Thursday, March 28
Milwaukee, Wis.
4 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Milwaukee
'Dons Open Series at Milwaukee on Thursday
3/26/2024 2:45:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Mastodons travel to Milwaukee for their next Horizon League series this week. The series runs Thursday - Saturday.
Game Day Information
When:
Thursday, March 28 | 4 p.m. ET
Friday, March 29 | 3 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 30 | 2 p.m. ET
Where: Franklin Field | Franklin, Wis.
Video & Live Stats: Link
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne is 11-12 all time against Milwaukee and 5-5 at Franklin Field. The 'Dons took two of three in their last visit to Milwaukee with multi RBI games from Braedon Blackford, Grant Thoroman and Ben Higgins lifting the 'Dons to a series victory.
Weather:
Thursday: High of 48/low of 25, 2% chance of rain
Friday: High of 48/low of 37, 11% chance of rain
Saturday: High of 56/low of 33, 64% chance of rain
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: TBD, RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol
Milwaukee: RHP Luke Hansel, LHP Adrian Montilva, LHP Owen Rice
Scouting the Panthers: Milwaukee will play their first home games this weekend after 21 straight road games to begin their season. The Panthers won two of their first 20 games and are 1-5 after their first two Horizon League series. Carson Hansen has been the heavy hitter for the Panthers this season with 10 doubles and two home runs. The Panthers own the best team ERA in the league at 7.52, but in league play their team ERA is 10.22 over six games.
'Dons & Ends:
- Justin Osterhouse leads the team with 12 multi hit games.
- Justin Osterhouse enters the series on a 14-game hitting streak and 18 game on-base streak.
- Justin Osterhouse (.739), Jacob Walker (.585), and Grant Thoroman (.571) each own a slugging percentage above .500.
- In six Horizon League games, Jacob Walker has 12 hits with an on-base percentage of .563.
- The 'Dons are 35-of-39 in stolen base attempts this season.
- In three trips to the mound in league play, Jake Paymaster has yet to allow an earned run in 4.0 innings.
- 10 Mastodons have thrown 10 or more innings this season.
Fee Time: Kevin Fee owns 74 pitching appearances in his Mastodon career, third in program history. Adam Feris (2002-05) has the record with 78 trips to the mound for the 'Dons. Matt Ransbottom (2007-11) is second with 76 appearances.
Strong Start Sabol: Carter Sabol struck out 10 in 6.1 innings in the win over Wright State on Saturday. In addition to his 10 K's, Sabol gave up just four hits and no walks. After that start, he's now the top of the Horizon League in ERA, strikeouts and wins in HL play only.
Justin Time: Justin Osterhouse leads the team in batting average (.413), slugging percentage (.739), and on base percentage (.476). He ranks in the top 10 of the Horizon League in each of those categories as well and is one of only two hitters in the league hitting above .400. The freshman is also a threat on the bases as he's tied for the fourth-most steals in the Horizon League with nine.
Last Time Out: Purdue Fort Wayne dropped two-of-three this past weekend against Wright State. The 'Dons took Saturday's game 11-2 and worked a Division I era program record 13 walks in the game.
Up Next: The 'Dons will host Western Michigan next week on Tuesday (Apr. 2) in Fort Wayne.
Game Day Information
When:
Thursday, March 28 | 4 p.m. ET
Friday, March 29 | 3 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 30 | 2 p.m. ET
Where: Franklin Field | Franklin, Wis.
Video & Live Stats: Link
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne is 11-12 all time against Milwaukee and 5-5 at Franklin Field. The 'Dons took two of three in their last visit to Milwaukee with multi RBI games from Braedon Blackford, Grant Thoroman and Ben Higgins lifting the 'Dons to a series victory.
Weather:
Thursday: High of 48/low of 25, 2% chance of rain
Friday: High of 48/low of 37, 11% chance of rain
Saturday: High of 56/low of 33, 64% chance of rain
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: TBD, RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol
Milwaukee: RHP Luke Hansel, LHP Adrian Montilva, LHP Owen Rice
Scouting the Panthers: Milwaukee will play their first home games this weekend after 21 straight road games to begin their season. The Panthers won two of their first 20 games and are 1-5 after their first two Horizon League series. Carson Hansen has been the heavy hitter for the Panthers this season with 10 doubles and two home runs. The Panthers own the best team ERA in the league at 7.52, but in league play their team ERA is 10.22 over six games.
'Dons & Ends:
- Justin Osterhouse leads the team with 12 multi hit games.
- Justin Osterhouse enters the series on a 14-game hitting streak and 18 game on-base streak.
- Justin Osterhouse (.739), Jacob Walker (.585), and Grant Thoroman (.571) each own a slugging percentage above .500.
- In six Horizon League games, Jacob Walker has 12 hits with an on-base percentage of .563.
- The 'Dons are 35-of-39 in stolen base attempts this season.
- In three trips to the mound in league play, Jake Paymaster has yet to allow an earned run in 4.0 innings.
- 10 Mastodons have thrown 10 or more innings this season.
Fee Time: Kevin Fee owns 74 pitching appearances in his Mastodon career, third in program history. Adam Feris (2002-05) has the record with 78 trips to the mound for the 'Dons. Matt Ransbottom (2007-11) is second with 76 appearances.
Strong Start Sabol: Carter Sabol struck out 10 in 6.1 innings in the win over Wright State on Saturday. In addition to his 10 K's, Sabol gave up just four hits and no walks. After that start, he's now the top of the Horizon League in ERA, strikeouts and wins in HL play only.
Justin Time: Justin Osterhouse leads the team in batting average (.413), slugging percentage (.739), and on base percentage (.476). He ranks in the top 10 of the Horizon League in each of those categories as well and is one of only two hitters in the league hitting above .400. The freshman is also a threat on the bases as he's tied for the fourth-most steals in the Horizon League with nine.
Last Time Out: Purdue Fort Wayne dropped two-of-three this past weekend against Wright State. The 'Dons took Saturday's game 11-2 and worked a Division I era program record 13 walks in the game.
Up Next: The 'Dons will host Western Michigan next week on Tuesday (Apr. 2) in Fort Wayne.
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