Friday, April 1
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Noon
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Wright State
League Favorite Wright State Comes to Fort Wayne This Weekend
3/30/2022 3:20:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon baseball team hosts Wright State this weekend in Horizon League play. It will be a battle of the two teams at the top of the league in home runs. Saturday's game will be played at Indiana Tech due to the Mastodon softball team also home this weekend.
Game Day Information
What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (4-19, 2-4 Horizon) vs. Wright State Raiders (9-13, 4-2 Horizon)
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind.
When:
Friday, April 1 | Noon | Mastodon Field
Saturday, April 2 | 2 p.m. | Indiana Tech
Sunday, April 3 | 1 p.m. | Mastodon Field
Live Stats: Link
Weather: Friday: 43/27, partly cloudy | Saturday: 49/34, rain possible | Sunday: 53/35, partly cloudy
Series History: Series tied 4-4.
Scouting the Raiders: Wright State's Alec Sayre is fourth in the league in hitting with a .363 batting average. He has a league-best 33 hits. Sayre is one of three Raiders in the top six in the league in walks. Gehrig Anglin is the only player in the league with double-digit home runs. He has 10. On the mound, Sebastian Gongora is third in the league in batters struck out with 33.
Probable Starters:
Mastodons:
Game 1: RHP Rex Stills (4.15 ERA, 1-2)
Game 2: RHP Mitchell Spencer (4.91 ERA, 1-1)
Game 3: TBD
Raiders:
Game 1: Jake Shirk (6.91 ERA, 1-4)
Game 2: Sebastian Gongora (7.81 ERA, 2-1)
Game 3: Alex Theis (5.79 ERA, 1-0)
'Dons Dig The Long Ball: Purdue Fort Wayne is tied with Wright State for the league lead in home runs with 25. Cade Fitzpatrick and Ben Higgins are tied for second in the league with five home runs.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball X2: Nine different Mastodons have a home run this season.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball X3: The 'Dons have hit a home run in six straight games. Five of the six games have featured multiple home runs.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball X4: Cade Fitzpatrick is tied for the league in home runs with four in league play. Gehrig Anglin also has four for Wright State in league play.
Is That Good?: Cade Fitzpatrick is 21-of-42 (.500) in his last 12 starts with 11 runs scored.
Turn It Up To 11: The 'Dons scored a season-high 11 runs on Tuesday in the win at Valparaiso.
Four More: Jack Lang had four hits on Tuesday at Valparaiso, matching his career high. Two of the hits were home runs, giving him his first career multi-home run game.
Send Them In Jack: Jack Lang's five RBIs against Valparaiso were not only a career high for him, it was the first time a Mastodon knocked in five runs since Jackson Boyce on April 4, 2017 against Cleary.
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.
Will You Accept These Ben
- He has two or more hits in five of his last six starts. He has 10 runs in this stretch.
- He is tied for the team lead in runs scored with 15.
- He is tied for the team lead in home runs with five.
- He is third on the team in total bases with 37 and slugging percentage (.487).
Miller Time: Justin Miller owns 155 career strikeouts, sixth in program history.
Strikeout Time: Justin Miller and Mitchell Spencer are tied for sixth in the league with 29 strikeouts.
New Faces: The 2022 Mastodon roster features 15 returners from last season and 18 newcomers.
Up Next: The 'Dons travel to Michigan on Wednesday (April 6).
Game Day Information
What: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (4-19, 2-4 Horizon) vs. Wright State Raiders (9-13, 4-2 Horizon)
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind.
When:
Friday, April 1 | Noon | Mastodon Field
Saturday, April 2 | 2 p.m. | Indiana Tech
Sunday, April 3 | 1 p.m. | Mastodon Field
Live Stats: Link
Weather: Friday: 43/27, partly cloudy | Saturday: 49/34, rain possible | Sunday: 53/35, partly cloudy
Series History: Series tied 4-4.
Scouting the Raiders: Wright State's Alec Sayre is fourth in the league in hitting with a .363 batting average. He has a league-best 33 hits. Sayre is one of three Raiders in the top six in the league in walks. Gehrig Anglin is the only player in the league with double-digit home runs. He has 10. On the mound, Sebastian Gongora is third in the league in batters struck out with 33.
Probable Starters:
Mastodons:
Game 1: RHP Rex Stills (4.15 ERA, 1-2)
Game 2: RHP Mitchell Spencer (4.91 ERA, 1-1)
Game 3: TBD
Raiders:
Game 1: Jake Shirk (6.91 ERA, 1-4)
Game 2: Sebastian Gongora (7.81 ERA, 2-1)
Game 3: Alex Theis (5.79 ERA, 1-0)
'Dons Dig The Long Ball: Purdue Fort Wayne is tied with Wright State for the league lead in home runs with 25. Cade Fitzpatrick and Ben Higgins are tied for second in the league with five home runs.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball X2: Nine different Mastodons have a home run this season.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball X3: The 'Dons have hit a home run in six straight games. Five of the six games have featured multiple home runs.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball X4: Cade Fitzpatrick is tied for the league in home runs with four in league play. Gehrig Anglin also has four for Wright State in league play.
Is That Good?: Cade Fitzpatrick is 21-of-42 (.500) in his last 12 starts with 11 runs scored.
Turn It Up To 11: The 'Dons scored a season-high 11 runs on Tuesday in the win at Valparaiso.
Four More: Jack Lang had four hits on Tuesday at Valparaiso, matching his career high. Two of the hits were home runs, giving him his first career multi-home run game.
Send Them In Jack: Jack Lang's five RBIs against Valparaiso were not only a career high for him, it was the first time a Mastodon knocked in five runs since Jackson Boyce on April 4, 2017 against Cleary.
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.
Will You Accept These Ben
- He has two or more hits in five of his last six starts. He has 10 runs in this stretch.
- He is tied for the team lead in runs scored with 15.
- He is tied for the team lead in home runs with five.
- He is third on the team in total bases with 37 and slugging percentage (.487).
Miller Time: Justin Miller owns 155 career strikeouts, sixth in program history.
Strikeout Time: Justin Miller and Mitchell Spencer are tied for sixth in the league with 29 strikeouts.
New Faces: The 2022 Mastodon roster features 15 returners from last season and 18 newcomers.
Up Next: The 'Dons travel to Michigan on Wednesday (April 6).
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