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Omaha, Neb.
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IPFW Opens Summit League Play With Three-Game Series At Omaha
3/17/2016 2:10:00 PM | Baseball
OMAHA, Neb. -- IPFW will begin its 2016 Summit League baseball campaign with a three-game series at Omaha this weekend, March 18-20 at the Ballpark at Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska. The Mastodons of eighth-year head coach Bobby Pierce enter the league series with a record of 9-8, while the Mavericks are 9-9. IPFW and Omaha will play single games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern Time each day.
SERIES INFORMATION
Friday, March 18, 2 p.m. / Live Stats
Saturday, March 19, 2 p.m. / Live Stats
Sunday, March 20, 2 p.m. / Live Stats
PITCHING
Projected Rotation: Evan Miller (So., RHP), Mitchell Ley (Jr., LHP), Trevor Storie (Sr., RHP)
IPFW is expected to go with a starting pitching rotation of Miller, Ley and Storie, respectively. Miller is 2-0 with a 2.78 ERA and 23 strikeouts (9.13) through four appearances/starts and 22.2 innings pitched with 16 walks. Ley is 0-1 with a 6.38 ERA and 11 strikeouts (5.40) through four appearances/starts and 18.1 innings pitched with eight walks. Storie is 2-2 with a 3.04 ERA and 21 strikeouts (7.98) through four appearances/starts and 23.2 innings pitched with 13 walks.
Bullpen: Jake Weber (R-Jr., RHP), Brandon Phelps (R-So., RHP), Jordan Martin (Jr., RHP), Tanner McAninch (Jr., RHP), Kyle Orwig (Sr., RHP), Damian Helm (So., LHP), Brandon Pease (Sr., LHP), Adam Neal (Fr., RHP), Dru Sebastian (R-Jr., RHP)
The Mastodons have used Martin (1-0, 2.19 ERA, 13K, 1 Save, 12.1 IP), Weber (2-1, 2.53 ERA, 9K, 3 Saves, 10.2 IP) and Phelps (1-0, 5.00 ERA, 9K, 9.0 IP) most frequently this season.
HITTING
Projected Lineup: CF: Brandon Soat (Sr.), LF: Evan VanSumeren (Sr.), 1B: Kendall Whitman (Sr.), RF: Shane Trevino (R-Sr.), SS: Greg Kaiser (R-Sr.), DH: Brock Logan (R-So.), 3B: Shannon Baker (R-So.), C: Jonathan Valenzuela-Reece (Sr.), 2B: Jackson Boyce (Jr.)
IPFW is expected to open the series with a probable lineup that features Soat in center field, VanSumeren in left field, Whitman at first base, Trevino in right field, Kaiser at shortstop, Logan as the designated hitter, Baker at third base, Valenzuela-Reece at catcher and Boyce at second base. Whitman is hitting .300 with one home run, two doubles, 10 runs and 11 RBIs, followed by Boyce (.279, 2 HRs, 1 3B, 1 2B, 12 Runs, 6 RBIs), Soat (.278, 1 3B, 5 2Bs, 18 Runs, 11 RBIs), Kaiser (.258, 2 HRs, 1 3B, 5 2Bs, 10 Runs, 9 RBIs), Logan (.256, 1 HR, 1 2B, 2 Runs, 6 RBIs), Trevino (.246, 5 HRs, 5 2Bs, 17 Runs, 13 RBIs), VanSumeren (.243, 2 HRs, 1 2B, 10 Runs, 10 RBIs), Valenzuela-Reece (.194, 2 2Bs, 2 Runs, 7 RBIs) and Baker (.149, 1 2B, 7 Runs, 7 RBIs).
Depth: Grant Wilson (Sr., DH), Sean Herberger (Sr., C), Zak Kellogg (So. C), Alec Reuille (R-Fr., C), Isaiah White (R-So., OF), Brandon Yoho (Fr., IF)
Kellogg (21), Yoho (15) and Wilson (12) have seen the most at-bats among the reserves for the Mastodons this season.
SERIES INFORMATION
Friday, March 18, 2 p.m. / Live Stats
Saturday, March 19, 2 p.m. / Live Stats
Sunday, March 20, 2 p.m. / Live Stats
PITCHING
Projected Rotation: Evan Miller (So., RHP), Mitchell Ley (Jr., LHP), Trevor Storie (Sr., RHP)
IPFW is expected to go with a starting pitching rotation of Miller, Ley and Storie, respectively. Miller is 2-0 with a 2.78 ERA and 23 strikeouts (9.13) through four appearances/starts and 22.2 innings pitched with 16 walks. Ley is 0-1 with a 6.38 ERA and 11 strikeouts (5.40) through four appearances/starts and 18.1 innings pitched with eight walks. Storie is 2-2 with a 3.04 ERA and 21 strikeouts (7.98) through four appearances/starts and 23.2 innings pitched with 13 walks.
Bullpen: Jake Weber (R-Jr., RHP), Brandon Phelps (R-So., RHP), Jordan Martin (Jr., RHP), Tanner McAninch (Jr., RHP), Kyle Orwig (Sr., RHP), Damian Helm (So., LHP), Brandon Pease (Sr., LHP), Adam Neal (Fr., RHP), Dru Sebastian (R-Jr., RHP)
The Mastodons have used Martin (1-0, 2.19 ERA, 13K, 1 Save, 12.1 IP), Weber (2-1, 2.53 ERA, 9K, 3 Saves, 10.2 IP) and Phelps (1-0, 5.00 ERA, 9K, 9.0 IP) most frequently this season.
HITTING
Projected Lineup: CF: Brandon Soat (Sr.), LF: Evan VanSumeren (Sr.), 1B: Kendall Whitman (Sr.), RF: Shane Trevino (R-Sr.), SS: Greg Kaiser (R-Sr.), DH: Brock Logan (R-So.), 3B: Shannon Baker (R-So.), C: Jonathan Valenzuela-Reece (Sr.), 2B: Jackson Boyce (Jr.)
IPFW is expected to open the series with a probable lineup that features Soat in center field, VanSumeren in left field, Whitman at first base, Trevino in right field, Kaiser at shortstop, Logan as the designated hitter, Baker at third base, Valenzuela-Reece at catcher and Boyce at second base. Whitman is hitting .300 with one home run, two doubles, 10 runs and 11 RBIs, followed by Boyce (.279, 2 HRs, 1 3B, 1 2B, 12 Runs, 6 RBIs), Soat (.278, 1 3B, 5 2Bs, 18 Runs, 11 RBIs), Kaiser (.258, 2 HRs, 1 3B, 5 2Bs, 10 Runs, 9 RBIs), Logan (.256, 1 HR, 1 2B, 2 Runs, 6 RBIs), Trevino (.246, 5 HRs, 5 2Bs, 17 Runs, 13 RBIs), VanSumeren (.243, 2 HRs, 1 2B, 10 Runs, 10 RBIs), Valenzuela-Reece (.194, 2 2Bs, 2 Runs, 7 RBIs) and Baker (.149, 1 2B, 7 Runs, 7 RBIs).
Depth: Grant Wilson (Sr., DH), Sean Herberger (Sr., C), Zak Kellogg (So. C), Alec Reuille (R-Fr., C), Isaiah White (R-So., OF), Brandon Yoho (Fr., IF)
Kellogg (21), Yoho (15) and Wilson (12) have seen the most at-bats among the reserves for the Mastodons this season.
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