Wednesday, March 21
South Bend, Ind.
5:35 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Notre Dame
Photo by: Lucas Carter
‘Dons Travel to Notre Dame to Face Fighting Irish
3/21/2012 8:56:00 AM | Baseball
Season Stats
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The IPFW baseball team will return to Indiana after a weekend series in Ohio to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Wednesday, March 21.
Opponent: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-7)
Date: March 21
Time: 5:35 p.m.
Location: South Bend, Ind.
Live Stats: www.und.com
Radio: Mike Maahs play-by-play
PROBABLE STARTERS
IPFW - Daniel Tursell
Notre Dame – Patrick Veerkamp
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
Notre Dame played their home opener on Tuesday, March 20 against the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Freshman RHP Pat Connaughton made his Irish baseball debut after finishing his rookie campaign on the men's basketball team. Connaughton played in all 34 games for the basketball team this season with 18 starts. He averaged 7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
Notre Dame defeated Eastern Michigan at Frank Eck Stadium by the final score of 12-4. Breck Ashdown earned his first career win as Connaughton was limited to just 31 pitches in 1.2 innings of work. The game was closer than the final score indicated for the first six innings. The turning point in the game was when Notre Dame posted six runs in the seventh putting the score at 12-4.
The projected starter for the Irish on Wednesday is Fort Wayne native Patrick Veerkamp. Veerkamp is a junior who played high school ball at Homestead. This 6-3, 205 right-hander is 1-0 on the year with an ERA of 3.38. He has pitched eight innings in his three appearances during the 2012 season. In those eight innings, Veerkamp has allowed eight hits and three earned runs.
The Irish began the 2012 season playing in the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge. They defeated Illinois (13-12) and Iowa (5-2), but dropped a single game to Purdue (15-8).
ND went on to sweep a three-game series against Hofstra, but took three-straight losses on the road at Texas State. The Fighting Irish split a pair of games against Michigan in the LSU Baseball Tournament. They also picked up a win over LSU and UTSA in the tournament setting.
The Irish most recently played in the Irish Baseball Classic held in San Antonio, Texas. That trip started off with two wins over Houston Baptist (7-3) and Kansas (1-0). The classic ended with two-straight losses to Indiana State (6-4, 6-1).
QUICK HITTERS
- Carter DeBoe leads the team in runs (12), home runs (2) and RBI (10). He is tied for the team lead in doubles (5) and triples (1).
- Shane Trevino is now leading the team with a .300 batting average after going 6-for-16 (.375) against Ohio. Clay Hathaway also hit over .300 last weekend (5-for-15 / .333).
- Only four Mastodons have started in all 17 games – Malcolm White, Kristian Gayday, Clay Hathaway, and Carter DeBoe.
- Jason Kalber leads the team in multiple pitching categories. He has the lowest ERA on the team at 4.05, and he is also the strikeout leader with 35. Kalber has the best record on the team at 3-2 and he has spent the most time on the mound (33.1 IP).
- Steve Danielak earned his first win of the season on the mound for IPFW against Ohio. Danielak has made seven appearances on the hill for the 'Dons. He has 15 strikeouts in just 14.2 innings pitched.
- Clay Hathaway has been aggressive on the base paths stealing four bags on five attempts. Malcolm White, Daren Boss and Carter DeBoe all have three steals on the year.
UP NEXT
The 'Dons will travel to Ann Arbor this weekend to face the Michigan Wolverines in a three-game series. Game one will be played on Friday, March 23 at 3:05 p.m.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The IPFW baseball team will return to Indiana after a weekend series in Ohio to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Wednesday, March 21.
Opponent: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-7)
Date: March 21
Time: 5:35 p.m.
Location: South Bend, Ind.
Live Stats: www.und.com
Radio: Mike Maahs play-by-play
PROBABLE STARTERS
IPFW - Daniel Tursell
Notre Dame – Patrick Veerkamp
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
Notre Dame played their home opener on Tuesday, March 20 against the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Freshman RHP Pat Connaughton made his Irish baseball debut after finishing his rookie campaign on the men's basketball team. Connaughton played in all 34 games for the basketball team this season with 18 starts. He averaged 7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
Notre Dame defeated Eastern Michigan at Frank Eck Stadium by the final score of 12-4. Breck Ashdown earned his first career win as Connaughton was limited to just 31 pitches in 1.2 innings of work. The game was closer than the final score indicated for the first six innings. The turning point in the game was when Notre Dame posted six runs in the seventh putting the score at 12-4.
The projected starter for the Irish on Wednesday is Fort Wayne native Patrick Veerkamp. Veerkamp is a junior who played high school ball at Homestead. This 6-3, 205 right-hander is 1-0 on the year with an ERA of 3.38. He has pitched eight innings in his three appearances during the 2012 season. In those eight innings, Veerkamp has allowed eight hits and three earned runs.
The Irish began the 2012 season playing in the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge. They defeated Illinois (13-12) and Iowa (5-2), but dropped a single game to Purdue (15-8).
ND went on to sweep a three-game series against Hofstra, but took three-straight losses on the road at Texas State. The Fighting Irish split a pair of games against Michigan in the LSU Baseball Tournament. They also picked up a win over LSU and UTSA in the tournament setting.
The Irish most recently played in the Irish Baseball Classic held in San Antonio, Texas. That trip started off with two wins over Houston Baptist (7-3) and Kansas (1-0). The classic ended with two-straight losses to Indiana State (6-4, 6-1).
QUICK HITTERS
- Carter DeBoe leads the team in runs (12), home runs (2) and RBI (10). He is tied for the team lead in doubles (5) and triples (1).
- Shane Trevino is now leading the team with a .300 batting average after going 6-for-16 (.375) against Ohio. Clay Hathaway also hit over .300 last weekend (5-for-15 / .333).
- Only four Mastodons have started in all 17 games – Malcolm White, Kristian Gayday, Clay Hathaway, and Carter DeBoe.
- Jason Kalber leads the team in multiple pitching categories. He has the lowest ERA on the team at 4.05, and he is also the strikeout leader with 35. Kalber has the best record on the team at 3-2 and he has spent the most time on the mound (33.1 IP).
- Steve Danielak earned his first win of the season on the mound for IPFW against Ohio. Danielak has made seven appearances on the hill for the 'Dons. He has 15 strikeouts in just 14.2 innings pitched.
- Clay Hathaway has been aggressive on the base paths stealing four bags on five attempts. Malcolm White, Daren Boss and Carter DeBoe all have three steals on the year.
UP NEXT
The 'Dons will travel to Ann Arbor this weekend to face the Michigan Wolverines in a three-game series. Game one will be played on Friday, March 23 at 3:05 p.m.
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