2012 Purdue Baseball Media Guide

2012 PURDUE BASEBALL + 1

HEAD COACH DOUG SCHREIBER : 2

ASST. COACH JEFF DUNCAN : 3

ASST. COACH TRISTAN McINTYRE : 4

ASST. COACH PAYTON BIEKER : 5

FACILITIES : 6-10

TEAM ROSTERS : 11-13

PLAYER PROFILES, GROUP 1 : 14-39

PLAYER PROFILES, GROUP 2 : 40-46

SUPPORT STAFF : 47

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• Purdue alumnus has been head coach of the Boilermakers since May 1998

• Led the 2011 team to a 37-20 record, tying the program’s single-season wins record established his senior year (1986)

• Only coach that has led his program to the Big Ten Tourna-ment each of the last 4 years, a team-long streak

• With a 380-348 career record, he will make a run at thePurdue all-time wins benchmark (27) in 2012

• His 190 career Big Ten wins are the most in team history;Purdue has qualified for Big Ten Tourney in 7 of last 8 years

• Will coach his 750th career game this season & break the Purdue all-time mark (792) for games coached in 2013

• Twenty-one of his Purdue players have been selected in the MLB Draft, 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 & recruit-ing coordinator under Pat Murphy at Arizona State.

• Helped the Sun Devils reach the 1998 National Champion-ship game

DOUG SCHREIBERHEAD COACH14th YEAR • #4


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

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

• The 2010 team set single-season school records forat-bats, hits, runs per game & total bases

• Helped five Purdue position players earnAll-Big Ten honors in 2011

• Three outfielders from the 2011 team were named All-Big Ten, the first time Purdue had accomplished the feat since 1991

• Played for the New York Mets in 2003 & 2004

• Spent nine seasons in professional baseball, including six at the Triple-A level or higher; three-time MiLB All-Star

• Selected twice in the MLB Draft, by the Chicago Cubs in 1997 and the New York 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 DUNCANASST. COACH – HITTING3rd YEAR • #24


• Became pitching coach in the fall of 2011 after spending his first season on staff as bullpen & 1st base coach

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

• Helped Nick Wittgren earn All-Big Ten hon-ors in 2011 thanks to a league-leading 12 saves

• Seven Purdue pitchers recorded a save in 2011, establishing a new school record with 21 as a team

• The 2011 pitching staff set new marks with a 2.85 strike-out-to-walk ratio & average of 2.63 walks per 9 innings

• Served as an assistant coach & recruiting coordinator atBlufton 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

• Lafayette native got his start in coaching as thepitching coach for the Lafayette Colts (2008) &American Legion Post 11 (2006)

• 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 2003 IHSAA 4A state championship

TRISTAN McINTYREASST. COACH – PITCHING2nd YEAR • #12


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

• Will work extensively with the catchers & coachfirst base regularly

• Also plans to assist with outfield defense instruction& throw batting practice

• Two-year letter-winner for the Boilers 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 Purdue his career;the Boilermakers went 32-10 in games he started

• Academic All-Big Ten student-athlete as a senior helped the Boilers match the program’s single-season 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

• Started each of the final six games of 2011 as well as all three games of the Minnesota series at Target Field

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

• Graduated with a Purdue degree in health & fitness

PAYTON BIEKERASSISTANT COACH1st YEAR • #5


Alexander Field, the new home of Purdue Baseball, is set to open very soon. The $21 million baseball sta-dium, to be financed with athletics department funds, could eventually seat up to 2,500 spectators in the first phase of improvements to the Northwest Athletics Complex that includes the adjacent soccer facility.

Full View of NorthwestComplex with Soccer &

Tennis Facilities

Concourse& Pressbox

View from the Northwest

View from the Southwest

LockerRooms


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 acccess 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

When the Mackey Project renovation is complete, the entire upper level of IAF will be transformed into an academic center consisting of approximately 10,000 square feet with formal and informal studying an tutoring areas and offices for the academic support services staff.


No. Name Pos B-T Ht Wt Yr Hometown (High School/Previous College) 1 Joe Haase RHP R-R 5-11 185 Sr Knightstown, Ind. (Knightstown) 2 Eric Charles INF R-R 5-10 180 RS-Sr Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville) 3 Steve Maniago INF L-R 5-10 155 RS-So Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard) 6 Jake Hansen INF R-R 5-8 160 RS-Jr Westfield, Ind. (Westfield) 7 Pat Gannon LHP R-L 6-0 185 Jr Evergreen Park, Ill (Brother Rice) 8 Angelo Cianfrocco 1B/LHP L-L 6-2 185 Jr San Diego, Calif. (Westview) 9 Brandon Krieg IF R-R 6-0 180 Fr Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central)10 Jack DeAno OF L-R 5-11 175 RS-So Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton North/Vanderbilt)11 Andrew Dixon OF L-R 5-10 175 Sr Lafayette, La. (Lafayette/Hutchinson CC)13 Blake Mascarello LHP L-L 6-1 200 Sr Crown Point, Ind. (Crown Point)14 Kyle Wood OF/LHP L-L 6-0 200 Fr Orland Park, Ill. (St. Laurence)15 Bennett Oliver INF L-R 6-1 170 Fr Topeka, Kan. (Washburn Rural)16 Patrick Coghlan C R-R 5-6 165 RS-Jr Portland, Ore. (Westview)17 Sean McHugh C/1B R-R 5-11 195 So Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North)18 Mike Gaglianese RHP/INF R-R 6-1 180 Fr Oriskany, N.Y. (Notre Dame)19 Kyle Upp C/3B R-R 5-10 195 Fr La Porte, Ind. (La Porte)21 Ryan Bridges INF R-R 6-0 215 RS-Sr Griffith, Ind. (Griffith)22 Cameron Perkins INF/RHP R-R 6-5 200 Jr Indianapolis (Southport)23 Barrett Serrato INF L-R 6-2 185 Sr West Chicago, Ill. (West Chicago)26 Kevin Plawecki C R-R 6-2 200 Jr Carmel, Ind. (Westfield)27 Matt Gibbs RHP R-R 6-4 200 So Columbus, Ohio (Upper Arlington)28 Nick Wittgren RHP R-R 6-3 185 Jr Lafayette, Ind. (McCutcheon/Parkland CC)29 David Miller INF L-R 5-8 175 Sr St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis Univ. High/SW Illinois CC)30 Andrew Quinnette RHP R-R 6-0 195 RS-Sr Kokomo, Ind. (Kokomo/Valparaiso)31 Nick Burke INF/OF R-R 5-11 160 RS-Jr Pendleton, Ind. (Pendleton Heights)32 Brett Andrzejewski RHP R-R 6-2 160 Jr Westfield, Ind. (Westfield)33 Joe Eichmann RHP L-R 6-4 210 Fr Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville)34 Connor Podkul RHP R-R 6-4 205 Fr La Porte, Ind. (La Porte)35 Calvin Gunter LHP L-L 6-0 175 RS-Sr Noblesville, Ind. (Noblesville/Toledo)36 Stephen Talbott OF R-R 6-3 195 Jr Freehold, N.J. (Freehold Township)37 Sean Collins RHP R-R 6-5 215 Sr Pendleton, Ind. (Pendleton Heights)38 Kyle Bischoff C S-R 6-0 185 RS-Jr Decatur, Ind. (New Haven)39 Mike Sudbury LHP L-L 6-7 200 RS-Sr Munster, Ind. (Munster/Ohio Dominican Univ.)40 Brad Schreiber RHP/DH R-R 6-4 235 Jr Menasha, Wis. (Kimberly)41 Jon Bradford INF R-R 5-11 190 RS-Fr Dove Canyon, Calif. (Santa Margarita)42 Chris Antonelli OF R-R 5-11 185 RS-Sr Miami, Fla. (Westminster Christian)43 Robert Ramer RHP R-R 6-4 190 RS-Jr Sunnyvale, Calif. (Fremont/UC Riverside)44 Tyler Spillner OF L-R 6-1 185 Sr Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop)45 Lance Breedlove RHP R-R 6-1 165 Sr Long Beach, Calif. (Los Alamitos/Long Beach City CC)46 Gavin Downs RHP R-R 6-0 175 Fr Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll)

Coaching Staff 4 Doug Schreiber Head Coach 14th Year24 Jeff Duncan Assistant Coach 3rd Year12 Tristan McIntyre Assistant Coach 2nd Year 5 Payton Bieker Volunteer Asst. Coach 1st Year


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• Made three starts at designated hitter in 2011,including the Big Ten Tourney game vs. Minnesota

• Reached base safely three times, scored twice & drove in a run as cleanup hitter in win vs. Ball State

• Delivered an RBI single to drive in Purdue’s first run in the rubber game of the Illinois series

• 2011 Academic All-Big Ten

• Helped lead Westminster Christian toconsecutive district titles as an upperclassman

• Batted .385 with 20 RBIs as an Honorable MentionAll-Dade County performer his senior year

42CHRIS ANTONELLI

5-11, 195 lBs SENIOR OUTFIELDERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

MIAMI, FLA. (WESTMINISTER CHRISTIAN HS)MAJOR: ATHLETIC TRAINING

AROUND THE HORN WITH CHRIS ANTONELLI...fAvorite Athlete: Dwayne Wade • in his mP3 PlAyer: Zac Brown Band • lAst concert he Attended: Black Eyed Peas • fAvorite writer: Bill Simmons • fAvorite director: Clint Eastwood • fAvor-ite food: Baked Ziti • fAvorite Purdue Building: Mackey Arena • fAvorite Big city: New York • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Dr. Virginia Zimsmeister, Health & Kinesiology • sPorts he Also enjoys: Basketball, Tubing & Deep Sea Fishing

– ANTONELLI’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%2011 7 -3 .273 11 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 .273 2 2 .438 1 0 1-1 .000


• Started the series finale against Lipscomb and both midweek games against IPFW, all 2011 victories

• Doubled home a run as a pinch hitter inthe middle game of the Northwestern series

• Went 2-for-4 as a pinch hitter & reached base safely in each of his three chances to leadoff an inning

• 2011 Distinguished Big Ten Scholar& two-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

38KYLE BISCHOFF

6-0, 185 lBs JUNIOR CATCHERBATS: SWITCH • THROWS: RIGHT DECATUR, IND. (NEW HAVEN HS)

MAJOR: HISTORY

AROUND THE HORN WITH KYLE BISCHOFF...fAvorite BAll PlAyer: Justin Verlander • fAvorite writer: Bill Simmons • fAvorite director: Judd Apatow • fAvorite holidAy: Thanksgiving • fAvorite month: August • fAvorite Purdue Build-ing: Electrical Engineering • fAvorite Big city: Nashville • coun-try he’d like to visit: Germany • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Darren Doehuck, 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%2011 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 15 -3 .250 12 0 3 1 0 0 2 4 .333 2 1 .400 0 1 0-0 .955


45LANCE BREEDLOVE

AROUND THE HORN WITH LANCE BREEDLOVE...fAvorite BAll PlAyer: Mickey Mantle • in his mP3 PlAyer: Snoop Dogg • lAst concert he Attended: Toby Keith • fAvorite Actor & Actress: Leonardo DiCaprio & Natalie Portman • fAvorite month: July • fAvorite food: BBQ • fAvorite Purdue Building: Ford Dining Court • fAvorite Big city: Los Angeles • country he’d like to visit: Australia • Another sPort he enjoys: Table Tennis • most memo-rABle At Purdue: 2011 series at Target Field

– BREEDLOVE’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2011 3.51 3 -1 24 4 0 0/0 2 48 2/3 58 28 19 11 33 219 .287 .900

6-1, 180 lBs SENIOR PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

LONG BEACH, CALIF. (LOS ALAMITOS HS)MAJOR: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

• Pitched in every Big Ten series of 2011,ranking second on the team in appearances

• Made starts against Lipscomb, Tennessee-Martin,Minnesota (at Target Field) & Illinois-Chicago

• Posted a 2.35 ERA while tallying 16 strikeoutsin 15 1/3 innings pitched in Big Ten play

• Finished the year with a 1.04 ERA & at home;Induced five double plays to share the team lead


• Pitched his first two collegiate seasons at Long Beach CC, earning 2010 all-conference honors

• Helped lead LAHS to Sunset League title as a senior


• Started 24 times at first base in 2011 before aseason-ending injury in the finale of Michigan series

• Led the way with an 11-for-22 showingduring 2011’s eight-game win streak

• Hit two-run homers in back-to-back games atBelmont & Tennessee Tech on 2011 spring break trip

• Batted .458 during 13-game hit streak in 2010 & led the team with a .351 average in Big Ten play;

• Four-time all-conference & all-area performer at GHS

• North-South All-Star Game selection as a senior

21RYAN BRIDGES

6-0, 215 lBs SENIOR INFIELDERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

GRIFFITH, IND. (GRIFFITH HS)MAJOR: PHYSICAL EDUCATION

AROUND THE HORN WITH RYAN BRIDGES...fAvorite BAll PlAyer: Frank Thomas • in his mP3 PlAyer: Drake • lAst concert he Attended: Kenny Chesney • fAvorite writer: Rick Reilly • fAvorite month: September • fAvorite holidAy: Christmas • fAvorite food: Pizza • fAvorite Big city: Chicago • uniQue trAvel locAle: Cayman Islands • country he’d like to visit: Italy • An-other sPorts he enjoys PlAying: Basketball • furry friend: Duke, Puggle

– BRIDGES’ CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld%2011 27 -24 .313 80 10 25 9 0 2 21 40 .500 11 2 .388 5 4 2-4 .9952010 36 -25 .313 115 29 36 8 0 2 22 50 .435 9 1 .368 0 0 0-0 .9602009 12 -3 .136 22 2 3 0 0 0 4 3 .136 3 1 .259 1 0 0-0 .9172008 11 -6 .250 20 2 5 1 0 0 1 6 .300 6 1 .444 0 0 0-0 .667Career 86 -58 .291 237 43 69 18 0 4 48 99 .418 29 5 .372 6 4 2-4 .974


• Three-year starter at second base led the team in batting average, doubles & sacrifices in 2011

• Only player to start every game of 2011,opening & closing the season with four-hit efforts

• Posted a career-long 15-game hitting streak in 2011, 13 of the games being Big Ten contests

• 2009 Freshman All-American & Third Team All-Big Ten honoree after becoming starter in March

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

• Three-time Indy Star Super Team honoree at ZHS

2ERIC CHARLES5-10, 180 lBs SENIOR INFIELDER

BATS/THROWS: RIGHT ZIONSVILLE, IND. (ZIONSVILLE HS)

MAJOR: SELLING & SALES MANAGEMENT

AROUND THE HORN WITH ERIC CHARLES...fAvorite BAll PlAyer: Robinson Cano • in his mP3 PlAyer: Hootie & the Blowfish • lAst concert he Attended: Kenny Chesney • fAvorite month: October • fAvorite holidAy: Halloween • fAvorite food: Tacos • fAvorite Purdue Building: Ford Dining Hall • fA-vorite Big city: Singapore • uniQue trAvel locAle: Dang Kwele, Thialand • country he’d like to visit: Ireland • Another sPort he enjoys: Golf • furry friend: Bo, Golden Retriever

– CHARLES’ CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld%2011 57 -57 .351 225 49 79 17 4 3 39 113 .502 19 11 .416 7 7 11-15 .9542010 52 -49 .293 181 32 53 9 1 1 35 67 .370 22 10 .385 8 6 15-22 .9382009 45 -37 .371 159 45 59 9 3 2 21 80 .503 23 6 .461 3 0 7-11 .9642008 5 -0 .500 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 .500 0 0 0-0 1.000Career 159 -143 .339 567 127 192 36 8 6 95 262 .462 64 27 .419 18 13 33-48 .951


• Started games at first base, right field & DHwhile also pitching in relief five times in 2011

• Did not make his mound debut until May 1 but was the first reliever used in the Big Ten Tournament

• Hit for the cycle over the course of series at More-head St. to earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors


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

while leading WHS to Valley League title

8ANGELO CIANFROCCO

6-2, 185 lBs JUNIOR PITCHER/INFIELDERBATS/THROWS: LEFT

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

AROUND THE HORN WITH ANGELO CIANFROCCO...fAvorite BAll PlAyer: Archi Cianfrocco • in his mP3 PlAyer: Das EFX • lAst concert he Attended: Tribal Seeds • fAvorite Actor & Actress: Edward Norton & Natalie Portman • fAvorite holi-dAy: Thanksgiving • fAvorite food: California Burritos • fAvorite outdoor Activity: Surfing • fAvorite Big city: San Diego • uniQue trAvel locAle: Japan • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Dr. Barny Dunning, Agriculture • furry friend: Chipper, Cocker Spaniel

– CIANFROCCO’S CAREER HITTING STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld%2011 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 70 -56 .288 198 38 57 13 1 4 32 84 .424 22 6 .370 4 0 1-2 1.000

– CIANFROCCO’S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2011 4.05 1 -0 5 0 0 0/0 0 6 2/3 7 3 3 1 7 29 .280 1.000


• After making the team as a walk-on,played in three games in 2011

• Pinch hit vs. Wabash and Illinois-Chicago & scoredas a pinch runner vs. Ball State, all victories

• 2011 Distinguished Big Ten Scholar & AcademicAll-Big Ten student sports team’s highest GPA

• All-conference honoree in both baseball & football at Westview High School, serving as a football captain

• Valedictorian of his graduating class at Westview

16PATRICK COGHLAN

5-7, 165 lBs JUNIOR CATCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

PORTLAND, ORE. (WESTVIEW HS)MAJOR: MATHEMATICS

AROUND THE HORN WITH PATRICK COGHLAN...fAvorite Athlete: Nathan Gerbe • in his mP3 PlAyer: Gavin De-Graw • lAst concert he Attended: George Thorogood • fAvorite writer: Joe Posnanski • fAvorite director: Clint Eastwood • fA-vorite food: Sliders • fAvorite Purdue Building: Mackey Arena • fAvorite Big city: Portland • country he’d like to visit: Ireland • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Mark Ward, Statistics • Another sPort he enjoys: Golf

– COGHLAN’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%2011 3 -0 .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000


• Earned wins in the series opener at Morehead State and the middle game of the Iowa series in 2011

• Tallied 19 strikeouts vs. three walks, issuing only one walk in his final 15 relief appearances of the year

• Closed out the 2011 win vs. IPFW at Parkview Field,striking out the first four batters he faced

• Only allowed 2 of 13 inherited base runners to score

• Did not allow a run or issue a walkin 7 2/3 innings of relief at home in 2010

• Two-time all-conference standout in both baseball & basketball at Pendleton Heights High School

37SEAN COLLINS


PENDLETON, IND. (PENDLETON HEIGHTS HS)MAJOR: SELLING & SALES MANAGEMENT

AROUND THE HORN WITH SEAN COLLINS...fAvorite Actor: Denzel Washington • fAvorite director: Mar-tin Scorcese • fAvorite cuisine: Italian • fAvorite Purdue Building: Stanley Coulter Hall • fAvorite Big city: Nashville • uniQue trAvel locAle: Windsor, Canada • country he’d like to visit: Ireland • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Richard Feinber, Consumer Sci-ences & Retailing • sPorts he Also enjoys: Basketball & Golf • furry friend: T.J., English Cocker Spaniel

– COLLINS’ CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2011 4.34 2 -3 17 0 0 0/0 1 18 2/3 26 11 9 3 19 85 .338 1.0002010 6.38 0 -0 11 0 0 0/0 0 18 1/3 26 17 13 7 8 88 .333 1.0002009 5.18 1 -0 17 0 0 0/0 2 24 1/3 29 18 14 7 12 109 .296 .857Career 5.28 3 -3 45 0 0 0/0 3 61 1/3 81 46 36 17 39 282 .320 .923


11ANDREW DIXON5-10, 175 lBs SENIOR OUTFIELDER

BATS/THROWS: LEFT LAFAYETTE, LA. (LAFAYETTE HS)

MAJOR: GENERAL COMMUNICATION

AROUND THE HORN WITH ANDREW DIXON...fAvorite Athlete: Jacoby Ellsbury • in his mP3 PlAyer: Zac Brown Band • lAst concert he Attended: Jason Aldean • fAvorie Ac-tor: Johnny Depp • fAvorite director: Clint Eastwood • fAvor-ite month: July • fAvorite food: Boiled Crawfish • fAvorite Big city: New Orleans • foreign country he’d like to visit: Australia • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Mohan Jutta, Communications • sPorts he Also enjoys: Soccer & Hunting

– DIXON’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%2011 49 -22 .267 105 19 28 3 2 0 20 35 .333 8 5 .333 5 6 6-7 .943

• Started games in all three outfield positions & also played in a team-high 27 games off the bench

• Delivered the big hit of the 2011 series vs. Iowa,a bases-clearing triple that highlighted thefive-run eighth inning in the comeback win

• With a runner on third & less than two outs,plated that runner in 13 of his 14 opportunities

• Two-time all-Jawhawk Conference pick atHutchinson CC in Kansas, helping HCC

reach 2010 NJCAA World Series

• Batted .430 as a first teamall-district standout as a junior at LHS


• Earned the win in 2011 midweek victory vs. IPFWat Minor League stadium Parkview Field

• Struck out a career-high seven over four innings of scoreless relief at Tennessee Tech for first save

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

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

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

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

7PAT GANNON

6-0, 185 lBs JUNIOR PITCHERBATS: RIGHT • THROWS: LEFT

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

AROUND THE HORN WITH PAT GANNON...fAvorite Athlete: C.J. Wilson • in his mP3 PlAyer: Lil Wayne • lAst concert he Attended: Luke Bryan • film fAvorites, Actor/Actress/director: Leonardo DiCaprio/Anne Hathaway/Martin Scorsese • fAvorite month: July • fAvorite Big city: Chicago • uniQue trAvel locAle: Riviera Maya, Mexico • country he’d like to visit: Ireland • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Bill Harper, His-tory of Sport • Another sPort he enjoys: Golf

– 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%2011 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 6.15 5 -1 25 3 0 0/0 1 41 61 31 28 18 27 200 .339 .875


• Appeared in games vs. Belmont, Michigan St., Morehead St., 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 Wabash 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

27MATT GIBBS

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

COLUMBUS, OHIO (UPPER ARLINGTON HS)MAJOR: ENGINEERING

AROUND THE HORN WITH MATT GIBBS...fAvorite Athlete: Tim Tebow • in his mP3 PlAyer: Relient K • lAst concert he Attended: Tim McGraw • fAvorite Author: Allen W. Eckert • fAvorite Actor: Sean Connery • fAvorite holidAy: Christ-mas • fAvorite month: June • fAvorite food: Steak • fAvorite Purdue Building: Armstrong Hall • uniQue trAvel locAle: Venice • country he’d like to visit: Australia • sPorts he Also enjoys: Basketball, Skiing & Whitewater Kayaking

– GIBBS’ CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2011 6.75 0 -0 5 0 0 0/0 0 5 1/3 11 5 4 3 1 30 .407 .500


• Joined the weekend rotation during the second half of 2011 Big Ten play, starting five conference games

• Earned victories in starts against Northwestern, IPFW & Wabash and in relief vs. Ball State & Indiana

• Excelled in relief in the 2011 Indiana series, working 6 2/3 innings of one-run relief over two appearances

• Led Purdue to the rubber game win at Northwest-ern with 5 2/3 innings of three-hit ball in a spot start

• Pitched in a team-high 22 games in 2010, his first Purdue season after transferring from Toledo


• Led NHS to IHSAA Final Four as a senior

35CALVIN GUNTER

6-0, 180 lBs SENIOR PITCHERBATS/THROWS: LEFT

NOBLESVILLE, IND. (NOBLESVILLE HS)MAJOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE

AROUND THE HORN WITH CALVIN GUNTER...fAvorite director: Ron Howard • fAvorite holidAy: Indepen-dence Day • fAvorite month: July • fAvorite Purdue Building: Ford Dining Court • fAvorte Big city: Reno • country he’d like to visit: Canana • sPorts he Also enjoys: Duckpin Bowling & Yard Darts • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Rosalee Clawson, Political Sci-ence • most memorABle At Purdue: Sweeping Indiana in 2011 • furry friend: Beer, Yellow Lab

– GUNTER’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2011 6.75 5 -3 15 8 0 0/0 1 45 1/3 56 36 34 14 40 210 .306 .9522010 5.89 1 -3 22 4 0 0/1 3 36 2/3 47 29 24 18 32 172 .322 .900Career 6.37 6 -6 37 12 0 0/1 4 82 103 65 58 32 72 382 .313 .935


• Led the team in starts & innings pitched in 2011, starting a game in every Big Ten series

• Went the distance in his shutout win vs. Minnesota at Target Field, earning Pitcher of the Week honors

• Pitched 14 consecutive scoreless innings over four appearances from March 20 through April 2

• Led the staff with a 2.81 ERA in 2010 after surren-dereding an earned run in only five of his 19 outings

• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten

• Two-time Area Player of the Year as anupperclassman as a two-way player at KHS

• Batted over .500 with a sub 2.00 ERA both years

1JOE HAASE


KNIGHTSTOWN, IND. (KNIGHTSTOWN HS)MAJOR: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

AROUND THE HORN WITH JOE HAASE...fAvorite BAll PlAyer: Roberto Clemente • in his mP3 PlAyer: Eli Young Band • lAst concert he Attended: Luke Bryan • fAvorite month: October • fAvorite food: New York Strip Steak • fA-vorite Purdue Building: Armstrong Hall • fAvorite Big city: India-napolis • country he’d like to visit: Australia • Another sPort he enjoys: Golf • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Dr. Frank Dooley, Agricultural Economics • furry friend: Tyson, Boxer

– HAASE’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2011 3.39 6 -4 17 13 1 1/0 0 82 1/3 99 39 31 22 55 377 .291 1.0002010 2.81 1 -1 19 0 0 0/0 2 32 28 17 10 10 22 140 .235 .8572009 7.85 1 -2 12 0 0 0/0 0 18 1/3 34 21 16 6 14 97 .382 1.000Career 3.87 8 -7 48 13 1 1/0 2 132 2/3 161 77 57 38 91 614 .294 .969


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

• Singled twice & played all nine inningsat shortstop in the win against Pittsburgh

• 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 performer 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

6JAKE HANSEN

5-8, 160 lBs JUNIOR INFIELDERBATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT

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

AROUND THE HORN WITH JAKE HANSEN...fAvorite Athlete: Michael Jordan • lAst concert he Attended: Dave Matthews Band • film fAvorites, Actor/Actress/director: Leonardo DiCaprio/Natalie Portman/James Cameron • fAvor-ite holidAy: New Year’s • fAvorite month: May • fAvorite cuisine: Itailan • fAvorite Big city: Nashville • country he’d like to visit: Australia • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Linda Niemi, Leader-ship & Supervision • furry friend: Sheala, Springer Spaniel

– 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%2011 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 28 -7 .250 40 3 10 2 0 0 4 12 .300 4 3 .354 1 1 0-2 .900


• Excelled as a reliever in 2011, posting a 1.82 ERA & 24 strikeouts in his 12 appearances out of the bullpen

• Earned his 2011 wins vs. Michigan (2 2/3 IP, H, 0 R)& Northwestern (5 IP, 5 H, 0 R) in relief

• Did not give up a home run in 39 innings pitched & induced a team-high five ground ball double plays

• Earned the victory in game two of the 2010Missouri series with six innings of two-run ball

• Two-time all-conference & all-area standoutin baseball & football at Crown Point High School

• 2008 North/South All-Star Game selection

136-1, 200 lBs SENIOR PITCHER

BATS/THROWS: LEFT CROWN POINT, IND. (CROWN POINT HS)

MAJOR: SELLING & SALES MANAGEMENT

AROUND THE HORN WITH BLAKE MASCARELLO...fAvorite BAll PlAyer: Ken Griffey, Jr. • lAst concert he Attended: Train • fAvorite writer: Rick Reilly • fAvorite Actor: Will Ferrell • fAvorite director: Adam McKay • fAvorite month: June • fAvor-ite food: Puppy Chow Snack Mix • fAvorite Big city: Chicago • uniQue trAvel locAle: Jamaica • country he’d like to visit: Italy • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Richard Feinberg, Consumer Sci-ences & Retailing • furry friend: Archie, Pomapoo

– MASCARELLO’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2011 5.08 2 -4 16 4 0 0/0 1 39 49 30 22 9 33 174 .308 .8892010 4.50 1 -3 10 3 0 0/0 0 26 23 16 13 11 24 114 .230 .8002009 4.78 0 -0 18 1 0 0/0 0 26 1/3 35 20 14 10 20 127 .318 .667Career 4.83 3 -7 44 8 0 0/0 1 91 1/3 107 66 49 30 77 415 .290 .800

BLAKE MASCARELLO


17SEAN McHUGH

5-11, 195 lBs SOPHOMORE CATCHER/INFIELDERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

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

AROUND THE HORN WITH SEAN McHUGH...fAvorite BAll PlAyer: Joe Mauer • in his mP3 PlAyer: Drake • lAst concert he Attended: Keith Urban & Taylor Swift • fAvorite holi-dAy: Christmas • fAvorite month: April • fAvorite food: Chicken • fAvorite Big city: Kansas City • uniQue trAvel locAles: Puerto Rico & Mexico • country he’d like to visit: New Zealand • sPorts he Also enjoys: Hacky Sack & Kayaking • most memorABle At Purdue: Sweeping Indiana in 2011

– 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%2011 22 -9 .200 30 6 6 1 0 2 6 13 .433 8 1 .375 1 0 0-0 1.000

• Started games at designated hitter,first base & catcher in 2011

• Delivered a walk-off single in the 12th inning of the Friday victory against Indiana, the first Boiler to

record a walk-off hit as a pinch hitter since 2006

• Connected for a two-run homerat Belmont for his first collegiate hit

• Also hit the first home run of the seasonat Lambert Field, a solo shot in win vs. Wabash

• Two-time all-league standoutat BVHS batted .411 as a senior

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


29DAVID MILLER

5-8, 170 lBs SENIOR INFIELDERBATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT

ST. LOUIS, MO. (SAINT LOUIS UNIV. HS)MAJOR: HISTORY

AROUND THE HORN WITH DAVID MILLER...fAvorite coAch: Rick Majerus • in his mP3 PlAyer: Black Box • lAst concert he Attended: Steve Miller Band • fAvorite writer: Bill Simmons • fAvorite holidAy: Independence Day • fAvorite month: May • fAvorite food: Nacho Supreme • fAvorite Purdue Building: University Hall • uniQue trAvel locAle: St. Louis • uniQue trAvel locAle: Mount Rushmore • country he’d like to visit: Aus-tralia • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Charles Warren, History

– MILLER’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%2011 53 -46 .281 160 32 45 4 0 3 33 58 .363 41 14 .465 0 3 9-13 .939

• Made all 46 of his starts at shortstop, includingall 27 games against Big Ten opponents

• Led the Big Ten in walks & OBP, tallying 55free passes (41 walks, 14 HBP) vs. 24 strikeouts

• Reached base safely in 24 consecutive games,the second-longest streak on the team in 2011


• Transferred to Purdue after earning all-conference & all-region honors at Southwestern Illinois College

• All-conference & all-metro pick helped SLUHigh finish third at MHSAA state tournament

• Batted .434 as a senior, .412 as a junior


• 2011 Third Team All-Big Ten & Academic All-Big Ten

• Led the team in hits, homers, RBIs,slugging percentage & hit by pitch in 2011

• Reached base safely in every game of 2011,highlighted by a 20-game hit streak

• Homered twice in finale vs. Indiana & in the first two games of series vs. Minnesota at Target Field

• 2010 Freshman All-American after leadingthe team in hits, doubles & runs scored

• Batted .723 as a junior at Southport;Selected by Seattle in ‘09 MLB Draft

22CAMERON PERKINS

6-5, 200 lBs JUNIOR INFIELDERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (SOUTHPORT HS)MAJOR: MOVEMENT & SPORTS SCIENCES

AROUND THE HORN WITH CAMERON PERKINS...fAvorite Athlete: Craig Biggio • in his mP3 PlAyer: Crossfade • lAst concert he Attended: Luke Bryan • fAvorite writer: Rick Reilly • fAvorite Actor & Actress: Will Smith & Keira Knightley • fAvorite holidAy: Christmas • fAvorite month: September • fA-vorite food: Pizza • fAvorite Big city: Houston • country he’d like to visit: Egypt • Another sPort he enjoys: Bowling • furry friend: Haley, German Shepard

– PERKINS’ CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season GP -GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP OBP SF SH SB Fld%2011 56 -56 .349 232 42 81 15 4 8 53 128 .552 12 19 .419 4 2 13-16 .9702010 57 -55 .338 219 49 74 17 2 8 34 119 .543 11 6 .381 3 2 10-12 .961Career 113 -111 .344 451 91 155 32 6 16 87 247 .548 23 25 .401 7 4 23-28 .966


26KEVIN PLAWECKI

6-1, 215 lBs JUNIOR CATCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

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

AROUND THE HORN WITH KEVIN PLAWECKI...fAvorite Athlete: Tim Tebow • lAst concert he Attended: Dave Matthews Band • fAvorite Actress: Jennifer Aniston • fAvorite holidAy: Christmas • fAvorite month: June • fAvorite food: Pizza • fAvorite Purdue Building: Ford Dining Court • fAvorie Big city: Boston • uniQue trAvel locAle: Cape Cod • country he’d like to visit: England • sPorts he Also enjoys: Basketball & Golf • furry friend: Prior, Cat

– PLAWECKI’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%2011 55 -55 .341 211 46 72 14 0 2 39 92 .436 18 18 .429 5 0 3-5 .9902010 54 -52 .343 204 36 70 12 1 8 53 108 .529 8 10 .384 7 0 2-5 .985Career 109 -107 .342 415 82 142 26 1 10 92 200 .482 26 28 .407 12 0 5-10 .987

• 2011 First Team All-Big Ten, Purdue’s first catcher honored since 1960, & Johnny Bench Award Semifinalist

• Most difficult player to whiff in the Big Ten in 2011, ranking 13th nationally, with only 10 Ks in 211 at-bats

• Went 5-for-5 in rubber game win at Tennessee Tech & had three doubles in series finale at Michigan St.

• 2010 Collegiate Baseball & NCBWA Freshman All-American after setting freshman mark for RBIs

• Hit 8 of 10 Purdue homers in Big Ten play

• Two-time All-Indy North, all-conference& all-county standout helped leadWHS to 4A IHSAA runner-up finish


43ROBERT RAMER

6-4, 190 lBs JUNIOR PITCHERBATS/THROWS: RIGHT

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. (FREMONT HS)MAJOR: MANAGEMENT

AROUND THE HORN WITH ROBERT RAMER...fAvorite Athlete: Troy Tulowitzki • in his mP3 PlAyer: Drake & Eminem • fAvorite writer: Aaron Fitt • fAvorite holidAy: Inde-pendence Day • fAvorite food: Mom’s Homeade Pizza • fAvor-ite Purdue Building: Rawls Hall • fAvorite Big city: San Francisco • uniQue trAvel locAle: Ukraine • country he’d like to visit: Mo-rocco • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Dr. Julia Kalish, Manage-ment • uniQue hoBBy: Flying a Single-Engine Airplane

– 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%2011 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 4.38 7 -0 23 9 0 0/1 1 61 2/3 66 39 30 17 40 271 .267 1.000

• Won all five of his decisions in 2011, establishinga new team record for winning percentage

• Worked 5 innings of 2-hit relief in spring break open-er, earning the win after being pressed into action

• Led the way in midweek victories at Butler (Win,5 2/3 IP, 6 K, 0 BB) & Ball State (ND, 6 IP, 4 K, 0 BB)

• Pitched a combined 11 shutout inningsin his three midweek starts of 2010

• Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten

• Four-time all-league honoree at Fremont

• Sister Katy also a student at Purdue


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

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

• Won Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for six innings of three-hit ball, striking out seven, in home win vs. Bradley

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

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

• Selected by Milwaukee in the 2009 MLB Draft

40BRAD SCHREIBER


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

AROUND THE HORN WITH BRAD SCHREIBER...fAvorite coAch: Ryan McGinnis • fAvorite holidAy: Thanksgiving • fAvorite month: July • fAvorite food: Steak • country he’d like to visit: France • fAvorite outdoor Activity: Farming • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Carole Detlawen • sPorts he Also enjoys: Basketball & Fishing Up North with his Uncle & Grandfather

– 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%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


• 2011 First Team All-Big Ten started games atright field (24), third base (14), shortstop (9) & DH (9)

• Saw action in every game but did not start more than eight straight games at same position

• Reached base safely in 21 consecutive games from March 6 through April 8

• Won Big Ten Player of the Week after 6-for-9,4-RBI showing at Big East/Big Ten Challenge

• All-State & DuPage Valley Conference Player of the Year after batting .461 as a senior at West Chicago

• Selected by the Marlins in 2008 MLB Draft

23BARRETT SERRATO

6-2, 185 lBs SENIOR INFIELDER/OUTFIELDERBATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT

WEST CHICAGO, ILL. (WEST CHICAGO HS)MAJOR: PHYSICAL EDUCATION

AROUND THE HORN WITH BARRETT SERRATO...fAvorite BAll PlAyer: Khalil Greene • in his mP3 PlAyer: Bone Thugs n Harmony • lAst concert he Attended: Luke Bryan • fA-vorite Actor & Actress: Dwayne Johnson & Jessica Biel • fAvor-ite holidAy: Christmas • fAvorite month: July • fAvorite Big city: Chicago • country he’d like to visit: Australia • sPorts he Also enjoys: Fishing & Football • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Kevin Richards, Health & Kinesiology

– SERRATO’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%2011 57 -56 .313 211 50 66 12 2 2 42 88 .417 32 4 .403 6 1 6-8 .8962010 35 -23 .266 94 17 25 4 1 0 14 31 .330 15 1 .369 1 0 2-3 .8832009 26 -13 .298 57 10 17 3 0 0 12 20 .351 9 0 .394 0 0 3-3 .859Career 118 -92 .298 362 77 108 19 3 2 68 139 .384 56 5 .393 7 1 11-14 .883


• 2011 Second Team All-BIg Ten, All-Big TenTournament Team & Academic All-Big Ten

• One of three players that saw action in every game of 2011; shared the team lead with 17 doubles

• Led the way on spring break with seven extra-base hits and 11 runs scored, finishing trip 13-for-34

• Three-year starter; 2009 Big Ten All-Freshman Team

• Northrop Blanket Award winner as mostoutstanding three-sport athlete as a senior

• Batted over .400 all four years,setting 10 new NHS records

44TYLER SPILLNER

6-1, 195 lBs SENIOR PITCHERBATS: LEFT • THROWS: RIGHT

FORT WAYNE, IND. (NORTHROP HS)MAJOR: LANDSCAPE & HORTICULTURE DESIGN

AROUND THE HORN WITH TYLER SPILLNER...fAvorite Athlete: Charles Woodson • in his mP3 PlAyer: Zac Brown Band • lAst concert he Attended: Dierks Bentley • fAvor-ite writer: Joe Posnanski • fAvorite month: June • fAvorite food: Buffalo Wings • fAvorite Purdue Building: Horticulture • fAvorite Big city: Singapore • uniQue trAvel locAle: Bahamas • country he’d like to visit: Japan • Another sPort he enjoys: Golf • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Paul Siciliano, Horticulture

– SPILLNER’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%2011 57 -56 .328 229 47 75 17 1 4 33 106 .463 31 6 .418 2 5 11-17 .9612010 57 -54 .319 226 46 72 13 7 1 28 102 .451 32 5 .410 3 2 18-24 .9862009 43 -26 .289 121 26 35 5 1 1 24 45 .372 19 1 .385 2 1 7-9 .930Career 157 -136 .316 576 119 182 35 9 6 85 253 .439 82 5 .408 7 8 36-50 .963


• Pitched at least three innings vs. UIC (twice), North-western, Iowa and Michigan St. at Big Ten Tourney

• Earned saves in 2011 wins vs. UIC & Iowa,finishing off the sweep of the Hawkeyes

• Limited left-handed hitters to a .206batting average against in 2011

• Effective vs. Michigan St.’s left-handed heavy 3-4-5, working a combined 5 2/3 innings of two-run relief

• Transfered to Purdue from Ohio Dominican University

• Father William was the Chief of Policeof Munster, Ind. from 1987-2003

39MIKE SUDBURY

6-7, 205 lBs SENIOR PITCHERBATS/THROWS: LEFT

MUNSTER, IND. (MUNSTER HS)MAJOR: LAW & SOCIETY

AROUND THE HORN WITH MATT GIBBS...fAvorite coAch: John Wooden • in his mP3 PlAyer: Anberlin • lAst concert he Attended: Shine Down • fAvorite Actor: Jason Se-gal • fAvorite holidAy: Independence Day • fAvorite food: BBQ • fAvorite Purdue Building: The Union • fAvorite Big city: Chicago • uniQue trAvel locAle: Cozumel, Mexico • country he’d like to visit: Australia • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Robert Morris, Criminal Justice • furry friend: Riley, GoldenDoodle

– SUDBURY’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2011 3.70 0 -0 13 0 0 0/0 3 24 1/3 28 10 10 6 15 104 .304 1.0002010 0.00 0 -0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3 0 1 0 2 4 15 .000 ––Career 3.29 0 -0 16 0 0 0/0 3 27 1/3 28 11 10 8 19 119 .272 1.000


• 2011 Third Team All-Big Ten led the team in runs scored despite batting ninth in 36 of his 55 starts

• Also led the team in stolen bases, finishing a perfect 17-of-17 to improve to 22-of-22 for his college career

• Hit safely in all 8 games of 2011 spring break trip, going 13-for-32 with 6 extra-base hits & 9 runs scored

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

• Homered twice in 2010 game at Missouri

• Batted .432 as an all-conference &all-county standout as a senior at FRHS

• Grandpa Stephen Vanderhoof played football at Purdue

36STEPHEN TALBOTT

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

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

AROUND THE HORN WITH STEPHEN TALBOTT...fAvorite BAll PlAyer: Matt Kemp • in his mP3 PlAyer: Drake • lAst concert he Attended: Girl Talke • fAvorite holidAy: Christ-mas • fAvorite month: September • fAvorite food: Chicken Par-mesan fAvorite Big city: New York • most memorABle moment At Purdue: Sweeping Indiana in 2011 • Also enjoys: Going to the Beach

– 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%2011 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 74 -61 .303 228 68 69 14 2 4 39 99 .434 19 15 .392 1 7 22-22 .969


• 2011 Second Team All-Big Ten reliever pitchedin a team-high 29 games, finishing 24

• 2011 NCBWA Stopper of the Year MidseasonWatch List & 2012 Preseason List selection

• Led the Big Ten in saves in 2011, finishing oneshy of the Purdue single-season record

• Excelled in Big Ten play, earning six saves while reg-istering a 1.14 ERA and .217 batting average against

• Earned a save in six straight appearances from April 6-23

• Helped Parkland College qualify for the 2010 NJ-CAA DII World Series, going 10-0 with 54 strikeouts

• Team MVP in baseball, basketball & tennisas a senior at McCutcheon High School

28NICK WITTGREN


LAFAYETTE, IND. (McCUTCHEON HS)MAJOR: MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

AROUND THE HORN WITH NICK WITTGREN...fAvorite coAch: Justin Verlander • in his mP3 PlAyer: Drake • fAvorite writer: Rick Reilly • fAvorite holidAy: Christmas • fA-vorite month: May • fAvorite food: Chicken Alfredo • fAvor-ite Purdue Building: Stewart Center • fAvorite Big city: Boston • uniQue trAvel locAle: Hawaii • country he’d like to visit: France • enjoyed this Professor’s clAss: Amina Shareef, Education • other sPorts he enjoys: Basketball & Golf

– WITTGREN’S CAREER STATISTICS AT PURDUE –Season ERA W -L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF B/AVG Fld%2011 3.18 2 -3 29 1 0 0/1 12 51 47 22 18 10 55 212 .244 1.000


BRETT ANDRZEJEWSKI • #326-2, 160 lBs junior Pitcher

BAts/throws: right

westfield, ind.westfield hs/tAllAhAsse cc

mAjor: history

AROUND THE HORNWITH BRETT & JON...

fAvorite Athlete

<<< Brett FavreDerek Jeter >>>in his mP3 PlAyer

<<< Zac Brown BandKings of Leon >>>

lAst concert he Attended

<<< Hootie & the BlowfishWeezer >>>

fAvorite director

<<< Michael BayMartin Scorsese >>>

fAvorite food

<<< Terryaki ChickenItalian Beef >>>fAvorite month

<<< NovemberOctober >>>

fAvorite Big city

<<< St. LouisChicago >>>

country he’d like to visit

<<< South AfricaItaly >>>

Another sPort he enjoys

<<< Basketball >>>

• Two-way player at Santa Margarita High School, was a pitcher his junior year & field player as a senior

• Batted .230 with three home runs and a .410 slug-ging percentage as a senior

• Honor roll student

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

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

JON BRADFORD • #415-11, 190 lBs freshmAn infielder

BAts/throws: right

dove cAnyon, cAlif.sAntA mArgAritA hsmAjor: mAnAgement

• Pitched at Tallahassee Community College in Flor-ida in 2011 and Franklin College in Indiana in 2010

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

• Compiled a 3.23 ERA while striking out 22 in 17 1/3 innings as a senior at Westfield High School

• 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


JACK DeANO • #105-11, 175 lBs soPh. outfielder

BAts: left • throws: right

wheAton, ill.wheAton north hs/vAnderBilt

mAjor: PoliticAl science

AROUND THE HORNWITH NICK & JACK...

fAvorite Athlete

<<< Michael JordanFrank Thomas >>>in his mP3 PlAyer

<<< DrakeCreed >>>


<<< Kenny ChesneyBlink 182 >>>

fAvorite director

<<< Steven SpielbergMartin Scorsese >>>

fAvorite food

<<< Chicken WingsTurkey Sandwich >>>

fAvorite Big city

<<< OrlandoChicago >>>

uniQue trAvel locAle

<<< St. Peterburg, Fla.Japan >>>


<<< Italy >>>enjoyed this Professor’s clAss

<<< Frank Dooley, Agri EconThomas Tharp, EAS >>>


• Saw action as a defensive replacement at third base in 2011 wins vs. Wabash & UIC

• Four-year varsity letter-winner at Pendleton Heights High School

• All-county & all-conference as a senior in both baseball & basketball

• Morther Sarah & brother Nathan are both Pur-due graduates

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

• First Team All-State & DuPage Valley Conference Player 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

• Also an all-conference performer in football; led the conference with 7 INTs & returned 4 kicks for TDs

NICK BURKE • #315-11, 160 lBs junior infielder

BAts/throws: right

Pendleton, ind.Pendleton heights hs

mAjor: AgriBusiness mAnAgement


JOE EICHMANN • #336-4, 210 lBs freshmAn Pitcher


liBertyville, ill.liBertyville hs

mAjor: economics

AROUND THE HORNWITH GAVIN & JOE...fAvorite Athlete/coAch

<<< Justin VerlanderCarlos Pena >>>in his mP3 PlAyer

<<< Black KeysEric Church >>>


<<< LMFAOLuke Bryan >>>

fAvorite foods/cuisine

<<< Fried PicklesItalian >>>

fAvorite Big city

<<< DetroitPhoenix >>>


<<< Outer Banks, N.C.Alaska >>>


<<< New ZealandGermany >>>

other sPorts he enjoys

<<< Fishing & SoccerBasketball & Golf >>>

furry friend(s)<<< Maizie, Golden Retriever

Bella, Cat >>>

• Helped CHS win back-to-back 4A IHSAA state ti-tles as an upperclassman

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

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

• Four-year honor roll student ranking eighth among his graduating class of 441 in GPA

• Dad played soccer at IPFW; sister runs track at IUPUI

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

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

GAVIN DOWNS • #466-0, 175 lBs freshmAn Pitcher

BAts/throws: right

fort wAyne, ind.cArroll hs

mAjor: env. & n.r. engineering


BRANDON KRIEG • #96-0, 180 lBs freshmAn infielder

BAts/throws: right

indiAnAPolis, ind.lAwrence centrAl hs

mAjor: industriAl distriBution

AROUND THE HORNWITH MIKE & BRANDON...

fAvorite BAll PlAyer

<<< Derek Jeter >>>in his mP3 PlAyer

<<< Zac Brown BandYG >>>

fAvorite food

<<< BaconSteak >>>

fAvorite month

<<< April >>>fAvorite holidAy

<<< ChristmasThanksgiving >>>

fAvorite city

<<< New YorkKey West >>>


<<< New ZealandPuerto Rico >>>

fAvorite Purdue Building

<<< Mackey ArenaMollenkopf >>>

other sPorts he enjoys

Football & FishingBasketball, Fishing & Hunting >>>

• 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 an upperclassman; 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-conference recog-nition at both schools

• 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 upperclass-man also selected to the Indianapolis Area Super Team

• Batted .360 with 13 extra-base hits while being a per-fect 18-for-18 stealing bases as a junior

• Helped lead Lawrence North to a trio consecutive county titles from & a pair of conference crowns

• Parents Barry & Brenda are both Purdue grads

MIKE GAGLIANESE • #186-1, 180 lBs freshmAn rhP/if

BAts/throws: right

oriskAny, n.y.notre dAme hsmAjor: science


BENNETT OLIVER • #156-1, 170 lBs freshmAn infielder


toPekA, kAn.wAshBurn rurAl hsmAjor: undeclAred

AROUND THE HORNWITH STEVE & BENNETT

in his mP3 PlAyer

<<< The FrayYG >>>


<<< John MayerLuke Bryan >>>

fAvorite food/cuisine

<<< PizzaMexican >>>

fAvorite month

<<< FebruaryJune >>>

fAvorite Big city

<<< IndianapolisChicago >>>


<<< JamaicaDusseldorf, Germany >>>country he’d like to visit

<<< Italy >>>furry friend

<<< Izzy & Russel, DogsSwagger, Dachshund >>>

enjoyed this Professor’s clAss

<<< Rupa De, BiologyBrenda Downing, Liberal Arts >>>

• Did not see action in 2011 after joining the team as a walk-on

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

• Also played four years of varsity tennis earning honorable mention all-state & all-district honors

• Trojan Pride Award winner in tennis as a senior

• Father Pete and mother Wendee are Purdue al-ums, his dad playing baseball for the Boilers

• Three-year varsity starter at Washburn Rural High School

• Finished his prep career ranked 10th all-time in RBIs

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

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

• Highlighted among the area’s best players by the To-peka Capital Journal

STEVE MANIAGO • #35-10, 165 lBs soPh. infielder


indiAnAPolis, ind.BishoP chAtArd hs

mAjor: Pre-PhArmAcy


ANDREW QUINNETTE • #306-0, 200 lBs senior Pitcher

BAts/throws: right

kokomo, ind.kokomo hs/vAlPArAiso

mAjor: Accounting

AROUND THE HORNWITH CONNOR & ANDREW

fAvorite Athlete

<<< Aaron RodgersAndruw Jones >>>in his mP3 PlAyer

<<< DrakeDave Matthews Band >>>

fAvorite writer

<<< Adam ParkhouseRick Reilly >>>fAvorite month

<<< JulyAugust >>>

fAvorite Big city

<<< ChicagoIndianapolis >>>


<<< OmahaJapan >>>


<<< Italy >>>fAvorite Purdue Building

<<< Mackey ArenaRawls Hall >>>

furry friend

<<< Maddie, DogReggie, Cocker Spaniel >>>

• First Team All-State & Duneland Athletic Confer-ence MVP as a senior

• Compiled a 1.33 ERA while striking out 123 bat-ters over 74 innings pitched in 2011

• La Porte County Herald Argus Area Player of the Year & Indiana North/South All-Star Game selection

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

• Honor roll student graduated with 3.98 GPA

• Did not see action in 2011 due to injury

• Position player at Valparaiso projected to contribute as a relief pitcher for the Boilermakers

• Batted .386 with six home runs & 32 RBIs to earn all-state honors at Kokomo High School

• All-conference performer in baseball & tennis; also represented Kokomo at North/South All-Star Game

• Helped lead Kokomo to runner-up finish at 2007 IH-SAA State Tournament

CONNOR PODKUL • #346-4, 205 lBs freshmAn Pitcher

BAts/throws: right

lA Porte, ind.lA Porte hs

mAjor: undeclAred


KYLE WOOD • #146-0, 200 lBs freshmAn of/P

BAts/throws: left

orlAnd PArk, ill.st. lAurence hs

mAjor: undeclAred

AROUND THE HORNWITH KYLE & KYLE...

fAvorite BAll PlAyer

<<< Josh HamiltonJon Lester >>>

in his mP3 PlAyer

<<< Lil WayneT.I. >>>

fAvorite food

<<< Steak SandwichMom’s Beef & Potatoes >>>

fAvorite month

<<< July April >>>

fAvorite Big city

<<< Chicago >>>uniQue trAvel locAle

<<< Smokey MountainsChattanooga >>>


<<< ItalyIreland >>>furry friend

<<< Rocky, Golden RetrieverScooby, Dog >>>

enjoyed this Professor’s clAss

<<< Tarra Hodge, H&KDr. Jan Cover, Philosophy >>>

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

• Helped lead LHS to 2010 Duneland Conference title, batting .338 with 31 RBIs

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

• Four-year honor roll student; National Honor Society

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

• 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 RBIs as a junior to win Catholic League MVP honors

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

• Did not pitch as a senior but still batted .476 with 18 extra-base hits & 31 RBIs; will only hit in 2012

• Four-year starter & leader scholar award recipient

KYLE UPP • #195-10, 195 lBs freshmAn cAtcher

BAts/throws: right

lA Porte, ind.lA Porte hs

mAjor: heAlth & fitness


Ross BowsherSports Performance

Brieanne YoungTeam Manager

Alex UrbanskiTeam Manager

Chelsea SummerTeam Manager

Andrew MarkingTeam Manager

Tiffany BrittenAcademic Support Services

Casey KohrAthletic Trainer

Angela PickettTeam Secretary

2012 Purdue Baseball Media Guide

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