• Indiana (20-5) hosts in state rival Purdue this weekend at Bart Kaufman Field.
• Friday will be the 279th ever meeting between IU and Purdue as the two squads met last year, with the Boilermakers taking two of three games in West Lafayette.
• IU leads the all-time series between the two schools, 145-131-2.
• Indiana Head Coach Chris Lemonis is in his fourth season leading the Hoosier baseball program and his 24th overall year in coaching. He has posted a 121-77-2 record and has led the program to two regional at-large bids in his first three full seasons.