Friday, March 22
Fort Wayne, Ind.
3 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Wright State
Mac Ayres
'Dons Host Wright State in Home Opener
3/19/2024 9:17:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Mastodons (8-14, 2-1 Horizon League will play their first home games of the 2024 season this weekend as defending champion Wright State (11-9, 2-1 Horizon League) come to Mastodon Field for a Horizon League series.
Game Day Information
When:
Friday, March 22 | 3 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 23 | 2 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 24 | 1 p.m. ET
Where: Mastodon Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne is 6-13 against the Raiders in a series that dates back to 2002.
Weather:
Friday - High of 51/low of 29
Saturday - High of 43/low of 27
Sunday - High of 47/low of 38
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol, TBD
Wright State: RHP Josh Laisure, RHP Ty Roder, RHP Garret Simpson
Scouting the Raiders: Wright State is 11-9 this season and 2-1 after the first weekend of Horizon League play. The Raiders took two of three over Milwaukee before losing to Akron in a midweek game. They lead the Horizon League with 34 home runs and Jay Luikart is tied for third with the Mastodons' Justin Osterhouse with eight home runs.
'Dons & Ends:
- Grant Thoroman and Justin Osterhouse each have a team-best nine multi hit games.
- Justin Osterhouse enters the series on an 11-game hitting streak and 15 game on-base streak.
- Justin Osterhouse (.744), Grant Thormoan (.557) and Jacob Walker (.553) each own a slugging percentage above .500.
- The 'Dons are 30-of-31 in stolen base attempts this season.
- 10 Mastodons have thrown 10 or more innings this season.
Justin Time: Justin Osterhouse leads the team in batting average (.385), slugging percentage (.744), and on base percentage (.461). He ranks in the top 10 of the Horizon League in each of those categories as well. The freshman is also a threat on the bases as he's tied for the third-most steals in the Horizon League with nine.
Big Unit: Carter Sabol is fourth in the Horizon League in innings pitched at 25.1 and also ranks fifth in the league in ERA (4.97). He's fared well so far thanks to 19 strikeouts, one shy of Mac Ayres' team lead of 20.
One Week, Two Awards: Kevin Fee (Pitcher of the Week) and Justin Osterhouse (Batter of the Week) earned the Horizon League's weekly honors on March 13 following the Mastodons' series split at Missouri. Osterhouse hit four home runs on the week. Fee had a win and two saves after not allowing a run in 4.2 innings.
Three Over Five: The 'Dons have three wins over Power Five schools this season for the first time in program history. The 'Dons topped No. 20 Indiana 9-6 and won at Missouri twice by identical 9-7 scores.
Up Next: Purdue Fort Wayne travels to Kalamazoo, Michigan for a midweek matchup with Western Michigan on Tuesday (Mar. 26).
Game Day Information
When:
Friday, March 22 | 3 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 23 | 2 p.m. ET
Sunday, March 24 | 1 p.m. ET
Where: Mastodon Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne is 6-13 against the Raiders in a series that dates back to 2002.
Weather:
Friday - High of 51/low of 29
Saturday - High of 43/low of 27
Sunday - High of 47/low of 38
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol, TBD
Wright State: RHP Josh Laisure, RHP Ty Roder, RHP Garret Simpson
Scouting the Raiders: Wright State is 11-9 this season and 2-1 after the first weekend of Horizon League play. The Raiders took two of three over Milwaukee before losing to Akron in a midweek game. They lead the Horizon League with 34 home runs and Jay Luikart is tied for third with the Mastodons' Justin Osterhouse with eight home runs.
'Dons & Ends:
- Grant Thoroman and Justin Osterhouse each have a team-best nine multi hit games.
- Justin Osterhouse enters the series on an 11-game hitting streak and 15 game on-base streak.
- Justin Osterhouse (.744), Grant Thormoan (.557) and Jacob Walker (.553) each own a slugging percentage above .500.
- The 'Dons are 30-of-31 in stolen base attempts this season.
- 10 Mastodons have thrown 10 or more innings this season.
Justin Time: Justin Osterhouse leads the team in batting average (.385), slugging percentage (.744), and on base percentage (.461). He ranks in the top 10 of the Horizon League in each of those categories as well. The freshman is also a threat on the bases as he's tied for the third-most steals in the Horizon League with nine.
Big Unit: Carter Sabol is fourth in the Horizon League in innings pitched at 25.1 and also ranks fifth in the league in ERA (4.97). He's fared well so far thanks to 19 strikeouts, one shy of Mac Ayres' team lead of 20.
One Week, Two Awards: Kevin Fee (Pitcher of the Week) and Justin Osterhouse (Batter of the Week) earned the Horizon League's weekly honors on March 13 following the Mastodons' series split at Missouri. Osterhouse hit four home runs on the week. Fee had a win and two saves after not allowing a run in 4.2 innings.
Three Over Five: The 'Dons have three wins over Power Five schools this season for the first time in program history. The 'Dons topped No. 20 Indiana 9-6 and won at Missouri twice by identical 9-7 scores.
Up Next: Purdue Fort Wayne travels to Kalamazoo, Michigan for a midweek matchup with Western Michigan on Tuesday (Mar. 26).
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