in 2023.

Promotions

Friday is Scott Rolen Night: Indiana baseball will honor director of player development Scott Rolen for his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Senior Day Saturday is Bark In The Park: IU will honor its senior class in a pregame ceremony. Fans are also allowed to bring dogs into Bart Kaufman Field. Any fan who brings their dog is required to sign a waiver to allow their dog into the stadium. Waivers will be located and collected at the marketing table.
Sunday is Baseball Bingo and Kids Run the Bases/Postgame Autographs: Bingo cards are available at the marketing table with prizes from Bucceto's. After the game, all kids 12 and under are invited to come down to the field and run the bases.
Giveaways:
Friday – Scott Rolen IU shirsey to the first 250 fans at the marketing table.
Saturday – Indiana Hoosier button to the first 250 fans at the marketing table.
Sunday – Mini stress bats to the first 250 fans at the marketing table.

Gameday Info
Friday, May 12, 2023 | 6 p.m. ET
IU: Luke Sinnard, RHP, So.
PU: Khal Stephen, RHP, So

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Saturday, May 13, 2023 | 1 p.m. ET
IU: TBA
PU: TBA

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Sunday, May 14, 2023 | Noon ET
IU: TBA
PU: TBA

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Quick Hitter

The 291st meeting between Indiana and Purdue will kick off a three-game series on Friday night at Bart Kaufman Field. IU owns the all-time edge in the series, but Purdue won two of three games in 2022.
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The Hoosiers have won 22 of 26 home games in 2023. Its 15-straight wins to open the season marks the longest home winning streak in Bart Kaufman Field history and the second-longest streak in program history.
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Senior Phillip Glasser saw his 45-game reached base come to an end at Northwestern over the weekend, which is tied for the longest streak in program history since at least 2005.
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Glasser is among the top-50 active hitters in a bevy of categories, including No. 6 with 263 career hits.
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Among relief pitchers nationally, sophomore Ryan Kraft's 48 innings of relief work is among the most in the country, sitting sixth nationally.
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Freshman Devin Taylor carried a 32-game reached base streak that spanned Feb. 25-April 28, which is the longest streak for an IU freshman since at least 2005.
Taylor earned his third B1G Freshman of the Week award on April 17 and joined some exclusive company at IU and the Big Ten in the process.
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Sophomore Luke Sinnard struck out 12 Iowa batters over six scoreless innings for his second career double-digit strikeout game of the season.
Sinnard is tied for the biggest strikeout game in the conference this season at 13 versus Morehead State.
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Head coach Jeff Mercer became the eighth IU skipper to reach 100 victories in the cream and crimson with a series finale win at Auburn on February 19, 2023. He then won his 200th career game as a head coach at Illinois on April 15.
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Scouting the Opponents

Purdue enters the weekend with a 23-24 overall record but sit at 10-8 in Big Ten play. The Boilermakers were out of conference last weekend versus South Dakota State and won the series 2-1.
The Boilermakers have won four of six weekend series to this point, including a series at Minnesota and versus Rutgers.
Junior Paul Toetz leads the team in hits (56), doubles (13), home runs (9), RBIs (49) and total bases (100). His .581 slugging percentage paces the team, as well, while a .326 batting average ranks No. 2 on the squad.
The Boilermakers lead the Big Ten in stolen bases (94) and hit-by-pitch (86).
On the mound, all three primary starting pitchers own batting averages against of .290 or lower. Khal Stephen leads the group with a .224 BAA to go along with a team-best 58 strikeouts in 66 1/3 innings.
Aaron Suval leads the bullpen with a 3-1 record and five saves, while Jackson Dannelley has three saves in a team-best 22 appearances.

Inside the Series

Indiana leads the all-time series with Purdue, 152-136-2, with the Boilermakers winning the 2022 series in West Lafayette, 2-1.
Since 1940, Indiana owns a 72-54 record against Purdue at home, with a 12-2 mark on Bart Kaufman Field. The Hoosiers have not lost a Big Ten series to the Boilermakers in the venue's history.
The Hoosiers own four straight home series wins over Purdue. The last series loss at home came in 2010 at Sembower Field, when the Boilermakers won two of three games.
Along with two ties, 82 other meetings have been decided by one run in the series' history. IU is 42-40 in those games.
The first meeting between the two programs came in 1897, a 21-11 victory for Indiana, as IU won the first three meetings.

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