Wednesday, April 17
South Bend, Ind.
6:30 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Notre Dame
Dalton Madsen
Mastodons Take On Notre Dame on Wednesday
4/16/2024 11:37:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne will take on their fourth power five opponent this season on Wednesday (April 17) when they travel to South Bend to take on Notre Dame.
Game Day Information
When: Wednesday, April 17 | 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: Frank Eck Stadium | Notre Dame, Ind.
Watch: ACCNX
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Notre Dame has won all seven previous games since their first meeting in 2003.
Weather: High of 71/low of 48, 96% chance of rain earlier in the day
Scouting the Fighting Irish: Notre Dame is 15-18 this season and 2-16 in the ACC. Coming into this week, the Irish are 5-0 in midweek games this season. They'll face Valparaiso on Tuesday ahead of their matchup with the 'Dons on Wednesday. TJ Williams and Estevan Moreno lead the team in hitting each with an average over .300 and the latter with 14 doubles.
'Dons & Ends:
- Jacob Walker leads the team with 49 hits and 13 doubles.
- Kevin Fee (3.94) is one of only three pitchers in the Horizon League with an ERA under four. Fee and Carter Sabol are also two of the 10 pitchers in the league holding opposing hitters below a .300 average.
- Sabol and Fee are tied with three other pitchers for the league lead in wins with four.
- Fee has allowed the fewest runs for a qualifying pitcher in the Horizon League (18).
- Jacob Walker leads the team with 16 multi hit games and is one of five Mastodons with double digit multi hit games. Justin Osterhouse has 14, Grant Thoroman and Nick Sutherlin have 13, and Ben Higgins has 10.
- The 'Dons are 44-of-51 in stolen base attempts this season.
- Six Mastodons have thrown 20 or more innings this season.
Answering the Call: As Kevin Fee finished Sunday's game on the mound for the Mastodons, he set the program record for career pitching appearances at 79. Fee moved ahead of Adam Feris (2002-05) on the pitching appearance leader board. Feris finished his career with 78 visits to the mound.
Big Ben: In two games on Saturday, Ben Higgins was a top 30 nationally hitter according to D1Baseball. He had four hits including two homers and a double. He also drove in six runs, scored three times, and walked once.
Last Time Out: The 'Dons took one game of a three-game set with Oakland last weekend. In the win, Purdue Fort Wayne scored seven runs in the first three innings to win 11-6
Up Next: The 'Dons play host to Youngstown State this weekend in their next Horizon League series.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Game Day Information
When: Wednesday, April 17 | 6:30 p.m. ET
Where: Frank Eck Stadium | Notre Dame, Ind.
Watch: ACCNX
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Notre Dame has won all seven previous games since their first meeting in 2003.
Weather: High of 71/low of 48, 96% chance of rain earlier in the day
Scouting the Fighting Irish: Notre Dame is 15-18 this season and 2-16 in the ACC. Coming into this week, the Irish are 5-0 in midweek games this season. They'll face Valparaiso on Tuesday ahead of their matchup with the 'Dons on Wednesday. TJ Williams and Estevan Moreno lead the team in hitting each with an average over .300 and the latter with 14 doubles.
'Dons & Ends:
- Jacob Walker leads the team with 49 hits and 13 doubles.
- Kevin Fee (3.94) is one of only three pitchers in the Horizon League with an ERA under four. Fee and Carter Sabol are also two of the 10 pitchers in the league holding opposing hitters below a .300 average.
- Sabol and Fee are tied with three other pitchers for the league lead in wins with four.
- Fee has allowed the fewest runs for a qualifying pitcher in the Horizon League (18).
- Jacob Walker leads the team with 16 multi hit games and is one of five Mastodons with double digit multi hit games. Justin Osterhouse has 14, Grant Thoroman and Nick Sutherlin have 13, and Ben Higgins has 10.
- The 'Dons are 44-of-51 in stolen base attempts this season.
- Six Mastodons have thrown 20 or more innings this season.
Answering the Call: As Kevin Fee finished Sunday's game on the mound for the Mastodons, he set the program record for career pitching appearances at 79. Fee moved ahead of Adam Feris (2002-05) on the pitching appearance leader board. Feris finished his career with 78 visits to the mound.
Big Ben: In two games on Saturday, Ben Higgins was a top 30 nationally hitter according to D1Baseball. He had four hits including two homers and a double. He also drove in six runs, scored three times, and walked once.
Last Time Out: The 'Dons took one game of a three-game set with Oakland last weekend. In the win, Purdue Fort Wayne scored seven runs in the first three innings to win 11-6
Up Next: The 'Dons play host to Youngstown State this weekend in their next Horizon League series.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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