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Photo by: Lucas Carter
IPFW Travels To North Dakota State For Weekend Series
4/7/2016 4:43:00 PM | Baseball
FARGO, N.D. -- IPFW will play a three-game Summit League baseball series on the road at North Dakota State University this weekend, April 8-10, at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The Mastodons of eighth-year head coach Bobby Pierce enter the league series with a record of 13-16 overall, 1-8 in the Summit League, while the host Bison are 12-13 overall, 2-7 in the Summit League.
SCHEDULE UPDATE FOR WEEKEND SERIES
(Friday, April 8, 12 p.m. ET): Due to weather considerations, IPFW and NDSU will now play a doubleheader on Saturday at 2 p.m., followed by a single game on Sunday at 2 p.m., all times Eastern.
IPFW-NDSU SERIES INFORMATION
Newman Outdoor Field, Fargo, North Dakota
Saturday, April 9, Game 1 - 2 p.m. / Live Stats / Live Video
Saturday, April 9, Game 2 - 5 p.m. / Live Stats / Live Video
Sunday, April 10, 2 p.m. / Live Stats / Live Video
PITCHING
Projected Rotation: Evan Miller (So., RHP), Trevor Storie (Sr., RHP), To Be Determined
IPFW is expected to continue with a starting pitching rotation of Miller and Storie in games one and two of the series, before determining the game three starter on Sunday. Miller is 3-2 with a 6.88 ERA and 35 strikeouts (8.92) through seven appearances/starts and 35.1 innings pitched. Storie is 2-5 with a 6.27 ERA and 27 strikeouts (6.51) through seven appearances/starts and 37.1 innings. Miller leads the staff in wins and strikeouts, while Storie leads in innings pitched.
Bullpen: Jordan Martin (Jr., RHP), Brandon Phelps (R-So., RHP), Tanner McAninch (Jr., RHP), Damian Helm (So., LHP), Jake Weber (R-Jr., RHP), Mitchell Ley (Jr., LHP), Kyle Orwig (Sr., RHP), Brandon Pease (Sr., LHP), Adam Neal (Fr., RHP), Dru Sebastian (R-Jr., RHP)
The Mastodons have used Martin (13 appearances, 1-0, 2.38 ERA, 2 Saves, 18K, 22.2 IP), Phelps (13 appearances, 1-0, 10.66 ERA, 11K, 12.2 IP), McAninch (11 appearances, 0-0, 2.19 ERA, 7K, 12.1 IP), Helm (10 appearances/3 starts, 2-2, 6.30 ERA, 22K, 30.0 IP) and Weber (10 appearances/1 start, 2-2, 4.08 ERA, 4 saves, 14K, 17.2 IP) most frequently this season. Weber leads the staff in saves, while McAninch leads in earned run average.
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.), 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, Kaiser at shortstop, Trevino in right field, Whitman at first base, Logan as the designated hitter, Baker at third base, Valenzuela-Reece at catcher and Boyce at second base. Whitman is hitting .324 with one home run, one triple, five doubles, 14 runs and 14 RBIs, followed by VanSumeren (.305, 2 HRs, 6 2Bs, 19 Runs, 17 RBIs), Trevino (.290, 8 HRs, 5 2Bs, 22 Runs, 24 RBIs), Boyce (.281, 2 HRs, 2 3B, 5 2Bs, 15 Runs, 7 RBIs), Soat (.258, 1 HR, 3 3B, 6 2Bs, 26 Runs, 15 RBIs), Logan (.256, 3 HRs, 4 2B, 6 Runs, 12 RBIs), Kaiser (.220, 4 HRs, 1 3B, 7 2Bs, 14 Runs, 13 RBIs), Valenzuela-Reece (.213, 1 HR, 2 2Bs, 5 Runs, 11 RBIs) and Baker (.207, 3 2Bs, 11 Runs, 11 RBIs). Whitman leads the squad in batting average and on base percentage (.438), Trevino leads in home runs, RBIs, total bases (60) and slugging percentage (.561), VanSumeren, who is hitting a team-best .429 in league games-only, leads in hits (36), Soat leads in runs, at bats (120) and total plate appearances (140), while Boyce and Kaiser leads in stolen bases (7).
Depth: Sean Herberger (Sr., C), Grant Wilson (Sr., DH), Isaiah White (R-So., OF), Zak Kellogg (So. C), Alec Reuille (R-Fr., C), Brandon Yoho (Fr., IF)
Kellogg (36), Yoho (27), Herberger (18), Wilson (14) have seen the most at-bats among the reserves for the Mastodons this season.
SCHEDULE UPDATE FOR WEEKEND SERIES
(Friday, April 8, 12 p.m. ET): Due to weather considerations, IPFW and NDSU will now play a doubleheader on Saturday at 2 p.m., followed by a single game on Sunday at 2 p.m., all times Eastern.
IPFW-NDSU SERIES INFORMATION
Newman Outdoor Field, Fargo, North Dakota
Saturday, April 9, Game 1 - 2 p.m. / Live Stats / Live Video
Saturday, April 9, Game 2 - 5 p.m. / Live Stats / Live Video
Sunday, April 10, 2 p.m. / Live Stats / Live Video
PITCHING
Projected Rotation: Evan Miller (So., RHP), Trevor Storie (Sr., RHP), To Be Determined
IPFW is expected to continue with a starting pitching rotation of Miller and Storie in games one and two of the series, before determining the game three starter on Sunday. Miller is 3-2 with a 6.88 ERA and 35 strikeouts (8.92) through seven appearances/starts and 35.1 innings pitched. Storie is 2-5 with a 6.27 ERA and 27 strikeouts (6.51) through seven appearances/starts and 37.1 innings. Miller leads the staff in wins and strikeouts, while Storie leads in innings pitched.
Bullpen: Jordan Martin (Jr., RHP), Brandon Phelps (R-So., RHP), Tanner McAninch (Jr., RHP), Damian Helm (So., LHP), Jake Weber (R-Jr., RHP), Mitchell Ley (Jr., LHP), Kyle Orwig (Sr., RHP), Brandon Pease (Sr., LHP), Adam Neal (Fr., RHP), Dru Sebastian (R-Jr., RHP)
The Mastodons have used Martin (13 appearances, 1-0, 2.38 ERA, 2 Saves, 18K, 22.2 IP), Phelps (13 appearances, 1-0, 10.66 ERA, 11K, 12.2 IP), McAninch (11 appearances, 0-0, 2.19 ERA, 7K, 12.1 IP), Helm (10 appearances/3 starts, 2-2, 6.30 ERA, 22K, 30.0 IP) and Weber (10 appearances/1 start, 2-2, 4.08 ERA, 4 saves, 14K, 17.2 IP) most frequently this season. Weber leads the staff in saves, while McAninch leads in earned run average.
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.), 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, Kaiser at shortstop, Trevino in right field, Whitman at first base, Logan as the designated hitter, Baker at third base, Valenzuela-Reece at catcher and Boyce at second base. Whitman is hitting .324 with one home run, one triple, five doubles, 14 runs and 14 RBIs, followed by VanSumeren (.305, 2 HRs, 6 2Bs, 19 Runs, 17 RBIs), Trevino (.290, 8 HRs, 5 2Bs, 22 Runs, 24 RBIs), Boyce (.281, 2 HRs, 2 3B, 5 2Bs, 15 Runs, 7 RBIs), Soat (.258, 1 HR, 3 3B, 6 2Bs, 26 Runs, 15 RBIs), Logan (.256, 3 HRs, 4 2B, 6 Runs, 12 RBIs), Kaiser (.220, 4 HRs, 1 3B, 7 2Bs, 14 Runs, 13 RBIs), Valenzuela-Reece (.213, 1 HR, 2 2Bs, 5 Runs, 11 RBIs) and Baker (.207, 3 2Bs, 11 Runs, 11 RBIs). Whitman leads the squad in batting average and on base percentage (.438), Trevino leads in home runs, RBIs, total bases (60) and slugging percentage (.561), VanSumeren, who is hitting a team-best .429 in league games-only, leads in hits (36), Soat leads in runs, at bats (120) and total plate appearances (140), while Boyce and Kaiser leads in stolen bases (7).
Depth: Sean Herberger (Sr., C), Grant Wilson (Sr., DH), Isaiah White (R-So., OF), Zak Kellogg (So. C), Alec Reuille (R-Fr., C), Brandon Yoho (Fr., IF)
Kellogg (36), Yoho (27), Herberger (18), Wilson (14) have seen the most at-bats among the reserves for the Mastodons this season.
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