Tuesday, April 24
Fort Wayne, Ind.
3 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Valparaiso
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Mastodons Host Crusaders on Tuesday
4/23/2012 10:50:00 AM | Baseball
Season Stats
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- IPFW will host the Valparaiso Crusaders on Tuesday, April 24 at Mastodon Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. Kevin Kimball will make his first start of the season on the mound for the Mastodons.
Opponent: Valparaiso Crusaders (18-20 Overall / 12-6 Horizon League)
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. - Mastodon Field
Live Stats: GoMastodons.com
IPFW PROBABLE STARTER
RHP – Kevin Kimball
VALPARAISO PROBABLE STARTER
RHP – Will Robinson
ALL-TIME SERIES
Valparaiso leads the all-time series over IPFW 20-16. These two teams met for the first time in 1984, while their last meeting was in 2010.
SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS
Valparaiso comes into Tuesday's contest on a three-game winning streak after sweeping the Butler Bulldogs over the weekend. The Crusaders earned three home victories as game-one of the series was postponed due to weather.
The sweep over Butler moves Valparaiso into second place in the Horizon League standings. The Crusaders are a balanced team that features three players hitting over .300 and three pitchers with an ERA under 3.00. Andrew Bain leads the team offensively with a batting average of .327. Chris Manning, Elliott Martin and Will Hagel each have over 20 RBI's on the year. Martin leads the team with 27.
Kevin Wild leads the pitching rotation with a record of 4-1 on the mound. Wild has thrown two complete games and is second on the team in strikeouts with 42. The 'Dons will face Will Robinson on Tuesday. Robinson is 2-2 on the year with an ERA of 4.94. He has made 10 appearances on the year, with just five starts. Robinson has also recorded a save during the 2012 season. The right-hander has allowed 34 hits in his 31 innings of work. Teams are hitting .291 against him this season.
Robinson's last start was against Indiana State on April 17. He threw the first four innings of the game limiting the Sycamores to just one run off five hits. Robinson struck out three batters, while walking five.
Valparaiso recorded a signature win over #4 Arkansas early in the year. They took the Razorbacks into extra innings (10) and came away with a 10-9 victory. Elliott Martin had three RBI's in the game, while Tanner Vavra was responsible for scoring three of the Crusaders 10 runs.
QUICK HITTERS
- Kevin Kimball is 0-2 on the mound this year with an ERA of 8.10.
- Kristian Gayday is on a 10-game hitting streak.
- Caleb Fenimore is hitting .500 during the month of April.
- Clay Hathaway leads the team with a batting average of .297.
-Carter DeBoe is the team leader in RBI's (26), home runs (5), and stolen bases (9).
- Chuck Weaver has earned the win in each of his last two starts.
- Daren Boss has yet to commit an error this season.
- Valparaiso has two student-athletes on their team from Fort Wayne.
- Valparaiso Head Coach Tracy Woodson was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers team that won the 1988 World Series.
UP NEXT
IPFW returns to Summit League play this weekend as the 'Dons will host the North Dakota State Bison in a four-game series. Game one will be played on Friday, April 27 at 3 p.m.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- IPFW will host the Valparaiso Crusaders on Tuesday, April 24 at Mastodon Field. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. Kevin Kimball will make his first start of the season on the mound for the Mastodons.
Opponent: Valparaiso Crusaders (18-20 Overall / 12-6 Horizon League)
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. - Mastodon Field
Live Stats: GoMastodons.com
IPFW PROBABLE STARTER
RHP – Kevin Kimball
VALPARAISO PROBABLE STARTER
RHP – Will Robinson
ALL-TIME SERIES
Valparaiso leads the all-time series over IPFW 20-16. These two teams met for the first time in 1984, while their last meeting was in 2010.
SCOUTING THE CRUSADERS
Valparaiso comes into Tuesday's contest on a three-game winning streak after sweeping the Butler Bulldogs over the weekend. The Crusaders earned three home victories as game-one of the series was postponed due to weather.
The sweep over Butler moves Valparaiso into second place in the Horizon League standings. The Crusaders are a balanced team that features three players hitting over .300 and three pitchers with an ERA under 3.00. Andrew Bain leads the team offensively with a batting average of .327. Chris Manning, Elliott Martin and Will Hagel each have over 20 RBI's on the year. Martin leads the team with 27.
Kevin Wild leads the pitching rotation with a record of 4-1 on the mound. Wild has thrown two complete games and is second on the team in strikeouts with 42. The 'Dons will face Will Robinson on Tuesday. Robinson is 2-2 on the year with an ERA of 4.94. He has made 10 appearances on the year, with just five starts. Robinson has also recorded a save during the 2012 season. The right-hander has allowed 34 hits in his 31 innings of work. Teams are hitting .291 against him this season.
Robinson's last start was against Indiana State on April 17. He threw the first four innings of the game limiting the Sycamores to just one run off five hits. Robinson struck out three batters, while walking five.
Valparaiso recorded a signature win over #4 Arkansas early in the year. They took the Razorbacks into extra innings (10) and came away with a 10-9 victory. Elliott Martin had three RBI's in the game, while Tanner Vavra was responsible for scoring three of the Crusaders 10 runs.
QUICK HITTERS
- Kevin Kimball is 0-2 on the mound this year with an ERA of 8.10.
- Kristian Gayday is on a 10-game hitting streak.
- Caleb Fenimore is hitting .500 during the month of April.
- Clay Hathaway leads the team with a batting average of .297.
-Carter DeBoe is the team leader in RBI's (26), home runs (5), and stolen bases (9).
- Chuck Weaver has earned the win in each of his last two starts.
- Daren Boss has yet to commit an error this season.
- Valparaiso has two student-athletes on their team from Fort Wayne.
- Valparaiso Head Coach Tracy Woodson was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers team that won the 1988 World Series.
UP NEXT
IPFW returns to Summit League play this weekend as the 'Dons will host the North Dakota State Bison in a four-game series. Game one will be played on Friday, April 27 at 3 p.m.
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