Friday, March 30
Fort Wayne, Ind.
3PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Western Illinois
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Baseball Prepares For Western Illinois This Weekend
3/29/2018 4:01:00 PM | Baseball
Who: Western Illinois Leathernecks
When: Friday, March 30 (3 p.m.) | Saturday, March 31 (2 p.m.) | Sunday, April 1 (1 p.m.)
Where: Mastodon Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link ($)
Probable Starters (Fort Wayne, Western Illinois)
Game One: RHP Brandon Phelps (5.10, 2-2) vs. RHP Ian Koch (4.24, 1-4)
Game Two: LHP Damian Helm (7.53, 2-4) vs. RHP Ryan Dunne (4.63, 0-4)
Game Three: RHP Shane Odzark (5.40, 0-4) vs. RHP Javin Drake (9.00, 0-1)
Weather Forecast:
Friday: Cloudy, 49/32
Saturday: Rain, 52/25
Sunday: Partly Cloudy, 42/25
Scouting the Mastodons (4-16, 0-6 Summit): Travis Upp is one of four Mastodons hitting above .300 on the season. Upp leads the squad with a .328 batting average. Shannon Baker (.327), Jacob Dickson (.318) and Jack Lang (.303) join the group.
Scouting the Leathernecks (3-15, 2-2 Summit): In 74.1 innings pitched, Western Illinois' relievers have a combined 3.63 ERA. Deion Thompson has reached base in 11 consecutive games and is currently on a six-game hitting streak. He joins Johnathan Fleek as the only two Leathernecks to appear in every game this season.
Series History: Western Illinois leads the all-time series 29-26. WIU won both series last year 2-1. Previously, Fort Wayne had an 11-game winning streak against the Leathernecks.
Streaking: Travis Upp enters the series with a 14-game on-base streak. It is tied for the longest of the season. Brock Logan also reached base in 14 straight games.
Oh Boyd: Cameron Boyd started for the 'Dons on Wednesday vs. Bowling Green and retired all nine batters he faced over his 3.0 innings. Bowling Green didn't record their first hit in the game until the fifth inning.
Looking Ahead: The Mastodons travel to Dayton on April 3 in a 3 p.m. start against the Flyers.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
When: Friday, March 30 (3 p.m.) | Saturday, March 31 (2 p.m.) | Sunday, April 1 (1 p.m.)
Where: Mastodon Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link ($)
Probable Starters (Fort Wayne, Western Illinois)
Game One: RHP Brandon Phelps (5.10, 2-2) vs. RHP Ian Koch (4.24, 1-4)
Game Two: LHP Damian Helm (7.53, 2-4) vs. RHP Ryan Dunne (4.63, 0-4)
Game Three: RHP Shane Odzark (5.40, 0-4) vs. RHP Javin Drake (9.00, 0-1)
Weather Forecast:
Friday: Cloudy, 49/32
Saturday: Rain, 52/25
Sunday: Partly Cloudy, 42/25
Scouting the Mastodons (4-16, 0-6 Summit): Travis Upp is one of four Mastodons hitting above .300 on the season. Upp leads the squad with a .328 batting average. Shannon Baker (.327), Jacob Dickson (.318) and Jack Lang (.303) join the group.
Scouting the Leathernecks (3-15, 2-2 Summit): In 74.1 innings pitched, Western Illinois' relievers have a combined 3.63 ERA. Deion Thompson has reached base in 11 consecutive games and is currently on a six-game hitting streak. He joins Johnathan Fleek as the only two Leathernecks to appear in every game this season.
Series History: Western Illinois leads the all-time series 29-26. WIU won both series last year 2-1. Previously, Fort Wayne had an 11-game winning streak against the Leathernecks.
Streaking: Travis Upp enters the series with a 14-game on-base streak. It is tied for the longest of the season. Brock Logan also reached base in 14 straight games.
Oh Boyd: Cameron Boyd started for the 'Dons on Wednesday vs. Bowling Green and retired all nine batters he faced over his 3.0 innings. Bowling Green didn't record their first hit in the game until the fifth inning.
Looking Ahead: The Mastodons travel to Dayton on April 3 in a 3 p.m. start against the Flyers.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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