Friday, March 25
Rochester, Mich.
1 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Oakland
Luke Miles
'Dons Play First Road League Series This Weekend
3/24/2022 4:13:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodons continue Horizon League competition this weekend with a three-game series at Oakland against the Golden Grizzlies.
The schedule of the series had been adjusted due to predicted cold weather. The 'Dons and Golden Grizzlies will now play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 1 p.m. The two teams will conclude the series on Saturday with a single game starting at 2 p.m. as scheduled.
Game Day Information
What: Purdue Fort Wayne (2-17, 1-2 Horizon) at Oakland (6-11, 2-1 Horizon)
Where: Oakland Baseball Field | Rochester, Mich.
Live Stats: Link
ESPN+: Saturday only
Weather: Friday: Cloudy, 49/36 | Saturday: Cloudy, 45/24
Series History: Series even at 17-17. The two teams split the season series last season 4-4. It was the first time they played since 2013 when both schools were members of the Summit League.
Scouting the Golden Grizzlies: The Golden Grizzlies opened league play 2-1 against league favorite Wright State. Brandon Nigh is hitting a team-best .314 with 10 walks on the season. Ian Clearly owns a team-best 1.214 OPS. Oakland has a 1.06 WHIP over 16.0 innings.
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne
Game 1: RHP Rex Stills (5.40 ERA, 0-2)
Game 2: RHP Bryce Martens (11.05 ERA, 0-3)
Game 3: RHP Mitchell Spencer (3.67 ERA, 1-1)
Oakland
Game 1: LHP Chas Sagedahl (11.37 ERA, 1-3)
Game 2: RHP Brett Hagen (4.91 ERA, 1-1)
Game 3: RHP Jacob Wosinski (3.57 ERA, 2-2)
'Dons Dig The Long Ball: Purdue Fort Wayne is tied for second in the Horizon League with 17 home runs on the season. Braedon Blackford and Cade Fitzpatrick are tied for second in the league with four home runs. Jarrett Bickel is sixth with three.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball X2: The four home runs the 'Dons hit on Sunday in the series finale with Youngstown State were the most home runs a Horizon League team hit in a league game last weekend.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball X3: Seven different Mastodons have a home run this season.
Is That Good?: Cade Fitzpatrick is 14-of-26 (.538) in his last eight starts with eight runs scored.
One Is Fun: Cade Fitzpatrick is averaging exactly one hit per game with 16 hits in 16 games.
3 In 2 In 1!: Twice this season a Mastodon has hit three home runs in a doubleheader. Braedon Blackford hit three home runs in a doubleheader against California Baptist (Feb. 26). Cade Fitzpatrick hit three home runs in a twin bill against Youngstown State (March 20). Fitzpatrick was named one of the best hitters of March 20th by D1Baseball.com
Mitchell!: Mitchell Spencer is eighth in the Horizon League in ERA at 3.67. He is fifth in innings pitched at 27.0
Miller Time: Justin Miller owns 151 career strikeouts, tied for seventh in program history.
Strikeout Time: Justin Miller is fifth in the league with 25 strikeouts.
New Faces: The 2022 Mastodon roster features 15 returners from last season and 18 newcomers.
Up Next: The 'Dons play a mid-week non-league game at Valparaiso on March, 29th.
The schedule of the series had been adjusted due to predicted cold weather. The 'Dons and Golden Grizzlies will now play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 1 p.m. The two teams will conclude the series on Saturday with a single game starting at 2 p.m. as scheduled.
Game Day Information
What: Purdue Fort Wayne (2-17, 1-2 Horizon) at Oakland (6-11, 2-1 Horizon)
Where: Oakland Baseball Field | Rochester, Mich.
Live Stats: Link
ESPN+: Saturday only
Weather: Friday: Cloudy, 49/36 | Saturday: Cloudy, 45/24
Series History: Series even at 17-17. The two teams split the season series last season 4-4. It was the first time they played since 2013 when both schools were members of the Summit League.
Scouting the Golden Grizzlies: The Golden Grizzlies opened league play 2-1 against league favorite Wright State. Brandon Nigh is hitting a team-best .314 with 10 walks on the season. Ian Clearly owns a team-best 1.214 OPS. Oakland has a 1.06 WHIP over 16.0 innings.
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne
Game 1: RHP Rex Stills (5.40 ERA, 0-2)
Game 2: RHP Bryce Martens (11.05 ERA, 0-3)
Game 3: RHP Mitchell Spencer (3.67 ERA, 1-1)
Oakland
Game 1: LHP Chas Sagedahl (11.37 ERA, 1-3)
Game 2: RHP Brett Hagen (4.91 ERA, 1-1)
Game 3: RHP Jacob Wosinski (3.57 ERA, 2-2)
'Dons Dig The Long Ball: Purdue Fort Wayne is tied for second in the Horizon League with 17 home runs on the season. Braedon Blackford and Cade Fitzpatrick are tied for second in the league with four home runs. Jarrett Bickel is sixth with three.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball X2: The four home runs the 'Dons hit on Sunday in the series finale with Youngstown State were the most home runs a Horizon League team hit in a league game last weekend.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball X3: Seven different Mastodons have a home run this season.
Is That Good?: Cade Fitzpatrick is 14-of-26 (.538) in his last eight starts with eight runs scored.
One Is Fun: Cade Fitzpatrick is averaging exactly one hit per game with 16 hits in 16 games.
3 In 2 In 1!: Twice this season a Mastodon has hit three home runs in a doubleheader. Braedon Blackford hit three home runs in a doubleheader against California Baptist (Feb. 26). Cade Fitzpatrick hit three home runs in a twin bill against Youngstown State (March 20). Fitzpatrick was named one of the best hitters of March 20th by D1Baseball.com
Mitchell!: Mitchell Spencer is eighth in the Horizon League in ERA at 3.67. He is fifth in innings pitched at 27.0
Miller Time: Justin Miller owns 151 career strikeouts, tied for seventh in program history.
Strikeout Time: Justin Miller is fifth in the league with 25 strikeouts.
New Faces: The 2022 Mastodon roster features 15 returners from last season and 18 newcomers.
Up Next: The 'Dons play a mid-week non-league game at Valparaiso on March, 29th.
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