Tuesday, March 29
Fort Wayne, Ind.
3 P.M.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Goshen
IPFW Welcomes Goshen, Cleary For Non-League Home Games
3/28/2016 4:39:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- IPFW will play a pair of non-league home baseball games this week, hosting Goshen College on Tuesday, March 29 and Cleary University on Wednesday, March 30, both games at 3 p.m. at Mastodon Field in Fort Wayne. It marks the first two home games of the 2016 season for the Mastodons of eighth-year head coach Bobby Pierce, who enter the week with a record of 10-13 overall, 1-5 in the Summit League. Goshen has a record of 10-19 overall, while Cleary entered this week with a record of 8-15.
GAME INFORMATION
Goshen, Tuesday, March 29, 3 p.m. / Live Stats
Cleary, Wednesday, March 30, 3 p.m. / Live Stats
PITCHING
Projected Starter vs. Goshen: Mitchell Ley (Jr., LHP)
Projected Starter vs. Cleary: Kyle Orwig (Sr., RHP)
IPFW is expected to go with Ley against Goshen and Orwig against Cleary. Ley is 0-2 with a 7.43 ERA and 12 strikeouts (4.70) through six appearances/five starts and 23.0 innings pitched. Orwig is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA and eight strikeouts (4.80) through six appearances/two starts and 15.0 innings pitched.
Bullpen: Jake Weber (R-Jr., RHP), Brandon Phelps (R-So., RHP), Jordan Martin (Jr., RHP), Tanner McAninch (Jr., RHP), Damian Helm (So., LHP), Brandon Pease (Sr., LHP), Adam Neal (Fr., RHP), Dru Sebastian (R-Jr., RHP)
The Mastodons have used Phelps (1-0, 10.97 ERA, 9K, 10.2 IP), Martin (1-0, 2.08 ERA, 16K, 1 Save, 17.1 IP), Weber (2-1, 1.98 ERA, 11K, 4 Saves, 13.2 IP) and McAninch (0-0, 0.87 ERA, 6K, 10.1 IP) most frequently this season.
HITTING
Projected Lineup: CF: Brandon Soat (Sr.), LF: Evan VanSumeren (Sr.), SS: Greg Kaiser (R-Sr.), RF: Shane Trevino (R-Sr.), 1B: Kendall Whitman (Sr.), DH: Brock Logan (R-So.), C: Jonathan Valenzuela-Reece (Sr.), 3B: Shannon Baker (R-So.), 2B: Jackson Boyce (Jr.)
IPFW is expected to use a probable lineup that features Soat in center field, VanSumeren in left field, Kaiser at shortstop, Trevino in right field, Whitman at first base, Logan as the designated hitter, Valenzuela-Reece at catcher, Baker at third base and Boyce at second base. Whitman is hitting .305 with one home run, three doubles, 10 runs and 13 RBIs, followed by VanSumeren (.302, 2 HRs, 3 2Bs, 14 Runs, 14 RBIs), Soat (.277, 1 HR, 1 3B, 5 2Bs, 23 Runs, 13 RBIs), Boyce (.263, 2 HRs, 2 3Bs, 3 2Bs, 14 Runs, 6 RBIs), Trevino (.256, 5 HRs, 5 2Bs, 16 Runs, 17 RBIs), Kaiser (.235, 2 HRs, 1 3B, 6 2Bs, 10 Runs, 10 RBIs), Logan (.230, 2 HRs, 1 2B, 3 Runs, 9 RBIs), Baker (.203, 2 2Bs, 9 Runs, 7 RBIs) and Valenzuela-Reece (.196, 2 2Bs, 3 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 (27), Yoho (20), Wilson (14) and Herberger (10) have seen the most at-bats among the reserves for the Mastodons this season.
GAME INFORMATION
Goshen, Tuesday, March 29, 3 p.m. / Live Stats
Cleary, Wednesday, March 30, 3 p.m. / Live Stats
PITCHING
Projected Starter vs. Goshen: Mitchell Ley (Jr., LHP)
Projected Starter vs. Cleary: Kyle Orwig (Sr., RHP)
IPFW is expected to go with Ley against Goshen and Orwig against Cleary. Ley is 0-2 with a 7.43 ERA and 12 strikeouts (4.70) through six appearances/five starts and 23.0 innings pitched. Orwig is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA and eight strikeouts (4.80) through six appearances/two starts and 15.0 innings pitched.
Bullpen: Jake Weber (R-Jr., RHP), Brandon Phelps (R-So., RHP), Jordan Martin (Jr., RHP), Tanner McAninch (Jr., RHP), Damian Helm (So., LHP), Brandon Pease (Sr., LHP), Adam Neal (Fr., RHP), Dru Sebastian (R-Jr., RHP)
The Mastodons have used Phelps (1-0, 10.97 ERA, 9K, 10.2 IP), Martin (1-0, 2.08 ERA, 16K, 1 Save, 17.1 IP), Weber (2-1, 1.98 ERA, 11K, 4 Saves, 13.2 IP) and McAninch (0-0, 0.87 ERA, 6K, 10.1 IP) most frequently this season.
HITTING
Projected Lineup: CF: Brandon Soat (Sr.), LF: Evan VanSumeren (Sr.), SS: Greg Kaiser (R-Sr.), RF: Shane Trevino (R-Sr.), 1B: Kendall Whitman (Sr.), DH: Brock Logan (R-So.), C: Jonathan Valenzuela-Reece (Sr.), 3B: Shannon Baker (R-So.), 2B: Jackson Boyce (Jr.)
IPFW is expected to use a probable lineup that features Soat in center field, VanSumeren in left field, Kaiser at shortstop, Trevino in right field, Whitman at first base, Logan as the designated hitter, Valenzuela-Reece at catcher, Baker at third base and Boyce at second base. Whitman is hitting .305 with one home run, three doubles, 10 runs and 13 RBIs, followed by VanSumeren (.302, 2 HRs, 3 2Bs, 14 Runs, 14 RBIs), Soat (.277, 1 HR, 1 3B, 5 2Bs, 23 Runs, 13 RBIs), Boyce (.263, 2 HRs, 2 3Bs, 3 2Bs, 14 Runs, 6 RBIs), Trevino (.256, 5 HRs, 5 2Bs, 16 Runs, 17 RBIs), Kaiser (.235, 2 HRs, 1 3B, 6 2Bs, 10 Runs, 10 RBIs), Logan (.230, 2 HRs, 1 2B, 3 Runs, 9 RBIs), Baker (.203, 2 2Bs, 9 Runs, 7 RBIs) and Valenzuela-Reece (.196, 2 2Bs, 3 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 (27), Yoho (20), Wilson (14) and Herberger (10) have seen the most at-bats among the reserves for the Mastodons this season.
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