Friday, March 31
Youngstown, Ohio
6:15 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Youngstown State
'Guins And 'Dons Battle This Weekend
3/30/2023 2:42:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Horizon League baseball play continues this weekend when the 'Dons travel to Youngstown State to play the Penguins.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (6-19, 3-3 Horizon League) vs. Youngstown State (5-18, 2-3 Horizon League)
When:
Friday, March 31 | 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 1 | 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 2 | 1 p.m.
Where: Niles, Ohio | Eastwood Field
Weather: Friday: 57, rain | Saturday: 62, rain | Sunday: 50, partly cloudy
Live Stats: Link
Series History: YSU leads 13-5. The Penguins defeated Purdue Fort Wayne 6-0 in the Horizon League Championship last season.
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres (1-1), LHP Jacob Myer (0-2), RHP Owen Willard (0-1)
Youngstown State: RHP Travis Perry (3-1), RHP Nick Perez (0-3), RHP Aidan English (1-3)
Scouting the Penguins: Youngstown State split two games with Milwaukee last week before the third was canceled due to weather. Travis Perry allowed one unearned run in 7.0 innings of a 2-1 win over the Panthers. Trey Law leads the team in hitting at .355.
Back in Black: Braedon Blackford owns a Horizon League-best eight home runs. He is fourth in the league in slugging (.617), fifth in RBIs (22) and fifth in OPS (.991).
Over The Last Five Games…: Starting with last week's road Bowling Green game, Cade Nelis has seven hits with four doubles over the last five games.
Strong Up The Middle: Cade Nelis has been nearly flawless this season at second base. He has started 24 games and owns a .990 fielding percentage with 59 assists and 43 putouts. He has only one error on the season, and that came in the first game of the year at Alabama State.
About Last Week: 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 last week. 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.
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.
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.
Turn It!: The Mastodons are 30th in the nation double in plays turned with 21 this season.
Multi-verse: 12 different Mastodons have had a multi-hit game this season.
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.
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.
Up Next: The 'Dons will host Toledo on Tuesday (April 4) in a 3 p.m. start.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (6-19, 3-3 Horizon League) vs. Youngstown State (5-18, 2-3 Horizon League)
When:
Friday, March 31 | 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 1 | 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 2 | 1 p.m.
Where: Niles, Ohio | Eastwood Field
Weather: Friday: 57, rain | Saturday: 62, rain | Sunday: 50, partly cloudy
Live Stats: Link
Series History: YSU leads 13-5. The Penguins defeated Purdue Fort Wayne 6-0 in the Horizon League Championship last season.
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres (1-1), LHP Jacob Myer (0-2), RHP Owen Willard (0-1)
Youngstown State: RHP Travis Perry (3-1), RHP Nick Perez (0-3), RHP Aidan English (1-3)
Scouting the Penguins: Youngstown State split two games with Milwaukee last week before the third was canceled due to weather. Travis Perry allowed one unearned run in 7.0 innings of a 2-1 win over the Panthers. Trey Law leads the team in hitting at .355.
Back in Black: Braedon Blackford owns a Horizon League-best eight home runs. He is fourth in the league in slugging (.617), fifth in RBIs (22) and fifth in OPS (.991).
Over The Last Five Games…: Starting with last week's road Bowling Green game, Cade Nelis has seven hits with four doubles over the last five games.
Strong Up The Middle: Cade Nelis has been nearly flawless this season at second base. He has started 24 games and owns a .990 fielding percentage with 59 assists and 43 putouts. He has only one error on the season, and that came in the first game of the year at Alabama State.
About Last Week: 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 last week. 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.
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.
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.
Turn It!: The Mastodons are 30th in the nation double in plays turned with 21 this season.
Multi-verse: 12 different Mastodons have had a multi-hit game this season.
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.
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.
Up Next: The 'Dons will host Toledo on Tuesday (April 4) in a 3 p.m. start.
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