Friday, March 20
Tulsa, Okla.
7:30 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Oral Roberts
Photo by: Dave Eggen / Inertia
Baseball Travels to Tulsa for Second Summit League Series
3/19/2015 10:45:00 PM | Baseball
TULSA, Okla. - The IPFW baseball team travels to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to take on the Oral Roberts in a three-game series against the Golden Eagles.
OPPONENT INFORMATION
Who: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (10-9, 2-1 Summit League)
Where: Tulsa, Okla. | J.L. Johnson Stadium
GAME 1
When: Friday, March 20 | 7:30 p.m.
IPFW Starter: Trevor Storie (2-2, 4.62 ERA)
Oral Roberts Starter: Guillermo Trujillo (2-2, 4.03 ERA)
GAME 2
When: Saturday, March 21 | 3 p.m.
IPFW Starter: Ryan Wells (2-2, 6.43 ERA)
Oral Roberts Starter: Xavier Altarirano (2-1, 2.15 ERA)
GAME 3
When: Sunday, March 22 | 2 p.m.
IPFW Starter: Evan Miller (2-0, 5.40 ERA)
Oral Roberts Starter: TBA
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW comes into the weekend with an 11-6 overall record after taking two of three from in-conference foe Western Illinois a weekend earlier.
Offensively the team has six regular players batting above .290 for the season, led by a .397 batting average from Brandon Soat - best in the Summit League. Soat also leads the league in RBI's (24) and is second in runs scored (18). Evan VanSumeren leads the Summit League in runs scored with 19. Jackson Boyce is batting .389 for IPFW, while Shane Trevino hits .333 with 17 runs scored and a Summit League-leading four home runs, as his 23 RBI's are second-most in the league.
Of the three pitchers with more than 12 innings on the mound, Trevor Storie has a group-best 4.62 ERA to go with a 2-2 record. Evan Miller has a team-best 31 strikeouts in 23.1 innings and a 2-0 overall record, while Ryan Wells is 2-2 with 24 strikeouts in 21 innings of work. Jake Weber has a Summit League-best four saves on the season, striking out 13 in 11 innings as the team's closer.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
Oral Roberts comes into the weekend after splitting a mid-week two-game series with the 12th ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders, winning 9-7 in 11 innings on Tuesday, before falling 7-4 on Wednesday afternoon.
For the season, the team is led offensively by Rolando Martinez, who is batting .365 with 19 hits in 52 at-bats. Anthony Sequeria is hitting .333 with a team-best 15 runs scored and 13 RBI's. Audie Afenir (.333) and Matt Whatley (.321) each hit over .300 for the season. Afenir has scored 13 times, while Whatley has 11 RBI's and 11 runs scored.
The pitching staff is aced by Xavier Altamirano, who is 2-1 on the mound with a 2.15 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 29.1 innings of work - holding opposing batters to an average of just .160. Kurt Giller has a 2.63 ERA and a 2-3 overall record in 27.1 innings of work, while Guillermo Trujillo is 2-2 and a 4.03 ERA over 29 innings of work, striking out 21. Nathan Garza has been the go-to pitcher out of the bullpen, pitching in seven games and 13.2 innings, striking out 14.
OPPONENT INFORMATION
Who: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (10-9, 2-1 Summit League)
Where: Tulsa, Okla. | J.L. Johnson Stadium
GAME 1
When: Friday, March 20 | 7:30 p.m.
IPFW Starter: Trevor Storie (2-2, 4.62 ERA)
Oral Roberts Starter: Guillermo Trujillo (2-2, 4.03 ERA)
GAME 2
When: Saturday, March 21 | 3 p.m.
IPFW Starter: Ryan Wells (2-2, 6.43 ERA)
Oral Roberts Starter: Xavier Altarirano (2-1, 2.15 ERA)
GAME 3
When: Sunday, March 22 | 2 p.m.
IPFW Starter: Evan Miller (2-0, 5.40 ERA)
Oral Roberts Starter: TBA
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW comes into the weekend with an 11-6 overall record after taking two of three from in-conference foe Western Illinois a weekend earlier.
Offensively the team has six regular players batting above .290 for the season, led by a .397 batting average from Brandon Soat - best in the Summit League. Soat also leads the league in RBI's (24) and is second in runs scored (18). Evan VanSumeren leads the Summit League in runs scored with 19. Jackson Boyce is batting .389 for IPFW, while Shane Trevino hits .333 with 17 runs scored and a Summit League-leading four home runs, as his 23 RBI's are second-most in the league.
Of the three pitchers with more than 12 innings on the mound, Trevor Storie has a group-best 4.62 ERA to go with a 2-2 record. Evan Miller has a team-best 31 strikeouts in 23.1 innings and a 2-0 overall record, while Ryan Wells is 2-2 with 24 strikeouts in 21 innings of work. Jake Weber has a Summit League-best four saves on the season, striking out 13 in 11 innings as the team's closer.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
Oral Roberts comes into the weekend after splitting a mid-week two-game series with the 12th ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders, winning 9-7 in 11 innings on Tuesday, before falling 7-4 on Wednesday afternoon.
For the season, the team is led offensively by Rolando Martinez, who is batting .365 with 19 hits in 52 at-bats. Anthony Sequeria is hitting .333 with a team-best 15 runs scored and 13 RBI's. Audie Afenir (.333) and Matt Whatley (.321) each hit over .300 for the season. Afenir has scored 13 times, while Whatley has 11 RBI's and 11 runs scored.
The pitching staff is aced by Xavier Altamirano, who is 2-1 on the mound with a 2.15 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 29.1 innings of work - holding opposing batters to an average of just .160. Kurt Giller has a 2.63 ERA and a 2-3 overall record in 27.1 innings of work, while Guillermo Trujillo is 2-2 and a 4.03 ERA over 29 innings of work, striking out 21. Nathan Garza has been the go-to pitcher out of the bullpen, pitching in seven games and 13.2 innings, striking out 14.
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