Friday, May 21
Rochester, Mich.
1 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Oakland
Senior Robert Young III will play his final games as a Mastodon this weekend.
'Dons and Golden Grizzlies to Battle This Weekend
5/20/2021 11:51:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne (10-32, 7-25 Horizon) will wrap up the 2021 baseball season with a four-game series at Oakland (15-28, 9-23 Horizon) this weekend. The series has been adjusted to a doubleheader on Friday due to Sunday's weather forecast.
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne at Oakland
When:
Friday, May 21 – 1 p.m. (DH)
Saturday, May 22 – 1 p.m.
Sunday, May 23 – 1 p.m.
Video: ESPN3
Live Stats: Link
Fan policy: Link
Series History: Mastodons lead 16-14
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
GM 1 – RHP Gerald Pintarich (9.61 ERA, 1-6)
GM 2 – LHP Jacob Myer (5.62 ERA, 3-6)
GM 3 – TBD
GM 4 – TBD
Oakland:
GM 1 – RHP Bryce Konitzer (5.05 ERA, 3-1)
GM 2 – RHP Andrew Hill (7.02 ERA, 2-5)
GM 3 – TBD
GM 4 – LHP Dan Rutan (12.27 ERA, 0-1)
Scouting the Golden Grizzlies:
• Michael Stygles leads the team in hitting with a .376 average and a .976 OPS.
• The Golden Grizzlies were swept by first place Wright State last weekend. The prior weekends they took three of four from both Northern Kentucky and Milwaukee.
• Hayden Nierman owns a team-best 16 appearances on the mound this season. He threw 2.1 shutout innings against Northern Kentucky.
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne won three-of-four from Oakland earlier this season. This will be the first time the 'Dons travel to Oakland since 2013. The 'Dons are 8-8 all-time at Oakland.
A Aaron:
• Aaron Chapman has a hit in 20 of the Mastodons' last 24 games.
• He ranks 74th in the nation among players toughest to strikeout. He has fanned only 15 times this season in 128 at-bats.
Over the Last 10 Games Aaron Chapman…:
• is hitting .516 with a .571 on-base percentage and a .710 slugging percentage. His OPS is 1.281.
• has struck out only twice.
• owns five multi-hit games.
Trenton Is On: Trenton Stoner has a hit in 11 of the Mastodons' last 13 games. This includes three multi-hit games including three hits at Youngstown State on May 8 in game two and three hits in the opener against UIC on May 14
Justin Time: Justin Miller owns 23 strikeouts looking, fifth most in the league.
Just One: Cameron Boyd has given up only one home run in 46.1 innings this season.
Hello 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 picked up his 500th career victory on May 8 at Youngstown State.
Put His Name in Pen: Jack Lang has started all 42 games at shortstop for the 'Dons this season.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne at Oakland
When:
Friday, May 21 – 1 p.m. (DH)
Saturday, May 22 – 1 p.m.
Sunday, May 23 – 1 p.m.
Video: ESPN3
Live Stats: Link
Fan policy: Link
Series History: Mastodons lead 16-14
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne:
GM 1 – RHP Gerald Pintarich (9.61 ERA, 1-6)
GM 2 – LHP Jacob Myer (5.62 ERA, 3-6)
GM 3 – TBD
GM 4 – TBD
Oakland:
GM 1 – RHP Bryce Konitzer (5.05 ERA, 3-1)
GM 2 – RHP Andrew Hill (7.02 ERA, 2-5)
GM 3 – TBD
GM 4 – LHP Dan Rutan (12.27 ERA, 0-1)
Scouting the Golden Grizzlies:
• Michael Stygles leads the team in hitting with a .376 average and a .976 OPS.
• The Golden Grizzlies were swept by first place Wright State last weekend. The prior weekends they took three of four from both Northern Kentucky and Milwaukee.
• Hayden Nierman owns a team-best 16 appearances on the mound this season. He threw 2.1 shutout innings against Northern Kentucky.
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne won three-of-four from Oakland earlier this season. This will be the first time the 'Dons travel to Oakland since 2013. The 'Dons are 8-8 all-time at Oakland.
A Aaron:
• Aaron Chapman has a hit in 20 of the Mastodons' last 24 games.
• He ranks 74th in the nation among players toughest to strikeout. He has fanned only 15 times this season in 128 at-bats.
Over the Last 10 Games Aaron Chapman…:
• is hitting .516 with a .571 on-base percentage and a .710 slugging percentage. His OPS is 1.281.
• has struck out only twice.
• owns five multi-hit games.
Trenton Is On: Trenton Stoner has a hit in 11 of the Mastodons' last 13 games. This includes three multi-hit games including three hits at Youngstown State on May 8 in game two and three hits in the opener against UIC on May 14
Justin Time: Justin Miller owns 23 strikeouts looking, fifth most in the league.
Just One: Cameron Boyd has given up only one home run in 46.1 innings this season.
Hello 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 picked up his 500th career victory on May 8 at Youngstown State.
Put His Name in Pen: Jack Lang has started all 42 games at shortstop for the 'Dons this season.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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