# 1987 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team

The 1987 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University in the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Boilermakers were members of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Lambert Field in West Lafayette, Indiana. They were led by 10th-year head coach Dave Alexander.
Their berth in the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was the first trip to the NCAA tournament in Purdue's history.

## Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season 37–27 overall (9–7 conference) and second place in East division of the conference standings, qualifying for the 1986 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament, where they were swept out in the first round.

### MLB Draft

The following Boilermakers on the 1986 roster were selected in the 1986 Major League Baseball draft:
List of Drafted Players :
| Name | 1986 Class | Pos. | Team | Round | Signed/Returned |
| Kent Maggard | Junior | RHP | Cleveland Indians | 12th | Signed |

## Schedule

1987 Purdue Boilermakers baseball game log :
Regular season :
March (9–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordB1G Record
1March 6at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina,4–60–10–0
2March 7at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina0–160–20–0
3March 7at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina0–70–30–0
4March 8at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina4–60–40–0
5March 11at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina7–61–40–0
6March 12vs George MasonDoak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina6–12–40–0
7March 13at Atlantic ChristianNixon Field • Wilson, North Carolina,10–13–40–0
8March 14at North Carolina WesleyanBauer Field • Rocky Mount, North Carolina,8–93–50–0
9March 21vs Murray StateAllen Field • Morehead, Kentucky10–54–50–0
10March 21at Morehead StateAllen Field • Morehead, Kentucky15–35–50–0
11March 22at Morehead StateAllen Field • Morehead, Kentucky7–85–60–0
12March 22at Morehead StateAllen Field • Morehead, Kentucky12–66–60–0
13March 25at EvansvilleBosse Field • Evansville, Indiana7–67–60–0
14March 28at LewisBrennan Field • Romeoville, Illinois,4–08–60–0
15March 28at LewisBrennan Field • Romeoville, Illinois16–29–60–0 :
April (20–9–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordB1G Record
16April 1Ball StateLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–410–60–0
17April 1Ball StateLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana8–810–6–10–0
18April 2HuntingtonLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana12–211–6–10–0
19April 2HuntingtonLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana3–212–6–10–0
20April 4Eastern IllinoisLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana12–313–6–10–0
21April 4Eastern IllinoisLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana8–614–6–10–0
22April 5at Eastern IllinoisMonier Field • Charleston, Illinois,9–1014–7–10–0
23April 5at Eastern IllinoisMonier Field • Charleston, Illinois5–1014–8–10–0
24April 7at ButlerUnknown • Indianapolis, Indiana5–215–8–10–0
25April 8St. XavierLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana12–616–8–10–0
26April 8St. XavierLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana13–117–8–10–0
27April 11at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan,0–817–9–10–1
28April 11at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan1–317–10–10–2
29April 12at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan1–417–11–10–3
30April 13at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan5–318–11–11–3
31April 18Michigan StateLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–419–11–12–3
32April 18Michigan StateLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana3–220–11–13–3
33April 19Michigan StateLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana3–221–11–14–3
34April 19Michigan StateLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana2–122–11–15–3
35April 21ButlerLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana12–223–11–15–3
36April 23AndersonLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana2–124–11–15–3
37April 23AndersonLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana8–525–11–15–3
38April 25IndianaLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana5–825–12–15–4
39April 25IndianaLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana3–126–12–16–4
40April 26at IndianaSembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana2–726–13–16–5
41April 26at IndianaSembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana6–726–14–16–6
42April 28at Notre DameFrank Eck Stadium • South Bend, Indiana8–527–14–16–6
43April 29at IndianapolisGreyhound Park • Indianapolis, Indiana14–328–14–16–6
44April 29at IndianapolisGreyhound Park • Indianapolis, Indiana23–229–14–16–6
45April 30IUPUILambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana8–929–15–16–6 :
May (5–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordB1G Record
46May 1Ohio StateLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana4–130–15–17–6
47May 1Ohio StateLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana2–131–15–18–6
48May 2Ohio StateLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana7–632–15–19–6
49May 2Ohio StateLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana6–533–15–110–6
50May 10at DePauwWalker Field • Greencastle, Indiana10–034–15–110–6
51May 10at DePauwWalker Field • Greencastle, Indiana6–734–16–110–6
52May 12IllinoisLambert Field • West Lafayette, Indiana9–1334–17–110–6
53May 13Miami (OH)Unknown • Oxford, Ohio,2–434–18–110–6
54May 13Miami (OH)Unknown • Oxford, Ohio5–1034–19–110–6 :
Postseason :
B1G Tournament
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordB1G Record
55May 15vs MinnesotaRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan9–335–19–110–6
56May 16vs IowaRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan4–036–19–110–6
57May 17at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan2–536–20–110–6
58May 19at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan2–436–21–110–6 :
Mideast Regional
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordB1G Record
59May 21vs Texas A&MDudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi,3–1336–22–110–6
60May 22vs Western CarolinaDudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi7–836–23–110–6 :