Friday, March 1
Evansville, Ind.
6 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Evansville
Eli Tencza
Mastodons Travel to Evansville for Four-Game Series
2/29/2024 10:29:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Mastodons travel down to Evansville for a four-game weekend series with the Purple Aces beginning Friday (Mar. 1).
Game Day InformationÂ
When:
Friday, March 1 | 6 p.m. ETÂ
Saturday, March 2 | 2 p.m. ET & 5 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 3 | 1 p.m. ETÂ
Where: German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium | Evansville, Ind. Â
Live Stats:Â
Friday
Saturday (1)
Saturday (2)
Sunday
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne has faced Evansville eight times in program history with all eight meetings in Evansville starting in 2006. Evansville has won all eight matchups.
Weather: 
Friday - High of 47/low of 41, 63% chance of rain
Saturday - High of 62/low of 46 2% chance of rain
Sunday - High of 74/low of 57, 5% chance of rain
Probable Starters:Â
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol , RHP Josh Kuhns, RHP Brody Fine
Evansville: LHP Donovan Schultz, RHP Nick Smith, LHP Kenton Deverman, LHP Kevin Reed
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Scouting the Purple Aces: Evansville is 4-4 entering their first home series of the season. They took the opening series 2-1 over a ranked Oral Roberts team before falling 1-2 in a series at New Orleans the following weekend. They've also split two midweek contests with a win over Bellarmine and a loss to a ranked Vanderbilt team. Cal McGinnis has led the Purple Aces so far hitting .429 with a pair of home runs and 11 RBI.
B1G Wins: The Mastodons took down No. 20 Indiana on Tuesday night in Bloomington for the first ranked win in program history. It's the third straight season the 'Dons have beaten an opponent from the Big 10 conference. 2022 saw the 'Dons win over Michigan State and in 2021, the 'Dons topped Michigan.
Fresh Success: Purdue Fort Wayne started four freshmen in the win over Indiana. Sean Kasper made his first collegiate start on the mound while his battery-mate, Grant Sawa, made his second. Nate Simpson collected a hit and scored the third run of the game while Justin Osterhouse hit two home runs. Kasper combined with sophomore Owen Willard, who picked up his first collegiate save, to pitch five scoreless innings with two hits and seven strikeouts.
Masto-bombs: In Tuesday's win over Indiana, Justin Osterhouse and Ben Higgins each hit two homers and even going back-to-back in the fourth inning. Camden Karczewski added a fifth home run. The three 'Dons collected eight hits, eight RBI, and scored five runs.
Up Next: Purdue Fort Wayne travels to Butler on Tuesday (Mar. 5) to take on the Bulldogs at 3 p.m.
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Game Day InformationÂ
When:
Friday, March 1 | 6 p.m. ETÂ
Saturday, March 2 | 2 p.m. ET & 5 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 3 | 1 p.m. ETÂ
Where: German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium | Evansville, Ind. Â
Live Stats:Â
Friday
Saturday (1)
Saturday (2)
Sunday
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne has faced Evansville eight times in program history with all eight meetings in Evansville starting in 2006. Evansville has won all eight matchups.
Weather: 
Friday - High of 47/low of 41, 63% chance of rain
Saturday - High of 62/low of 46 2% chance of rain
Sunday - High of 74/low of 57, 5% chance of rain
Probable Starters:Â
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol , RHP Josh Kuhns, RHP Brody Fine
Evansville: LHP Donovan Schultz, RHP Nick Smith, LHP Kenton Deverman, LHP Kevin Reed
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Scouting the Purple Aces: Evansville is 4-4 entering their first home series of the season. They took the opening series 2-1 over a ranked Oral Roberts team before falling 1-2 in a series at New Orleans the following weekend. They've also split two midweek contests with a win over Bellarmine and a loss to a ranked Vanderbilt team. Cal McGinnis has led the Purple Aces so far hitting .429 with a pair of home runs and 11 RBI.
B1G Wins: The Mastodons took down No. 20 Indiana on Tuesday night in Bloomington for the first ranked win in program history. It's the third straight season the 'Dons have beaten an opponent from the Big 10 conference. 2022 saw the 'Dons win over Michigan State and in 2021, the 'Dons topped Michigan.
Fresh Success: Purdue Fort Wayne started four freshmen in the win over Indiana. Sean Kasper made his first collegiate start on the mound while his battery-mate, Grant Sawa, made his second. Nate Simpson collected a hit and scored the third run of the game while Justin Osterhouse hit two home runs. Kasper combined with sophomore Owen Willard, who picked up his first collegiate save, to pitch five scoreless innings with two hits and seven strikeouts.
Masto-bombs: In Tuesday's win over Indiana, Justin Osterhouse and Ben Higgins each hit two homers and even going back-to-back in the fourth inning. Camden Karczewski added a fifth home run. The three 'Dons collected eight hits, eight RBI, and scored five runs.
Up Next: Purdue Fort Wayne travels to Butler on Tuesday (Mar. 5) to take on the Bulldogs at 3 p.m.
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