Friday, March 17
Macomb, Ill.
4:00pm
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Western Illinois
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Baseball Starts Conference Play at Western Illinois
3/16/2017 4:31:00 PM | Baseball
Who: Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks
When: Friday, March 17-19 | 4 p.m., 2 p.m., 2 p.m. (ET)
Where: Alfred D. Boyer Stadium | Macomb, Ill.
Scouting the Mastodons (3-12, 0-0 Summit): The Mastodons head to Macomb to start 2017 Summit League conference play, where they will face Western Illinois. After dropping games at Butler last weekend, Fort Wayne looks to bounce back against their first conference opponent of the season. Jake Weber is leading the 'Dons with a .404 batting average, 23 hits and 10 RBI. On the mound, Brandon Phelps leads the squad with a 3.07 ERA, allowing just five earned runs in 14.2 innings pitched.
Scouting the Fighting Leathernecks (1-13, 0-0 Summit): Western Illinois welcomes Fort Wayne for their first home series of the 2017 season. After earning their first win of the season last week at Dayton in a 7-5 decision, the Leathernecks will return home to start the 2017 conference season. Adam McGinnis is hitting .341 with four doubles. Drue Galassi leads the Leathernecks with two homers in 38 at-bats.
The Series: Western Illinois leads the all-time series with Fort Wayne 25-24. The Mastodons have won 11 straight games in the series. That includes all six meetings last year and five-of-six in 2015.
Pitching Rotation: (Fort Wayne | Western Illinois)
Game One: Jake Weber (6.60, 1-1) | TBA
Game Two: Jordan Martin (4.70, 0-2) | TBA
Game Three: Mitchell Ley (4.57, 1-2) | TBA
On A Roll: Jackson Boyce and Shannon Baker enters the weekend on a 15-game on-base streak, reaching base in each game this year.
Looking Ahead: The Mastodons welcome Omaha for a three game series next week. Game times will be 3 p.m. on Friday (Mar. 24), 2 p.m. on Saturday (Mar. 25), and 1 p.m. on Sunday (Mar. 26).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
When: Friday, March 17-19 | 4 p.m., 2 p.m., 2 p.m. (ET)
Where: Alfred D. Boyer Stadium | Macomb, Ill.
Scouting the Mastodons (3-12, 0-0 Summit): The Mastodons head to Macomb to start 2017 Summit League conference play, where they will face Western Illinois. After dropping games at Butler last weekend, Fort Wayne looks to bounce back against their first conference opponent of the season. Jake Weber is leading the 'Dons with a .404 batting average, 23 hits and 10 RBI. On the mound, Brandon Phelps leads the squad with a 3.07 ERA, allowing just five earned runs in 14.2 innings pitched.
Scouting the Fighting Leathernecks (1-13, 0-0 Summit): Western Illinois welcomes Fort Wayne for their first home series of the 2017 season. After earning their first win of the season last week at Dayton in a 7-5 decision, the Leathernecks will return home to start the 2017 conference season. Adam McGinnis is hitting .341 with four doubles. Drue Galassi leads the Leathernecks with two homers in 38 at-bats.
The Series: Western Illinois leads the all-time series with Fort Wayne 25-24. The Mastodons have won 11 straight games in the series. That includes all six meetings last year and five-of-six in 2015.
Pitching Rotation: (Fort Wayne | Western Illinois)
Game One: Jake Weber (6.60, 1-1) | TBA
Game Two: Jordan Martin (4.70, 0-2) | TBA
Game Three: Mitchell Ley (4.57, 1-2) | TBA
On A Roll: Jackson Boyce and Shannon Baker enters the weekend on a 15-game on-base streak, reaching base in each game this year.
Looking Ahead: The Mastodons welcome Omaha for a three game series next week. Game times will be 3 p.m. on Friday (Mar. 24), 2 p.m. on Saturday (Mar. 25), and 1 p.m. on Sunday (Mar. 26).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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