Little Rock Set to Face Purdue in Home Opener

Game 5: Little Rock at Purdue
Date	Friday, Feb. 24, 2017
Time	3 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Stadium	Gary Hogan Field
Stats	StatBroadcast
Audio	KASR 92.7 FM or CSNSports.net
Video	Little Rock All-Access
Full Notes	Little Rock | Purdue

LITTLE ROCK – In its home opener, Little Rock baseball will face Purdue as part of a three-game series beginning on Friday at 3 p.m. The second game of the series will take place on Saturday at 2 p.m., and the series finale will take place on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
All games will air on KASR 92.7 FM in Little Rock and other stations around the state of Arkansas through the Creative Sports Network. All radio broadcasts can be picked up online at KASRFM.com and/or CSNSports.net. Mike Harrison will be calling all the action this season for the Trojans.
 
Friday will mark Little Rock's first-ever meeting with Purdue.

Game 6: Little Rock at Purdue
Date	Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017
Time	2 p.m.
Location	Little Rock, Ark.
Stadium	Gary Hogan Field
Stats	StatBroadcast
Audio	KASR 92.7 FM or CSNSports.net
Video	Little Rock All-Access
Full Notes	Little Rock | Purdue

The Boilermakers will be just the third Big Ten Conference opponent the Trojans have ever faced with Indiana and Iowa being the other two teams.
 
The Trojans will go with the same rotation as last weekend with right-hander Matt McDowell (0-1) on Friday, right-hander Cory Malcom (0-0) on Saturday and lefty Chandler Fidel (0-1) on Sunday. Purdue will throw right-hander Tanner Andrews (1-0) on Friday, lefty Gareth Stroh (0-0) on Saturday and right-hander Tanner Schumacher (0-0) on Sunday.
 

• Friday will mark the first meeting between Little Rock and

  Game 7: Little Rock at Purdue
  Date	Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017
  Time	1 p.m.
  Location	Little Rock, Ark.
  Stadium	Gary Hogan Field
  Stats	StatBroadcast
  Audio	KASR 92.7 FM or CSNSports.net
  Video	Little Rock All-Access
  Full Notes	Little Rock | Purdue

  Purdue.
• Matt McDowell, Cory Malcom and Chandler Fidel will make up the Trojans' rotation this weekend.
• A win would snap the Trojans' losing skid to begin the season.
• A series win would be Little Rock's first in a home-opening series since sweeping Creighton in 2014.
• A series sweep would be Little Rock's first at home since taking three from Troy last year.
• Purdue is just the third Big Ten Conference opponent Little Rock has ever faced.
• The Trojans hold a 3-4 record against Big Ten opponents.
• Little Rock has homered in each of its four games this season.
• The Trojans' four homers are tied for second in the Sun Belt and rank 51st nationally.
• Little Rock pitchers have posted 43 strikeouts this season — third in the Sun Belt.
• The Trojans are posting 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings — 26th nationally.
• Both Cory Malcom and Cole Townsend have posted double-digit strikeout totals in games this season. No Trojan pitcher recorded more than nine last year.
• Hunter Owens, Ty Gunter and Dalton Thomas have each earned at least one hit in all four games this season.