Head Coach Mark Wasikowski : 3 Assistant Coach Steve Holm : 4 Assistant Coach Wally Crancer : 5 More Staff: Greg Goff & John Madia : 6 Alexander Field : 7-11 Facilities & Support: 12-16 2012 Big Ten Champions : 17-18 Team Rosters : 19-21 Player Profiles Group 1 : 22-39 Player Profiles Group 2 : 40-58
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MARK WASIKOWSKI HEAD COACH • #44 2nd YEAR 1992 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES CHAMPION • Played & coached in the College World Series • Led Purdue to a program-record 19-win improvement & back to the Big Ten Tournament in his first season as head coach • Helped lead teams to 14 NCAA Tournament appearances during a successful 20-year run as an assistant coach Oregon, Arizona, Florida & Southeast Missouri State • Played for & worked under three-time national Coach of the Year Andy Lopez for a combined 18 years; was part of Lopez’s coaching staffs at both Florida (1998-2001) & Arizona (2001-11) • Won an NCAA championship as the starting third baseman & a captain on Pepperdine’s 1992 College World Series team • Worked under George Horton, another NCAA championshipwinning coach, at Oregon from 2011 to 2016 • Was an assistant coach on teams that made 11 NCAA Regional appearances from 2003 to 2015, including six straight at one point; coached in the 2004 College World Series with Arizona • Coached 120 players that have been selected in the MLB Draft, a list highlighted by 29 big leaguers • As the recruiting coordinator, assembled Arizona’s 2012 national championship team, leaving for Oregon before the start of the 2011-12 school year • Selected in the 1994 MLB Draft but opted to forgo a pro career to finish his degree at Pepperdine & begin coaching career
STEVE HOLM Assistant coach pitching coach 2nd YEAR • #20 • Hired as Purdue’s pitching coach in July 2016 after previously serving as the associate head coach at Sacramento State • Played professionally from 2001-2012, making his MLB debut with the Giants in 2008; also played the for the Twins • All-American Ross Learnard & All-Big Ten starter Gareth Stroh were a big part of Purdue’s 19-win improvement in his first year • Purdue gave up 57 fewer hits while pitching 22 more innings • Hired by Sac State in the fall of 2012; helped the Hornets win 40 games & a pair of Western Athletic Conference titles in 2014 • Sac State’s team ERA dropped from 5.25 in 2012 to 3.63 during his first season, remaining below 4.00 for three straight years • The 2015 pitching staff ranked third nationally in WHIP (1.09) & fewest walks per nine innings (2.07) while establishing school records for ERA (2.97) & batting average against (.235) • Sacramento State won at least 30 games in each of Holm’s four seasons as an assistant coach; prior to 2012 & 2013, the Hornets had never won 30 games in consecutive years • All-American shortstop at Oral Roberts, winning Mid-Continent Conference Player & Newcomer of the Year honors in 2000 after batting a school-record .437 with 104 hits • Drafted by the Giants in 2001 & made the transition to catcher in pro ball; played in over 700 games during his 12 pro seasons
Wally crancer ASSISTANT COACH hitting coach 5th YEAR • #7 • Hired as an assistant coach at Purdue in the summer of 2013 after two seasons on the staff at Georgia Tech • Many of his recruits were a big part of Purdue’s 19-win improvement in 2017 as 16 newcomers saw action • Outfield defense instructor helped Purdue lead the Big Ten in outfield assists during 2014 regular season • Kyle Wood’s 12 home runs in 2016 were the most by a Boilermaker in the BBCOR bat era (2011-present) • Georgia Tech alumnus played in the 2006 College World Series & four seasons of Minor League ball • At Georgia Tech he worked primarily with the outfielders; after the 2013 season, Tech’s entire starting outfield was selected in the first eight rounds of the MLB Draft • Selected in the 12th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Baltimore Orioles • Two-year starting outfielder at Georgia Tech batted .345 with 22 doubles, 14 home runs & 82 RBI in 90 career starts • Helped lead the 2006 Yellow Jackets to a 50-win season; started both of Tech’s games at the 2006 College World Series, going 3-for-5 in an opening-round loss to Clemson • Best MiLB season was 2009 when he batted .302 with eight home runs & 34 RBI in 61 games for the Frederick Keys
• Won over 450 games as the head coach at Campbell (2008-14), Louisiana Tech (2015-16) & Alabama (2017) as well as Division II Montevallo (2004-07) • His teams won over 40 games six times; Campbell posted three straight 40-win seasons and 131 total victories from 2012 to 2014 • He & Mark Wasikowski have been friends since both were assistant coaches at Southeast Missouri State in the late 1990s, helping lead SEMO to its first Division I Regional appearance in 1998 as the Ohio Valley Tournament champ • Also led Campbell (2014) & Louisiana Tech (2016) to NCAA Regionals; Montevallo qualified for the DII World Series (2006) during his tenure
GREG GOFF ASSISTANT COACH 1st YEAR • #39
• Pitching coach at Kentucky from 2000-03, coaching Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb and World Series champion Joe Blanton • ABCA South Central Region Coach of the Year at both Montevallo (2006) and Louisana Tech (2016); 2013 Big South Coach of the Year at Campbell • His teams had a losing record only five times in his 14 years as a head coach; four of those five seasons were his first at a respective university • Purdue alumnus rejoined the program as the director of baseball operations in the fall of 2015 • Enjoyed a successful career as an executive with Dow Chemical & CH2M as a global business and HR leader • Active with amateur baseball as a former coach & member of the Indiana Bulls Baseball executive boar • Served as an associate scout for the Baltimore Orioles organization
JOHN MADIA DIRECTOR OF OPS 3rd YEAR • #12
• Played first base for the Boilermakers in the late 1970s; as a sophomore, he was second on the team hitting with a .291 batting average & led all regulars with a .981 fielding percentage • First Purdue player selected as the recipient of the Clyde Lyle Award, honoring the top player who began his career as a walk-on • All four of his children are also Purdue graduates, including former baseball player Drew Madia (2007-10)
After closing out Lambert Field in thrilling fashion during the 2012 Big Ten championship season, Purdue baseball moved into its new Alexander Field stadium facilities in August 2012. But the first team practice was actually held there the week leading up to the 2012 NCAA Gary Regional, which the Boilermakers hosted in Northwest Indiana. The fall of 2012 was highlighted by the Big Ten championship ring ceremony and dinner, during which the 2012 team was honored and receieved its championship rings. The first game at Alexander Field was played March 22, 2013 (vs. Ohio State), Purdue posted its first win April 5 (vs. Northwestern), a special stadium dedication ceremony was held between games of the April 20 doubleheader (vs. Nebraska) and the Boilermakers recorded their first series sweep the weekend of May 3-5 (vs. Southern Illinois).
The $21 million stadium, financed with athletics department funds, could eventually seat up to 2,500 spectators. The new stadium was named Alexander Field in honor of the late John and Anna Margaret Ross Alexander. The Alexanders were the parents of Dave Alexander, who gave the lead gift for the project. Dave Alexander was Purdue baseball coach from 1978 to 1991 and then an athletics administrator through 1994. The indoor batting cages inside Alex’s Clubhouse, which also houses the locker rooms and team room down the left field line, has been named the Madia Training Facility. The Madia Family, including baseball alumni John (1976-78) & Drew (2007-10), made a financial contribution to the project.
Mollenkopf Athletic Center gives Boilermaker baseball players access to year-round training and a weight room that covers 14,000 square feet.
The sports performance program at Purdue aims to provide a world-class training program to the school’s 500 student athletes, spanning 18 sports. With consideration of each coaching staff’s desires and the skills required by each sport, the sports performance team seeks to bring about improvement in: • Power development • Mobility • Strength • Recovery & Regeneration • Movement: including multi-directional, linear & lateral movement • Flexibility • Speed
Purdue University Sports Medicine utilizes on-site daily care by the athletic training staff and team physicians, as well as consultants in orthopedics, dentistry, ophthalmology, neurology, and other medical specialties in Lafayette/West Lafayette and Indianapolis. With a staff of nine athletic trainers and more than 20 physicians and other health care professionals, the Purdue student-athlete’s health is well tended. With the Mackey Project renovation, the athletic training area was expanded to three and half times its original size. It now includes the latest equipment and methods for: • Hydrotherapy • Cardiovascular rehab and training • Exam/taping tables for all sports • A doctor’s suite with private areas for student-athletes to meet with sports physicians, sports psychologists and sports nutritionists
The facilities in the Drew & Brittany Brees Student Athlete Academic Center and the academic support services staff are available to help student-athletes reach their academic goals. Student-athletes have access to: • Monitored study tables • Individual and group tutoring • A 74-station computer lab • Walk-in tutoring for math, chemistry and physics • Supplemental instruction • Laptop computers for traveling • Note takers With the Mackey Project renovation complete, the entire upper level of the Brees Center has been transformed into an academic center consisting of approximately 10,000 square feet with formal and informal studying and tutoring areas as well as offices for the academic support services staff.
Each year, all 18 Boilermaker sports programs benefit from the generosity of the John Purdue Club. Since the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics receives no funding from the University or the state of Indiana, the John Purdue Club is responsible for providing the financial support necessary to cover the tuition, room & board, book & academic support costs of Purdue’s 500 student-athletes. For more information or to apply for membership, contact the John Purdue Club office at 1-800-213-2239 or visit www.PurdueSports.com/sports/JPC
45-14 Overall, 17-7 Big Ten Big Ten Tournament Champions • NCAA Gary Regional Host
NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name 1 Owen Jansen 2 Tyler Powers 3 Mike Madej 4 Skyler Hunter 5 Harry Shipley 6 Evan Warden 9 Nick Dalesandro 10 Alec West-Guillen 11 Alec Olund 13 Tanner Andrews 14 Cory Brooks 15 Evan Kennedy 16 Trevor Cheaney 17 Matt Doan 18 Nick Evarts 19 Justin Fugitt 21 Mike Kornacker 22 Bryce Bonner 23 Charlie Nasuti 25 Milo Beam 26 Ross Learnard 27 Jacson McGowan 28 Nick Wojtysiak 30 Patrick J. Smith 31 Cameron Williams 32 Gareth Stroh 34 Andrew Bohm 35 Ben Nisle 36 Trent Johnson 37 Ryan Beard 40 Dalton Parker 41 Patrick W. Smith 42 Matt Moore 43 Hayden Wynja 45 Braden Giroux 46 Kyle Schweiger 48 Bo Hofstra 44 20 7 39 12
Pos INF INF INF OF INF INF C/OF LHP OF RHP RHP C RHP INF INF INF RHP C OF OF LHP INF LHP LHP RHP LHP RHP OF RHP LHP RHP OF LHP LHP OF RHP RHP
B/T L/R R/R S/R S/R L/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/L R/R L/L L/L R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/R L/L L/L L/L R/R R/R
Ht 5-11 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-1 ½ 6-3 6-1 6-2 ½ 6-2 5-6 5-11 6-1 6-3 ½ 5-9 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-2 ½ 5-11 6-2 6-7 6-1 6-1 ½ 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-8 6-0 6-0 ½ 6-5
Wt 190 155 172 185 165 165 175 190 186 205 195 213 200 150 185 175 218 187 175 170 180 209 191 215 216 186 238 200 190 215 207 175 210 190 175 198 238
Year Fr Fr So So Sr RS-Jr Jr Jr Sr Sr Fr Sr Jr Fr Jr Fr RS-Jr So Fr So Sr Jr Sr Jr Sr Jr RS-Fr Fr Fr Jr So Fr RS-Fr Fr Jr RS-Sr Fr
Head Coach: Mark Wasikowski, 2nd year (Pepperdine, 1994) Assistant Coach: Steve Holm, 2nd year (Oral Roberts, 2001) Assistant Coach: Wally Crancer, 5th year (Georgia Tech, 2007) Assistant Coach: Greg Goff, 1st year (Delta State, 1995) Director of Operations: John Madia, 3rd year (Purdue, 1979)
Hometown (HS/Previous College) Oakville, Ontario (Iroquois Ridge) Lafayette, Ind. (Central Catholic) Manhattan, Ill. (Providence Catholic) Hood River, Ore. (Hood River Valley) Fishers, Ind. (Indianapolis Cathedral) Kokomo, Ind. (Western/Morehead State) Plainfield, Ill. (Joliet Catholic) Reno, Nev. (Bishop Manogue/Southern Idaho JC) Crown Point, Ind. (Lake Central) Rochester, Ind. (Tippecanoe Valley) Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby) Lafayette, Ind. (Central Catholic) Muenster, Texas (Muenster/Paris JC) Anaheim, Calif. (Servite) Colleyville, Texas (Grapevine/Weatherford JC) Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby) Lemont, Ill. (St. Laurence) Katy, Texas (Jesuit College Prep) Long Beach, Calif. (Saint John Bosco) Westfield, Ind. (Westfield) Catlin, Ill. (Salt Fork/Parkland JC) Brownsburg, Ind. (Brownsburg) Fountain Hills, Ariz. (Fountain Hills/Paradise Valley JC) Schaumburg, Ill. (Conant/Heartland JC) Seabrook, Texas (Bastrop/Angelina JC) Kearney, Neb. (Gibbon/Coffeyville JC) Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) Schererville, Ind. (Lake Central) Crawfordsville, Ind. (Crawfordsville) Boise, Idaho (Rocky Mountain/Southern Idaho JC) St. Joseph, Ill. (St. Joseph-Ogden) El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge) Avon, Ind. (Avon) Indianapolis, Ind. (Heritage Christian) Lafayette, Ind. (McCutcheon/Wabash Valley JC) Rochester, Mich. (Stoney Creek/Chipola JC) Schererville, Ind. (Illiana Christian)
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name 13 Tanner Andrews 25 Milo Beam 37 Ryan Beard 34 Andrew Bohm 22 Bryce Bonner 14 Cory Brooks 16 Trevor Cheaney 9 Nick Dalesandro 17 Matt Doan 18 Nick Evarts 19 Justin Fugitt 45 Braden Giroux 48 Bo Hofstra 4 Skyler Hunter 1 Owen Jansen 36 Trent Johnson 15 Evan Kennedy 21 Mike Kornacker 26 Ross Learnard 3 Mike Madej 27 Jacson McGowan 42 Matt Moore 23 Charlie Nasuti 35 Ben Nisle 11 Alec Olund 40 Dalton Parker 2 Tyler Powers 46 Kyle Schweiger 5 Harry Shipley 30 Patrick J. Smith 41 Patrick W. Smith 32 Gareth Stroh 6 Evan Warden 10 Alec West-Guillen 31 Cameron Williams 28 Nick Wojtysiak 43 Hayden Wynja
Pos RHP OF LHP RHP C RHP RHP C INF INF INF OF RHP OF INF RHP C RHP LHP INF INF LHP OF OF OF RHP INF RHP INF LHP OF LHP INF LHP RHP LHP LHP
COACHING STAFF 44 Mark Wasikowski 20 Steve Holm 7 Wally Crancer 18 Miles Miller 12 John Madia
HC AC AC AC Ops
#13 Tanner Andrews
#25 Milo Beam
#37 Ryan Beard
#34 Andrew Bohm
#22 Bryce Bonner
#14 Cory Brooks
#16 Trevor Cheaney
#9 Nick Dalesandro
#17 Matt Doan
#18 Nick Evarts
#19 Justin Fugitt
#45 Braden Giroux
#48 Bo Hofstra
#4 Skyler Hunter
#1 Owen Jansen
#36 Trent Johnson
#15 Evan Kennedy
#21 Mike Kornacker
#26 Ross Learnard
#3 Mike Madej
#27 Jacson McGowan
#42 Matt Moore
#23 Charlie Nasuti
#35 Ben Nisle
#11 Alec Olund
#11 Alec Olund
#40 Dalton Parker
#2 Tyler Powers
#46 Kyle Schweiger
#5 Harry Shipley
#30 Patrick J. Smith
#41 Patrick W. Smith
#32 Gareth Stroh
#6 Evan Warden
#10 Alec West-Guillen
#31 Cameron Williams
#28 Nick Wojtysiak
#43 Hayden Wynja
#44 Mark Wasikowski
AROUND THE HORN WITH TANNER ANDREWS... Favorite Pro Team: Atlanta Braves • Favorite Ball Player: Chipper Jones • Favorite Field He’s Played On: Lucas Oil Stadium • Favorite Pro Stadium: AT&T Stadium • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Bryce Harper • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Cool Runnings • Favorite Food: His Mom’s Enchiladas • Favorite Dessert: Cheesecake • Favorite Month: July • Unique Travel Locale: Grand Cayman Islands • Favorite Outdoor Activities: Golfing & Water Skiing
T anner A ndrews 6-3, 220 lbs SENIOR PITCHER #13 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT ROCHESTER, IND. (TIPPECANOE VALLEY HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • First Purdue pitcher since 2008-10 to start consecutive season openers; helped lead Boilermakers to a 10-5 record on Fridays in 2017 • Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a two-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Week winner as a junior • Struck out a career-high 10 over 7 2/3 shutout innings at Santa Clara as a junior, the most Ks by a Purdue pitcher since March 2012 • Excelled as a reliever in 2016, compiling a 1.34 ERA & .168 batting average against over 14 appearances • Played four years of varsity baseball, basketball & football at TVHS; two-time team MVP in all three sports • Four-year all-conference performer batted over .400 each year; batted .601 with 5 homers & 24 steals as a senior • Area player of the year in basketball, all-state defensive back & wide receiver was a three-year honor roll student
Season ERA W -L APP 2017 4.52 8 -4 15 2016 3.53 2 -6 21 2015 5.06 0 -0 7 Career 4.15 10 -10 43
– ANDREWS’ CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
GS 15 7 0 22
CG SHO SV 1 1/2 0 0 0/2 1 0 0/0 0 1 1/4 1
IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld% 83 2/3 81 45 42 40 57 367 .258 .941 66 1/3 58 35 26 31 42 297 .228 .950 10 2/3 12 7 6 8 7 52 .279 1.000 160 2/3 151 87 74 79 106 716 .247 .950
AROUND THE HORN WITH MILO BEAM... Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Cubs • Favorite Ball Player: Anthony Rizzo • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Clayton Kershaw • Favorite Field He’s Played On: Victory Field • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Joe Maddon • Favorite Super-Hero: The Flash • Favorite Cuisine: Mexican • Favorite Purdue Building: Mackey Arena • Favorite Big City: Chicago • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Snowboarding • Favorite Thing About Alexander Field: The Outfield
M ilo B eam 6-3, 170 lbs SOPHOMORE OUTFIELDER #25 • BATS/THROWS: LEFT WESTFIELD, IND. (WESTFIELD HS) MAJOR: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT • Played in 40 games as a freshman, making a team-high 28 starts in left field; 18 of his 28 starts against Big Ten opponents • Scored the game-winning run with two outs in the walk-off wins vs. Illinois & Saint Louis; also scored a run in Purdue’s other two walk-off victories of 2017 • Three-year varsity letterwinner batted .300 with a .467 OBP & 40 stolen bases during his prep career in suburban Indianapolis • Two-time gold glove winner in the outfield was an Indiana North/South All-Star Game participant • All-conference & all-county honoree as a senior was also H.M. all-state & a Perfect Game H.M. All-American • Stole 20 bases thanks to a .583 OBP as a junior, earning underclass high H.M. accolades from Perfect Game • Recorded 80 career receptions & 18.4 yards per catch to go along with 8 touchdowns as a standout wide receiver on the gridiron • His father David played rugby at Ball State; has an uncle & cousin that are both Purdue alumni
– BEAM’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
Season GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld% 2017 40 -28 .210 81 19 17 1 0 0 3 18 .222 15 2 .347 0 3 6-7 .970
AROUND THE HORN WITH BRYCE BONNER... Favorite Pro Team: Houston Astros • Favorite Athlete: Ray Lewis • MLB Pitcher He’d Most to Face: Clayton Kershaw • Athlete He’d Like to Meet: Jose Altuve • Favorite Field He’s Played On: Minute Maid Park • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Friday Night Lights • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: Stranger Things • Favorite Super-Hero: The Incredible Hulk • Favorite Dessert: Brownies with Vanilla Ice Cream • Unique Travel Locale: Victoria, B.C.
B ryce B onner 5-9, 180 lbs SOPHOMORE CATCHER #22 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT ALLEN, TEXAS (JESUIT COLLEGE PREP HS) MAJOR: ACCOUNTING • Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American also represented Purdue as the catcher on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team • Opened the year as the backup catcher but played his way into the everyday lineup, starting a team-high 33 games behind the plate • Led the team in walks (26) while ranking third in doubles (13) & OPS (.811); only the fourth Purdue freshman with 13 doubles • Four-year letterwinner at Jesuit College Prep of Dallas • Three-year first team all-district catcher • Third team all-state & an all-state tournament honoree as a senior • Batted .317 with a .420 OBP & 35 RBI while helping lead his team to the 2016 UIL class 6A state title • Three-year defensive team MVP, winning the award as freshman, junior & senior • Batted .387 with a .465 OBP & 16 RBI as a junior • Has 3 brothers – Kelvin, Ryan & Tiger Season 2017
– BONNER’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld% 47 -38 .273 132 15 36 13 1 1 12 54 .409 26 4 .402 2 0 0-1 .979
AROUND THE HORN WITH NICK DALESANDRO... Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Angels • Favorite Ball Player: Manny Machado • Favorite Pro Stadium: Wrigley Field • Favorite Field He’s Played On: Fenway Park • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Clayton Kershaw • Favorite Actor & Actress: Jonah Hill & Jennifer Anison • Favorite Movies to Watch on Team Bus: Rocky Series • Favorite Dessert: Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream • Country He’d Like to Visit: Italy • Furry Friend: Rosie, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
N ick D alesandro 6-1, 175 lbs JUNIOR CATCHER #9 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT PLAINFIELD, ILL. (JOLIET CATHOLIC HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • Played in all 110 games since the start of 2016, starting games at five different positions – catcher, pitcher & all three outfield spots • Ranked second on the team in batting average, hits, RBI & steals in 2017; posted a team-high 22 game reached base safely streak • Had a team-high 11-game hitting streak early in 2016 & a walk-off single in 10th inning of a home win vs. Cal State Northridge • Selected in the 33rd round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Tigers; Purdue’s first NLI signee since the 2009 draft to enroll after being drafted • Conference player of the year & first team all-state as a junior after batting .411 with 35 RBI & going 7-1 on the mound • Two-time Max Preps preseason All-American as an upperclassman also batted .400 as a senior • Helped lead Joliet Catholic to the 2013 class 3A IHSA state title & the 2014 summer state championship • His father Mark was the 1990 Big Ten Player of the Year at Illinois & later played in the big leagues
– DALESANDRO’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
Season GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld% 2017 56 -55 .297 212 38 63 8 1 3 42 82 .387 20 3 .357 6 2 13-14 .989 2016 54 -53 .277 195 11 54 7 1 0 26 63 .323 15 2 .330 3 1 2-3 .984 Career 110 -108 .287 407 49 117 15 2 3 68 145 .356 35 5 .344 9 3 15-17 .987
AROUND THE HORN WITH SKYLER HUNTER... Favorite Pro Team: Seattle Mariners • Favorite Ball Player: Pete Rose • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Clayton Kershaw • Athlete He’d Like to Meet: Derek Jeter • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Johnny Cash • Favorite Super-Hero: The Incredible Hulk • Favorite Author: Stephen King • Favorite Holiday: Halloween • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Mountain Biking • Favorite Thing About College Baseball: Batting Practice on the Opponent’s Field
S kyler H unter 5-10, 185 lbs SOPHOMORE OUTFIELDER #4 • BATS: SWITCH • THROWS: RIGHT HOOD RIVER, ORE. (HOOD RIVER VALLEY HS) MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY • Converted infielder made all 53 of his starts in center field; reached base safely in 22 of the 24 Big Ten games • Hit safely in every game of 6 different weekends, including all three of Purdue’s four-game series • Became Purdue’s first freshman to lead the team in batting average since 2010; also the first freshman since 2010 with 30 RBI • Reached base safely in 21 straight games from March 10 to April 9; batted .444 with 8 RBI on the eight-game spring break trip • Four-year varsity letterwinner in Northern Oregon • Four-year starter was a two-time all-state honoree as an upperclassman • Helped HRV win the class 5A state title as a junior • Conference player of the year as a senior while leading Hood River Valley to its third straight appearance in the state finals • Three-year gold glove winner
– HUNTER’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
Season GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld% 2017 54 -53 .232 201 28 65 9 2 0 34 78 .388 10 3 .355 6 3 8-13 .945
AROUND THE HORN WITH EVAN KENNEDY... Favorite Pro Team: Chicago White Sox • Favorite Ball Player: Bryce Harper • Favorite Pro Stadium: Soldier Field • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Clayton Kershaw • Would Like to Have Dinner With: George Washington • Athlete He’d Like to Meet: Tom Brady • Favorite Actor & Actress: Dwayne Johnson & Angelia Jolie • Favorite Dessert: Cheesecake • Favorite Big City: Washington D.C. • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Cliff Fisher, Business Law
E van K ennedy 6-2 ½, 213 lbs SENIOR FIRST BASEMAN #15 • BATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT LAFAYETTE, IND. (CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS) MAJOR: FINANCE • Started 12 straight games at DH in March, reaching base safely in 11 of the 12, before suffering a season-ending wrist injury • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree • Hit safely in all three games of a 2017 series at Iowa during a six-game hit streak • Starred for the Lafayette Aviators each of the last two summers, homering twice in the 2017 Prospect League championship series • Four-year varsity letterwinner helped lead Central Catholic to three straight IHSAA class 1A state titles • Team MVP, H.M. all-state & North/South All-Star as a senior, batting .470 with 8 homers, 45 RBI & 16 steals • Three-time all-conference honoree batted .450 with 5 home runs & 35 RBI as a sophomore • Four-year distinguished honor roll student; has seven siblings, including two that are Purdue alumni Season 2017 2016 2015 Career
– KENNEDY’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld% 15 -12 .275 40 7 11 3 1 0 5 16 .400 7 3 .412 1 1 2-2 –– 10 -1 .091 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 1 0 .167 0 0 0-0 –– 18 -7 .229 35 1 8 0 0 0 5 8 .229 2 0 .256 2 0 0-0 1.000 43 -20 .233 86 8 20 3 1 0 10 25 .291 10 3 .324 3 1 2-2 1.000
AROUND THE HORN WITH MIKE KORNACKER... Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Cubs • Favorite Ball Player: Kris Bryant • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Aaron Judge • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Mark Cuban • In His MP3 Player: Brantley Gilbert • Favorite Multi-Media App: Spotify • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: Sons of Anarchy • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Tommy Boy • Unique Travel Locale: Orange Beach, Ala. • City He’d Like to Visit: Paris • Other Sports He Enjoys: Fishing & Basketball
M ike K ornacker 6-3 ½, 213 lbs RS-JUNIOR PITCHER #21 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT LEMONT, ILL. (ST. LAURENCE HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • Returned to the mound in 2017, serving as the team’s Sunday starter from the spring break trip through early May • Helped lead Purdue to key Big Ten wins vs. Ohio State & Illinois • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree played third base & DH early in 2016 due to an arm injury; started the season opener • Started on the mound in the opening game of six straight weekends early in 2015 before a season-ending injury; gave up just one run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings in a big win at Oklahoma • Four-year varsity letterwinner established new St. Laurence records for games played, hits, RBI, runs scored & strikeouts • Batted .417 with 9 wins & 88 Ks to win Catholic League Player of the Year as a senior; Southtown Star newspaper Area Player of the Year as a junior after batting .429 with 82 Ks & a 0.97 ERA • Honor roll student graduated with a 4.0 GPA & also played three years of varsity basketball
– KORNACKER’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG 2017 5.62 1 -2 12 8 0 0/0 0 40 45 29 25 16 22 180 .296 2016 – Played in 11 Games as a Position Player – 2015 3.00 1 -2 6 6 0 0/0 0 27 29 9 9 13 10 118 .284 Career 4.57 2 -4 18 14 0 0/0 0 67 74 38 34 29 32 298 .291
Fld% .778 1.000 1.000 .920
AROUND THE HORN WITH ROSS LEARNARD... Favorite Pro Team: St. Louis Cardinals • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Jose Altuve • Favorite Pro Stadium: Busch Stadium • Favorite Actor: Matthew McConaughey • In His MP3 Player: Lecrae • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Land of the Lost • Another Sport He Enjoys: Basketball • Unique Travel Locale: Hawaii • Favorite Thing About College Baseball: Traveling • Furry Friend: McGwire, Yellow Lab • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: James Gothard, Management
R oss L earnard 6-2, 180 lbs SENIOR PITCHER #26 • BATS: RIGHT • THROWS: LEFT CATLIN, ILL. (CATLIN HS) MAJOR: AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS • NCBWA All-American in 2017 after pitching 35 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings from March 11 to May 12 • Established new Purdue ERA records in all games (0.58, minimum 30 IP) & Big Ten play (0.42, minimum 15 IP) • Academic All-Big Ten honoree did not surrender a run over 28 2/3 innings of relief while pitching in 15 of the team’s victories • Pitched his first two collegiate seasons at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois; 2016 Parkland Male Student-Athlete of the Year after also being on the dean’s list all four semesters • Compiled an 8-1 record, 59 strikeouts & 1.96 ERA in 2016, helping Parkland win conference & region titles • Four-year all-conference & all-country honoree in east central Illinois, finishing his prep career with a .411 batting average & 1.91 ERA • Class 1A all-state & Champaign News-Gazette all-area performer as a junior, helping CHS reach the state’s final four • Also a multiple-year all-county honoree in basketball
– LEARNARD’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV 2017 0.58 6 -0 27 0 0 0/0 4
IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld% 46 1/3 30 3 3 10 37 167 .196 1.000
AROUND THE HORN WITH MIKE MADEJ... Favorite Pro Team: Golden State Warriors • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Clayton Kershaw • Favorite Pro Stadium: PNC Park • Favorite Field He’s Played On: JetBlue Park at Fenway South • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Steve Kerr • Favorite Actor & Actress: Ewan McGregor & Carrie Fisher • Favorite Super-Villain: Darth Vader • Favorite Video Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 • Other Sports He Enjoys: Basketball & Golf
M ike M adej 6-0, 190 lbs SOPHOMORE INFIELDER #3 • BATS: SWITCH • THROWS: RIGHT MANHATTAN, ILL. (PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • Played in every game as a freshman, starting every game but Senior Day vs. Michigan • Made 26 starts at designed hitter & 24 at third base • Had 4-hit games in series-opening wins vs. Santa Clara & Indiana; delivered a big 2-out, 2-run double in win vs. Illinois • Four-year varsity letterwinner in suburban Chicago, where he was part of state championship teams in baseball & football • Helped Providence win three straight class 4A state titles, recording three hits in the championship game all three years • Delivered the walk-off single in the eighth inning of the 2015 state title game • Reached base safely in every game as a senior, winning player of the year honors from the Daily Herald & Prep Baseball Report Illinois • Batted .450 with 1.278 OPS as a senior, .420 with a 1.104 OPS as a junior • His father Mike played baseball at the University of North Alabama Season 2017
– MADEJ’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld% 56 -55 .209 211 34 44 10 1 2 25 62 .294 14 2 .260 4 6 5-8 .916
AROUND THE HORN WITH JACSON McGOWAN... Favorite Pro Team: New York Mets • Favorite Ball Player: Mike Trout • Favorite Pro Stadium: Petco Park • Favorite Field He’s Played On: Victory Field • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Noah Syndergaard • Favorite Director: Clint Eastwood • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Step Brothers • Favorite Dessert: Peanut Butter Cups • City He’d Like to Visit: Dubai • Favorite Holiday: Halloween • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Michael Kirchner, Technology
J acson M c G owan 6-2 ½, 212 lbs JUNIOR INFIELDER BATS/THROWS: RIGHT BROWNSBURG, IND. (BROWNSBURG HS) MAJOR: TECH., LEADERSHIP & INNOVATION • One of two Boilermakers to start every game of 2017, starting 48 of the final 49 games at first base • First Boilermaker since 2001 to lead the team in doubles, triples, home runs & RBI • Improved his batting average from .218 on April 1 to .292 by season’s end; batted a team-best .373 with 17 RBI at home • Started the first 18 games of 2016, primarily at third base, before suffering a broken finger; hit safely in 10 of the first 12 games • Batted over .500 all four years to finish his prep career with a .532 average, 11 home runs & 31 extra-base hits total • Two-time team MVP as an upperclassman; also excelled on the mound as a senior, recording 32 strikeouts in 14 innings • Batted .525 as a senior, .537 as a junior & .500 as a sophomore; threw two no-hitters as a freshman on the JV level • His mom Tabitha was a swimmer at Vincennes University & his brother Alex played baseball at Parkland College
– McGOWAN’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
Season GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld% 2017 56 -56 .292 216 24 63 15 3 8 50 108 .500 17 4 .347 5 1 4-5 .984 2016 37 -30 .216 111 6 24 5 0 0 9 29 .261 10 0 .276 2 0 0-0 .816 Career 93 -86 .266 327 30 87 20 3 8 59 137 .419 27 4 .323 7 1 4-5 .970
AROUND THE HORN WITH ALEC OLUND... Favorite Pro Team: Chicago White Sox • Favorite Ball Player: Josh Donaldson • Favorite Pro Stadium: United Center • Favorite Field He’s Played On: Victory Field • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Chris Sale • Favorite Food: Deep Dish Pizza • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: Game of Thrones • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Moneyball • Unique Travel Locale: Jamaica • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Jim Russell, Technology
A lec O lund 6-1 ½, 200 lbs SENIOR OUTFIELDER #11 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT CROWN POINT, IND. (LAKE CENTRAL HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree has made 114 career starts; played in every game of 2016, opened & closed 2017 as a starter • Has two career walk-off hits, both coming in extra innings, lifting Purdue to victories vs. Ohio (2016) & Northwestern (2017) • Went deep twice in 2015 win vs. IPFW, becoming the first Purdue freshman to post a multi-home game since 2010 • Four-year varsity letterwinner played in school-record 21 postseason games; career .377 hitter with 44 XBH & 93 RBI • Started all seven postseason games (23 total) as the only sophomore on LCHS’s 2012 IHSAA class 4A state title team • H.M. all-state pick as a junior hit .396 with 14 XBH & 41 RBI; two-time all-conference & all-area as an upperclassman • Four-year scholar-athlete award recipient & honor roll student; his father Tony is a Purdue alumnus
Season 2017 2016 2015 Career
– OLUND’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld% 49 -41 .219 151 24 33 8 2 1 17 48 .318 16 0 .290 2 3 2-5 .989 54 -50 .254 181 17 46 6 0 0 12 52 .287 14 3 .315 2 5 3-3 .978 37 -23 .231 91 21 21 4 0 3 11 34 .374 8 1 .300 0 1 2-3 .980 140 -114 .236 423 62 100 18 2 4 40 134 .317 38 4 .303 3 9 7-11 .983
AROUND THE HORN WITH DALTON PARKER... Favorite Pro Team: Oakland Athletics • Favorite Ball Player: Jose Fernandez • Favorite Pro Stadium: Safeco Field • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Aaron Judge • Celeb He’d Like to Meet: Larry David • Favorite Meal: Steak & Lobster • Favorite Dessert: Red Velvet Cupcakes • Favorite Big City: Seattle • Unique Travel Locales: Haiti & Cayman Island • Favorite Purdue Building: Wilmeth Active Learning Center • Other Sports He Enjoys: Basketball & Golf
D alton P arker 6-4, 216 lbs SOPHOMORE PITCHER #40 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT ST. JOSEPH, ILL. (ST. JOSEPH-OGDEN HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • Pitched in 16 games as a freshman, working 12 consecutive scoreless innings over his first four appearances to the begin the season • Established a new Purdue freshman record with six saves, eclipsing a benchmark that had stood since 1993 • Recorded more strikeouts (43) than hits allowed (33) in 43 innings • Four-year letterwinner in east central Illinois • Two-way standout was a two-time all-state honoree as an upperclassman, helping SJO finish as the class 2A state runner-up in 2016 • Champaign News-Gazette & WCIA-TV Area Player of the Year, recording 10 wins & a 0.58 ERA in 68 innings while also batting .367 • Went 11-0 with a 0.28 ERA in 63 1/3 innings as a junior • Multiple-year first team all-conference & all-area honoree • Batted over .330 three years in a row, highlighted by a .457 average as a sophomore • Three-time academic honor letterwinner was also a solid basketball player, starting on varsity as a junior
– PARKER’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV 2017 4.60 2 -3 16 1 0 0/2 6
IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld% 43 33 22 22 21 43 179 .217 1.000
AROUND THE HORN WITH KYLE SCHWEIGER... Favorite Pro Team: Detroit Red Wings • Favorite Athlete: Russell Wilson • Favorite Pro Stadium: Fenway Park • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Jose Altuve • Favorite Writer: Bob Goff • Favorite Director: Martin Scorsese • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: Curb Your Enthusiasm • Other Sports He Enjoys: Golfing & Wakeboarding • Favorite Purdue Building: Beering Hall • Unique Travel Locale: Aruba • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Amy Faria, Consumer Behavior
K yle S chweiger 6-0 ½, 210 lbs RS-SENIOR PITCHER BATS/THROWS: RIGHT ROCHESTER, MICH. (STONEY CREEK HS) MAJOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE • Pitched in nine games, all in relief; surrendered only three hits, all singles, over eight innings • Recorded multiple strikeouts in five of his nine appearances, finishing the season with 11 Ks in eight innings • Worked a quick 1-2-3 eighth inning to earn the win in the series-opening comeback victory vs. Indiana • Played the 2016 season at Chipola College in Marianna, Florida • Pitched for Grand Rapids Community College during the 2014 season after beginning his college experience at Michigan State in the fall of 2013 • Two-time first team all-conference & all-region honoree as an upperclassman in suburban Detroit • Second team all-state as a senior • Helped SCHS win back-to-back district titles in 2012 & 2013 • Siblings are Brandon & Alexandria
– SCHWEIGER’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld% 2017 9.00 2 -0 9 0 0 0/0 0 8 3 8 8 13 11 45 .120 1.000
AROUND THE HORN WITH HARRY SHIPLEY... Favorite Pro Team: New York Knicks • Favorite Athlete: Kristaps Porzingis • Favorite Field He’s Played On: Victory Field • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Aroldis Chapman • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Barack Obama • Favorite Director: Peter Jackson • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: Shameless • Favorite Food: Watermelon • Other Sports He Enjoys: Basketball, Ice Skating & PingPong • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Marcy Towns, Chemistry
H arry S hipley 5-9, 165 lbs SENIOR SHORTSTOP #5 • BATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT FISHERS, IND. (INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL HS) MAJOR: PRO. HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES • Missed only one game his first three seasons, making all 163 starts at shortstop; Purdue’s only freshman this century to start every game • First Boilermaker with 20 steals in a season since 2005 • Hit by a pitch 58 times in his career, breaking Purdue’s all-time record • Reached base safely in 9 of 11 plate appearances in 2016 series at Indiana, becoming the first Boilermaker to post an .800 OBP in a three-game series since March 2011 • Four-year varsity letterwinner & high honor roll student was a two-time first team all-city performer as an upperclassman • Batted .471 with 14 XBH to win district player of the year & H.M. all-state acclaim as a senior; hit .417 as a sophomore • Four-year high honor roll student • His father Kevin played baseball & his mother Therese played softball at King’s College in Wlikes-Barre, Pennsylvania Season 2017 2016 2015 Career
– SHIPLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld% 56 -56 .266 199 42 53 9 1 1 23 67 .337 23 24 .405 1 12 24-31 .955 53 -53 .178 152 17 27 4 0 0 8 31 .204 22 18 .347 1 9 7-7 .970 54 -54 .274 186 31 51 4 0 0 16 55 .296 26 16 .404 2 5 4-7 .962 163 -163 .244 537 90 131 17 1 1 47 153 .285 71 58 .388 4 26 35-45 .962
AROUND THE HORN WITH GARETH STROH... Favorite Pro Team: St. Louis Cardinals • Favorite Coach: John Wooden • Favorite Marquee Event: World Cup • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Miguel Cabrera • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Bill Walton • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Step Brothers • Favorite Dessert: Parfait • Favorite Holiday: Halloween • Favorite Big City: Chicago • Country He’d Like to Visit: New Zealand • Other Sports He Enjoys: Basketball & Skiing
G areth S troh 6-1, 200 lbs JUNIOR PITCHER BATS/THROWS: LEFT KEARNEY, NEB. (GIBBON HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • Served as Purdue’s Saturday starter in 2017, earning third team All-Big Ten honors after leading the team in innings (90 1/3) • Purdue’s top pitcher in Big Ten play, registering a 2.41 ERA while surrendering only 46 hits in 56 innings • Threw a complete game two-hitter vs. Illinois, retiring 27 of 29 batters faced, to win Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors • Pitched at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas in 2016; appeared in 21 games, recording 67 strikeouts in 70 innings • Helped the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters win the 2016 Northwoods League title, recording 5 wins & 55 strikeouts in 60 innings • His high school did not sponsor baseball so he ran track in the spring while also playing football & basketball • Played legion ball in the summer, helping his team win the class C Nebraska state title in 2014 • All A honor roll student & Nebraska boys state attendee • His mother Deb played volleyball at the Nebraska-Kearney
– STROH’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV 2017 3.89 5 -4 16 15 1 0/0 1
IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld% 90 1/3 87 45 39 30 53 387 .255 .889
AROUND THE HORN WITH EVAN WARDEN... Favorite Pro Team: Oklahoma City Thunder • Favorite Athlete: Russell Westbrook • Favorite Field He’s Played On: Victory Field • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Aroldis Chapman • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Kevin Hart • Favorite Super-Hero: Captain America • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: Criminal Minds • Favorite Month: July • Favorite Dessert: Cheesecake • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Beach Volleyball • Continent He’d Like to Visit: South America
E van W arden 5-11, 185 lbs RS-JUNIOR INFIELDER #6 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT KOKOMO, IND. (WESTERN HS) MAJOR: LAW & SOCIETY • Started all but one game in 2017, all at second base; led the nation with 30 hit by pitch, easy eclipsing the Purdue single-season record • Led Purdue in doubles (15), runs (50), OBP (.425) & OPS (.863), becoming the First Boilermaker with 15 doubles & 50 runs since 2012 • Played the 2015 season at Morehead St., helping MSU qualify for the NCAA Tournament for first time since 1993 • Played in 40 games, primarily at second base; recorded 4 doubles, 13 RBI, 17 runs, 12 walks & a .962 fielding pct • Four-year varsity letterwinner in baseball & basketball at Western High School near Kokomo • Four-year all-conference & all-area honoree in baseball as well as a three-time selection in basketball • Helped WHS win the class 3A IHSAA state title as a sophomore • Maintained a sub-2.45 ERA throughout his prep career; scored over 1,000 career points on the basketball court • Honor roll student also made the dean’s list at Morehead State Season 2017
– WARDEN’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld% 55 -55 .281 185 50 52 15 1 4 25 81 .438 17 30 .425 1 10 11-16 .965
AROUND THE HORN WITH CAMERON WILLIAMS... Favorite Pro Team: Houston Astros • Favorite Field He’s Played On: Minute Maid Park • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Aroldis Chapman • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Jesus • In His MP3 Player: Quinn XCII • Favorite Director: Quentin Tarantino • Favorite Video Game: Fortnite • Favorite Month: May • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Hog Hunting • Favorite Meal: Filet Mignon with Mac & Cheese • Unique Travel Locale: Honduras
C ameron W illiams 6-7, 221 lbs SENIOR PITCHER #31 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT SEABROOK, TEXAS (BASTROP HS) MAJOR: SELLING & SALES MANAGEMENT • Appeared in 23 games in 2017, ranking second on the team • Recorded more strikeouts (29) than hits allowed (24) in 25 innings • Pitched at Angelina College in Texas in 2016 & San Jacinto College in Houston in 2015 • Pitched in 10 games for Angelina, recording a save & 18 Ks in 14 innings; his San Jacinto team went 43-21 • Four-year varsity letterwinner at in high school near Austin • USSSA All-American & Texas Scout Association All-Star • Three-year all-district honoree • Standout basketball player was also a two-time all-district honoree on the hardwood & all-county as a junior • Four-year honor roll student • His father Mark played baseball at McNeese State & was his high school coach
– WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV 2017 3.60 1 -2 23 0 0 0/1 3
IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld% 25 24 13 10 9 29 113 .235 1.000
AROUND THE HORN WITH NICK WOJTYSIAK... Favorite Pro Team: Arizona Diamondbacks • Favorite Athlete: Joey Chestnut • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Bartolo Colon • Favorite Field He’s Played On: Surprise Stadium – Royals & Rangers Spring Training • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Step Brothers • Favorite Super-Hero: Aquaman • Favorite Month: June • Favorite Food: Bacon Cheeseburger • Favorite Big City: Chicago • Country He’d Like to Visit: Switzerland • Furry Friend: Chanel, Bulldog
N ick W ojtysiak 5-11, 196 lbs SENIOR PITCHER #28 • BATS/THROWS: LEFT FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZ. (FOUNTAIN HILLS HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • Pitched in 18 games, all in relief, in his first season at Purdue • Struck out the side in order in the opener of the Michigan series • Fanned a pair in a scoreless seventh inning in the series-opening win vs. Indiana • Pitched at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix in 2016 & Pepperdine University in 2015 • Pitched in four games for Pepperdine, highlighted by a midweek start at UCLA; Pepperdine won 32 games & the WCC Tournament • Multi-year letterwinner in suburban Phoenix • Three-time all-state honoree finished his prep career with 302 Ks, including a school-record 16 in one game • Scholar athlete award winner helped Fountain Hills win a Division III state title in 2013 • Also played football & was part of the Arizona Athletics club baseball team
– WOJTYSIAK’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –
Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV 2017 7.36 0 -1 18 0 0 0/1 0
IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld% 18 1/3 20 16 15 10 18 86 .290 1.000
AROUND THE HORN WITH RYAN BEARD... Favorite Pro Team: Atlanta Braves • Favorite Ball Player: Chipper Jones • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Brycer Harper • Favorite Video Game: NBA 2K18 • Favorite Sci-Fi Series: Stranger Things • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: Trailer Park Boys • Favorite Dessert: German Chocolate Cake • Other Sports He Enjoys: Golf & Skiing • Favorite Big City: Portland, Oregon • Country He’d Like to Visit: Italy • Furry Friend: Freddie, French Bulldog
R yan B eard 6-4, 215 lbs JUNIOR PITCHER #37 • BATS/THROWS: LEFT BOISE, IDAHO (ROCKY MOUNTAIN HS) MAJOR: ACCOUNTING • Played his first two seasons at College of Southern Idaho • His 0.84 ERA was the best in all of NJCAA Division I through the end of the 2017 regular season • Region 18 Pitcher of the Year & first team all-conference • Finished the season 6-3 with a 1.04 ERA & .177 batting average against, recording 68 strikeouts in 69 innings • Was a two-way player as a freshman, pitching 75 innings & finishing the year 9-for-28 with 6 RBI • Struck out 11 in the Region 18 Tournament in consecutive years, including a complete-game win in 2016 • Four-year varsity in suburban Boise, establishing new school records for innings & strikeouts; already inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame • Scholastic student-athlete of the year as a senior • Two-time all-state pitcher was also a three-year starter on the football field
AROUND THE HORN WITH ANDREW BOHM... Favorite Pro Team: Oakland Athletics • Favorite Ball Player: Sonny Gray • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Kyle Schwarber • Favorite Actor & Actress: Jonah Hill & Cameron Diaz • Favorite SuperHero: Batman • Favorite Holiday: Halloween • Favorite Meal: Breaded Tenderloin & Loaded French Fries • Country He’d Like to Visit: Figi • Unique Travel Locale: Estes Park, Colo. • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Bev Davis, Tech, Leadership & Innovation
A ndrew B ohm 6-1 ½, 227 lbs REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN PITCHER #34 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT FISHERS, IND. (HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • Standout performer on the mound as multi-year letterwinner in suburban Indianapolis • Sidelined during his senior season due to Tommy John surgery & redshirted with Purdue in 2017 • Went 5-1 with a 2.55 ERA as a junior, helping lead Hamilton Southeastern to a sectional title • Perfect Game preseason Midwest All-American entering his senior season • Prep Baseball Report Indiana ranked him among the top 10 recruits in the state of Indiana, & among the top 5 right-handers • Four-year honor roll student • Numerous Purdue alumni in his family, including his father Scott as well as his aunt & uncle Kathleen & David Prechtel along with their kids Eric & Allison
AROUND THE HORN WITH CORY BROOKS... Favorite Pro Team: Cincinnati Reds • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Bryce Harper • Pro Athlete He’d Like to Meet: LeBron James • Last Concert He Attended: Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: The Wolf of Wall Street • Favorite Actor & Actress: Adam Sandler & Megan Fox • Favorite Super-Hero: Spiderman • Favorite Video Game: NBA 2K18 • Favorite Month: March • Other Sports He Enjoys: Fishing & Football
C ory B rooks 6-1, 195 lbs FRESHMAN PITCHER #14 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT HILLIARD, OHIO (HILLIARD DARBY HS) MAJOR: SPECIAL EDUCATION • Four-year varsity letterwinner in suburban Columbus, playing for Purdue teammate Justin Fugitt’s dad, Chris • Also played four years of football as well as basketball as a freshman • Ohio’s Huntington Park Pitcher of the Year as a senior • Went 10-1 with a 0.81 ERA as a senior to help lead HDHS to conference & district titles • Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year as a senior • Went 4-1 with a 0.44 ERA & 43 strikeouts in 31 innings pitched as a junior • Also part of conference title teams in 2015 & 2016 • Honor roll student as an upperclassman
AROUND THE HORN WITH TREVOR CHEANEY... Favorite Pro Team: Dallas Cowboys • Favorite Ball Player: Marcus Stroman • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Mike Trout • Favorite Pro Stadium: Minute Maid Park • Favorite Multi-Media App: Spotify • Favorite Actor & Actress: Kevin Hart & Jennifer Aniston • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: Scandal • Favorite Month: July • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Golfing • City He’d Like to Visit: Paris • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Thanh Nguyen, Management
T revor C heaney 6-2, 200 lbs JUNIOR PITCHER #16 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT MUENSTER, TEXAS (MUENSTER HS) MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY • Pitched at Paris Junior College (Paris, Texas) in 2017 after starting his college career at North Central Texas College (Gainesville, Texas) in 2016 • Pitched 70 1/3 innings over 16 appearances at Paris, earning five wins while recording 75 strikeouts • Made 19 appearances for NCTC, recording 21 strikeouts while giving up just 14 hits in 14 1/3 innings • Four-year high school letterwinner in north Texas, just south the Red River border with Oklahoma • Also part of the basketball, cross country & track teams during his prep career • Two-time district MVP & first team all-state pitcher as an upperclassman • First team all-district forward on the basketball court as a senior; two-time regional qualifier in track
AROUND THE HORN WITH MATT DOAN... Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Madison Bumgarner • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Jackie Robinson • Favorite Pro Stadium: Gillette Stadium • In His MP3 Player: Chance The Rapper • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: The Sandlot • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: The Walking Dead • Favorite Super-Hero: Spiderman • Favorite Video Game: Halo • Other Sports He Enjoys: Golfing & Snowboarding
M att D oan 5-6, 150 lbs FRESHMAN INFIELDER #17 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT ANAHEIM, CALIF. (SERVITE HS) MAJOR: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Four-year letterwinner in Southern California • Gold glove winner as a junior • Four-year high honor roll student • Also played football as a freshman • Favorite marquee event is the World Series, specifically the 2002 World Series won by the Angels • Big fan of The Sandlot, naming his dog (a husky) Wendy Peffercorn after the film’s lifeguard • With the LA area team not having an NFL team for much of his childhood, became a fan of Tom Brady & the Patriots
AROUND THE HORN WITH NICK EVARTS... Favorite Pro Team: Texas Rangers • Favorite Ball Player: Adrian Beltre • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Clayton Kershaw • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Derek Jeter • Favorite Field He’s Played At: Globe Life Park • Celeb He’d Like to Meet: Will Ferrell • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Nacho Libre • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: How I Met Your Mother • Favorite Big City: Chicago • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Huimei Delgado, Mathematics
N ick E varts 5-11, 185 lbs JUNIOR INFIELDER #18 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS (GRAPEVINE HS) MAJOR: ECONOMICS • Played his first two collegiate seasons at Weatherford Junior College west of Dallas-Fort Worth • Second team all-conference after batting .357 with 15 doubles, 4 homers, 52 RBI & 9 steals as a sophomore • Batted .350 as a freshman, .420 in conference play • Scholastic All-America honoree as a sophomore • Three-year varsity letterwinner in the suburban Dallas • First team all-conference as a senior, batting .390 with 12 doubles • Second team all-conference as a junior after batting .355 with 10 extra-base hits • Helped Grapevine win district titles in 2013 & 2015 plus an area title his sophomore year • National Honor Society & Spanish National Honor Society
AROUND THE HORN WITH JUSTIN FUGITT... Favorite Pro Team: Cleveland Indians • Favorite Ball Player: Derek Jeter • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Justin Verlander • Favorite Marquee Event: College World Series • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Ted Williams • Favorite Pro Stadium: Fenway Park • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: The Sandlot • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: The Office • Other Sports He Enjoys: Hockey & Golf • Country He’d Like to Visit: Netherlands • Furry Friend: Tiger, Yorkie
J ustin F ugitt 6-1, 175 lbs FRESHMAN INFIELDER #19 • BATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT HILLIARD, OHIO (HILLIARD DARBY HS) MAJOR: SPECIAL EDUCATION • Four-year varsity letterwinner in suburban Columbus • Also played four years of hockey, leading the team in scoring three years in a row & earning all-star game MVP as a senior • Two-time first team all-conference & all-district honoree as an upperclassman • Finished his prep career with a .354 batting average, .439 on-base percentage, 92 hits & 52 RBI in 88 games • Second team all-conference & all-district honoree as a sophomore • Helped HDHS win three straight conference titles & a district title as a senior • Four-year honor roll student • Father Chris played baseball at Bowling Green State & was his high school coach
AROUND THE HORN WITH BRADEN GIROUX... Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Cubs • Favorite Ball Player: Clayton Richard • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Aroldis Chapman • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Dale Earnhardt • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: American Pickers • In His MP3 Player: Tom Petty • Favorite Super-Hero: Mr. Incredible • Favorite Purdue Building: Krannert • Unique Travel Locale: Kenya • Country He’d Like to Visit: Costa Rica • Furry Friend: Lulu, Great Pyrenees
B raden G iroux 6-0, 175 lbs JUNIOR OUTFIELDER #45 • BATS/THROWS: LEFT LAFAYETTE, IND. (McCUTCHEON HS) MAJOR: AGRIBUSINESS • Played his first two collegiate seasons at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Illinois • Batted .297 with a .436 on-base percentage, 40 RBI, 50 walks & 56 runs scored as a sophomore • Helped Wabash Valley take third at the 2017 NJCAA Division I World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado • Batted. 330 with a .444 OBP, 32 RBI, 36 walks & 57 runs scored as a freshman • Team MVP & team captain as first team all-conference performer his senior year of high school in Lafayette • Indiana North-South All-Star Game participant • Batted .350 with a .470 on-base percentage & 22 RBI as a senior, also earning academic all-conference honors • Helped McCutcheon win sectional titles in 2012 & 2014
AROUND THE HORN WITH BO HOFSTRA... Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Cubs • Favorite Athlete: J.J. Watt • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Barry Bonds • Pro Athlete He’d Like to Meet: Brett Favre • In His MP3 Player: Tee Grizzley • Favorite Video Game: Battlefield • Favorite Super-Hero: Batman • Favorite Food: Fried Chicken • Unique Travel Locale: Mount Rainier • Favorite Big City: Chicago • Favorite Thing About Alexander Field: The Mound • Unique Skill: Juggling
Bo H ofstra 6-5, 238 lbs FRESHMAN PITCHER #48 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT SCHERERVILLE, IND. (ILLIANA CHRISTIAN HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • Four-year varsity letterwinner in Northwest Indiana • Also excelled as a multi-year all-conference honoree in basketball • Three-year all-conference honoree in baseball • Batted .403 with a 0.48 ERA as a senior • Helped his Babe Ruth League teams qualify for the World Series as a 13- & 15-year-old • Averaged 14 points per game in basketball as a senior • Helped Illiana Christian win consecutive regional titles as an underclassman as well as a sectional title in 2015 • Sister Hallie attends Purdue Northwest
AROUND THE HORN WITH OWEN JANSEN... Favorite Pro Team: Toronto Blue Jays • Favorite Ball Player: Jose Altuve • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Justin Verlander • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Nelson Mandela • Favorite Multi-Media App: Spotify • Favorite Director: Quentin Tarantino • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Borat • Favorite Super-Hero: Batman • Favorite Video Game: Assassin’s Creed • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Snowboarding • Country He’d Like to Visit: Netherlands
O wen J ansen 5-11, 190 lbs FRESHMAN INFIELDER #1 • BATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT OAKVILLE, ONTARIO (IROQUOIS RIDGE HS) MAJOR: SELLING & SALES MANAGEMENT • Played travel ball with the Ontario Blue Jays • Selected for the Toronto Blue Jays Tournament 12 (T12) youth baseball academy in 2015 • Played at Alexander Field & numerous other NCAA Division I universities with the Ontario Blue Jays during their fall travel showcases • Three-year honour society student in suburban Toronto • Cites the Blue Jays’ Rogers Centre as the best field he’s played on, but the Red Sox’s Fenway Park as his favorite professional stadium • Credits his parents, Maarten & Marcia Jansen, as having the biggest impact on his athletic career; family also includes sister Abby & dog Sammy
AROUND THE HORN WITH TRENT JOHNSON... Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Cubs • Favorite Ball Player: Pete Rose • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Mike Trout • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Vince Lombardi • Favorite Field He’s Played At: Victory Field • Other Sports He Enjoys: Football & Wakeboarding • Favorite Big City: Nashville • Country He’d Like to Visit: Australia • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: Bill Mullen, American Studies • Furry Friends: Colt & Mac, Golden Retrievers
T rent J ohnson 6-2, 190 lbs FRESHMAN PITCHER #36 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND. (CRAWFORDSVILLE HS) MAJOR: FINANCE • Four-year letterwinner in west central Indiana • Also a four-year letterwinner in football & basketball • First team all-conference in all three sports as a senior • Two-time first team all-state in baseball as an upperclassman • Recorded 127 strikeouts as a junior & 124 Ks as a senior • Helped lead Crawfordsville to consecutive conference titles as an upperclassman • First team all-conference in football & baseball as a junior • High honor roll student • National Honor Society
AROUND THE HORN WITH MATT MOORE... Favorite Pro Team: Cincinnati Reds • Favorite Ball Player: Ken Griffey Jr. • Favorite Playoff Format: NCAA Basketball Tournament • Favorite Pro Stadium: Great American Ball Park • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Brandon Phillips • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Adele • Last Book He Read: 10% Happier • Favorite Holiday: Christmas • Favorite Super-Hero: Spider-Man • Favorite Food: Sushi • Island He’d Like to Visit: Bora Bora
M att M oore 6-3, 219 lbs REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN PITCHER #42 • BATS/THROWS: LEFT AVON, IND. (AVON HS) MAJOR: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION MGMT • Redshirted at Purdue in 2017 after suffering a torn UCL in his pitching arm as a high school senior • Four-year varsity letterwinner in suburban Indianapolis • Was still able to contribute as a designated hitter his senior year, helping Avon win a sectional title • All-county & all-conference honoree as a junior, recording 61 strikeouts in 46 innings; honorable mention pick for both awards as a sophomore • Ranked as the No. 5 lefty in the state entering his senior season by Perfect Game Indiana • Three-year varsity letterwinner as a wide receiver in football recorded 18 career touchdown receptions • Had 62 receptions for 724 yards & 9 touchdowns as a senior, helping AHS win sectional & regional titles • Member of the athletic student council
AROUND THE HORN WITH CHARLIE NASUTI... Favorite Pro Team: Philadelphia Phillies • Favorite Athlete: Allen Iverson • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Clayton Kershaw • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Michael Jordan • Favorite Field He’s Played At: Angel Stadium • Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Step Brothers • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: How I Met Your Mother • Other Sports He Enjoys: Basketball & Fishing • Favorite Super-Hero: Superman • Unique Travel Locale: Hawaii
C harlie N asuti 5-11, 175 lbs FRESHMAN OUTFIELDER #23 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT LONG BEACH, CALIF. (SAINT JOHN BOSCO HS) MAJOR: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT • Two-year varsity letterwinner in Southern California • Also played two years of JV baseball, earning team MVP honors as a sophomore • Batted .420 with a .535 slugging percentage, 30 RBI & 13 steals as a senior to earn first team all-state honors from Cal Hi Sports and Max Preps • Led the Trinity League in batting average & RBI as a first team all-league & all-star selection; also first team all-CIF & all-Los Angeles County • Team MVP earned a spot on the Press Telegram Gazette’s Dream Team • Helped lead his high school to a 2017 Trinity League championship • Four-year honor roll student & a scholar athlete award winner
AROUND THE HORN WITH BEN NISLE... Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Cubs • Favorite Ball Player: Jason Heyward • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Jake Arrieta • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Adam Sandler • Favorite Super-Hero: Iron Man • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: The 100 • Other Sports He Enjoys: Golf and Snowboarding • Favorite Big City: Seattle • Unique Travel Locale: Cape Cod • Enjoyed This Professor’s Class: James Gothard, Management • Furry Friend: Bear, Black Lab
B en N isle 6-2, 200 lbs FRESHMAN OUTFIELDER #35 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT SCHERERVILLE, IND. (LAKE CENTRAL HS) MAJOR: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT • Four-year varsity letterwinner in Northwest Indiana • Two-time all-state honoree as an upperclassman • Conference MVP as a junior, batting .470 with four home runs & 36 RBI • Batted .380 with four home runs & 38 RBI as a senior to earn all-conference honors again • Four-time all-area honoree • Started on varsity as a freshman, batting .474 to earn team’s rookie of the year award • Played on a Cal Ripken World Series team in 2011 & a Babe Ruth World Series team in 2013 • Four-year honor roll student • Father Gerry played football at Saint Joseph’s College & mother Michelle was a gymnast at Eastern Michigan
AROUND THE HORN WITH TYLER POWERS... Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Cubs • Favorite Ball Player: Alex Bregman • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Aroldis Chapman • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Jesus • Celeb He’d Like to Meet: Drake • Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: Stranger Things • Favorite Dessert: Apple Crisp • Unique Travel Locale: Cayman Islands • Country He’d Like to Visit: Jamaica • Furry Friend: Sandy, Golden Retriever
T yler P owers 5-9, 155 lbs FRESHMAN INFIELDER #2 • BATS/THROWS: RIGHT LAFAYETTE, IND. (CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • Played in IHSAA state title games in baseball & basketball as a multi-year varsity letterwinner in both sports • Batted .375 as an all-conference & all-area honoree his senior year • Honorable mention all-conference as a junior, batting .355 with a .987 fielding percentage • Helped CC Baseball reach the class 2A state title game in 2015 & 2016, also win a sectional title in 2017 • Led the basketball team in steals as a senior as Central Catholic was the class 1A state runner-up in 2017 • Hoosier North all-star in 2015 & Colt World Series all-star in 2016 • Dan Ade Scholarship recipient recognizing hard work • Father Tim played football at Hanover College & sister Lindsey plays volleyball at Eastern Illinois
AROUND THE HORN WITH PATRICK J. SMITH... Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Cubs • Favorite Ball Player: Clayton Kershaw • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Jose Altuve • Athlete He’d Like to Meet: Greg Maddux • In His MP3 Player: Kodak Black • Favorite Director: Quentin Tarantino • Favorite Super-Hero: The Incredible Hulk • Favorite Video Game: NBA Street • Favorite Outdoor Activities: Boating & Beaching • City He’d Like to Visit: Dubai • Favorite Food: Sushi • Furry Friend: Riley, Shih Tzu
P atrick J. S mith 6-2, 215 lbs JUNIOR PITCHER #30 • BATS/THROWS: LEFT SCHAUMBURG, ILL. (CONANT HS) MAJOR: COMMUNICATION • Pitched his first two collegiate seasons at Heartland Community College in Bloomington, Illinois • Appeared in 13 games as a sophomore, going 7-3 with 48 strikeouts and 40 hits allowed in 51 innings • Surrendered only two earned runs while striking out 14 in 12 innings as freshman • Helped Heartland reach the NJCAA Division II regionals both years • Four-year letterwinner for his high school team in suburban Chicago • Part of two combined no-hitters as a senior & also threw a complete-game shutout • Also was a quarterback & wide receiver on the football team • Brother Mike was an offensive lineman on the football team at Northern Illinois
AROUND THE HORN WITH PATRICK W. SMITH... Favorite Pro Team: San Francisco Giants • Favorite Athlete: Stephen Curry • Favorite Pro Stadium: AT&T Park • MLB Pitcher He’d Like to Face: Madison Bumgarner • In His MP3 Player: Migos • Favorite Actor: Will Ferrell • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: Stranger Things • Favorite Super-Hero: Spider-Man • Other Sports He Enjoys: Football & Wakeboarding • Favorite Big City: Los Angeles • Unique Travel Locale: Dominican Republic
P atrick W. S mith 5-11, 175 lbs FRESHMAN OUTFIELDER #41 • BATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT EL DORADO HILLS, CALIF. (OAK RIDGE HS) MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP • Three-year varsity letterwinner in the Sacramento area • Two-time first team All-Sierra Foothill League honoree as an upperclassman • Also first team all-metro & an all-city team performer as a senior • Second team all-metro as a junior & second team all-league as a sophomore • Helped lead Oak Ridge to three straight Sierra Foothill League titles from 2015 to 2017 • Born in Sandy, Utah
AROUND THE HORN WITH ALEC WEST-GUILLEN... Favorite Pro Team: San Francisco Giants • Favorite Ball Player: Madison Bumgarner • Favorite Field He’s Played At: Aces Ballpark • In His MP3 Player: Old Dominion • Favorite Multi-Media App: Spotify • Favorite Actor: Will Ferrell • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: Criminal Minds • Favorite Video Game: Call of Duty • Favorite Holiday: Fourth of July • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Snowboarding • Favorite Big City: San Diego
A lec W est -G uillen 6-0, 190 lbs JUNIOR PITCHER #10 • BATS/THROWS: LEFT RENO, NEV. (BISHOP MANOGUE HS) MAJOR: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION MGMT • Pitched his first two seasons at College of Southern Idaho • Honorable mention all-conference as a freshman after recording 71 strikeouts vs. 44 hits allowed in 59 innings • Gave up only 38 hits in 44 2/3 innings as a sophomore • Three-time president’s list academic honoree • Four-year varsity letterwinner in Reno • Two-way player finished his prep career with a .447 batting average & .517 on-base percentage • Three-time all-conference honoree was a first team pick as a pitcher & outfielder as a senior • Also a first team all-conference pitcher as a junior & second team all-conference outfielder as a sophomore • Selected to the state’s junior & senior all-star games
AROUND THE HORN WITH HAYDEN WYNJA... Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Cubs • Favorite Ball Player: Clayton Kershaw • MLB Hitter He’d Like to Face: Mike Trout • Would Like to Have Dinner With: Randy Johnson • Last Concert He Attended: Wakka Flakka • Favorite Super-Hero Series: Arrow • Show He Can’t Stop Watching: White Collar • Favorite Video Game: Call of Duty • Favorite Food: Tacos • Favorite Outdoor Activity: Boating • Unique Travel Locale: The Bahamas • Country He’d Like to Visit: Tahiti
H ayden W ynja 6-8, 200 lbs FRESHMAN PITCHER #43 • BATS: LEFT/THROWS: LEFT INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (HERITAGE CHRISTIAN HS) MAJOR: SELLING & SALES MANAGEMENT • Multi-year letterwinner in high school on the northeast side of Indianapolis, where he also played basketball • Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 30th round of the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft • Honorable Mention Midwest All-American • Helped lead Heritage Christian to three straight sectional titles • Heritage Christian was the city tournament runner-up both of his upperclassman seasons • Both of his parents were on the track & field team at Central College, where his father also played basketball • Has six siblings – Grace, Bell, Logan, Max, Hunter & Harper