Bowling Green Comes to Mastodon Field on Tuesday

Tuesday, March 28

Fort Wayne, Ind.

3 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Bowling Green

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Bowling Green Comes to Mastodon Field on Tuesday

3/27/2023 2:37:00 PM | Baseball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The 'Dons will play their first home non-league game of the season on Tuesday (March 28) when Bowling Green comes to Mastodon Field.

Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (6-18) vs. Bowling Green (8-13)
When: Tuesday, March 28 | 3 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Mastodon Field
Weather: 50 degrees, partly cloudy
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Bowling Green leads 13-5. The two teams played last week at Bowling Green with the Falcons winning 8-6. Caileb Johnson and Brooks Sailors each hit a home run in the game.

Scouting the Falcons: Kyle Gurney leads the team in hitting at .306. The Falcons took 2-of-3 from Miami (Ohio) in league play this last weekend. They won five straight games before falling in the series finale. They have 11 total home runs over the last five games.

Last Week Today: 
- Cade Nelis slashed .583/.688/.833 last week in four games. He had seven hits and scored three times. He had 10 assists and five putouts with no errors in four games at second base.
- JD Deany earned a save in game one vs. Northern Kentucky and the win in game two vs. Northern Kentucky. He threw five shutout innings in the win over NKU in game two. On the entire week he allowed just one run with 12 strikeouts in 8.0 innings of work.

Mac Attack: Mac Ayres hasn't allowed a run in his last four outings. This is a span of 11.0 innings, including 5.1 shutout innings vs. Northern Kentucky on March 24.

Masto-Slams: The 'Dons hit grand slams in back-to-back games against Northern Kentucky. On March 24 Ben Higgins hit a grand slam and then in game one on March 26 Jarrett Bickel hit a game-tying grand slam in the seventh inning of a 9-5 win.

Hey Batter Batter (of the Week): Braedon Blackford hit .429 and slugged 1.357 with four home runs in 14 at bats over four games played in Winston-Salem, N.C. (March 3-5). He also recorded one double, seven RBIs, five runs scored, two walks and 19 total bases to earn the Horizon League Batter of the Week honor. The Peoria, Ill. native began a doubleheader against Cornell going 3-for-4 with two home runs and a double to drive in two runs and score three times in a 6-3 victory. He ended the week driving in five more runs against Ball State as he blasted two more long balls and finished the day going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a walk. He now has three career multi-home run games for the 'Dons. Last season he had two against Cal Baptist on Feb. 26, 2022.

Record Within Striking Distance: The 2023 season is Justin Miller's fifth as a Mastodon. Miller owns 189 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.

D1Baseball Top 30: Braedon Blackford was named a Top 30 Hitter of the day for his two-run home run game vs. Cornell. He was ranked No. 11. JD Deany was selected as a Top 30 pitcher for his five shutout innings vs. Cornell.

Home Run Time: Braedon Blackford owns a Horizon League-best seven home runs. He is fourth in the league in slugging (.600).

Save X4: Four different Mastodons have recorded a save this season. Brody Fine, Mac Ayres, JD Deany and Justin Miller own saves for the 'Dons.

'Dons Dig The Long Ball: Eight different Mastodons have hit a home run this season.

Get On Base: Braedon Blackford has a current 15-game on-base streak.

Turn It!: The Mastodons are 20th in the nation double in plays turned with 21 this season.

Multi-verse: 12 different Mastodons have had a multi-hit game this season.

Up Next: The 'Dons will travel to Youngstown State this weekend for three games to continue Horizon League play.

~ Feel the Rumble ~