Friday, April 30
Fort Wayne, Ind.
4 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Wright State
Ryan Robison
First Place Wright State Comes to the Summit City
4/29/2021 10:11:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne baseball (9-21, 6-14 Horizon League) returns to league play this weekend when first place Wright State (18-10, 17-3) comes to town to face the Mastodons. The series will be split between Mastodon Field and the World Baseball Academy.
Who: Wright State at Purdue Fort Wayne
Schedule:
Friday, April 30 – 4 p.m. – Mastodon Field
Saturday, May 1 – 1 p.m. – doubleheader – World Baseball Academy
Sunday, May 2 – 1 p.m. – Mastodon Field
Video: None
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 4-0
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
GM 1 – RHP Gerald Pintarich (6.99 ERA, 1-3)
GM 2 – LHP Jacob Myer (3.42 ERA, 3-4)
GM 3 – TBD
GM 4 – TBD
Wright State:
GM 1 – RHP Jake Schrand (4.93 ERA, 3-4)
GM 2 – RHP Bradley Brehmer (3.60, 5-2)
GM 3 – LHP Alex Theis (5.82 ERA, 1-0)
GM 4 – RHP Austin Cline (2.08 ERA, 5-1)
Scouting the Mastodons:
• Aaron Chapman has a hit in nine of the Mastodons' last 11 games. He is hitting .359 in this stretch.
• Aaron Chapman ranks 89th in the nation among players toughest to strikeout. He has struck out only 11 times this season in 101 at-bats.
• Alex Evenson is a two-way player who has found considerable success on the mound. He owns a 1.08 ERA in 8.1 innings and five appearances. He has given up only one earned run on the season.
Scouting the Raiders
• Wright State is hitting .325 as a team in Horizon League play this season.
• The Raiders took all four from Northern Kentucky last week, a week after they won one-of-three at Florida Gulf Coast.
• The Raiders are slugging .511 on the season, fifth best in the nation. Quincy Hamilton's .691 slugging percentage is 38th in the nation and first in the league.
Series History: The two clubs played single games in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006 with the Mastodons winning all four. The only of the four games to be played in Fort Wayne was a 15-14 decision in 2005. The Dons scored double-digit runs in three of the four games.
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 499 career victories.
Oh Myer: Jacob Myer's ranks in the Horizon League: Innings pitched (52.2, 3rd), ERA (3.42, 5th), opposing batting average (.235, 7th) and wins (3, 8th).
Meep, Meep!: Jack Lang owns 12 stolen bases, third in the league.
Walk It Out: Ryan Mollette has only five at-bats on the season, going 2-of-5. But he has five walks, making the most of his visits to the plate. He has six runs scored on the season as he often enters the game as a pinch runner.
Looking Ahead: The Mastodons travel to Youngstown State next weekend.
Who: Wright State at Purdue Fort Wayne
Schedule:
Friday, April 30 – 4 p.m. – Mastodon Field
Saturday, May 1 – 1 p.m. – doubleheader – World Baseball Academy
Sunday, May 2 – 1 p.m. – Mastodon Field
Video: None
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 4-0
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
GM 1 – RHP Gerald Pintarich (6.99 ERA, 1-3)
GM 2 – LHP Jacob Myer (3.42 ERA, 3-4)
GM 3 – TBD
GM 4 – TBD
Wright State:
GM 1 – RHP Jake Schrand (4.93 ERA, 3-4)
GM 2 – RHP Bradley Brehmer (3.60, 5-2)
GM 3 – LHP Alex Theis (5.82 ERA, 1-0)
GM 4 – RHP Austin Cline (2.08 ERA, 5-1)
Scouting the Mastodons:
• Aaron Chapman has a hit in nine of the Mastodons' last 11 games. He is hitting .359 in this stretch.
• Aaron Chapman ranks 89th in the nation among players toughest to strikeout. He has struck out only 11 times this season in 101 at-bats.
• Alex Evenson is a two-way player who has found considerable success on the mound. He owns a 1.08 ERA in 8.1 innings and five appearances. He has given up only one earned run on the season.
Scouting the Raiders
• Wright State is hitting .325 as a team in Horizon League play this season.
• The Raiders took all four from Northern Kentucky last week, a week after they won one-of-three at Florida Gulf Coast.
• The Raiders are slugging .511 on the season, fifth best in the nation. Quincy Hamilton's .691 slugging percentage is 38th in the nation and first in the league.
Series History: The two clubs played single games in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006 with the Mastodons winning all four. The only of the four games to be played in Fort Wayne was a 15-14 decision in 2005. The Dons scored double-digit runs in three of the four games.
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 499 career victories.
Oh Myer: Jacob Myer's ranks in the Horizon League: Innings pitched (52.2, 3rd), ERA (3.42, 5th), opposing batting average (.235, 7th) and wins (3, 8th).
Meep, Meep!: Jack Lang owns 12 stolen bases, third in the league.
Walk It Out: Ryan Mollette has only five at-bats on the season, going 2-of-5. But he has five walks, making the most of his visits to the plate. He has six runs scored on the season as he often enters the game as a pinch runner.
Looking Ahead: The Mastodons travel to Youngstown State next weekend.
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