Friday, March 3
Winston-Salem, N.C.
1:30 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Wake Forest
Jacob Myer
Mastodons to Face No. 5 Wake Forest, Ball State and Cornell This Weekend
3/2/2023 11:25:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon baseball team heads to Winston-Salem, N.C. this weekend for four games hosted by Wake Forest. The 'Dons will face the No. 5 Demon Deacons on Friday. NOTE THE ADJUST SCHEDULE BELOW DUE TO PREDICTED RAIN ON FRIDAY
Game Day Information
When:
Friday, March 3 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Wake Forest | Watch (ACCNX)
Saturday, March 4 | 10 a.m. | vs. Cornell
Saturday, March 4 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Ball State
Sunday, March 5 | 9 a.m. | vs. Ball State
Where: David F. Couch Ballpark | Winston-Salem, N.C.
Series History: The 'Dons have never played Cornell. The only previous meeting with Wake Forest came in 1979 when the 'Dons fall 7-3 in Winston-Salem. The 'Dons are 2-18 against Ball State.
Weather: Friday: High of 64, rain | Saturday: High of 64, clear | Sunday: High of 65, clear
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: TBD
Opponents: TBD
Scouting the Cardinals (4-4): Ball State went 3-1 last week at the Swig and Swine classic, earning wins over Merrimack, Rutgers and Canisius.
Scouting the Demon Deacons (10-0): Wake Forest is undefeated on the season, playing nine of their 10 games at home. They own a pair of wins over Horizon League foe Youngstown State (9-3 and 18-3) this season.
Scouting the Big Red (0-3): Cornell is looking for their first win of the season after being swept at James Madison last weekend. Nathan Waugh leads the offense with a 1.205 OPS. The Big Red went 11-25 last season.
Record Within Striking Distance: The 2023 season is Justin Miller's fifth as a Mastodon. Miller owns 185 career strikeouts, the second most in program history for a career. He will look to pass Jason Horvath (2001-04) for the most in program history this season. Horvath recorded 210 strikeouts.
Justin Time: Justin Miller has yet to allow a run in 3.2 innings of work this season.
Welcome to the 'Dons: Caileb Johnson has made a quick impact on the Mastodons. The junior college transfer from Carl Sandburg CC leads the squad in OPS at 1.030 thanks to six extra base hits on the year. This includes a home run. He is hitting .333.
Just Get On Base: Ben Higgins and Caileb Johnson enter the weekend with a current seven-game on-base streak.
We Play The Hits: Jarrett Bickel leads the team in hitting at .344. He has a team-best 11 hits on the season.
Up Next: The 'Dons will head to Indiana on Wednesday, March 8th to play the Hoosiers.
Game Day Information
When:
Friday, March 3 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Wake Forest | Watch (ACCNX)
Saturday, March 4 | 10 a.m. | vs. Cornell
Saturday, March 4 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Ball State
Sunday, March 5 | 9 a.m. | vs. Ball State
Where: David F. Couch Ballpark | Winston-Salem, N.C.
Series History: The 'Dons have never played Cornell. The only previous meeting with Wake Forest came in 1979 when the 'Dons fall 7-3 in Winston-Salem. The 'Dons are 2-18 against Ball State.
Weather: Friday: High of 64, rain | Saturday: High of 64, clear | Sunday: High of 65, clear
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: TBD
Opponents: TBD
Scouting the Cardinals (4-4): Ball State went 3-1 last week at the Swig and Swine classic, earning wins over Merrimack, Rutgers and Canisius.
Scouting the Demon Deacons (10-0): Wake Forest is undefeated on the season, playing nine of their 10 games at home. They own a pair of wins over Horizon League foe Youngstown State (9-3 and 18-3) this season.
Scouting the Big Red (0-3): Cornell is looking for their first win of the season after being swept at James Madison last weekend. Nathan Waugh leads the offense with a 1.205 OPS. The Big Red went 11-25 last season.
Record Within Striking Distance: The 2023 season is Justin Miller's fifth as a Mastodon. Miller owns 185 career strikeouts, the second most in program history for a career. He will look to pass Jason Horvath (2001-04) for the most in program history this season. Horvath recorded 210 strikeouts.
Justin Time: Justin Miller has yet to allow a run in 3.2 innings of work this season.
Welcome to the 'Dons: Caileb Johnson has made a quick impact on the Mastodons. The junior college transfer from Carl Sandburg CC leads the squad in OPS at 1.030 thanks to six extra base hits on the year. This includes a home run. He is hitting .333.
Just Get On Base: Ben Higgins and Caileb Johnson enter the weekend with a current seven-game on-base streak.
We Play The Hits: Jarrett Bickel leads the team in hitting at .344. He has a team-best 11 hits on the season.
Up Next: The 'Dons will head to Indiana on Wednesday, March 8th to play the Hoosiers.
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