Thursday, April 19
Cedar City, Utah
5 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Southern Utah
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Mastodons Prepare for Southern Utah at Thunderbird Park
4/18/2012 10:41:00 AM | Baseball
Season Stats
Summit League Stats
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The Mastodons will travel to Cedar City, Utah to face the Thunderbirds in a four-game series starting on Thursday, April 19. These two clubs have similar records entering the weekend as IPFW is currently 11-24 after facing Oakland and Southern Utah is 10-24 after their series with Oral Roberts.
Opponent: Southern Utah (10-24 Overall, 4-3 Summit League)
Dates: April 19, 20, 21
Location: Cedar City, Utah – Thunderbird Park
Live Stats: suutbirds.com
IPFW PROBABLE STARTERS
Thursday – RHP Chuck Weaver
Friday – LHP Jason Kalber (Game 1)
Friday – RHP Kyle Sorensen (Game 2)
Saturday – RHP Travis Reboulet
SOUTHERN UTAH PROBABLE STARERS
Thursday – RHP Chase Rezac
Friday – RHP Kelsey Outram (Game 1)
Friday – LHP Justin Neubauer (Game 2)
Saturday – RHP Joe Karlik
SCOUTING THE THUNDERBIRDS
Southern Utah most recently hosted Oral Roberts at Thunderbird Park. The series was shortened to just three games due to snow. The Golden Eagles won the opener 6-0 and then came back to win game one of a doubleheader on Friday 8-4. SUU won the nightcap 6-0.
Marcus Romero and Bo Cuthbertson are each hitting over .300 this season for the Thunderbirds. Romero leads the club at .333, while Cuthbertson is close behind at .322. Cuthbertson was named to the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List after a great 2011 season. The award is presented annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country. He has been named Summit League Player of the Week two times this season and his teammate David Headley has been selected once. Headley has only started in 12 games, yet he has played in 21 contests. He is hitting .294 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and 12 RBI's.
SUU will keep opposing pitchers on their toes as they are ranked 62nd in the country in stolen bases with 49. Romero leads the team with eight stolen bases, while Cuthbertson and Tariq Staton are tied for second with seven each. 14 different players have swiped at least one bag for Southern Utah this season.
Southern Utah starting pitcher Justin Neubauer earned his second career Pitcher of the Week award Monday after tossing a complete game shutout to help the Thunderbirds take a 6-0 victory over Oral Roberts last Friday. The junior southpaw took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of the contest until surrendering a single for the only ORU hit. He also gave up just two walks and struck out two over seven innings.
Neubauer leads SUU pitching staff with four wins in eight starts on the year. He has struck out 24 batters over 48 innings for a two-to-one strikeout to walks ratio. He is scheduled to throw the second game of the doubleheader on Friday.
Chase Rezac will be on the hill for SUU on Thursday. Rezac is 2-5 on the year with an ERA of 7.40. He is second on the team with 30 strikeouts.
Kelsey Outram will start game one of Friday's doubleheader. Outram holds the best ERA on the team at 3.41. He is 2-6 overall and has thrown three complete games. Outram has a team-high 34 strikeouts in 63.1 innings of work.
Joe Karlik will end the series for Southern Utah on Saturday. Karlik has posted a 1-2 record in his five starts. Opposing teams are hitting .297 against Karlik, yet the right-hander has yet to surrender a triple or a home run. His 4.94 ERA is the fifth-best on the team.
2011 RESULTS vs. SOUTHERN UTAH
4/16 – W, 8-1
4/16 – L, 9-30
4/17 – L, 8-16
4/17 – W, 8-6
QUICK HITTERS
- IPFW leads the Summit League in walks with 163.
- Malcolm White ranks first in the league with 35 walks on the year, while Daren Boss is tied for fifth with 19.
- Clay Hathaway now leads the team with a batting average of .278. His name appears throughout the Summit League Category Leaders list. Hathaway's name appears in all of the following categories: batting average (.278), slugging percentage (.397), on-base percentage (.403), runs scored (23), and hit by pitch (10).
- Carter DeBoe leads the team in RBI's (22), home runs (5), doubles (9), and stolen bases (8).
- Chuck Weaver has the fourth-best ERA in the Summit League at 3.18. He also ranks fourth in the conference in opponents batting average at .232.
- After 35 games, Weaver and Jason Kalber are tied for the team lead in strikeouts with 52 each.
- Closer Steve Danielak is tied for the Summit League lead with five saves on the season.
- Kristian Gayday is on a six-game hitting streak. His longest of the season is 11.
- Caleb Fenimore has reached base in 14 straight games.
SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS
1) Oakland 5-3 / 10-24
2) Oral Roberts 4-3 / 17-17
3) Southern Utah 4-3 / 10-24
4) North Dakota State 2-2 / 24-9
5) South Dakota State 2-2 / 11-19-1
6) Western Illinois 3-5 / 12-20-1
7) IPFW 3-5 / 11-24
UP NEXT
The 'Dons will step away from Summit League action for a midweek game against Valparaiso on April 24. IPFW will host first pitch at 3 p.m. After battling the Crusaders the Mastodons will stay at home to face North Dakota State in a four-game series beginning on April 27.
Summit League Stats
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The Mastodons will travel to Cedar City, Utah to face the Thunderbirds in a four-game series starting on Thursday, April 19. These two clubs have similar records entering the weekend as IPFW is currently 11-24 after facing Oakland and Southern Utah is 10-24 after their series with Oral Roberts.
Opponent: Southern Utah (10-24 Overall, 4-3 Summit League)
Dates: April 19, 20, 21
Location: Cedar City, Utah – Thunderbird Park
Live Stats: suutbirds.com
IPFW PROBABLE STARTERS
Thursday – RHP Chuck Weaver
Friday – LHP Jason Kalber (Game 1)
Friday – RHP Kyle Sorensen (Game 2)
Saturday – RHP Travis Reboulet
SOUTHERN UTAH PROBABLE STARERS
Thursday – RHP Chase Rezac
Friday – RHP Kelsey Outram (Game 1)
Friday – LHP Justin Neubauer (Game 2)
Saturday – RHP Joe Karlik
SCOUTING THE THUNDERBIRDS
Southern Utah most recently hosted Oral Roberts at Thunderbird Park. The series was shortened to just three games due to snow. The Golden Eagles won the opener 6-0 and then came back to win game one of a doubleheader on Friday 8-4. SUU won the nightcap 6-0.
Marcus Romero and Bo Cuthbertson are each hitting over .300 this season for the Thunderbirds. Romero leads the club at .333, while Cuthbertson is close behind at .322. Cuthbertson was named to the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List after a great 2011 season. The award is presented annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country. He has been named Summit League Player of the Week two times this season and his teammate David Headley has been selected once. Headley has only started in 12 games, yet he has played in 21 contests. He is hitting .294 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and 12 RBI's.
SUU will keep opposing pitchers on their toes as they are ranked 62nd in the country in stolen bases with 49. Romero leads the team with eight stolen bases, while Cuthbertson and Tariq Staton are tied for second with seven each. 14 different players have swiped at least one bag for Southern Utah this season.
Southern Utah starting pitcher Justin Neubauer earned his second career Pitcher of the Week award Monday after tossing a complete game shutout to help the Thunderbirds take a 6-0 victory over Oral Roberts last Friday. The junior southpaw took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of the contest until surrendering a single for the only ORU hit. He also gave up just two walks and struck out two over seven innings.
Neubauer leads SUU pitching staff with four wins in eight starts on the year. He has struck out 24 batters over 48 innings for a two-to-one strikeout to walks ratio. He is scheduled to throw the second game of the doubleheader on Friday.
Chase Rezac will be on the hill for SUU on Thursday. Rezac is 2-5 on the year with an ERA of 7.40. He is second on the team with 30 strikeouts.
Kelsey Outram will start game one of Friday's doubleheader. Outram holds the best ERA on the team at 3.41. He is 2-6 overall and has thrown three complete games. Outram has a team-high 34 strikeouts in 63.1 innings of work.
Joe Karlik will end the series for Southern Utah on Saturday. Karlik has posted a 1-2 record in his five starts. Opposing teams are hitting .297 against Karlik, yet the right-hander has yet to surrender a triple or a home run. His 4.94 ERA is the fifth-best on the team.
2011 RESULTS vs. SOUTHERN UTAH
4/16 – W, 8-1
4/16 – L, 9-30
4/17 – L, 8-16
4/17 – W, 8-6
QUICK HITTERS
- IPFW leads the Summit League in walks with 163.
- Malcolm White ranks first in the league with 35 walks on the year, while Daren Boss is tied for fifth with 19.
- Clay Hathaway now leads the team with a batting average of .278. His name appears throughout the Summit League Category Leaders list. Hathaway's name appears in all of the following categories: batting average (.278), slugging percentage (.397), on-base percentage (.403), runs scored (23), and hit by pitch (10).
- Carter DeBoe leads the team in RBI's (22), home runs (5), doubles (9), and stolen bases (8).
- Chuck Weaver has the fourth-best ERA in the Summit League at 3.18. He also ranks fourth in the conference in opponents batting average at .232.
- After 35 games, Weaver and Jason Kalber are tied for the team lead in strikeouts with 52 each.
- Closer Steve Danielak is tied for the Summit League lead with five saves on the season.
- Kristian Gayday is on a six-game hitting streak. His longest of the season is 11.
- Caleb Fenimore has reached base in 14 straight games.
SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS
1) Oakland 5-3 / 10-24
2) Oral Roberts 4-3 / 17-17
3) Southern Utah 4-3 / 10-24
4) North Dakota State 2-2 / 24-9
5) South Dakota State 2-2 / 11-19-1
6) Western Illinois 3-5 / 12-20-1
7) IPFW 3-5 / 11-24
UP NEXT
The 'Dons will step away from Summit League action for a midweek game against Valparaiso on April 24. IPFW will host first pitch at 3 p.m. After battling the Crusaders the Mastodons will stay at home to face North Dakota State in a four-game series beginning on April 27.
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