Purdue University
- Location: West Lafayette, IN
- Nickname: Boilermakers
- Conference: Big Ten Conference 1906-present
- Ballpark: Alexander Field 2013-present; Lambert Field 1965-2012
Stats of MLB players who went here
Bob Friend and Bill Skowron are two of the most prominent major league players to come out of Purdue University. Future football coach Hank Stram was the baseball coach at Purdue from 1951 to 1955.
People who went here[edit]
- Bernie Allen, infielder
- Jermaine Allensworth, outfielder
- Chuck Armstrong, executive
- Dan Black, minor league infielder
- Jay Buente, pitcher
- Scott Carroll, pitcher
- Archi Cianfrocco, infielder
- Sherard Clinkscales, scout
- Larry Delo, minor league pitcher
- Michael Duursma, Hoofdklasse infielder
- Dutch Fehring, catcher
- Walt Fields, scout
- Bob Friend, pitcher
- Dave Gassner, pitcher
- Dustin Glant, college coach
- Clyde Goodwin, pitcher
- Rick Heines, college coach
- Mitch Hilligoss, minor league infielder
- Jeff Isom, minor league pitcher and manager
- Bob Kelly, pitcher
- Speed Kelly, infielder
- Red Killefer, outfielder
- Matt Kinzer, pitcher
- Mike Ledna, scout
- Emmett Lowery, college coach
- Felix Mackiewicz, outfielder
- Joe McCabe, catcher
- Cameron Perkins, outfielder
- Al Pilarcik, outfielder
- Kevin Plawecki, catcher
- Rico Rossy, infielder
- Daniel Sattler, minor league pitcher
- Doug Schreiber, college coach
- Frank Sigafoos, infielder
- Ken Silvestri, catcher; manager
- Richard Skeel, college coach
- Moose Skowron, infielder
- Derek Stingley, minor league outfielder
- Hank Stram, college coach
- Walt Tragesser, catcher
- Ryne White, minor league infielder
- Hughie Wise, catcher
- Nick Wittgren, pitcher
- John Wooden, college coach
- Buddy Yovanovich, minor league catcher
Coaches[edit]
- Hugh Nicol, 1906-1914
- B.P. Patterson, 1915-1916
- Ward Lambert, 1917, 1919-1935, 1946
- John Pierce, 1918
- Dutch Fehring, 1936-1942
- C.S. Doan, 1943-1945
- Mel Taube, 1947-1950
- Hank Stram, 1951-1955
- Paul Hoffman, 1956-1959
- Joe Sexson, 1960-1977
- Dave Alexander, 1978-1991
- Steve Green, 1992-Mar 1998
- Bob Shepherd, Mar 1998-May 1998
- Doug Schreiber, 1999-2016
- Mark Wasikowski, 2017-2019
- Greg Goff, 2020-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Gary Adcock, 1999-2000
- Spencer Allen, 2008-2009
- Jeff Duncan, 2010-2013
- Greg Goff, 2018-2019
- Rick Heines, 2008
- Steve Holm, 2014-2018
- Mark Kingston, 1997-1998
- Josh Newman, 2024-
- Dave Osteen, 2001
- Chris Marx, 2020-2024
- Terry Rooney, 2022-2023
- Ray Schalk, 1947-1963
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Post Season |
---|---|---|---|
1888 | 5-2 | ||
1889 | 3-0 | ||
1890 | 2-2 | ||
1891 | 2-2 | ||
1892 | 2-2 | ||
1893 | 4-4 | ||
1894 | 3-3 | ||
1895 | 1-2 | ||
1896 | 1-1 | ||
1897 | 3-3 | ||
1898 | 3-3 | ||
1899 | 5-7 | ||
1900 | 10-5 | ||
1901 | 9-5 | ||
1902 | 10-4-1 | ||
1903 | 3-8 | ||
1904 | 12-8 | ||
1905 | 9-7 | ||
1906 | 4-3 | 1-1 | |
1907 | 6-6 | 3-3 | |
1908 | 10-3 | 7-3 | |
1909 | 11-2 | 7-2 | |
1910 | 9-3 | 5-3 | |
1911 | 9-3 | 6-3 | |
1912 | 5-5 | 4-5 | |
1913 | 6-5-1 | 5-4-1 | |
1914 | 7-6 | 5-6 | |
1915 | 7-8 | 4-7 | |
1916 | 12-7 | 8-4 | |
1917 | 5-7 | 3-5 | |
1918 | 6-7 | 1-5 | |
1919 | 3-9 | 0-7 | |
1920 | 6-10-1 | 2-9-1 | |
1921 | 10-11 | 4-7 | |
1922 | 12-10 | 7-5 | |
1923 | 9-8 | 6-5 | |
1924 | 9-7 | 5-5 | |
1925 | 5-11 | 1-9 | |
1926 | 11-4-2 | 7-4-1 | |
1927 | 9-5-1 | 5-5 | |
1928 | 10-4 | 6-4 | |
1929 | 10-8 | 4-6 | |
1930 | 7-9 | 3-7 | |
1931 | 3-7 | 0-5 | |
1932 | 8-5 | 6-4 | |
1933 | 6-6-1 | 4-3 | |
1934 | 9-6-2 | 4-5-1 | |
1935 | 12-13 | 3-9 | |
1936 | 6-21-1 | 1-10 | |
1937 | 12-14 | 2-9 | |
1938 | 14-10 | 6-5 | |
1939 | 12-8-3 | 5-5 | |
1940 | 14-9 | 2-7 | |
1941 | 15-10-1 | 4-8 | |
1942 | 11-14 | 5-7 | |
1943 | 9-5 | 1-5 | |
1944 | 6-11-1 | 4-5-1 | |
1945 | 9-12 | 3-10 | |
1946 | 10-6 | 2-4 | |
1947 | 13-10 | 5-8 | |
1948 | 14-7-1 | 9-5 | |
1949 | 14-9-2 | 7-5 | CWS District Tournaments |
1950 | 11-14 | 2-8 | |
1951 | 10-12-1 | 2-6 | |
1952 | 12-11 | 7-5 | |
1953 | 5-13 | 2-9 | |
1954 | 13-13 | 4-11 | |
1955 | 13-9-1 | 5-8 | |
1956 | 13-15 | 4-11 | |
1957 | 9-5-1 | 3-3 | |
1958 | 12-18 | 6-8 | |
1959 | 18-11-1 | 5-8-1 | |
1960 | 12-8-1 | 4-4-1 | |
1961 | 8-17 | 3-11 | |
1962 | 14-14-1 | 4-11 | |
1963 | 16-14 | 5-10 | |
1964 | 15-10 | 8-7 | |
1965 | 14-11-2 | 5-7 | |
1966 | 9-14-3 | 2-9-1 | |
1967 | 14-18 | 7-9 | |
1968 | 4-21-1 | 0-12 | |
1969 | 9-20 | 7-11 | |
1970 | 16-18 | 8-10 | |
1971 | 17-20 | 6-12 | |
1972 | 11-18 | 3-9 | |
1973 | 8-26 | 2-16 | |
1974 | 14-18 | 4-10 | |
1975 | 7-24 | 1-15 | |
1976 | 19-20 | 5-9 | |
1977 | 14-27 | 2-16 | |
1978 | 16-26 | 3-13 | |
1979 | 13-30 | 6-12 | |
1980 | 27-24 | 7-9 | |
1981 | 30-30-1 | 8-6-1 | Big Ten |
1982 | 36-23 | 6-10 | |
1983 | 22-33-2 | 5-11 | |
1984 | 29-26-2 | 6-10 | |
1985 | 33-25 | 8-8 | |
1986 | 37-27 | 9-7 | Big Ten |
1987 | 36-24-1 | 10-6 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
1988 | 26-34 | 8-20 | |
1989 | 34-25 | 11-17 | |
1990 | 27-30-1 | 8-19 | |
1991 | 35-21 | 14-14 | |
1992 | 30-24 | 13-15 | |
1993 | 36-22 | 16-12 | Big Ten |
1994 | 16-39 | 8-20 | |
1995 | 27-30 | 15-13 | Big Ten |
1996 | 22-32-1 | 8-19 | |
1997 | 30-25 | 17-11 | Big Ten |
1998 | 23-29 | 9-18 | |
1999 | 24-30 | 10-17 | |
2000 | 35-23 | 17-11 | Big Ten |
2001 | 32-24 | 19-7 | Big Ten |
2002 | 24-32 | 13-19 | |
2003 | 29-26 | 13-18 | |
2004 | 29-28 | 17-14 | Big Ten |
2005 | 27-30 | 17-11 | Big Ten |
2006 | 31-27 | 15-17 | Big Ten |
2007 | 22-32 | 11-20 | |
2008 | 32-26 | 21-10 | Big Ten |
2009 | 25-26 | 11-12 | Big Ten |
2010 | 33-24 | 12-12 | Big Ten |
2011 | 37-20 | 14-10 | Big Ten |
2012 | 45-14 | 17-7 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
2013 | 17-34 | 6-18 | |
2014 | 13-37 | 6-18 | |
2015 | 20-34 | 6-17 | |
2016 | 10-44 | 2-22 | |
2017 | 29-27 | 12-12 | Big Ten |
2018 | 38-21 | 17-6 | Big Ten / CWS Regionals |
2019 | 20-34 | 7-16 | |
2020 | 7-7 | 0-0 | |
2021 | 15-25 | 15-25 | |
2022 | 29-21 | 9-12 | Big Ten |
2023 | 24-29 | 11-13 | |
2024 | 33-24 | 13-11 | Big Ten |
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