# 2021 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team

The 2021 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University in the 2021 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 second-year head coach Greg Goff.

## Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 7–7 overall (0–0 conference) and eighth place in conference standings, as the season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule

2021 Purdue Boilermakers baseball game log :
Regular season :
March (3–11)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
1March 5vs NebraskaDell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas6–5Smeltz (1–0)Schreiber (0–1)None2251–01–0
2March 6vs NebraskaDell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas2–7Hroch (1–0)Schapira (0–1)None2251–11–1
3March 6vs NebraskaDell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas0–10Schanaman (1–0)Alvarado (0–1)None2251–21–2
4March 7vs NebraskaDell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas0–4Schreiber (1–1)Jackson (0–1)None2251–31–3
5March 12vs MichiganFluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina1–9Hajjar (1–0)Johnson (0–1)None2251–41–4
6March 13vs MichiganFluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina0–4Weston (1–1)Schapira (0–2)None2251–51–5
7March 13vs MichiganFluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina2–9Dragani (2–0)Starnes (0–1)None2251–61–6
8March 14vs MichiganFluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina6–11Pace (1–0)Daniel (0–1)None2251–71–7
9March 19at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana1–2Stahl (1–0)Brooks (0–1)Litwicki (3)2251–81–8
10March 20at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana8–5Hildebrand (1–0)Brown (2–1)Daniel (1)1502–82–8
11March 21at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana4–9Bierman (1–1)Jackson (0–2)None1502–92–9
12March 26RutgersAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–7Rutkowski (2–1)Johnson (0–2)None4332–102–10
13March 27RutgersAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana7–4Smeltz (2–0)Fitzpatrick (0–1)None5053–103–10
14March 28RutgersAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana4–15Teller (1–2)Jackson (0–3)None4743–113–11 :
April (7–8)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
15April 2IowaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana2–4Nedved (2–0)Weins (0–1)None4793–123–12
16April 3IowaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana10–8Brooks (1–1)Guzek (0–1)Cook (1)4964–124–12
17April 4IowaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–8Davitt (3–1)Kulak (0–1)None5344–134–13
18April 10vs Penn StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan0–11Virbitsky (1–2)Schapira (0–3)None2084–144–14
19April 11vs Penn StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan8–5Johnson (1–2)Henline (0–1)Alvarado (1)2365–145–14
20April 11at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan2–5Powers (2–1)Smeltz (2–1)Iverson (6)2175–155–15
21April 12at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan8–2Brooks (2–1)Heikkinen (0–1)None2016–156–15
22April 17vs Michigan StateIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois2–1Smeltz (3–1)Iverson (0–2)None1557–157–15
23April 18vs Michigan StateIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois8–3Johnson (2–2)Heikkinen (0–2)None1668–158–15
24April 18at IllinoisIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois6–4Daniel (1–1)Kutt (0–4)Cook (2)2389–159–15
25April 19at IllinoisIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois20–6Castro (1–0)Maldonado (0–2)None15110–1510–15
26April 23IllinoisAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–6Hoffmann (1–0)Schapira (0–4)Kutt (1)52010–1610–16
27April 24IllinoisAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana4–12Lavender (5–0)Johnson (2–3)Rybarczyk (2)53710–1710–17
28April 25IllinoisAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana0–3O'Hara (2–0)Hildebrand (1–1)Kirschsieper (1)53210–1810–18
29April 30at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio3–11Burhenn (3–3)Schapira (0–5)None20510–1910–19 :
May (6–7)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
30May 1at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio2–12Lonsway (3–4)Johnson (2–4)None30510–2010–20
31May 2at Ohio StateBill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio16–15Hildebrand (2–1)Murphy (4–4)Smeltz (1)29611–2011–20
–May 7NorthwesternAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
–May 8NorthwesternAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
–May 9NorthwesternAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
32May 11Ohio StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana1–5Burhenn (5–2)Brooks (2–2)None40011–2111–21
33May 14at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland0–11Dean (3–1)Schapira (0–6)None15011–2211–22
34May 15at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland1–6Savacool (7–1)Johnson (2–5)Ramsey (2)25011–2311–23
35May 16at MarylandBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland2–7Burke (3–3)Brooks (2–3)Zoellner (1)25011–2411–24
38May 20at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota9–3Schapira (1–6)DeLuga (0–2)None22512–2412–24
39May 21at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota12–5Johnson (3–5)Burchill (1–1)None22513–2413–24
40May 22at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota17–4Brooks (3–3)Liffrig (1–4)None22514–2414–24
41May 23at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota8–9Duffy (1–4)Weins (0–2)None22514–2514–25
42May 27Penn StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana7–4Johnson (4–5)Larkin (3–7)Smeltz (2)60715–2515–25
–May 28Penn StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCancelled due to weather
43May 30MinnesotaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana1–2Liffrig (2–4)Brooks (3–4)Davis (1)62215–2615–26
44May 30MinnesotaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana7–6Schapira (2–6)Duffy (1–5)None62216–2616–26 :

### Conference awards

Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Ben Nisle | Third team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |
| Miles Simington | Third team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |
| Mike Bolton | Third team All-Big Ten | May 30, 2021 |