# 2020 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team

The 2020 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University in the 2020 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 first-year head coach Greg Goff.
The season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season 20–34 overall (7–16 conference) and twelfth place in conference standings, failing to quality for the 2019 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament

### MLB draft

The following Boilermakers on the 2019 roster were selected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft:
List of Drafted Players :
| Name | 2019 Class | Pos. | Team | Round | Signed/Returned |
| Patrick J. Smith | Senior | LHP | Kansas City Royals | 33rd | Signed* |
* indicates draftee had no more college eligibility

## Preseason

On June 11, 2019, head coach Mark Wasikowski left the Purdue program to return to Oregon as the head coach. Just two days later, Purdue promoted volunteer assistant, Greg Goff to head coach. On June 19, 2019, Goff named Campbell pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, Chris Marx, the team's pitching coach. On September 5, 2019, former Purdue shortstop, Harry Shipley was named a volunteer assistant coach.

## Schedule

2020 Purdue Boilermakers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February (6–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
1February 14vs HofstraHistoric Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida,9–6Parker (1–0)Joyce (0–1)Hofstra (1)1561–0–
2February 15vs HofstraHistoric Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida6–13Hall (1–0)Tomasic (0–1)None2591–1–
3February 15vs HofstraHistoric Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida10–4Brooks (1–0)Mundy (0–1)None2592–1–
4February 16vs HofstraHistoric Sanford Memorial Stadium • Sanford, Florida10–9Wade (1–0)Skidmore (0–1)Hoftstra (2)2523–1–
5February 21at CampbellJim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, North Carolina,6–4Johnson (1–0)Cowan (0–2)Hofstra (3)5064–1–
6February 22vs MaineJim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, North Carolina6–2Brooks (2–0)Pushard (0–1)Bohm (1)2735–1–
7February 23vs VillanovaJim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, North Carolina7–1Smeltz (1–0)Siegenthaler (0–1)None1586–1–
8February 28vs #14 DukeU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota,1–5Jarvis (2–1)Johnson (0–1)None–6–2–
9February 29vs #8 NC StateU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota0–6Swiney (3–0)Brooks (2–1)None–6–3– :
March (1–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
10March 1vs #23 North CarolinaU.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota5–6Mott (2–0)Hildebrand (0–1)None–6–4–
11March 4at IndianaBart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–17Krueger (1–0)Bohm (0–1)None1,6686–5–
12March 6at Western KentuckyNick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky,3–8Hicks (2–1)Hofstra (0–1)Kates (1)2136–6–
13March 7at Western KentuckyNick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky2–11Bergeron (2–0)Brooks (2–2)None4036–7–
14March 8at Western KentuckyNick Denes Field • Bowling Green, Kentucky19–1Jackson (1–0)Shoemake (2–1)None4387–7–
15March 13at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
16March 14at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
17March 15at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
18March 17MilwaukeeAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
19March 18IonaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
20March 20at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan,Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
21March 21at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MichiganCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
22March 22at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MichiganCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
23March 24Purdue Fort WayneAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
24March 25at Indiana StateBob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
25March 27IllinoisAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
26March 28IllinoisAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
27March 28IllinoisAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
28March 31ValparaisoAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic) :
April (0–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
29April 3at IowaDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, IowaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
30April 4at IowaDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, IowaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
31April 5at IowaDuane Banks Field • Iowa City, IowaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
32April 7at Ball StateBall Diamond • Muncie, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
33April 10NebraskaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
34April 11NebraskaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
35April 12NebraskaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
36April 14ButlerAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
37April 17SamfordAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
38April 18SamfordAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
39April 19SamfordAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
40April 21Ball StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
41April 22vs ButlerVictory Field • Indianapolis, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
42April 24at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, MinnesotaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
43April 25at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, MinnesotaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
44April 26at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, MinnesotaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
45April 28Chicago StateAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic) :
May (0–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
46May 1MarylandAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
47May 2MarylandAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
48May 3MarylandAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
49May 8IndianaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
50May 9IndianaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
51May 10IndianaAlexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
52May 12at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, WisconsinCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
53May 14at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan,Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
54May 15at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MichiganCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
55May 16at Michigan StateDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MichiganCanceled (COVID-19 pandemic) :