IPFW Welcomes Omaha For Three-Game Summit League Series

Friday, April 29

Fort Wayne, Ind.

12 P.M.

Purdue Fort Wayne

Omaha

IPFW Welcomes Omaha For Three-Game Summit League Series

4/28/2016 4:11:00 PM | Baseball

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- IPFW will welcome the University of Nebraska Omaha for a three-game Summit League home baseball series Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, at Mastodon Field in Fort Wayne.

The Mastodons of eighth-year head coach Bobby Pierce enter the league series with a record of 20-21 overall, 5-13 in the Summit League, including seven wins in their last nine games overall. The visiting Mavericks are 20-20 overall, 10-8 in the Summit League, including three wins in their last four games overall.

The two teams will open the series with a doubleheader on Friday, April 29, at 12 p.m., followed by a single game on Saturday, April 30, tentatively scheduled at 3 p.m.; however, weather conditions could cause an earlier start time for the series finale … that information will be announced as it occurs.

IPFW-OMAHA SERIES INFORMATION
Mastodon Field, Fort Wayne
Game One: Friday, April 29, 12 p.m. / Live Stats / Live Video
Game Two: Friday, April 29, 3 p.m. / Live Stats / Live Video
Game Three: Saturday, April 30, 3 p.m. / Live Stats
Series History: Tied at 12-12
2016 Series: Omaha leads 3-0

PITCHING
Projected Rotation: Evan Miller (So., RHP), Trevor Storie (Sr., RHP), Brandon Pease (R-Sr., LHP)

IPFW is expected to use a starting pitching rotation that features Miller in game one, Storie in game two and Pease in game three. Miller is 4-4 with a 6.71 ERA and 51 strikeouts through 10 appearances/starts and 52.1 innings pitched. Storie is 4-5 with a 5.50 ERA and 38 strikeouts through 10 appearances/starts and 55.2 innings. Pease is 1-2 with a 5.59 ERA and 18 strikeouts through 10 appearances/four starts and 19.1 innings.

Miller leads the team in starts, wins, strikeouts and strikeouts looking (20). Storie leads the team in starts, wins and innings pitched.

Bullpen: Jordan Martin (Jr., RHP), Jake Weber (R-Jr., RHP), Brandon Phelps (R-So., RHP), Damian Helm (So., LHP), Mitchell Ley (Jr., LHP), Tanner McAninch (Jr., RHP), Adam Neal (Fr., RHP)

The Mastodons have used Martin (20 appearances, 1-0, 2.08 ERA, 2 Saves, 25K, 30.1 IP), Weber (16 appearances/1 start, 3-3, 5.19 ERA, 7 saves, 21K, 26.0 IP), Phelps (15 appearances, 1-0, 9.53 ERA, 15K, 17.0 IP), Helm (14 appearances/3 starts, 2-2, 6.99 ERA, 1 Save, 25K, 37.1 IP), Ley (12 appearances/6 starts, 1-2, 6.38 ERA, 22K, 36.2 IP), McAninch (12 appearances, 0-1, 2.92 ERA, 7K, 12.1 IP) and Neal (12 appearances, 0-0, 3.06 ERA, 10K, 17.2 IP) most frequently this season.

Martin leads the team in appearances, ERA and opponent batting average (.214). Weber leads the team in saves and games finished (13).

HITTING
Projected Lineup: CF: Brandon Soat (Sr.), 1B: Kendall Whitman (Sr.), SS: Greg Kaiser (R-Sr.), RF: Shane Trevino (R-Sr.), DH: Brock Logan (R-So.), C: Jonathan Valenzuela-Reece (Sr.), LF: Alec Reuille (R-Fr.), 3B: Shannon Baker (R-So.), 2B: Jackson Boyce (Jr.)

IPFW is expected to open the series with a probable lineup that features Soat in center field, Whitman at first base, Kaiser at shortstop, Trevino in right field, Logan as the designated hitter, Valenzuela-Reece at catcher, Reuille in left field, Baker at third base and Boyce at second base. Whitman is hitting .306 with one home run, one triple, seven doubles, 21 runs and 19 RBIs, followed by Soat (.301, 3 HRs, 3 3Bs, 8 2Bs, 35 Runs, 22 RBIs), Kaiser (.277, 9 HRs, 1 3B, 13 2Bs, 26 Runs, 27 RBIs), Logan (.276, 3 HRs, 8 2Bs, 9 Runs, 20 RBIs), Trevino (.270, 10 HRs, 5 2Bs, 27 Runs, 29 RBIs), Boyce (.265, 2 HRs, 2 3Bs, 7 2Bs, 21 Runs, 11 RBIs), Valenzuela-Reece (.244, 2 HRs, 2 2Bs, 7 Runs, 17 RBIs), Baker (.226, 6 2Bs, 17 Runs, 16 RBIs) and Reuille (.091, 1 2B, 4 Runs).

Kaiser, named one of 10 finalists nationwide for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award, leads the team in doubles, stolen bases (11), total bases (86) and slugging percentage (.541). Whitman leads the team in batting average, on base percentage (.432) and being hit-by-pitch (10). Soat leads the team in at bats (173), hits (52), total plate appearances (200), triples and runs. Trevino leads the team in home runs and RBIs. Baker leads the team in walks (28). Boyce leads the team in sacrifice bunts (3) and steal attempts (12). Boyce, Soat, Trevino and Whitman have each played in all 41 games, while Boyce, Soat and Trevino have each started all 41 games played this season.

Depth: Sean Herberger (Sr., C), Grant Wilson (Sr., DH), Isaiah White (R-So., OF), Zak Kellogg (So. C), Brandon Yoho (Fr., IF)

Kellogg (55), Yoho (30) and Herberger (28) have seen the most at-bats among the reserves for the Mastodons this season.