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• Purdue alumnus has been head coach of the Boilers since May 1998; he’s set to break team record for games coached in 2013

• Led Purdue to a program-record 45 wins, Big Ten regular-season& tournament titles and an NCAA Regional host designation

• Only coach that has led his program to the Big Ten Tournament each of the last five years, a team-long streak; Purdue is a Big Ten best 172-110 (75-51 Big Ten) dating back to 2008

• 2012 Big Ten championship team featured Kevin Plawecki & Joe Haase, the program’s first Big Ten Player & Pitcher of the Year winners

• Won his team-record 408th career game in April 2012 to eclipse the benchmark previously held by his Purdue coach, Dave Alexander

• His 207 career Big Ten wins are also the most in team history;Purdue has qualified for Big Ten Tourney in eight of the last nine years

• Thirty of his Purdue players have been selected in the MLB Draft, in-cluding a program-record seven in 2012, three reaching the Big Leagues

• Led the Boilermakers to second-places finishes in theBig Ten standings in 2001, 2005 & 2008

• Four-year starter at second base for Purdue from 1983-86 still holds program record for career games played & walks

• Spent four seasons (1995-98) as the top assistant & recruiting coor-dinator under Pat Murphy at Arizona State.

• Helped the Sun Devils reach the 1998 National Championship game

DOUG SCHREIBERHEAD COACH • #415th YEAR2012 BIG TEn COACH Of THE YEAR

• MLB veteran works with the Purdue hitters, outfielders,team defense & base running; spearheads recruiting efforts

• Promoted to associate head coach in the summer of2012 after helping the Boilermakers win the Big Ten title

• Big Ten Player of the Year & All-American Kevin Plawecki was selected 35th overall in 2012 MLB Draft, the first of four Purdue All-Big Ten position players drafted that June

• Big innings were a big part Purdue’s 2012 Big Ten champion-ship team, scoring four or more runs in an inning 24 times

• In 2011, Purdue led the Big Ten in runs scored, doubles, slug-ging percentage, on-base percentage & sacrifice flies

• Helped five Purdue position players earn All-Big Ten honors in 2011, inculding three outfielders for the first time since 1991

• Played for the New York Mets in 2003 & 2004; three-time MiLB All-Star played nine seasons of professional baseball

• Drafted twice: by the Cubs in 1997 & the Mets in 2000

• Spent the 2009 season as an assistant coach at Auburn

• Played collegiately at Arizona State (1999-00) & Iowa State (1998), transferring out west after ISU dropped baseball

• .360 collegiate hitter was the 1999 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year honors & helped ASU win the conference in 2000

JEff DUnCAnASSOCIATE HEAD COACHHITTInG COACH4th YEAR • #24

• Became pitching coach in the fall of 2011 after spending hisfirst season on staff as bullpen & first base coach

• Purdue alumnus was a member of the pitching staff from 2003-08

• Helped Nick Wittgren twice earn All-Big Ten honors, break the Purdue all-time record for saves & get selected in the ninth round of 2012 MLB Draft

• Worked with a Purdue pitching staff that set new school records in ERA, fewest walks per nine innings & WHIP while winning the 2012 Big Ten title

• The 2012 pitching staff featured Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Joe Haase, Big Ten ERA leader Blake Mascarello and MLB draftees Lance Breedlove & Nick Wittgren

• Joe Haase was Purdue’s first-ever Big Ten Pitcher of the Year winner after winning a school-record 11 games; the Boilers were 15-1 when he started

• Purdue has issued the fewest walks in the Big Ten the last two seasons; seven different pitchers earned saves in 2011, setting a new team record of 21

• Served as an assistant coach & recruiting coordinator at Blufton University from 2008-10 while also earning an MBA

• Spent the summer of 2010 as the pitching coach for the Lima Locos of the Great Lakes Collegiate Summer League

• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten student-athlete at Purdue graduated in 2008 with a degree in history

• As a senior, helped Lafayette McCutcheon High School win the 2003IHSAA 4A state championship

TRISTAn McInTYREASSISTAnT COACHpITCHInG COACH3RD YEAR • #12

• Remained with the program as a volunteer assistantafter graduating from Purdue in December 2011

• Works extensively with the catchers, coaches first base,prepares scouting reports & helps organize youth camps

• Also assists with outfield defensive instruction& throws batting practice

• Helped coach the 2012 Boilers to the Big Ten title &league-leading totals in batting average & hits.

• Two-year letter-winner for Purdue from 2010-11after joining the team as a transfer from Vincennes Univ.

• Started games at four different positions – catcher, right field, left field & designated hitter – during his Purdue career;the Boilermakers went 32-10 in games he started

• Academic All-Big Ten student-athlete as a senior helped theBoilers match the previous team record for wins (37) • Batted .385 with 11 extra-base hits as a spot starter in 2010

• In each of his two seasons with the program, he tallied more free passes (walks plus hit by pitch) than strikeouts

• Helped Fort Wayne Snider High School win the 2006 4A IHSAA state title

• Graduated with a Purdue degree in health & fitness

pAYTOn BIEKERASSISTAnT COACH2nD YEAR • #5

DAvID MIllERSTUDEnT ASSISTAnT1ST YEAR • #29

• Remaining with the program as student assistantwhile finishing his degree during 2013 spring semester

• Works with the Infield defense & assists with hitting instruction;scheduled to travel with the team during the 2013 season

• Two-year starting shortstop for the Boilers after transferring to Purdue in the fall of 2010 from Southwestern Illinois College

• Started all but one game for the 2012 Big Ten championship team, earning Defensive Team MVP honors for a .963 fielding pct.

• Selected to the 25- & 50-man watch lists for the 2012 Brooks Wallce Award, honoring nation’s top shortstop

• 2012 Big Ten All-Tournament Team; two-time AcademicAll-Big Ten student-athlete • Named Big Ten Player of the Week in May 2012 after his big weekend in nationally-ranked spotlight series at UCLA

• Helped lead Purdue to an 82-35 record in his two years with the program, finishing his career among the all-time leaders in OBP

• Led the Big Ten with a .465 on-base percentage in 2011 earning the Clyde Lyle Award as team’s top non-scholarship performer

• Batted .457 as an all-conference performer in 2010 at Southwest-ern Illinois; also batted over .400 twice at Saint Louis University HS

• Completing his Purdue degree in history

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. The inaugural season at the new home of the Boilermakers will feature a 23-game schedule. The first game at Alexander Field is set for Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Ohio State will be the opponent for the first Big Ten series (March 22-24) and a formal dedication game is being planned for Saturday, April 20, 2013.

A Big Ten championship ring ceremony and dinner, during which the 2012 team was hon-ored and receieved its championship rings, was held at the new stadium in the fall of 2012 after the completion of fall practice and the Gold and Black Series.

The $21 million stadium, financed with athletics department funds, could eventually seat up to 2,500 spec-tators. The new stadium was named Alexander Field in honor of the late John and Anna Margaret Ross Al-exander. 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.

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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 sport 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 and offices for the academic support services staff.

45-14 Overall, 17-7 Big TenBig Ten Tournament Champions • NCAA Gary Regional Host

No. Name Pos B-T Ht Wt Yr Hometown (High School/Previous College) 1 Patrick O’Brien INF L-R 6-1 155 Fr Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield East) 2 Michael Mullen INF L-R 5-11 165 Fr Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (Torrey Pines) 3 Steve Maniago INF L-R 5-10 155 RS-Jr Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 6 Jake Hansen INF R-R 5-8 160 RS-Sr Westfield, Ind. (Westfield) 7 Pat Gannon LHP R-L 6-0 185 Sr Evergreen Park, Ill (Brother Rice) 8 Angelo Cianfrocco 1B/LHP L-L 6-2 185 Sr San Diego, Calif. (Westview) 9 Brandon Krieg INF R-R 6-0 180 So Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central)10 Jack DeAno OF L-R 5-11 175 RS-Jr Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton North/Vanderbilt)14 Kyle Wood OF/LHP L-L 6-0 200 RS-Fr Orland Park, Ill. (St. Laurence)15 Bennett Oliver INF L-R 6-2 185 So Topeka, Kan. (Washburn Rural)16 Cody Strong C/OF R-R 5-7 165 Fr Lafayette, Ind. (McCutcheon)17 Sean McHugh 3B/C R-R 5-11 195 Jr Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North)18 Mike Gaglianese RHP R-R 6-1 180 So Oriskany, N.Y. (Notre Dame)19 Kyle Upp RHP/C R-R 5-10 195 So La Porte, Ind. (La Porte)20 Josh Estill C/3B R-R 5-10 190 Fr Carlsbad, Calif. (Santa Fe Christian)21 Eddie De LaRiva RHP R-R 6-3 180 Fr Blue Island, Ill. (St. Rita)22 Kyle Johnson OF/RHP R-R 6-5 210 Fr San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines)23 Mike Lutz RHP R-R 6-1 180 Fr North Barrington, Ill. (Lake Zurich)25 Tim McElroy LHP L-L 6-5 205 Fr Roselle, Ill. (St. Viator)26 Stefano Belmonte INF R-R 6-2 180 Fr Munster, Ind. (St. Rita [Ill.])27 Matt Gibbs RHP R-R 6-4 200 RS-So Columbus, Ohio (Upper Arlington)28 Jordan Minch LHP L-L 6-3 175 Fr Highland, Ind. (Highland)32 Brett Andrzejewski RHP R-R 6-2 160 Sr Westfield, Ind. (Westfield)33 Joe Eichmann RHP L-R 6-4 210 So Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville)34 Connor Podkul RHP R-R 6-4 205 So La Porte, Ind. (La Porte)35 Karson Bender OF L-L 6-0 175 Fr Delphi, Ind. (Delphi)36 Stephen Talbott OF R-R 6-3 195 Sr Freehold, N.J. (Freehold Township)37 Patrick Kenney OF/RHP R-R 6-4 190 Fr Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township)38 Kyle Bischoff C/1B S-R 6-0 185 RS-Sr Decatur, Ind. (New Haven)40 Brad Schreiber RHP R-R 6-4 235 RS-Jr Menasha, Wis. (Kimberly)41 Jon Bradford INF R-R 5-11 190 RS-So Dove Canyon, Calif. (Santa Margarita)43 Robert Ramer RHP R-R 6-4 190 RS-Sr Sunnyvale, Calif. (Fremont/UC Riverside)42 Gavin Downs RHP R-R 6-0 175 RS-Fr Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll)44 Jack Amaro OF R-R 5-11 175 Fr Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)49 Mack Mattke 1B/C R-R 6-7 235 Fr Marion, Iowa (Xavier)

Coaching Staff 4 Doug Schreiber Head Coach 15th Year24 Jeff Duncan Associate Head Coach 4th Year12 Tristan McIntyre Assistant Coach 3rd Year 5 Payton Bieker Volunteer Asst. Coach 2nd Year29 David Miller Student Asssitant 1st Year

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• Earned the win vs. Western Carolina after retiring the final batter of the 6th inning to leave the bases loaded

• Retired 6 of the 8 batters he faced in slugfest win vs. Notre Dame, keeping momentum on Purdue’s side

• Did not issue a walk in any of his fiveappearances in Big Ten play

• 2012 Academic All-Big Ten

• Pitched at Tallahassee Community College in Florida in 2011 & Franklin College in Indiana in 2010

• Appeared in 29 games for TCC, compiling a 3.18 ERA, .194 batting average against & 34 strikeouts

• Teamed with Kevin Plawecki to help lead WHS to a runner-up finish at 2009 IHSAA State Tournament

• Born at the Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana

#32 BRETTAnDRZEJEWSKI

6-2, 160 lbS SENIOR PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

WESTFIELD, IND. (WESTFIELD HS)MAJOR: HISTORY

AROUND THE HORN WITH BRETT ANDRZEJEWSKI...favorite atHlete: Brady Quinn • Favorite Writers: Cal Gunter & Da-vid Miller • Favorite Director: Quentin Tarantino • Favorite FooD: Tacos • favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving • favorite MontH: June • favorite Purdue building: Recreational Sports Center • favorite big City: St. Louis • unique travel loCale: Thunder Bay, Calif. • Country He’d like to viSit: Mexico • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Whitney Walton, History • furry friend: Maggie, Bulldog

– ANDRZEJEWSKI’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2012 4.72 1 -0 13 0 0 0/0 0 13.1 16 8 7 5 5 .291 1.000

• Singled & scored in the Purdue-record 30-hit winat Murray State on the 2012 spring break trip

• Purdue won each of the three games he started in 2011

• Doubled home a run as a pinch hitter in themiddle game of the 2011 series at Northwestern

• 2011 Distinguished Big Ten Scholar& three-time Academic All-Big Ten

• New Haven Male Athlete of the Year as a senioras team captain of baseball, basketball & tennis

• Batted .437 and led team in hits, runs & RBIsduring senior year all-conference season

• Brother Matt was a four-year starting pitcherfor Purdue from 2007-10

#38 KYlEBISCHOff

6-0, 185 lbS SENIOR CATCHER/FIRST BASEMANBATS: SWITCH • THROWS: RIGHT DECATUR, IND. (NEW HAVEN HS)

MAJOR: HISTORY

AROUND THE HORN WITH KYLE BISCHOFF...favorite ball Player: Justin Verlander • Favorite Director: Chris-topher Nolan • Favorite HoliDay: Thanksgiving • favorite food: Spaghetti • favorite MontH: August • favorite Purdue building: Electrical Engineering • favorite big City: Nashville • Country He’d like to viSit: Germany • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Darren Dochuk, History • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Basketball, Fishing & Table Tennis • furry friend: KC, Collie/Golden Retriever

– BISCHOFF’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%2012 7 -0 .143 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 0 0 .143 0 0 0-0 1.0002011 14 -3 .273 11 0 3 1 0 0 2 4 .364 2 1 .429 0 1 0-0 1.0002010 1 -0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 .500Career 23 -3 .211 19 1 4 1 0 0 2 5 .263 2 1 .318 0 1 0-0 .966

#8 AnGElOCIAnfROCCO

6-2, 185 lbS SENIOR FIRST BASEMAN/OUTFIELDERBATS/THROWS: LEFT

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (WESTVIEW HS)MAJOR: NATURAL RESOURCES PLANNING

– CIANFROCCO’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%2012 46 -42 .235 153 18 36 8 0 2 25 50 .327 9 5 .296 2 0 0-1 .9942011 27 -26 .308 91 22 28 7 1 2 13 43 .473 11 4 .394 3 0 1-2 1.0002010 43 -30 .271 107 16 29 6 0 2 19 41 .383 11 2 .347 1 0 0-0 1.000Career 116 -98 .265 351 56 93 21 1 6 57 134 .382 31 11 .338 6 0 1-3 .996

AROUND THE HORN WITH ANGELO CIANFROCCO...favorite ball Player: Archi Cianfrocco • in His MP3 Player: Snoop Dogg • Favorite autHor: Brian Cote • Favorite HoliDay: Thanks-giving • Favorite FooD: California Burritos • Favorite outDoor aCtivity: Surfing • Favorite Big city: San Diego • unique travel lo-Cale: Japan • country He’D like to visit: Ireland • Favorite PurDue building: Forestry • enjoyeD tHis ProFessor’s class: Dr. Barny Dun-ning, Agriculture • Furry FrienD: Chipper, Cockerspaniel

• Started games at first base, right field & designatedhitter during his Purdue career

• Doubled to open the 10th & scored the game-winningrun in 2012 walk-off win vs. Louisville

• Reached base safely & scored twice duringthe 10-run ninth inning rally at UCLA

• Was a key member of the bullpen during the 2011 stretch run

• Hit for the cycle over the course of 2011 series at Morehead St. to earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors

• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten

• Son of MLB vet & Purdue alum Archi Cianfrocco, wasan All-San Diego County standout as a senior

while leading WHS to Valley League title

• Earned the win in his Purdue debut, working 3 innings ofhitless relief in the comeback victory vs. Southern Miss;

it was his first appearance on the mound since high school

• Also earned the win in the opener of the Wichita Stateseries, pitching 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief

• 2012 Academic All-Big Ten

• Did not see action in 2011 as a transfer from Vanderbilt

• First Team All-State & DuPage Valley ConferencePlayer of the Year as a senior at Wheaton North

• Established new Wheaton North career records for hits, RBIs, runs scored, stolen bases & shutouts

• Batted over .400 in each of his upperclassman seasons while also winning a combined 15 games on the mound

#10 JACKDEAnO

5-11, 175 lbS JUNIOR PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

WHEATON, ILL. (WHEATON NORTH HS)MAJOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE

AROUND THE HORN WITH JACK DeANO...favorite ball Player: Cecil Fielder • last concert He attenDeD: Wiz Khalifa • Favorite actor & actress: James Franco & Natalie Portman • Favorite Director: Martin Scorsese • Favorite HoliDay: Christmas • favorite MontH: June • favorite big City: Chicago • Country He’d like to viSit: Italy • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Thomas Tharp, Geology • MoSt MeMorable gaMeS at Purdue: 2012 Big Ten Tournament Wins vs. Indiana

– DeANO’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2012 4.02 2 -1 10 0 0 0/0 0 15.2 15 9 7 11 14 .246 1.000

• Did not surrender an earned run or issue a freepass over three appearances as a freshman

• Worked two innings of one-hit relief in the win against IPFW at MiLB stadium Parkview Field

• Finished his high school career witha 17-3 record & 2.15 ERA

• Earned all-conference & all-area honors as a senior (6-3, 2.05 ERA) & sophomore (8-0, 2.31 ERA)

• Also impressed as a junior with a 3-0 mark & 1.89 ERA

• Two-time all-academic honoree as an upperclassman also played basketball at LHS

• Career ambition of becoming an entrepreneur & owning a business

#33 JOEEICHMAnn

6-4, 210 lbS SOPHOMORE PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. (LIBERTYVILLE HS)MAJOR: ECONOMICS

AROUND THE HORN WITH JOE EICHMANN...favorite ball Player: Justin Verlander • in His MP3 Player: Eric Church • last concert He attenDeD: Toby Keith • Favorite actor & aCtreSS: Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston • Favorite Director: Steven Spielberg • Favorite HoliDay: Thanksgiving • favorite MontH: No-vember • favorite Purdue building: Wiley Dining Court • favorite big City: Phoenix • unique travel loCale: Alaska • Country He’d like to viSit: Vietnam • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Basketball & Golf

– EICHMANN’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2012 0.00 0 -0 3 0 0 0/0 0 4 4 3 0 0 4 17 .235 ––

• Started the win vs. IPFW at MiLB stadium Parkview Field, retiring 6 of the first 7 batters he faced

• Worked a hitless 9th inning, inducing a 6-4-3 dou-ble play to close out the game two at Wichita State

• Tri-Valley Pitcher of the Year as a senior thanks to 4 wins, 3 saves, a 0.19 ERA & 78 strikeouts

• Batted .380 & compiled a 2.57 ERA as a junior

• Section III All-Star in basketball & football as anupperclassman; caught 47 passes for 700 yards

• Center State Conference All-Star in baseball, bas-ketball & football at Oriskany High before transfer

• Earned team MVP honors & all-conferencerecognition at both schools

#18 MIKEGAGlIAnESE

6-1, 180 lbS SOPHOMORE PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

ORISKANY, N.Y. (NOTRE DAME HS)MAJOR: GEOLOGY

AROUND THE HORN WITH MIKE GAGLIANESE...favorite ball Player: Derek Jeter • Favorite autHor: Mark Twain • last concert He attenDeD: Blue Man Group • Favorite actor & aCtreSS: Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie • Favorite Director: Jorma Taccone • Favorite FooD: Bacon • favorite MontH: June • favorite Purdue building: Mackey Arena • favorite big City: New York • unique travel loCale: Lake Placid • Country He’d like to viSit: New Zealand • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Fishing & Football

– GAGLIANESE’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2012 9.00 0 -0 3 1 0 0/0 0 5 5 5 5 4 4 23 .263 ––

#7 pATGAnnOn

6-0, 185 lbS SENIOR PITCHERBATS: RIGHT • THROWS: LEFT

EVERGREEN PARK, ILL. (BROTHER RICE HS)MAJOR: MOVEMENT & SPORTS SCIENCE

• Earned wins vs. IPFW at MiLB stadiumParkview Field in 2011 & 2012

• Struck out 5 of the 8 batters he faced over 2 inningsin win vs Anderson at MiLB Stadium Victory Field

• Struck out a career-high seven over four innings ofscoreless relief at Tennessee Tech in 2011 for first save

• Worked three innings of effective relief in 2011road wins at Morehead State & Illinois-Chicago

• Did not give up an earned run or issue a walk over 6innings vs. Chicago St. to win his first collegiate start

• Went 26-5 with 201 strikeouts in his three varsityseasons at Brother Rice, tying school record for wins

• Three-year all-state & 2009 league MVP helpedBrother Rice win consecutive Catholic League titles

AROUND THE HORN WITH PAT GANNON...favorite atHlete: Brian Wilson • in His MP3 Player: Kayne West • laSt ConCert He attended: Luke Bryan • FilM Favorites, actor/ac-tress/Director: Leonardo DiCaprio/Anne Hathaway/Martin Scors-ese • Favorite MontH: July • favorite food: Boneless Wings • favor-ite big City: Chicago • unique travel loCale: Riviera Maya, Mexico • Country He’d like to viSit: Ireland • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Cheryl Cooky, Sociology • favorite outdoor aCtivity: Golfing

– GANNON’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2012 1.35 1 -0 9 0 0 0/0 0 13 1/3 13 3 2 7 13 .245 1.0002011 5.59 1 -0 15 0 0 0/0 1 19 1/3 34 12 12 9 13 99 .382 1.0002010 6.65 4 -1 10 3 0 0/0 0 21 2/3 27 19 16 9 14 101 .297 .857Career 4.97 6 -1 34 3 0 0/0 1 54 1/3 74 34 30 25 40 .318

#27 MATTGIBBS

6-4, 215 lbS SOPHOMORE PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

COLUMBUS, OHIO (UPPER ARLINGTON HS)MAJOR: ENGINEERING

• Appeared in games vs. Belmont, Michigan State,Morehead State, Notre Dame & Wabash in 2011

• Worked a scoreless ninth inning againstNotre Dame in his collegiate debut

• Pitched 1 1/3 innings in the midweek win against Wa-bash in his first appearance at Lambert Field

• Team MVP, First Team All-Ohio Capital Conference & Third Team All-District as a junior at UAHS

• Helped lead Upper Arlington to the districtchampionship title as a senior

• Each of maternal grandparentsalso attended Purdue

– GIBBS’ CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2012 – Did Not See Action –2011 6.75 0 -0 5 0 0 0/0 0 5 1/3 11 5 4 3 1 30 .407 .500

AROUND THE HORN WITH MATT GIBBS...favorite atHlete: Tim Tebow • in His MP3 Player: Relient K • laSt ConCert He attended: Tim McGraw • Favorite autHor: Mark Titus • Favorite actor: Joseph Gordon-Levitt • Favorite Director: Joss Whedon • Favorite MontH: March • Favorite FooD: Filet Mignon • favorite Purdue building: Armstrong Hall • unique travel loCale: Honduras • country He’D like to visit: Australia • favorite outdoor aCtivitieS: Fly Fishing & Backpacking • furry friend: Moose, Dog

#6 JAKEHAnSEn

AROUND THE HORN WITH JAKE HANSEN...favorite atHlete: Walter Payton • last concert He attenDeD: Doo-bie Brothers & Kansas • FilM Favorites, actor/actress/Director: Leonardo DiCaprio/Natalie Portman/James Cameron • Favorite Holiday: New Year’s • Favorite MontH: June • Favorite FooD: Pol-ish Sausage & Sauerkraut • favorite big City: Nashville • country He’d like to viSit: Australia • otHer SPortS He enJoyS: Fishing & Hockey • furry friend: Sheala, English Springer Spaniel

• Worked his way back from injury in 2012 in time to play in two games in May & celebrate the Big Ten title clincher

• Started on the left side of the infield in 2011 wins vs. Pittsburgh, Tennessee Tech & Butler

• Started four times at shortstop early in 2010 before an injury sidelined him for the rest of the season

• Three-time All-Hamilton County & all-conference per-former at Westfield High School

• Established new WHS single-season& career records for runs scored

• Father Mike & two uncles also played for Purdue;Mother Tonya & two aunts are Purdue Alumni as well

5-8, 160 lbS SENIOR INFIELDERBATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT

WESTFIELD, IND. (WESTFIELD HS)MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

– HANSEN’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%2012 2 -0 –– 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –– 1 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 .0002011 22 -3 .241 29 2 7 2 0 0 4 9 .310 3 2 .343 1 1 0-1 .8622010 6 -4 .273 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 .273 1 1 .385 0 0 0-1 1.000Career 30 -7 .250 40 3 10 2 0 0 4 12 .300 5 3 .367 1 1 0-2 .878

#9 BRAnDOnKRIEG

AROUND THE HORN WITH BRANDON KRIEG...favorite atHlete: Vince Carter • in His MP3 Player: YG • Favor-ite Holiday: Thanksgiving • Favorite MontH: December • Favor-ite CuiSine: Mexican • favorite Purdue building: Mackey Arena • favorite aMeriCan City: Key West • unique travel locale: Cancun • country He’D like to visit: Canada • otHer SPortS He enJoyS: Bas-ketball & Fishing • MoSt MeMorable gaMeS at Purdue: 2012 Big Ten Tournament wins vs. Indiana

• Started the NCAA Regional victory against Valparaiso, scoring a run & executing a sacrifice bunt

• Was on the field at second base for the bottomof the ninth inning of the Big Ten Tournament

championship game win against Indiana

• Honorable Mention All-State performer as a senior at LCHS while batting .495 with 14 extra-base hits

• Two-time all-conference honoree as an upperclassman also selected to the Indianapolis Area Super Team

• Batted .360 with 13 extra-base hits while beinga perfect 18-for-18 stealing bases as a junior

• Helped lead Lawrence North to three consecutivecounty titles from & a pair of conference crowns

• Parents Barry & Brenda are both Purdue grads

6-0, 180 lbS SOPHOMORE INFIELDERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (LAWRENCE CENTRAL HS)MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

– KRIEG’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%2012 12 -2 .077 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .077 0 0 .077 0 1 1-1 1.000

#17 SEAnMCHUGH

5-11, 195 lbS JUNIOR THIRD BASEMAN/CATCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

LEAWOOD, KAN. (BLUE VALLEY NORTH HS)MAJOR: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

– McHUGH’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%2012 30 -19 .317 82 17 26 4 3 3 24 45 .549 9 3 .404 0 2 0-1 1.0002011 22 -9 .200 30 6 6 1 0 2 6 13 .433 8 1 .375 1 0 0-0 1.000Career 52 -28 .286 112 23 32 5 3 5 30 58 .518 17 4 .396 1 2 0-1 1.000

• Part-time starter on the 2012 Big Ten title teamprojects as a middle of the order guy as upperclassmen

• Hit the dramatic pinch-hit, game-tying home runin the ninth inning of the win vs. Indiana State

in the final game in Lambert Field history

• Delivered a walk-off single in the 12th inning of the2011 victory vs. Indiana, the first Boiler to record

a walk-off hit as a pinch hitter since 2006

• Connected for a two-run homer at Belmontin 2011 for his first collegiate hit

• Two-time all-league standout at BVN HS batted .411 as a senior

• Parents Peter & Pam are Purdue alumni& brother P.J. is also a current student

AROUND THE HORN WITH SEAN McHUGH...favorite ball Player: Joe Mauer • in His MP3 Player: Gorrilla Zoe • favorite food: Chicken Tacos • favorite Holiday: Christmas • favorite MontH: April • Favorite Big city: Kansas City • unique travel loCale: Puerto Vallarta • country He’D like to visit: New Zealand • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Basketball & Snowboarding • MoSt MeMorable gaMe at Purdue: 2012 Lambert Field Finale vs Indiana St. • furry friend: Nala, Shepherd/Lab Mix

#15 BEnnETTOlIvER

• Started games against Maryland, Michigan St. & UCLA during the 2012 Big Ten championship season

• Reached base safely in three consecutive plateappearances late in game two of the MSU series

to help the Boilers rally for a 14-inning victory

• Recorded an RBI in both wins at MiLBstadiums in Indianapolis & Fort Wayne

• Three-year varsity starter at Washburn Rural HSfinished his prep career ranked 10th all-time in RBI

• Batted .448 with 19 RBI & a .562 OBP as an all-city& all-conference honoree his senior year

• Posted single-season Top 10 totals in battingaverage, hits and runs scored as a senior

• Highlighted among the area’s best playersby the Topeka Capital Journal

6-2, 185 lbS SOPHOMORE INFIELDERBATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT

TOPEKA, KAN. (WASHBURN RURAL HS)MAJOR: SOCIOLOGY

– OLIVER’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%2012 13 -5 .227 22 1 5 0 0 0 5 5 .227 4 0 .333 1 0 0-0 .923

AROUND THE HORN WITH BENNETT OLIVER...Favorite actor & actress: Mark Wahlberg & Mila Kunis • in His MP3 Player: Jason Aldean • laSt ConCert He attended: Luke Bry-an • Favorite MontH: February • Favorite Meal: Steak & Potatoes • favorite big City: Topeka, Kansas • unique travel loCale: Dus-seldorf, Germany • Favorite outDoor activity: Fishing • Country He’d like to viSit: Italy • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Basketball • MoSt MeMorable at Purdue: 2012 Comeback Win vs Southern Miss

#34 COnnORpODKUl

• Joined the weekend rotation in April after startingthe big midweek wins vs. Missouri St. & Louisville

• Earned wins in starts at Northwestern & Nebraska;Purdue was 6-3 in the games he started

• Worked six innings of no-hit ball, surrenderingjust one run in the 10-inning win vs. Louisville

• First Team All-State, Duneland Athletic ConferenceMVP & La Porte County Herald Argus Player

of the Year as a high school senior

• Compiled a 1.33 ERA while striking out 123 battersover 74 innings pitched in 2011

• Went 8-2 with a 1.49 ERA & 79 K’s as La Portewon the conference title his junior year

• Honor roll student graduated with 3.98 GPA

6-4, 205 lbS SOPHOMORE PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

La PORTE, Ind. (La PORTE HS)MAJOR: COMMUNICATIONS

– PODKUL’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2012 4.84 2 -3 12 9 0 0/0 0 44 2/3 42 26 24 9 28 .251 1.000

AROUND THE HORN WITH CONNOR PODKUL...favorite atHlete: Aaron Rodgers • last concert He attenDeD: Eli Young Band • Favorite Writer: Adam Parkhouse • Favorite Direc-tor: Christopher Nolan • favorite MontH: July • favorite Purdue building: Ford Dining Court • favorite big City: Chicago • unique travel loCale: San Francisco • country He’D like to visit: Italy • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Basketball, Football & Golfing • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Ernest Agee, Earth Atmospheric Science

#43 ROBERTRAMER

6-4, 190 lbS SENIOR PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. (FREMONT HS)MAJOR: MBA GRAD STUDENT

– RAMER’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2012 2.86 6 -1 12 10 0 0/0 0 50 1/3 110 20 16 2 30 .230 1.0002011 4.91 5 -0 13 6 0 0/0 0 40 1/3 48 26 22 12 32 181 .293 1.0002010 3.38 2 -0 10 3 0 0/1 1 21 1/3 18 13 8 5 8 90 .217 1.000Career 3.70 13 -1 35 19 0 0/1 1 112 110 59 46 19 70 .251 1.000

• Set new Purdue records for fewest walks per nineinnings & strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2012, walking just two

• Started the Big Ten Tournament championship gamewin vs. Indiana & Regional game vs. Kentucky

• Has been the starting pitcher 10 times during Purdue’s17-game midweek win streak dating back to March 2011

• Won all five of his decisions in 2011, establishing a new team record for winning percentage; 13-1 career record

• Three-Time Academic All-Big Ten honoree already earned his bachelor’s degree in management

• Four-time all-league honoree at Fremont HS

• Sister Katie also a student at Purdue

AROUND THE HORN WITH ROBERT RAMER...favorite ball Player: Troy Tulowitzki • in His MP3 Player: Slightly Stoopid • favorite writer: Gertude Chandler Warner • Favorite Holiday: Fourth of July • Favorite FooD: Mom’s Homemade Pizza • favorite Purdue building: Rawls Hall • favorite big City: San Fran-cisco • unique travel loCale: Ukraine • country He’D like to visit: Morocco • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Dr. Julia Kalish, Manage-ment • unique Hobby: Flying a Single-Engine Airplane

#40 BRADSCHREIBER

6-4, 235 lbS JUNIOR PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

MENASHA, WIS. (KIMBERLY HS)MAJOR: PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH

– SCHREIBER’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2012 – REDSHIRTED –2011 3.80 4 -0 8 8 0 0/0 0 47 1/3 36 21 20 16 50 194 .209 1.0002010 3.70 2 -1 17 1 0 0/0 2 24 1/3 29 15 10 9 20 111 .296 .833Career 3.77 6 -1 25 9 0 0/0 2 71 2/3 65 36 30 25 70 308 .241 .923

• Worked at least five innings & did not give up more than four runs in each of his eight starts of 2011

• Was leading the Big Ten in batting average against & strikeouts when he suffered season-ending injury

• Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honoree for 3-hit,7-strikeout outing in 2011 home win vs. Bradley

• 2010 Big Ten All-Freshman Team relief pitcher after re-cording two wins & two saves out the of bullpen

• Two-time Wisconsin State Player of the Year helpled lead KHS to state titles in baseball & football in 2007

• Selected in the MLB Draft twice: by the Minnesota Twins in 2012 & the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009

AROUND THE HORN WITH BRAD SCHREIBER...favorite CoaCH: Ryan McGinnis • in HiS MP3 Player: Taylor Swift • Favorite HoliDay: Thanksgiving • Favorite MontH: July • Favorite food: Steak • favortie building on CaMPuS: Lambert Fielhouse • Continet He’d like to viSit: Africa • favorite outdoor aCtivity: Fish-ing, specifically Fishing Up North with his Uncle & Grandfa-ther • sPort He also enjoys: Basketball • enjoyeD tHis ProFessor’s ClaSS: Thomas Templin, Health & Kinesiology

#36 STEpHEnTAlBOTT

• Delivered the walk-off single in the walk-off winvs. Louisville in 2012 home opener at Lambert Field

• Named Big Ten Player of the Week after 10-for-17weekend in 2012 series sweep at Murray State

• 2011 Third Team All-Big Ten outfielder led the teamin runs scored despite being primary No. 9 hitter

• Threw out a runner at the plate & homered to lead off bottom of inning in 2011 series-opening win vs. Illinois

• Homered twice in 2010 game at Missouri

• Batted .432 as an all-conference & all-countystandout as a senior at FTHS

• Grandpa Stephen Vanderhoof played football at Purdue

6-3, 205 lbS JUNIOR OUTFIELDERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

FREEHOLD, N.J. (FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP HS)MAJOR: SELLING & SALES MANAGEMENT

– TALBOTT’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%2012 50 -48 .347 173 32 60 4 6 1 18 79 .457 7 3 .380 1 12 15-20 .9422011 56 -55 .301 196 55 59 13 2 2 32 82 .418 16 14 .392 1 7 17-17 .9662010 18 -6 .313 32 13 10 1 0 2 7 17 .531 3 1 .389 0 0 5-5 1.000Career 124 -109 .322 401 100 129 18 8 5 57 178 .444 26 18 .387 2 19 37-42 .956

AROUND THE HORN WITH STEPHEN TALBOTT...favorite atHlete: Lebron James • in His MP3 Player: Jay-Z • laSt ConCert He attended: Earth, Wind & Fire • Favorite HoliDay: Fourth of July • Favorite MontH: September • Favorite FooD: Sushi • fa-vorite big City: New York • unique travle locale: Mexico • country He’d like to viSit: Costa Rica • sPorts He also enjoys: Basketball & Fishing • Most MeMoraBle MoMent at PurDue: Dog Piling as 2012 Big Ten Champs • enjoyeD tHis ProFessor’s class: al crisP, ols

#19 KYlEUpp

• Made the move to the mound in the fall & is expectedto have a prominent role in the Purdue bullpen

• Started at DH in the 2012 game two win atWichita State, recording an RBI on a sacrifice fly

• Singled in his first collegiate at-bat inan early-season game against Maryland

• Batted .468 with 18 extra-base hits & 36 RBIs as a senior

• Helped lead LHS to 2010 Duneland Conferencetitle, batting .338 with 31 RBI

• Three-time all-area & two-timeAll-Duneland Conference performer

• Four-year honor roll student; National Honor Society

• Father Scott played at Missouri State & is thehead varsity coach at La Porte High School

5-10, 195 lbS SOPHOMORE PITCHER/CATCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

La PORTE, IND. (La PORTE HS)MAJOR: ORG. LEADERSHIP & SUPERVISION

– UPP’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%2012 10 -1 .167 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0 .154 1 0 0-0 1.000

AROUND THE HORN WITH KYLE UPP...favorite ball Player: Josh Hamilton • in His MP3 Player: 2 Chainz • favorite direCtor: Clint Eastwood • Favorite FooD: Philly Cheese Steak • favorite Holiday: Fourth of July • Favorite MontH: July • favorite big City: Chicago • unique travel loCale: Smokey Moun-tains • Country He’d like to viSit: Italy (Sicily) • furry friend: Rocky, Golden Retriever • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Basketball & Camping • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Tarra Hodge, Health & Kinesiology

• ESPN High School magazine IllinoisAll-State honoree as a senior

• Two-time All-Upstate Eight Conference& academic all-conference standout

as an upperclassman

• Team MVP as a junior,team captain as a senior

• Eight-semester honor roll student

• Career ambition of becoming a surgeon

#44 JACKAMARO

5-11, 175 lbS FRESHMAN OUTFIELDERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

NAPERVILLE, ILL. (NEUQUA VALLY HS)MAJOR: GENERAL HEALTH SCIENCES

AROUND THE HORN WITH JACK AMARO...favorite atHlete: Walter Payton • in His MP3 Player: Jason Al-dean • Favorite actor & actress: Will Ferrell & Mila Kunis • last ConCert attended: Country Thunder Fest in Wisconsin • Favorite food: Pasta • favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving • favorite MontH: September • favorite big City: Chiacgo • unique travel loCale: Mexico • Country He’d like to viSit: Italy • SPort He alSo enJoyS: Football, Hunting & Snowboarding

• Three-time all-area third baseman atSt. Rita High School on Chicago’s South Side

• Batted over .400 in each of his all-area seasons,hitting 12 home runs as a sophomore & 9 as a junior

• Helped St. Rita win the 2009 summerstate title, batting .465

• Also won a state title on the club levelwith his Ballhawks summer team

• Four-year honor roll student

#26 STEfAnOBElMOnTE

6-2, 180 lbS FRESHMAN INFIELDERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

MUNSTER, IND. (ST. RITA [ILL.] HS)MAJOR: LIBERAL ARTS

AROUND THE HORN WITH STEFANO BELMONTE...favorite ball Player: Starlin Castro • in His MP3 Player: Kid Cudi • last conert atteneDeD: Drake • Favorite actor: Adam Sandler • favorite food: Pasta • favorite Holiday: Christmas • favorite MontH: January • favorite big City: Chicago • unique travel lo-Cale: Italy • Country He’d like to viSit: China • SPortS He alSo en-JoyS: Basketball & Football • favorite outdoor aCtivity: Baseball • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: John Neal, Entomology

• Four-year varsity starter & All-HoosierConference honoree at Delphi High School

• Finished his prep career with a .412 battingaverage & 50 stolen bases

• Swiped a school-record 26 bagsas a sophomore in 2010

• Center fielder & cleanup hitter on DHS’s2010 Class 2A state runner-up team

• Batting champion (.700) at the 2010Colt World Series held in Lafayette

• Also a two-time all-conference honoree in football

• National Honor Society & honor roll student

• Father Kevin is a Purdue alumnus & brotherKevin also a current student

#35 KARSOnBEnDER

6-0, 175 lbS FRESHMAN OUTFIELDERBATS/THROWS: LEFT

DELPHI, IND. (DELPHI HS)MAJOR: SALES & MARKETING

AROUND THE HORN WITH KARSON BENDER...favorite CoaCH: Pat Lowery • in His MP3 Player: Brantley Gilbert • Favorite actor & actess: Will Ferrell & Mila Kunis • Favorite Holiday: Fourth of July • favorite MontH: July • favorite food: Ribs • favorite Purdue building: Owen Hall • Favorite Big city: New York • unique travel loCale: Mexico • Country He’d like to viSit: Italy • SPort He alSo enJoyS: Football • favorite outdoor aCtivitieS: Hunting & Wakeboarding • Furry FrienD: trigger, laB

• Joined the program as a walk-onin the fall of 2011

• Two-way player at Santa Margarita HS, was apitcher his junior year & field player as a senior

• Batted .230 with three home runs &a .410 slugging percentage as a senior

• Honor roll student

• Father Steve (baseball) & uncle Gary (wrestling)both attended Purdue & competed for the Boilers

• Mother Hilary is also a Purdue graduate& sister Mary is a current student

#41 JOnBRADfORD

5-11, 190 lbS SOPHOMORE INFIELDERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

DOVE CANYON, CALIF. (SANTA MARGARITA HS)MAJOR: SELLING & SALE MANAGEMENT

AROUND THE HORN WITH JON BRADFORD...favorite ball Player: Derek Jeter • in His MP3 Player: Tom Petty • last concert He atteneD: Weezer • favorite direCtor: Martin Scorsese • Favortie FooD: Italian Beef • Favorite HoliDay: Hallow-een • favorite Purdue building: Mackey Arena • favorite big City: Chicago • unique travel loCale: Costa Rica • country He’D like to viSit: Italy • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Basketball & Golf • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Randy Roberts, History

• Three-year varsity starting pitcher at St. RitaHigh School on Chicago’s South Side

• Went 12-1 as a junior to garner All-CatholicLeague and all-area honors

• Also went 5-2 as a sophomore on varsity& 9-1 on the freshman team in 2009

• Helped St. Rita win the 2009 summer state title& finish as the runner up the next two years

• Career ambition is to become a restaurant owner

#21 EDDIEDE lARIvA

6-3, 180 lbS FRESHMAN PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

BLUE ISLAND, ILL. (ST. RITA HS)MAJOR: MANAGEMENT & ACCOUNTING

AROUND THE HORN WITH EDDIE De LaRIVA...favorite atHlete: Robert Griffin III • in His MP3 Player: Drake • laSt ConCert He attended: Drake • Favorite actor: Jason Statham • favorite food: Steak Tacos • favorite Holiday: Christmas • fa-vorite MontH: September • favorite Purdue building: Memorial Union • favorite big City: Chicago • Country He’d like to viSit: Italy • SPort He alSo enJoyS: Football • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Slaney Ross, English

• Joined the program as a walk-on in the fall of 2011

• Helped CHS win back-to-back 4A IHSAAstate titles as an upperclassman

• Went 12-1 with two saves to tie the CHSsingle-season wins record as a senior

• All-conference & all-area honoree was thewinning pitcher in the 2011 IHSAA state title game

• Four-year honor roll student ranked eighthamong his graduating class of 441 in GPA

• Father Phil played soccer at IPFW;sister Rebecca runs track at IUPUI

• Career ambition of working to improve sustainable water systems for the American infrastructure

#42 GAvInDOWnS

6-0, 175 lbS RS-FRESHMAN PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

FORT WAYNE, IND. (CARROLL HS)MAJOR: ENVIRONMENTAL & N.R. ENGINEERING

AROUND THE HORN WITH GAVIN DOWNS...favorite atHlete: Jermain Defoe • last concert He attenDeD: Wiz Khalifa & Mac Miller • Favorite FooD: Fried Pickles • favorite Holi-day: St. Patrick’s Day • favorite MontH: October • favorite Pur-due building: Armstrong Hall • favorite big City: Indianapolis • unique travel loCale: Grand Marais, Minnesota • Country He’d like to viSit: New Zealand • SPort He alSo enJoyS: Soccer • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Kenji Matsuki, Mathematics

• Four-year varsity letter-winner at Santa FeChristian in suburban San Diego

• Four-time All-Coastal League performer,including first team honors as an upperclassman

• First Team All-California small schools &Second Team All-CIF San Diego as a senior

• 2009 San Diego area Freshman of the Year

• Helped lead Santa Fe Christian to four CoastalLeague titles & CIF-SDS Division IV crowns

• Batted .414 with 10 home runs,11 doubles & 45 RBI

• Four-time San Diego Union Tribune all-academic team

#20 JOSHESTIll

5-10, 190 lbS FRESHMAN CATCHER/THIRD BASEMANBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

CARLSBAD, CALIF. (SANTA FE CHRISTIAN HS)MAJOR: MANAGEMENT

AROUND THE HORN WITH JOSH ESTILL...favorite atHlete: LaDainian Tomlinson • in His MP3 Player: Blink 182 • last concert He atteneD: Maroon 5 • Favorite Direc-tor: Christopher Nolan • favorite Holiday: Christmas • favorite MontH: November • favorite Purdue building: Krannert • favorite big City: San Diego • unique travel loCale: Israel • Country He’d like to viSit: England • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Football & Surfing • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Stephen Hillis, Sociology

• Played his first two college seasons atGlen Oaks College in Centreville, Mich.

• Batted .383 as a freshman to garnerall-region & all-conference honors

• Also earned second team all-conferencehonors as in 2012 after batting .351

• Helped the Lima Locos win the Great LakesLeague title in the summer of 2011

• Two-time first team all-conference honoreeas an upperclassman at Clay High School

• Batted .444 as a high school junior,.390 a year later

• Played for Doug Schreiber’s brotherKeith at Glen Oaks College

#30 COnnERHUDnAll

6-1, 180 lbS JUNIOR OUTFIELDERBATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT SOUTH BEND, IND. (CLAY HS)

MAJOR: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

AROUND THE HORN WITH CONNER HUDNALL...favorite ball Player: Robinson Cano • in His MP3 Player: Cyhi da Pryce • Favorite acotr & actress: Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston • favorite food: Chicken Alfredo • Favorite HoliDay: Christmas • favorite MontH: May • favorite Purdue building: Memorial Union • favorite big City: Chicago • unique travel loCale : Jamaica • Country He’d like to viSit: Ireland • SPort He alSo enJoyS: Basket-ball • favortie outdoor aCtivity: Cornhole (Bean Bags)

• First Team All-Palomar League & First Team All-North San Diego County as a high school senior

• Team MVP & second team all-leaguehonoree as a junior

• Batted .337 with 24 RBI & 13 steals a senior,.316 with 6 home runs & 25 RBI as a junior

• Helped lead TPHS to back-to-back North Countytournament titles as an upperclassman

• Played for the south team at the California Baseball Coaches Association North/South Showcase Series

• Two-time San Diego Union Tribune all-academic team & four-time Torrey Pines scholar athlete

• Earned an Ambassador Scholarship fromthe Global Leadership Connection

#22 KYlEJOHnSOn

6-5, 210 lbS FRESHMAN OUTFIELDER/PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (TORREY PINES HS)MAJOR: CIVIL ENGINEERING

AROUND THE HORN WITH KYLE JOHNSON...favorite atHlete: Alex Morgan • in His MP3 Player: Rebelution • Favorite actor & actress: Will Ferrell & Mila Kunis • Favorite Meal: Surf & Turf • Favorite HoliDay: Christmas • favorite MontH: July • favorite Purdue building: Mackey Arena • favorite big City: Chicago • unique travel loCale: Dominican Republic • Country He’d like to viSit: Tahiti • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Football & Surf-ing • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Johnny Brown, Math

• Hit 21 home runs during his prep career,including a school-record 13 as the

starting shortstop his sophomore year

• Two-time all-conference & all-area honoreeafter batting .400 each season

• Was also the starting quarterback & kickerfor the varsity football team at WTHS

• Kicked a 49-yard field goal as a senior,the longest in school history

• All-Academic team student-athlete

• Brother Danny also attends Purdue

#37 pATRICKKEnnEY

6-4, 190 lbS FRESHMAN OUTFIELDER/PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

GURNEE, ILL. (WARREN TOWNSHIP HS)MAJOR: ACCOUNTING

AROUND THE HORN WITH PATRICK KENNEY...favorite atHlete: Jay Cutler • in His MP3 Player: Kendrick Lamar • laSt ConCert attended: O.A.R • Favorite actor & actress: Will Fer-rell & Mila Kunis • Favorite FooD: Ribs • Favorite MontH: January • favorite Purdue building: Wiley Dining Courts • favorite big City: Chicago • unique travel loCale: Germany • country He’D like to viSit: Itlay • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Bowling, Football & Fishing • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Dan Weiss, Sociology

• Two-time all-conference honoree at Lake ZurichHigh School in suburban Chicago

• Was voted LZHS’s top pitcher eachof his upperclassman seasons

• All-Area performer as a senior after being honorable mention a year earlier

• Sportsmanship award recipient as a senior

• High honor roll student everysemester of high school

• Has five younger siblings

#23 MIKElUTZ

6-1, 180 lbS FRESHMAN PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

NORTH BARRINGTON, ILL. (LAKE ZURICH HS)MAJOR: MANAGEMENT

AROUND THE HORN WITH MIKE LUTZ...favorite ball Player: Justin Verlander • in His MP3 Player: Chris Young • last concert He attenDeD: O.A.R • Favorite Meal: Surf & Turf • Favorite HoliDay: Christmas • favorite MontH: June • favorite Purdue building: Wiley Dining Courts • favorite big City: Chicago • unique travel loCale: Sanible Island, Florida • country He’D like to viSit: Italy • favorite outdoor aCtivitieS: Golfing & Boating • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Andrew Hoffman, Mathematics GA

• Originally Joined the team as awalk-on in the fall of 2010

• Batted .383 as a senior at Bishop Chatardto earn all-city honors

• Also played four years of varsity tennis, earninghonorable mention all-state & all-district honors

• Trojan Pride Award winner in tennis as a senior

• Four-year honor roll student graduated with honors

• Father Pete & mother Wendee are Purdue alumni,his dad playing baseball for the Boilers in the 1980s

#3 STEvEMAnIAGO

5-10, 155 lbS JUNIOR INFIELDERBATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (BISHOP CHATARD HS)MAJOR: PHARMACY

AROUND THE HORN WITH STEVE MANIAGO...favorite atHlete: Alex Morgan • in His MP3 Player: Baby Bash • Favortie actor & actress: Matt Damon & Keira Knightly • favor-ite food: Pizza • favorite Holiday: Easter • favorite MontH: Feb-ruary • favorite Purdue building: Rawls Hall • favorite big City: Indianapolis • unique travel loaCle: Jamaica • country He’D like to viSit: Italy • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Golf & Basketball • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Dr. Kara Weatherman, Pharmacy

• Two-time first team all-conference & all-metroperformer; honorable mention as a sophomore

• Two-way player as a junior batted .413 with 14 doubles& 33 RBI while going 5-3 with 42 Ks & 3.11 ERA

• Batted .383 with 31 RBI & 30 walks while alsoearning academic all-state honors as a senior

• Four-year basketball letter-winner earned mostimproved & honorable all-conference honors

• 2012 Nick Adenhart Scholarship;four-year honor roll student

• Father Mark played basektball at Iowa State

• Career ambition of becoming an engineer for Boeing

#49 MACKMATTKE

6-7, 235 lbS FRESHMAN FIRST BASEMAN/CATCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

MARION, IOWA (XAVIER HS)MAJOR: ENGINEERING

AROUND THE HORN WITH MACK MATTKE...favorite ball Player: Manny Ramirez • in His MP3 Player: Rebelu-tion • last concert atteneD: The Band Perry • Favorite actor & aCtreSS: Matt Damon & Jennifer Aniston • Favorite FooD: Grilled Chicken • Favorite MontH: July • favorite Purdue building: Mackey Arena • favorite big City: San Diego • unique travel loCale: Can-cun • Country He’d like to viSit: Ireland • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Basketball, Water Skiing & Ice Fishing

• All-Area special mention as a senior

• Struck out 64 in 58 innings to go alongwith 2.25 ERA his senior year

• Threw a no-hitter in a regional semifinalgame of the IHSA state playoffs

• Helped lead St. Viator to back-to-backregional titles as an upperclassman

#25 TIMMCElROY

6-5, 205 lbS FRESHMAN PITCHERBATS/THROWS: LEFT

ROSELLE, ILL. (ST. VIATOR HS)MAJOR: COMMUNICATIONS

AROUND THE HORN WITH TIM MCELROY...favorite ball Player: Clayton Kershaw • in His MP3 Player: O.A.R • Favortie actor & actress: Mark Wahlberg & Mila Kunis • Fa-vorite Meal: Ribs & Twice Baked Potatoes • Favorite HoliDay: Christmas • favorite MontH: December • favorite Purdue building: Wiley Dining Courts • favorite big City: Chicago • Country He’d like to viSit: Ireland • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Golfing & Fishing • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Mary Harris, English

• Four-year all-conference & all-area performeras a four-time varsity letter winner

• Led the team in strikeouts in three of his four years

• Two-way player also led the squad in doublesas a junior & batting average as a senior

• Selected to the 2011 White Sox Area Code Team& 2012 Indiana North/South All-Star Game

• Also a three-year all-conference& all-area standout in basketball

• Honor roll student

#28 JORDAnMInCH

6-3, 175 lbS FRESHMAN PITCHERBATS/THROWS: LEFT

HIGHLAND, IND. (HIGHLAND HS)MAJOR: MOVEMENT & SPORTS SCIENCE

AROUND THE HORN WITH JORDAN MINCH...favorite atHlete: Derrick Rose • in His MP3 Player: Drake • Favor-ite actor & actress: Denzel Washington & Jessica Alba • favortie food: Burritos • Favorite HoliDay: Christmas • favorite MontH: July • favorite Purdue building: Campus Recreational Center • favorite big City: Chicago • unique travel loCale: Washington, D.C. • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Basketball & Golf • favorite outdoor aCtivity: Fishing

• Two-year starting leadoff man atTorrey Pines HS in San Diego

• Two-time All-San Diego CountyHonorable Mention

• San Diego Padres Scout Team honoree

• Twice named to the San Diego CountyHigh School Guide players to watch list

• Recorded a .972 fielding percentage & .406 on-base percentage as a senior

• Two-time San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic;four-year honor roll student graduated with honors

• Parents Marty (Iowa) & Susan (Illinois) areboth graduates of Big Ten unviersities

#2 MICHAElMUllEn

5-11, 165 lbS FRESHMAN INFIELDERBATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT

RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. (TORREY PINES HS)MAJOR: ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

AROUND THE HORN WITH MICHAEL MULLEN...laSt ConCert attened: Odd Future • Favorite actor & actess: Andy Samberg & Mila Kunis • Favorite FooD: California Burrito • Fa-vorite Holiday: Christmas • favorite MontH: July • favorite Purdue building: Owen Hall • favorite big City: New York • unique travel loCale: Dominican Republic • country He’D like to visit: Italy • SPort He alSo enJoyS: Basketball • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Johnny Brown, Math • furry friend: Dusty, Dog

• Varsity letter winner in both baseball & hockeyat Brookfield East HS in suburban Milwaukee

• Helped Brookfield East advance to thestate semifinals as a junior

• Most improved honoree as a sophomore

• Father Pat played baseball & football at Yale;brother Daniel played baseball at Wooster College (Ohio)

• Mother Grace is a Purdue alumna &older sister Grace is a current student

• Batted .437 and led team in hits, runs & RBIsduring senior year all-conference season

#1 pATRICKO’BRIEn

6-1, 155 lbS FRESHMAN INFIELDERBATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT

BROOKFIELD, WIS. (BROOKFIELD EAST HS)MAJOR: ENGINEERING

AROUND THE HORN WITH PATRICK O’BRIEN...favorite ball Player: Ryan Braun • in His MP3 Player: Kanye West • last concert atteneD: Milwaukee Summerfest • Favorite FooD: Chicken Alfredo • Favorite MontH: November • favorite Purdue landMark: Electrical Fountain • favorite big City: New York • unique travel loCale: Rome • country He’D like to visit: England • favorite outdoor aCtivity: Ultimate Frisbee • SPort He alSo en-JoyS: Hockey • furry friend: Lacey, Border Collie

• Four-year varsity letter winner at Oak ParkRiver Forest HS in suburban Chicago

• Three-time all-state honoree batted .505 in 2011,.490 as a sophomore & .450 as a senior

• Helped lead Oak Park-River Forest tothe IHSA 4A state title as a senior

• Six-time honor roll student

• Brothers Sam (Wright State) & Frankie(Parkland College) also play college baseball

#31 JACKpICCHIOTTI

5-11, 185 lbS FRESHMAN CATCHER/OUTFIELDERBATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT

OAK PARK, ILL. (OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST HS)MAJOR: BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION MGMT.

AROUND THE HORN WITH JACK PICCHIOTTI...favorite ball Player: Robinson Cano • in His MP3 Player: Jake Owen • Favorite autHor: Ernest Hemingway • Favorite Director: Joss Whedon • Favorite FooD: Chicken Parmesan • Favorite Holi-day: Hanukkah • favorite Purdue building: Knoy Hall • favorite big City: Chicago • unique travel loCale: Chattanooga, Ohio • Coun-try He’d like to viSit: Australia • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Daphene Koch, Building Construction Management

• Two-time Lafayette Journal & Courier Big School Player of the Year as an upperclassman

• Four-year varsity starter was honorable mention all-conference in 2010, team’s rookie of the year in 2009

• Batted .500 as a junior, .482 as a senior togarner honorable mention all-state honors

• Played in the 2012 Indiana North/South All-Star Game

• Career ambition of becoming a sports agent

#16 CODYSTROnG

5-7, 165 lbS FRESHMAN CATCHER/OUTFIELDERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

LAFAYETTE, IND. (MCCUTCHEON HS)MAJOR: ORG. LEADERSHIP & SUPERVISION

AROUND THE HORN WITH CODY STRONG...favorite ball Player: Dusitn Pedroia • in His MP3 Player: Mike Stud • Favorite actor & actress: Will Ferrell & Mila Kunis • Favorite food: Pizza • Favorite HoliDay: Thanksgiving • favorite MontH: Oc-tober • favorite Purdue building: Wiley Dining Court • favorite big City: Cincinnati • Country He’d like to viSit: Spain • SPortS He alSo enJoyS: Basketball, Football & Snowboarding • enJoyed tHiS Pro-feSSor’S ClaSS: Pat Connolly, Computer Graphics Technology

• Punter on Purdue football team made the official baseball roster during 2013 preseason practice

• Expected to contribute to Purdue baseballas a left-handed relief pitcher

• Was a switch-hitting center fielder & pitcheras a high school letter winner

• His high school pitching coach was Purduealumnus and former Boiler Allan Donato

• 2012 Ray Guy Award semifinalist while helpingPurdue football qualify for New Year’s Day bowl

• Ranked third in the Big Ten & 33rd nationallywith a 42.3 yards per punt average

• Placed 41 percent of his punts insidethe 20-yard line in 2012

• No touchbacks among his 41 punts in 2011

#39 CODYWEBSTER

6-1, 210 lbS JUNIOR PITCHERBATS: SWITCH/THROWS: LEFT

HARRISBURG, PA. (CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST)MAJOR: LIBERAL ARTS

• Redshirted in 2012 due to injury; projected asPurdue’s top two-way player this season

• Two-time all-state honoree finished his high school career with a .445 batting average & 31 home runs

• Batted .538 with 14 home runs & 56 RBIas a junior to win Catholic League MVP honors

• Pitched three one-hitters as a junior, finishingthe season with a 7-2 record, 73 Ks & 1.72 ERA

• Did not pitch as a senior due to injury butstill batted .476 with 18 extra-base hits & 31 RBI

• Lawless Award winner as Catholic League’smost outstanding senior

• Led St. Laurence to three straight CatholicLeague titles from 2009-11

• Four-year leader scholar award recipient

#14 KYlEWOOD

6-0, 200 lbS RS-FRESHMAN PITCHER/OUTFIELDERBATS/THROWS: LEFT

ORLAND PARK, ILL. (ST. LAURENCE HS)MAJOR: MOVEMENT & SPORTS SCIENCE

AROUND THE HORN WITH KYLE WOOD...favorite ball Player: Jon Lester • in His MP3 Player: Katy Perry • laSt ConCert atteneded: Brad Paisley • Favorite HoliDay: Thanks-giving • favorite Meal: Steak & Baked Potato • favorite MontH: April • favorite Purdue building: Mackey Arena • favorite big City: Chicago • unique travel loCale: Chattanooga • Country He’d like to viSit: Ireland • SPort He alSo enJoyS: Football • enJoyed tHiS ProfeSSor’S ClaSS: Jan Cover, Philosophy

Ross BowsherSports Performance

Tiffany BrittenAcademic Support

Casey KohrAthletic Trainer

Angela PickettTeam Secretary

Andrew StaleyEquipment Manager

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