1987 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team

The 1987 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University in the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Boilermakers were members of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Lambert Field in West Lafayette, Indiana. They were led by 10th-year head coach Dave Alexander.

1987 Purdue Boilermakers baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1987 record36–24–1 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Dave Alexander (10th season)
MVPArchi Cianfrocco (Senior year)
Home stadiumLambert Field
1987 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 23 Michigan  xy 133 .813  5212 .813
Purdue  y 106 .625  3624 .600
Indiana   79 .438  4317 .717
Michigan State   610 .375  3420 .630
Ohio State   412 .250  1927 .413
West
Minnesota  x 124 .750  3625 .590
Iowa   97 .563  2928 .509
Illinois   97 .563  3224 .571
Northwestern   511 .313  2320 .535
Wisconsin   511 .313  2824 .538
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Their berth in the 1987 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was the first trip to the NCAA Tournament in Purdue's history.[3]

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season 37–27 overall (9–7 conference) and second place in East division of the conference standings, qualifying for the 1986 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament, where they were swept out in the first round.

MLB Draft

The following Boilermakers on the 1986 roster were selected in the 1986 Major League Baseball draft:

List of Drafted Players
Name1986 ClassPos.TeamRoundSigned/Returned
Kent MaggardJuniorRHPCleveland Indians12thSigned

Roster

1987 Purdue Boilermakers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome town
Troy Aeschliman /
Jr
OF Jeff Allison /
Sr Valparaiso H. S. Indianapolis, Indiana
P Pete Altenberger /
Fr St. Viator H. S. Arlington Heights, Illinois
John Carrico /
So
INF Archi Cianfrocco R/R
Jr Onondaga Community College
Mike Drum /
Jr
P Scott Dubach /
Sr
INF Mike Galle /
So
INF Bob Gerhard /
Jr
Rex Gingerich /
Sr
P Lee Huntley /
Sr
Jeff Kapp /
Jr
INF Tom Kitchel /
So
Kyle Kraemer /
Fr
P Tom Mayer /
Jr
C Jim Meshberger /
Fr
Tom Ostrowski /
Fr
P Tom Richter /
INF Brett Roach /
Sr
OF Jose Rosey /
Sr
OF Bob Shoulders /
Sr
P Andy Swain /
So
Head coach

Dave Alexander

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2019

Schedule

1987 Purdue Boilermakers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason

References

  1. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1987". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  3. Nathan Baird (May 28, 2017). "Purdue baseball a 2 seed in NCAA Tournament and headed to North Carolina". www.jconline.com. Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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