Wednesday, April 10
Dayton, Ohio
4:00 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Dayton
IPFW Baseball at Dayton on Wednesday
4/9/2013 11:25:00 AM | Baseball
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The IPFW men's baseball team will travel to Dayton, Ohio to take on the Flyers this Wednesday, April 10 at 4 p.m. The Mastodons are now 12-14 overall after splitting a doubleheader on Sunday against Western Illinois.
The Mastodons faced Summit League opponents for the first time this past weekend and walked away with a 1-3 league mark. IPFW faced Omaha on the road in a doubleheader Friday before facing the Leathernecks on Sunday.
Omaha snapped a five-game winning streak with a 6-3 win in game one followed by a 2-0 victory in the nightcap. The Mastodons took a tough bottom of the ninth loss to Western Illinois to start the day on Sunday (2-1), but came back with a 3-2 win in game two.
With the weather's cooperation the Mastodons will finally be able to host their home opener this weekend with a scheduled doubleheader vs. South Dakota State on Friday. The team will end the weekend with another doubleheader against North Dakota State on Sunday, April 14.
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS (12-14)
Tyler Shepherd and Markus Kalber lead the Mastodons into Wednesday afternoon's contest as both players are hitting over .300. Shepherd leads the team with a .337 average which includes three doubles and 11 RBI's. Kalber is hitting .326 on the year with a team-high 12 doubles, two home runs and nine RBI's.
The man behind the plate is also the team's RBI leader as Caleb Fenimore supplies the IPFW lineup with power. Fenimore has three doubles and a home run on the year to post 14 RBI's. Other Mastodons with at least one home run on the year includes Clay Hathaway, Kendall Whitman, Kevin Wirth, and Malcolm White.
Steve Danielak has been a key factor to the IPFW pitching rotation this season as the junior is off to a 3-2 start on the mound. Danielak posts an ERA of 3.81 through four starts. He has 20 strikeouts in 28.1 innings pitched and opponents are currently hitting .259 against him.
Other Mastodons with at least two wins on the mound include Chuck Weaver (2-2) and Travis Reboulet (2-1). Weaver leads the team with 38 strikeouts and Reboulet has done his damage from the bullpen with two wins in just 19 innings pitched.
SCOUTING THE FLYERS (7-19-1)
Dayton will be on the road Tuesday afternoon as they travel to play Toledo at 3 p.m. before hosting the Mastodons on Wednesday. The Flyers have lost four straight games and are now 7-19-1 heading into the week. Five of Dayton's seven wins have been on the road as the team is only 2-10 at home this year.
As a team, Dayton is hitting .225 with an on-base percentage of .298. Once on base, the Flyers are extremely dangerous with 54 stolen bases in 77 attempts. A freshman leads the team with a .346 batting average, but a senior leads the way with 15 RBI's.
Despite not having a start, Denton Sagerman has the best overall record of any pitcher on the Dayton roster. Sagerman is 2-2 in 11 appearances with an ERA of 2.60.
Nick Weybright is another strong arm out the Dayton bullpen as he leads the team with a 1.04 ERA and three saves. Weybright has taken the mound eight times for the Flyers and has 10 strikeouts in just 8.2 innings pitched.
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