Friday, March 19
Fort Wayne, Ind.
3 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Oakland
Cameron Boyd
Baseball Welcomes Oakland to Fort Wayne This Weekend
3/17/2021 11:54:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne (4-7, 1-3 Horizon League) baseball team returns to Horizon play this weekend when the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (7-8, 1-3 Horizon) come to town for four games.
Who: Oakland at Purdue Fort Wayne
When: Friday, March 19 – 3 p.m. | Saturday, March 20 – Noon (DH) | Sunday, March 21 – 1 p.m.
Where: Mastodon Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Video: None
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Series tied 13-13
Fan Policy: Home team pass list only, masks and social distancing required
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
GM 1 - LHP Justin Miller (3.52 ERA, 2-1)
GM 2 - RHP Cameron Boyd (4.76 ERA, 0-3)
GM 3 - LHP Jacob Myer (1.71 ERA, 2-0)
GM 4 - TBD
Oakland
GM 1 - RHP Brandon Deans (2.18 ERA, 2-0)
GM 2 - TBD
GM 3 - TBD
GM 4 - RHP Jacob Wosinski (No appearances)
Scouting the Mastodons: Purdue Fort Wayne picked up a series win at Butler last weekend. It was the Mastodons' first series win against Butler since 2013. Garett Lake hit .500 with four walks in the series. Justin Greene is hitting .342 for the 'Dons. He has 13 hits and is 2-of-3 in stolen bases. Ryan Robison has three saves in five trips to the mound this year.
Scouting the Golden Grizzlies: Oakland played non-league games at Middle Tennessee State, Longwood and Dayton to open the season before falling in three of four games at Northern Kentucky last weekend. Cam Post leads the league in hitting at .362 with 21 hits and 11 runs knocked in. Lorenzo Elion is hitting .283, second best on the team. As a team, they've recorded double-digit hits in four games.
Series History: The series is tied at 13. The two teams haven't played since 2013 when they both called the Summit League home.
Turn it Up To 11: Justin Greene, Garett Lake and Jack Lang have started all 11 games for the 'Dons.
Oh Myer: Jacob Myer has had a nice start to his first season at Purdue Fort Wayne. The junior college transfer from Milwaukee ranks third in the league in ERA with a 1.71 mark over 21.0 innings.
J and J: Jacob Myer ranks fifth in the league in opposing batting average at .177. Right behind him in sixth place is Justin Miller at .190.
Meep, Meep!: The Mastodons own a league best 23 stolen bases this year. They are 23-of-26 and rank 23rd in the nation. Jack Lang is second in the league with seven stolen bases.
Top 10: Justin Greene ranks eighth in the league in hitting at .342
Nearing 500: Head coach Doug Schreiber spent 18 seasons as the head coach at Purdue and is in his second season at Purdue Fort Wayne. He enters the weekend with 494 career victories.
Looking Ahead: The Mastodons are at Milwaukee next weekend in Horizon League play.
Who: Oakland at Purdue Fort Wayne
When: Friday, March 19 – 3 p.m. | Saturday, March 20 – Noon (DH) | Sunday, March 21 – 1 p.m.
Where: Mastodon Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Video: None
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Series tied 13-13
Fan Policy: Home team pass list only, masks and social distancing required
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
GM 1 - LHP Justin Miller (3.52 ERA, 2-1)
GM 2 - RHP Cameron Boyd (4.76 ERA, 0-3)
GM 3 - LHP Jacob Myer (1.71 ERA, 2-0)
GM 4 - TBD
Oakland
GM 1 - RHP Brandon Deans (2.18 ERA, 2-0)
GM 2 - TBD
GM 3 - TBD
GM 4 - RHP Jacob Wosinski (No appearances)
Scouting the Mastodons: Purdue Fort Wayne picked up a series win at Butler last weekend. It was the Mastodons' first series win against Butler since 2013. Garett Lake hit .500 with four walks in the series. Justin Greene is hitting .342 for the 'Dons. He has 13 hits and is 2-of-3 in stolen bases. Ryan Robison has three saves in five trips to the mound this year.
Scouting the Golden Grizzlies: Oakland played non-league games at Middle Tennessee State, Longwood and Dayton to open the season before falling in three of four games at Northern Kentucky last weekend. Cam Post leads the league in hitting at .362 with 21 hits and 11 runs knocked in. Lorenzo Elion is hitting .283, second best on the team. As a team, they've recorded double-digit hits in four games.
Series History: The series is tied at 13. The two teams haven't played since 2013 when they both called the Summit League home.
Turn it Up To 11: Justin Greene, Garett Lake and Jack Lang have started all 11 games for the 'Dons.
Oh Myer: Jacob Myer has had a nice start to his first season at Purdue Fort Wayne. The junior college transfer from Milwaukee ranks third in the league in ERA with a 1.71 mark over 21.0 innings.
J and J: Jacob Myer ranks fifth in the league in opposing batting average at .177. Right behind him in sixth place is Justin Miller at .190.
Meep, Meep!: The Mastodons own a league best 23 stolen bases this year. They are 23-of-26 and rank 23rd in the nation. Jack Lang is second in the league with seven stolen bases.
Top 10: Justin Greene ranks eighth in the league in hitting at .342
Nearing 500: Head coach Doug Schreiber spent 18 seasons as the head coach at Purdue and is in his second season at Purdue Fort Wayne. He enters the weekend with 494 career victories.
Looking Ahead: The Mastodons are at Milwaukee next weekend in Horizon League play.
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