Wednesday, April 17
at Indiana (DH) | 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. | B1G+
 
Friday, April 19
vs. Northwestern | 5 p.m. | B1G+
Barbie at Bitt | Spring Cleaning - Bring in nonperishable food items for donation
 
Saturday, April 20
vs. Northwestern | 2 p.m. | B1G+
BKC Game | Camper Reunion | Kids Run the Bases

Sunday, April 21
vs. Northwestern | 1 p.m. | B1G+
Military Appreciation Day | Bark at the Park


WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Entering the week with three consecutive Big Ten series wins, the Purdue softball team (20-19, 7-5 Big Ten) is set to take on Indiana (29-12, 6-6 Big Ten) for a Wednesday midweek in Bloomington followed by a three-game home series versus Northwestern (26-8, 12-1 Big Ten).

PARKING FOR SATURDAY, 4/20
Due to the Grand Prix Race and limited parking availability, overflow parking for fans attending the softball, baseball, and soccer games will be located in the R Lot, north of Ross-Ade Stadium. Shuttles will be provided for transportation to the Northwest Athletic Complex. This change will only affect Saturday's events.

RECORD-SETTING SEASON
• Purdue set a program record for most consecutive wins in Big Ten play with seven straight.
• Sage Scarmardo's 19 hit-by-pitches is a Purdue record.

THREE STRAIGHT SERIES WINS
• Purdue rode an 8-game winning streak with series wins vs. Rutgers, Iowa and Illinois and a midweek vs. Indiana St.
• The team's series sweep vs. Iowa marked the first Big Ten series win since 2018.
• Purdue's 8 straight wins came just three shy of tying the program record for longest winning streak.

LAST WEEK'S TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
• Ryen Ross registered a career-high two doubles, coming on each of her first to trips to the plate, including an RBI on her second hit. Meanwhile, she rounded out the performance with a run.
• Julia Gossett registered her second complete-game shutout, including the first in Big Ten action with Purdue's 3-0 victory in Game 1 at Illinois.
• Alivia Meeks produced a .500 batting avg. and led the team with three runs, six hits, two doubles and 15 putouts.

LAST 10 GAMES
• Purdue owns an 8-2 record over its last 10 games and held opponents to a .207 batting avg.
• Ashlynn Campbell has led the way with a .355 batting avg. and is second in hits (11) behind Khloe Banks (12).
• Tyrina Jones leads the team in RBI with eight over the last 10 games.
• Julia Gossett has led the circle with a 1.52 ERA over her team-leading 27.2 innings pitched and 22 strikeouts.
• Gossett, Kendall Klochack and Jules Raymond have each held opponents to a 1.94 batting average or lower.

RIVALRY HISTORY VS INDIANA
• Purdue is looking for its first win vs. Indiana since April 4, 2021 (W 5-4 in 9 innings).
• There have been doubleheaders for the last eight seasons between the teams.
• Purdue last swept the series in 2014 with a pair of 4-1 wins in West Lafayette, part of a larger six consecutive wins in the rivalry (2012-2014).

SCOUTING THE INDIANA HOOSIERS
• The Indiana Hoosiers have an overall record of 29-12 and are 6-6 in Big Ten play, owning a six-game win streak entering their Tuesday midweek.
• Indiana and Purdue are the two fastest teams in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers (91-110) have more stolen base attempts than Purdue (79-93). However, Khloe Banks (17-21) and Moriah Polar (17-22) lead the Big Ten individually. 
• The Boilermakers also have a better success rate compared to the Hoosiers (82.3%, 84.9%)
• The Hoosiers have a well-rounded line-up at the plate leading the Big Ten in team batting average (.322) with eight players on their roster averaging above .300. Junior Taylor Minnick has a batting average of .386, 1.116 OB% and earned 42 RBI. 
• Brianna Copeland has a 15-7 record in the circle for the Hoosiers. She has an ERA of 2.53 and held her opponents to a batting average of .213. Copeland has struck out 126, walked 60 and allowed 95 hits. At the plate, the junior has earned a SLG% of .562 and scored a team high of 36 hits. 
• In the Hoosier's last two Big Ten series, they have scored 50 runs and allowed 17. Even though they rank eighth in the Big Ten, their overall winning percentage is the third-best in the conference (.707).

SCOUTING THE #21 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS
• Northwestern is first in the Big Ten standings with a record of 12-1 in conference action, are ranked #21 in the D1Softball poll and are currently on a seven-game winning streak. 
• The team is coming off a series sweep vs. Maryland, where the Wildcats scored 19 runs and allowed six.
• Leading the Big Ten in pitching, the Wildcats own a league-best and rank 15th in the nation in ERA (2.21) and have allowed the least number of walks (87), hits (177) and runs (92) among all conference teams. Leading Northwestern's pitching staff is Ashley Miller, who owns an ERA of 1.32 and has struck out batters 133 times this year. 
• Sophomore Kansas Robinson ranks seventh in the NCAA batting average (.473). She has earned a slugging % of .861 and on-base % of .558. She also leads her team in RBI (30), hits (46) and home runs (10). 
• Northwestern has notched two ranked wins this season vs. #23 South Carolina (4-3) and #24 Boston University (2-0).