# 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.

## Schedule

2023 Purdue Boilermakers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February (5–3)
#DateRankOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
1February 17vs Holy CrossConstellation Field • Sugar Land, Texas12–1Stephen (1–0)Chudy (0–1)None1881–0–
2February 18vs Holy CrossConstellation Field • Sugar Land, Texas14–4Suval (1–0)DiLauro (0–1)None2752–0–
3February 18vs Holy CrossConstellation Fieldx • Sugar Land, Texas3–12Fox (1–0)Backer (0–1)Macchiarola (1)2752–1–
4February 19vs Holy CrossConstellation Field • Sugar Land, Texas12–2Blackwell (1–0)Wywoda (0–1)None2363–1–
5February 24vs NJITTing Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina6–5Suval (2–0)Reiner (0–1)None7554–1–
6February 24vs NJITTing Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina1–5Kidd (2–0)Backer (0–2)de Jong (1)7554–2–
7February 25vs NJITTing Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina7–4Dannelley (1–0)Cirone (0–1)Suval (1)1335–2–
8February 29vs NJITTing Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina5–7Georgini (2–2)Schapira (0–1)None4785–3– :
March (6–10)
#DateRankOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
9March 3vs AkronTing Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina1–2Tortorella (1–1)Lambert (0–1)Gillies (1)2665–4–
10March 4vs AkronTing Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina17–9Blackwell (2–0)Atkins (0–2)None5546–4–
11March 4vs AkronTing Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina13–0Iwinski (1–0)Pirkle (0–1)None5547–4–
12March 5vs AkronTing Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina23–4Schapira (1–1)Roth (0–2)None3358–4–
13March 10at #4 Ole MissSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi7–15Dougherty (2–1)Stephen (1–1)None10,3378–5–
14March 11at #4 Ole MissSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi6–7Nichols (1–0)Dannelley (1–1)None9,9918–6–
15March 12at #4 Ole MissSwayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi1–6Rivas (4–0)Iwinski (1–1)None9,3778–7–
16March 15Northern IllinoisAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana14–5Stephen (2–1)Lutes (0–1)None8859–7–
17March 17at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana2–5Smith (2–3)Suval (2–1)Hardman (1)3769–8–
–March 18at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IndianaGame cancelled
18March 19at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana4–6Schultz (3–1)Blackwell (2–1)None5789–9–
19March 21UICAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana4–6Zahora (1–0)Dannalley (1–2)Newton (1)1,0369–10–
20March 24at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan5–4Suval (3–1)Carson (2–2)None70310–101–0
21March 26at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan4–5Szczepaniak (1–1)Dannelley (1–3)Rush (4)1,02410–111–1
22March 26at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan6–12Cook (2–1)Iwinski (1–2)None1,02410–121–2
23March 28at Indiana StateBob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana2–8Miller (1–0)Schapira (1–2)None1,23510–131–2
24March 31NorthwesternAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana8–4Stephen (3–1)McClure (1–4)None1,10611–132–2 :
April (10–9)
#DateRankOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
25April 2NorthwesternAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana3–7Farinelli (1–4)Blackwell (2–2)Grable (1)2,85811–142–3
26April 2NorthwesternAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana4–3Lambert (1–1)Benneche (0–3)None2,85812–143–3
27April 4EvansvilleAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana10–12Blunt (3–0)Lambert (1–2)Hardman (3)1,15812–153–3
28April 7at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota3–0Stephen (4–1)Novotny (0–4)Suval (2)32613–154–3
29April 8at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota15–3Blackwell (3–2)Shepard (1–2)None73114–155–3
30April 9at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota3–9Holetz (2–2)Iwinski (2–2)None37414–165–4
31April 11Indiana StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana1–4Pruitt (1–1)Backer (0–3)Cutts (1)1,38114–175–4
32April 14Penn StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana3–15Henline (4–1)Stephen (4–2)None1,53214–185–5
33April 15Penn StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana9–8Blackwell (4–2)Miller (2–3)Suval (3)3,02315–186–5
34April 15Penn StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana4–3Iwinski (2–3)Luensmann (5–2)Suval (4)3,02316–187–5
35April 18Ball StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana3–2Backer (1–3)Knapp (1–2)Dannelley (1)1,44017–187–5
36April 19ButlerAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana16–9Doorn (1–0)Zmolik (0–2)None1,19918–187–5
37April 21at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland10–8Stephen (5–2)Savacool (4–4)Dannelley (2)1,09219–188–5
38April 22at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland5–6McCoy (3–5)Blackwell (4–3)Belgrave (2)1,04019–198–6
39April 23at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland8–10Lippman (4–0)Iwinski (2–4)Falco (6)1,48219–208–7
–April 25ValparaisoAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaGame postponed
40April 26Miami (OH)Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana4–8Sosna (2–1)Doorn (1–1)None1,21719–218–7
41April 28RutgersAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana6–1Stephen (6–2)Coppola (3–4)Dannelley (3)1,32820–219–7
42April 29RutgersAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana6–3Blackwell (5–3)Besser (2–4)Suval (5)1,71821–2110–7
43April 30RutgersAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–9Marshall (4–1)Dannelley (1–4)None1,70021–2210–8 :
May (3–7)
#DateRankOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
44May 5South Dakota StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana10–7Stephen (7–2)Kruger (0–3)None1,64122–2210–8
45May 6South Dakota StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–7Kunz (1–4)Blackwell (5–4)Bourassa (6)1,71722–2310–8
46May 7South Dakota StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana3–2Dannelley (2–4)Sundquist (1–1)None1,86223–2310–8
–May 8South Dakota StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaGame cancelled
47May 10at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois3–7Karst (1–2)Doorn (1–2)Lawler (4)47123–2410–8
48May 12at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana11–26Sinnard (6–2)Stephen (7–3)None2,29323–2510–9
49May 13at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana3–15Kraft (6–1)Blackwell (5–5)None2,43423–2610–10
50May 14at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–10Bothwell (4–1)Iwinski (2–5)None1,89523–2710–11
51May 18NebraskaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–10Hawkins (4–0)Stephen (7–4)None1,74423–2810–12
52May 19NebraskaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana7–3Iwinski (3–5)Walsh (3–3)None1,12024–2811–12
53May 20NebraskaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana4–6Bunz (1–0)Blackwell (5–6)Perry (3)1,87524–2911–13 :

## Awards
### Big Ten Conference Players of the Week

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. |
| Paul Toetz | Player of the Week | March 7, 2023 | |
| Kyle Iwinsk | Pitcher of the Week | March 7, 2023 | |

### Conference awards

Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Jake Parr | Third Team All-Big Ten | May 22, 2023 |
| Paul Toetz | Third Team All-Big Ten | May 22, 2023 |
| Khal Stephen | Third Team All-Big Ten | May 22, 2023 |