Wednesday, March 28
West Lafayette, Ind.
4 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Purdue
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Mastodons to Face No. 19 Purdue before Eight-Straight Home Games
3/28/2012 9:02:00 AM | Baseball
Season Stats
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- IPFW will play another Big Ten Conference team as they travel to West Lafayette for a mid-week matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers. First pitch from Lambert Field is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
Opponent: Purdue Boilermakers (17-4)
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: West Lafayette, Ind. – Lambert Field
Live Stats: purduesports.com
Radio: Mike Maahs play-by-play
PROBABLE STARTERS
IPFW – LHP Daniel Tursell
Purdue – RHP Robert Ramer
SCOUTING THE BOILERMAKERS
No. 19 Purdue opened the 2012 season with an overall record of 16-4 after 20-straight road games. They most recently defeated No. 15 Louisville 2-1 in their home opener improving to 17-4 on the year. The Boilermakers earned three wins in the Big Ten / Big East Challenge this year which kicked off the 2012 season. They beat Connecticut, Cincinnati, and Notre Dame all in convincing fashion. Their first setback of the season came at the ECU Keith LeClair Classic when Maryland defeated them by the final score of 11-1.
Purdue won 10-straight after being knocked off by Maryland taking their overall record to 14-1. They split a four-game series with Wichita State and then took 2-of-3 in their Big Ten Conference opener against Ohio State.
Eric Charles holds the best batting average on the team at .398 (35-for-88). Charles has five doubles, a triple and 14 RBI. The Boilermakers have recorded 49 doubles on the year compared to just 23 from their opponents. Six players have five or more doubles as the team leader, Kevin Plawecki, is nationally ranked with 13.
Cameron Perkins and Plawecki each have three home runs on the season, while Stephen Talbott is the team-leader in triples with four. The hard-hitting duo of Perkins and Plawecki has combined for 48 RBI this season.
Purdue can be aggressive on the base paths as the Boilers have stolen 32 bags on 38 attempts. Leading the way for the black and gold is Charles and Talbott with eight each.
Robert Ramer is scheduled to get the start on the mound for Purdue on Wednesday. Ramer is 0-0 on the year with an ERA of 8.10. He has made three appearances this season, including one start. In his 6.2 innings of work, Ramer has allowed six earned runs off eight hits. He has five strikeouts and has shown good control by not walking a single batter.
Purdue leads the nation with a team batting average of .340. They also stand in the top-ten in slugging percentage at .473. Their defense is also solid as they rank fourth overall in double plays per game.
QUICK HITTERS
- Purdue leads the all-time series over IPFW 19-2.
- IPFW defeated Purdue twice in 2009. The first meeting was a 1-0 win in Evansville. Game two was a 22-19 home win.
- Kristian Gayday hit .400 (4-for-10) against Michigan over the weekend. He recorded a double and two RBI.
- Charles Weaver posted a 1.08 ERA against Michigan during Friday's win. He recorded nine strikeouts giving him a team-high 39.
- Steve Danielak picked up his second win of the season on the mound over the weekend.
- Daren Boss and Clay Hathaway each hit their first home run of the season against Michigan.
- Daren Boss leads the team with a .270 batting average.
- LHP Jason Kalber is 3-3 on the mound this season. He is second on the team with 38 strikeouts.
- Carter DeBoe leads the team in at-bats (80), home runs (3), RBI (13), total bases (32), slugging percentage (.400), and stolen bases (4).
- Only four Mastodons have started in all 21 games – Malcolm White, Kristian Gayday, Clay Hathaway and Carter DeBoe.
UP NEXT
The 2012 home-opener is up next for the IPFW baseball team as the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks visit Fort Wayne for a three-game series this weekend. Game one is set for Friday, March 30 at 3 p.m.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- IPFW will play another Big Ten Conference team as they travel to West Lafayette for a mid-week matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers. First pitch from Lambert Field is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
Opponent: Purdue Boilermakers (17-4)
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: West Lafayette, Ind. – Lambert Field
Live Stats: purduesports.com
Radio: Mike Maahs play-by-play
PROBABLE STARTERS
IPFW – LHP Daniel Tursell
Purdue – RHP Robert Ramer
SCOUTING THE BOILERMAKERS
No. 19 Purdue opened the 2012 season with an overall record of 16-4 after 20-straight road games. They most recently defeated No. 15 Louisville 2-1 in their home opener improving to 17-4 on the year. The Boilermakers earned three wins in the Big Ten / Big East Challenge this year which kicked off the 2012 season. They beat Connecticut, Cincinnati, and Notre Dame all in convincing fashion. Their first setback of the season came at the ECU Keith LeClair Classic when Maryland defeated them by the final score of 11-1.
Purdue won 10-straight after being knocked off by Maryland taking their overall record to 14-1. They split a four-game series with Wichita State and then took 2-of-3 in their Big Ten Conference opener against Ohio State.
Eric Charles holds the best batting average on the team at .398 (35-for-88). Charles has five doubles, a triple and 14 RBI. The Boilermakers have recorded 49 doubles on the year compared to just 23 from their opponents. Six players have five or more doubles as the team leader, Kevin Plawecki, is nationally ranked with 13.
Cameron Perkins and Plawecki each have three home runs on the season, while Stephen Talbott is the team-leader in triples with four. The hard-hitting duo of Perkins and Plawecki has combined for 48 RBI this season.
Purdue can be aggressive on the base paths as the Boilers have stolen 32 bags on 38 attempts. Leading the way for the black and gold is Charles and Talbott with eight each.
Robert Ramer is scheduled to get the start on the mound for Purdue on Wednesday. Ramer is 0-0 on the year with an ERA of 8.10. He has made three appearances this season, including one start. In his 6.2 innings of work, Ramer has allowed six earned runs off eight hits. He has five strikeouts and has shown good control by not walking a single batter.
Purdue leads the nation with a team batting average of .340. They also stand in the top-ten in slugging percentage at .473. Their defense is also solid as they rank fourth overall in double plays per game.
QUICK HITTERS
- Purdue leads the all-time series over IPFW 19-2.
- IPFW defeated Purdue twice in 2009. The first meeting was a 1-0 win in Evansville. Game two was a 22-19 home win.
- Kristian Gayday hit .400 (4-for-10) against Michigan over the weekend. He recorded a double and two RBI.
- Charles Weaver posted a 1.08 ERA against Michigan during Friday's win. He recorded nine strikeouts giving him a team-high 39.
- Steve Danielak picked up his second win of the season on the mound over the weekend.
- Daren Boss and Clay Hathaway each hit their first home run of the season against Michigan.
- Daren Boss leads the team with a .270 batting average.
- LHP Jason Kalber is 3-3 on the mound this season. He is second on the team with 38 strikeouts.
- Carter DeBoe leads the team in at-bats (80), home runs (3), RBI (13), total bases (32), slugging percentage (.400), and stolen bases (4).
- Only four Mastodons have started in all 21 games – Malcolm White, Kristian Gayday, Clay Hathaway and Carter DeBoe.
UP NEXT
The 2012 home-opener is up next for the IPFW baseball team as the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks visit Fort Wayne for a three-game series this weekend. Game one is set for Friday, March 30 at 3 p.m.
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