Baseball Hosts Nebraska for First Time Since 2016

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Nebraska (29-20-1, 13-8 B1G) at Purdue (23-27, 10-11 B1G)
Thursday to Saturday, May 18 to 22 / Watch B1G+
Series Opener: Thursday, May 18 at 6 p.m. ET
Middle Game: Friday, May 19 at 6 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Saturday, May 20 at 2 p.m. ET
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS

Thursday: Khal Stephen (So, RHP) vs. Nebraska’s Emmett Olson (Jr, LHP)

Friday: Jonathan Blackwell (Jr, LHP) vs. Nebraska’s Jace Kaminska (Jr, RHP)

Saturday: Kyle Iwinski (Jr, RHP) vs. TBA for Nebraska

SERIES HISTORY

All-Time: Nebraska leads 18-10

All-Time in West Lafayette: Nebraska leads 9-5

Last Series: Nebraska won 3 of 4 (March 2021 in Round Rock, Texas)

Last Series in West Lafayette: Nebraska swept a 3-game set (March 2016)

Purdue’s Last Series Win vs. Nebraska: Purdue won 2 of 3 (May 2015 in Lincoln)

Purdue’s Last Win vs. Nebraska in West Lafayette: Purdue 8, Nebraska 2 (1907)

First Meeting: Nebraska 13, Purdue 1 (1899 in West Lafayette)

WEEKEND PROMOTIONS

Thursday: Pregame Commencement Ceremony at 5:30 p.m.; cooling towel giveaway

Friday: $2 tickets for Boy/Girl/Cub Scouts with proof of participation (sash/uniform, etc.)

Saturday: Pregame Senior Day Ceremony at 1:30 p.m.; Coasters Giveaway (Set 4 of 4)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue baseball has an opportunity to win its way into the Big Ten Tournament as Nebraska comes to Alexander Field for the first time since 2016 for a weekend series that features the Boilermakers’ annual on-field commencement ceremony and Senior Day.

First pitch is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. Nine graduates from the Class of 2023 will be awarded their diplomas Thursday at 5:30 p.m. from Purdue’s faculty athletics representative Dr. Marcy Towns, a Bodner-Honig professor of chemistry at the university. Eight Boilermakers are in the mix for Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. Senior Day ceremony.