Thursday, March 7
Dayton, Ohio
2:30 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Dayton
Camden Nisenson
Schedule Altered For Baseball's Weekend At Dayton And Butler
3/6/2019 12:34:00 PM | Baseball
The Purdue Fort Wayne baseball (4-6) team will spend spring break playing four games in four days. First up is a contest at Dayton (1-6-1) on Thursday and then a three-game series against Butler (5-5) in Highland Heights, Ky.
Schedule:
Thursday, March 7th (2:30 PM) – at Dayton (moved from March 5th)
Saturday, March 9th (1 PM) – vs. Butler (at Northern Kentucky)
Sunday, March 10th (Noon) – vs. Butler (at Northern Kentucky) - Doubleheader
Probable Starters:
vs. Dayton: LHP Justin Miller (8.59 ERA, 0-1) vs. RHP Corey Imbriano (0.00 ERA, 0-0)
Game One vs. Butler: RHP Chase Phelps (9.26 ERA, 1-1) vs. RHP Ryan Pepiot (2.76 ERA, 1-1)
Game Two vs. Butler: RHP Cameron Boyd (4.50 ERA, 0-2) vs. RHP Sam Hubbe (1.80 ERA, 1-0)
Game Three vs. Butler: RHP Shane Odzark (18.00 ERA, 0-1) vs. RHP Connor Schultz (2.08 ERA, 2-0)
About the Mastodons:
Freshman Alex Brunson is leading the team with a .353 batting average. Andrew Lawvere has a league-best four home runs to boost his slugging percentage to .833. He also has a team-best eight walks on the season. Trenton Stoner is second in the team in walks at seven, to push his on-base percentage to .458.
About the Flyers:
Dayton has a victory over Seton Hall and a tie with Fairleigh Dickinson on the season. They were last in action in a three-game set at No. 1 Vanderbilt, dropping all three contests. Mitchell Garrity has 11 total bases on the season with a .423 slugging percentage. Alex Brickman has a team-best two home runs on the season.
About the Bulldogs:
Butler is 5-5 on the season with wins over Rider (twice), Saint Peter's, Central Michigan and Hofstra. Harrison Freed is hitting .405 on the year with a team-best 17 RBI. He has also walked six times and only struck out three times. The junior has a hit in every game but one this season. Connor Schultz, who the 'Dons are scheduled to face on the final game of the series, has thrown a team-high 17.1 innings this year. He is allowing just about a hit per inning with 17 hits given up on the season. He has walked six batters.
Series History:
The 'Dons are 3-11 against Dayton and 16-37 against Butler.
Up Next:
Purdue Fort Wayne heads to Ball State on Tuesday (March 12) before opening league play at Oral Roberts on March 15.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Schedule:
Thursday, March 7th (2:30 PM) – at Dayton (moved from March 5th)
Saturday, March 9th (1 PM) – vs. Butler (at Northern Kentucky)
Sunday, March 10th (Noon) – vs. Butler (at Northern Kentucky) - Doubleheader
Probable Starters:
vs. Dayton: LHP Justin Miller (8.59 ERA, 0-1) vs. RHP Corey Imbriano (0.00 ERA, 0-0)
Game One vs. Butler: RHP Chase Phelps (9.26 ERA, 1-1) vs. RHP Ryan Pepiot (2.76 ERA, 1-1)
Game Two vs. Butler: RHP Cameron Boyd (4.50 ERA, 0-2) vs. RHP Sam Hubbe (1.80 ERA, 1-0)
Game Three vs. Butler: RHP Shane Odzark (18.00 ERA, 0-1) vs. RHP Connor Schultz (2.08 ERA, 2-0)
About the Mastodons:
Freshman Alex Brunson is leading the team with a .353 batting average. Andrew Lawvere has a league-best four home runs to boost his slugging percentage to .833. He also has a team-best eight walks on the season. Trenton Stoner is second in the team in walks at seven, to push his on-base percentage to .458.
About the Flyers:
Dayton has a victory over Seton Hall and a tie with Fairleigh Dickinson on the season. They were last in action in a three-game set at No. 1 Vanderbilt, dropping all three contests. Mitchell Garrity has 11 total bases on the season with a .423 slugging percentage. Alex Brickman has a team-best two home runs on the season.
About the Bulldogs:
Butler is 5-5 on the season with wins over Rider (twice), Saint Peter's, Central Michigan and Hofstra. Harrison Freed is hitting .405 on the year with a team-best 17 RBI. He has also walked six times and only struck out three times. The junior has a hit in every game but one this season. Connor Schultz, who the 'Dons are scheduled to face on the final game of the series, has thrown a team-high 17.1 innings this year. He is allowing just about a hit per inning with 17 hits given up on the season. He has walked six batters.
Series History:
The 'Dons are 3-11 against Dayton and 16-37 against Butler.
Up Next:
Purdue Fort Wayne heads to Ball State on Tuesday (March 12) before opening league play at Oral Roberts on March 15.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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