Thursday, April 14
Highland Heights, Ky.
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Northern Kentucky
Kevin Fee
Mastodons Take Four-Game Win Streak to Northern Kentucky
4/13/2022 2:20:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon baseball team travels to Northern Kentucky this week for a three-game series against the Norse.
Game Day Information
What: Purdue Fort Wayne (8-22, 5-7 Horizon) at Northern Kentucky (12-18, 6-5 Horizon)
Where: Highland Heights, Ky. | Bill Aker Baseball Complex
When:
Thursday, April 14 | 2 p.m.
Friday, April 15 | 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 16 | noon
Live Stats: Live Stats
ESPN+: Thursday | Friday | Saturday
Weather: Thursday: High of 62, partly cloudy | Friday: High of 69, partly cloudy | Saturday: HIgh of 61, partly cloudy
Series History: Northern Kentucky leads 16-10. The 'Dons and Norse split the four-game series in Fort Wayne last season. The series goes back to 1989.
Scouting the Norse: The Nose are 6-5 in conference play with three wins over Youngstown State, two wins over Milwaukee and a win over UIC. They have three losses to Wright State, a loss to Milwaukee and one to UIC. Manny Vorhees leads the Vikings offensively with 25 runs. He also has 36 hits on the season, second most.
Probable Starters:
Mastodons: RHP JD Deany (6.91 ERA, 1-1), RHP Mitchell Spencer (5.70 ERA, 2-2), LHP Jacob Myer (6.11 ERA, 2-4)
Norse: TBD
Over the Last 10 Games:
- The 'Dons have been hot at the plate with 106 hits and 64 runs
- Jacob Myer has two wins and a 0.84 ERA in 10.2 innings pitched over this span. He has just one walk and seven strikeouts.
- Five Mastodons are hitting .325 or better. (Jack Lang: .325, Alex Evenson: .333, Jarrett Bickel: .354, Luke Miles: .357, Cade Fitzpatrick: .457).
- 14 different Mastodons have scored a run.
- Jack Lang has scored 14 runs.
Jack Lang and Jacob Myer vs Michigan and Milwaukee Last Week:
- Myer threw 8.2 innings with five strikeouts and no runs allowed on his way to a Horizon League Pitcher of the Week honor.
- Lang compiled six hits, seven runs and four RBIs while hitting .400.
- Lang had a home run in the win over Michigan and in game three vs. Milwaukee.
- Lang had two walks in each of the final two games of the Milwaukee series.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball:
- The Mastodons are second in the league in home runs with 30.
- The Mastodons need one home run to reach 31, and tie for 10th all-time for home runs in a single season.
- Nine different Mastodons have a home run this season.
- In the last 10 games, the Mastodons have 11 home runs.
- Cade Fitzpatrick and Jack Lang are tied for third in the Horizon League with six home runs.
Record Time:
The Mastodons recorded three triples in game one at Milwaukee on April 9, a new school record.
In League Games:
Cade Fitzpatrick leads the league in conference play in slugging (.929) and OPS (1.429) and is second in batting average (.452).
Career Day For Lang vs. Valpo: Jack Lang had four hits at Valparaiso on March 29th, matching his career high. Two of the hits were home runs, giving him his first career multi-home run game. His 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.
Miller Time: Justin Miller owns 163 strikeouts, fifth in program history. He needs three more to reach 166 for his career and take over third place in program history. Evan Miller is in third place with 165.
New Faces: The 2022 Mastodon roster features 15 returners from last season and 18 newcomers.
Up Next: The Mastodons travel to Notre Dame on Wednesday (April 20).
Game Day Information
What: Purdue Fort Wayne (8-22, 5-7 Horizon) at Northern Kentucky (12-18, 6-5 Horizon)
Where: Highland Heights, Ky. | Bill Aker Baseball Complex
When:
Thursday, April 14 | 2 p.m.
Friday, April 15 | 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 16 | noon
Live Stats: Live Stats
ESPN+: Thursday | Friday | Saturday
Weather: Thursday: High of 62, partly cloudy | Friday: High of 69, partly cloudy | Saturday: HIgh of 61, partly cloudy
Series History: Northern Kentucky leads 16-10. The 'Dons and Norse split the four-game series in Fort Wayne last season. The series goes back to 1989.
Scouting the Norse: The Nose are 6-5 in conference play with three wins over Youngstown State, two wins over Milwaukee and a win over UIC. They have three losses to Wright State, a loss to Milwaukee and one to UIC. Manny Vorhees leads the Vikings offensively with 25 runs. He also has 36 hits on the season, second most.
Probable Starters:
Mastodons: RHP JD Deany (6.91 ERA, 1-1), RHP Mitchell Spencer (5.70 ERA, 2-2), LHP Jacob Myer (6.11 ERA, 2-4)
Norse: TBD
Over the Last 10 Games:
- The 'Dons have been hot at the plate with 106 hits and 64 runs
- Jacob Myer has two wins and a 0.84 ERA in 10.2 innings pitched over this span. He has just one walk and seven strikeouts.
- Five Mastodons are hitting .325 or better. (Jack Lang: .325, Alex Evenson: .333, Jarrett Bickel: .354, Luke Miles: .357, Cade Fitzpatrick: .457).
- 14 different Mastodons have scored a run.
- Jack Lang has scored 14 runs.
Jack Lang and Jacob Myer vs Michigan and Milwaukee Last Week:
- Myer threw 8.2 innings with five strikeouts and no runs allowed on his way to a Horizon League Pitcher of the Week honor.
- Lang compiled six hits, seven runs and four RBIs while hitting .400.
- Lang had a home run in the win over Michigan and in game three vs. Milwaukee.
- Lang had two walks in each of the final two games of the Milwaukee series.
'Dons Dig The Long Ball:
- The Mastodons are second in the league in home runs with 30.
- The Mastodons need one home run to reach 31, and tie for 10th all-time for home runs in a single season.
- Nine different Mastodons have a home run this season.
- In the last 10 games, the Mastodons have 11 home runs.
- Cade Fitzpatrick and Jack Lang are tied for third in the Horizon League with six home runs.
Record Time:
The Mastodons recorded three triples in game one at Milwaukee on April 9, a new school record.
In League Games:
Cade Fitzpatrick leads the league in conference play in slugging (.929) and OPS (1.429) and is second in batting average (.452).
Career Day For Lang vs. Valpo: Jack Lang had four hits at Valparaiso on March 29th, matching his career high. Two of the hits were home runs, giving him his first career multi-home run game. His 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.
Miller Time: Justin Miller owns 163 strikeouts, fifth in program history. He needs three more to reach 166 for his career and take over third place in program history. Evan Miller is in third place with 165.
New Faces: The 2022 Mastodon roster features 15 returners from last season and 18 newcomers.
Up Next: The Mastodons travel to Notre Dame on Wednesday (April 20).
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