IPFW To Play Three-Game Summit League Series At Oral Roberts

Friday, March 25

Tulsa, Okla.

7:30 P.M.

Purdue Fort Wayne

Oral Roberts

IPFW To Play Three-Game Summit League Series At Oral Roberts

3/24/2016 6:58:00 PM | Baseball

TULSA, Okla. -- IPFW will play a three-game Summit League baseball series at defending champion Oral Roberts University this weekend, March 25-26 at J.L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Mastodons of eighth-year head coach Bobby Pierce enter the series with a record of 9-11 overall, 0-3 in the Summit League, while the Golden Eagles are 11-9 overall, 2-1 in the Summit League. IPFW and Oral Roberts will play a single game on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET, along with a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. ET.

SERIES INFORMATION
Friday, March 25, 7:30 p.m. / Live Stats / Video
Saturday, March 26, 3 p.m. / Game 1: Live Stats / Video / Game 2: Live Stats / Video

PITCHING
Projected Rotation: Evan Miller (So., RHP), Trevor Storie (Sr., RHP), To Be Determined

IPFW is expected to go with a starting pitching rotation of Miller and Storie in games one and two of the series, before determining the game three starter on Saturday. Miller is 2-1 with a 5.13 ERA and 25 strikeouts (8.55) through five appearances/starts and 26.1 innings pitched with 23 walks. Storie is 2-3 with a 5.40 ERA and 23 strikeouts (7.76) through five appearances/starts and 26.2 innings pitched with 15 walks.

Bullpen: Mitchell Ley (Jr., LHP), 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 Weber (2-1, 2.13 ERA, 11K, 3 Saves, 12.2 IP), Martin (1-0, 2.35 ERA, 15K, 1 Save, 15.1 IP), Phelps (1-0, 5.23 ERA, 9K, 10.1 IP) and McAninch (0-0, 1.08 ERA, 4K, 8.1 IP) most frequently this season, while Ley has made five starts.

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 .306 with one home run, two doubles, 10 runs and 12 RBIs, followed by VanSumeren (.287, 2 HRs, 2 2Bs, 12 Runs, 13 RBIs), Kaiser (.271, 2 HRs, 1 3B, 6 2Bs, 10 Runs, 9 RBIs), Boyce (.268, 2 HRs, 1 3B, 3 2Bs, 14 Runs, 6 RBIs), Soat (.259, 1 HR, 1 3B, 5 2Bs, 20 Runs, 13 RBIs), Trevino (.250, 5 HRs, 5 2Bs, 15 Runs, 15 RBIs), Logan (.226, 2 HRs, 1 2B, 3 Runs, 8 RBIs), Baker (.186, 2 2Bs, 8 Runs, 7 RBIs) and Valenzuela-Reece (.186, 2 2Bs, 2 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 (24), Yoho (19) and Wilson (13) have seen the most at-bats among the reserves for the Mastodons this season.