The Purdue Boilermakers baseball team was a

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team that represented

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in the

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. The Boilermakers were members of the

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and played their home games at Alexander Field in

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. They were led by third-year head coach

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. On February 26, 2022, concluding series sweeps against Princeton and South Dakota State, the Boilermakers opened 8-0, their best start since 1909.

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the

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16–26 overall (16–26 conference) and eleventh place in the conference standings, as the season was limited to only conference games for all Big Ten teams due to the

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. Following the season, assistant coach Cooper Fouts left the Boilermakers for an assistant coaching position with

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. On July 29, 2021, Purdue hired Terry Rooney was hired to replace Fouts.

Roster

Schedule

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, , 5–4 , , Weins (1–0) , , Goble (0–1) , , Lohman (1) , , 250 , , 1–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , , February 19 , , vs South Dakota State , , Constellation Field • Sugar Land, Texas , , 11–1 , , Smeltz (1–0) , , Carlson (0–1) , , Castro (1) , , 350 , , 2–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , , February 19 , , vs South Dakota State , , Constellation Field • Sugar Land, Texas , , 14–3 , , Wansing (1–0) , , Bishop (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 350 , , 3–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , , February 20 , , vs South Dakota State , , Constellation Field • Sugar Land, Texas , , 10–7 , , Wade (1–0) , , Beazley (0–1) , , Hildebrand (1) , , 288 , , 4–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , , February 25 , , vs , , Ting Stadium •

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, , 9–3 , , Smeltz (2–0) , , Emus (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 255 , , 5–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , , February 25 , , vs Princeton , , Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina , , 8–3 , , Wendell (1–0) , , Rabin (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 436 , , 6–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , , February 26 , , vs Princeton , , Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina , , 4–3 , , Hildebrand (1–0) , , Hoefer (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 508 , , 7–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 8 , , February 26 , , vs Princeton , , Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina , , 5–4 , , Stephen (1–0) , , Scannell (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 240 , , 8–0 , , – , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 9 , , March 2 , , at

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, , 6–2 , , Wendell (2–0) , , Thompson (0–1) , , Stephen (1) , , 655 , , 9–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 10 , , March 4 , , vs , , Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina , , 6–1 , , Smeltz (3–0) , , Potojecki (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 271 , , 10–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 11 , , March 5 , , vs Longwood , , Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina , , 6–5 , , Castro (1–0) , , Karlinchak (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 611 , , 11–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 12 , , March 6 , , vs Longwood , , Ting Stadium • Holly Springs, North Carolina , , 6–5 , , Stephen (1–0) , , Parrish (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 703 , , 12–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 13 , , March 10 , , , , Alexander Field •

, , 8–4 , , Smetlz (4–0) , , Pender (0–3) , , Weins (1) , , 1,135 , , 13–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , , , March 12 , , Bellarmine , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , colspan=12, ''Game cancelled'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 14 , , March 13 , , Bellarmine , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 7–4 , , Backer (1–0) , , Braunecker (0–3) , , Stephen (2) , , 1,087 , , 14–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 15 , , March 15 , ,

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, , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 11–2 , , Wansing (2–0) , , Hattrup (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 1,165 , , 15–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 16 , , March 17 , , at , , Duffy Bass Field •

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, , 3–4 , , Mabee (2–0) , , Stephen (2–1) , , ''None'' , , 727 , , 15–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , , , March 18 , , at Illinois State , , Duffy Bass Field • Normal, Illinois , , colspan=12, ''Game cancelled'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 17 , , March 20 , , Illinois State , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 9–2 , , Wansing (3–0) , , Foy (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 1,594 , , 16–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 18 , , March 20 , , Illinois State , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 7–6 , , Danzeisen (1–0) , , Kubiatowicz (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 1,594 , , 17–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , , , March 22 , , , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , colspan=12, ''Game postponed'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 19 , , March 25 , , , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 7–5 , , Weins (2–0) , , Johnson (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 1,219 , , 18–1 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , , , March 26 , , Ohio State , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , colspan=12, ''Game cancelled'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , , , March 27 , , Ohio State , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , colspan=12, ''Game cancelled'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 20 , , March 29 , , , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 9–10 , , Gould (1–0) , , Weins (2–1) , , Zahora (1) , , 1,070 , , 18–2 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , , , March 30 , , at , , Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana , , colspan=12, ''Game cancelled'' , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 21 , , April 1 , , at , ,

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, , 1–8 , , Rybarczyk (1–1) , , Weins (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 841 , , 18–3 , , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 22 , , April 2 , , at Illinois , , Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois , , 10–11 , , Glassey (1–0) , , Wendell (3–1) , , Green (1) , , 474 , , 18–4 , , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 23 , , April 3 , , at Illinois , , Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois , , 8–11 , , Wenninger (1–2) , , Stephen (1–2) , , ''None'' , , 1,529 , , 18–5 , , 1–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 24 , , April 5 , , Northern Illinois , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 17–14 , , Weins (3–2) , , Nowicki (0–1) , , Hildebrand (2) , , 1,044 , , 19–5 , , 1–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 25 , , April 6 , , Indiana State , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 6–10 , , Hurth (4–1) , , Stephen (2–3) , , ''None'' , , 1,107 , , 19–6 , , 1–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 26 , , April 9 , ,

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, , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 17–0 , , Smeltz (5–0) , , Perkins (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 1,874 , , 20–6 , , 2–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 27 , , April 10 , , Indiana , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 3–10 , , Holderfield (2–1) , , Wansing (2–1) , , Tucker (2) , , 2,367 , , 20–7 , , 2–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 28 , , April 10 , , Indiana , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 16–15 , , Hildebrand (2–0) , , Sharp (0–5) , , Lohman (2) , , 2,367 , , 21–7 , , 3–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , , , April 12 , , Purdue Fort Wayne , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , colspan=12, ''Game cancelled'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 29 , , April 14 , , at , , Medlar Field •

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, , 7–12 , , Miller (2–2) , , Castro (1–1) , , Shingledecker (1) , , 508 , , 21–8 , , 3–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 30 , , April 15 , , at Penn State , , Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 11–5 , , Smeltz (6–0) , , Tulio (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 756 , , 22–8 , , 4–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 31 , , April 16 , , at Penn State , , Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania , , 5–7 , , Luensmann (2–2) , , Wansing (2–2) , , Mellott (2) , , 551 , , 22–9 , , 4–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 32 , , April 19 , , at , ,

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, , 6–9 , , Zack (1–1) , , Hildebrand (2–1) , , Shears (6) , , 158 , , 22–10 , , 4–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , , , April 20 , , , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , colspan=12, ''Game cancelled'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 33 , , April 22 , , , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 2–3 , , Bean (7–1) , , Smeltz (6–1) , , Brennan (12) , , 1,648 , , 22–11 , , 4–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 34 , , April 23 , , Belmont , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 1–11 , , South (5–2) , , Wansing (2–3) , , ''None'' , , 1,689 , , 22–12 , , 4–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 35 , , April 24 , , Belmont , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 6–8 , , Borders (4–2) , , Wendell (3–2) , , Brennan (13) , , 1,369 , , 22–13 , , 4–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 36 , , April 26 , , , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 6–5 , , Wansing (3–3) , , Nowak (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 1,464 , , 23–13 , , 4–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 37 , , April 29 , ,

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, , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 18–4 , , Backer (2–0) , , O'Halloran (4–3) , , ''None'' , , 1,881 , , 24–13 , , 5–6 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 38 , , May 1 , , Michigan , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 12–4 , , Wendell (4–2) , , Weston (4–3) , , Weins (2) , , 2,202 , , 25–13 , , 6–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 39 , , May 1 , , Michigan , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 2–13 , , Allen (6–0) , , Wansing (3–4) , , ''None'' , , 2,202 , , 25–14 , , 6–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 40 , , May 6 , , at

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, , 2–5 , , Mazur (6–2) , , Backer (2–1) , , Buetel (3) , , 826 , , 25–15 , , 6–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 41 , , May 7 , , at Iowa , , Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa , , 10–6 , , Wendell (5–2) , , Schultz (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 1,734 , , 26–15 , , 7–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 42 , , May 8 , , at Iowa , , Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa , , 1–9 , , Langenberg (5–1) , , Danzeisen (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 1,082 , , 26–16 , , 7–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 43 , , May 10 , , , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 11–6 , , Castro (2–1) , , MacCauley (3–3) , , ''None'' , , 1,904 , , 27–16 , , 7–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 44 , , May 13 , , at Northwestern , ,

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, , 14–8 , , Stephen (3–3) , , Sullivan (5–2) , , ''None'' , , 673 , , 28–16 , , 8–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 45 , , May 14 , , at Northwestern , , Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois , , 1–11 , , Farinelli (5–5) , , Wendell (5–3) , , ''None'' , , 609 , , 28–17 , , 8–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 46 , , May 15 , , at Northwestern , , Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois , , 7–2 , , Wansing (4–4) , , Comstock (0–4) , , Weins (3) , , 608 , , 29–17 , , 9–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 47 , , May 19 , , No. 15

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, , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 7–14 , , Savacool (8–2) , , Backer (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 1,690 , , 29–18 , , 9–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 48 , , May 20 , , No. 15 Maryland , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , 7–18 , , Dean (6–2) , , Stephen (3–4) , , ''None'' , , 1,420 , , 29–19 , , 9–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , – , , May 21 , , No. 15 Maryland , , Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana , , colspan=12, ''Game cancelled'' , - , - ! style="" , Postseason , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 49 , , May 26 , , vs , , Charles Schwab Field Omaha •

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, , 3–10 , , Stanavich (1–3) , , Weins (3–3) , , ''None'' , , – , , 29–20 , , 9–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 50 , , May 27 , , vs Iowa , , Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, Nebraska , , 4–5 , , Christophersen (1–2) , , Weins (3–4) , , ''None'' , , – , , 29–21 , , 9–12 , -

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