Friday, April 26
Dayton, Ohio
3 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Wright State
Ben Higgins
Mastodons Travel to Wright State For #HLBASE Series
4/25/2024 12:04:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne (15-25, 8-10 Horizon League) takes on Wright State (22-18, 11-7 Horizon League) this weekend in a Horizon League series from Dayton, Ohio. The 'Dons enter the weekend in fourth place in the league with Wright State and Oakland tied for second directly above the 'Dons.
Game Day Information
When:
Friday, April 26 | 3:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 27 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, April 28 | 1:00 p.m. ET
Where: Nischwitz Stadium | Fairborn, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Weather:
Friday: High of 72/low of 61, 70% chance of rain
Saturday: High of 81/low of 61, 40% chance of rain
Sunday: High of 84/low of 61, 9% chance of rain
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne took one of three games last month when they hosted Wright State. Carter Sabol struck out 10 to bring the 'Dons' record against the Raiders to 7-15 all time.
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol, RHP Brody Fine
Wright State: RHP Jake Shirk, RHP Garret Simpson, LHP Chet Lax
Scouting the Raiders: The Raiders are coming off a walk off win over Ohio State. Wright State boasts two batters hitting above .400 in Sammy Sass and Julian Greenwell and have Jake Shirk on the mound, who has allowed a league low nine walks this season.
'Dons & Ends:
- Jacob Walker leads the team with 53 hits and 14 doubles.
- Kevin Fee (3.12) is one of only two pitchers in the Horizon League with an ERA under 4.00. Carter Sabol joins Fee as one of four pitchers with an ERA under 5.00 and one of nine in the league holding opposing hitters below a .300 average.
- Kevin Fee picked up his fifth win on Wednesday and is now tied for the league lead with five wins.
- Jacob Walker leads the 'Dons with 17 multi-hit games.
- Ben Higgins has reached base in nine straight games.
- The 'Dons are 50-of-58 in stolen base attempts this season.
- Eight Mastodons have thrown 20 or more innings this season.
Wild Win: The Mastodons took down Toledo in 13 innings on a walk off wild pitch. The last time the 'Dons played a game of 13 innings or more was back on May 5, 2017 when the 'Dons lost to Omaha. The last Mastodon win in a game that long was a 9-8 win over Butler on April 16, 2005 in 13 innings.
Nine Times: In last weekend's series against Youngstown State, Ben Higgins reached base nine times in three games. In total, Higgins had five hits and four walks while driving in two runs and scoring three himself.
Answering the Call: Kevin Fee has set the program record for career pitching appearances at 81. Fee moved ahead of Adam Feris (2002-05) on the pitching appearance leaderboard. Feris finished his career with 78 visits to the mound.
Up Next: The 'Dons will host Milwaukee next weekend in Fort Wayne.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Game Day Information
When:
Friday, April 26 | 3:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 27 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, April 28 | 1:00 p.m. ET
Where: Nischwitz Stadium | Fairborn, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Weather:
Friday: High of 72/low of 61, 70% chance of rain
Saturday: High of 81/low of 61, 40% chance of rain
Sunday: High of 84/low of 61, 9% chance of rain
Series History: Purdue Fort Wayne took one of three games last month when they hosted Wright State. Carter Sabol struck out 10 to bring the 'Dons' record against the Raiders to 7-15 all time.
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol, RHP Brody Fine
Wright State: RHP Jake Shirk, RHP Garret Simpson, LHP Chet Lax
Scouting the Raiders: The Raiders are coming off a walk off win over Ohio State. Wright State boasts two batters hitting above .400 in Sammy Sass and Julian Greenwell and have Jake Shirk on the mound, who has allowed a league low nine walks this season.
'Dons & Ends:
- Jacob Walker leads the team with 53 hits and 14 doubles.
- Kevin Fee (3.12) is one of only two pitchers in the Horizon League with an ERA under 4.00. Carter Sabol joins Fee as one of four pitchers with an ERA under 5.00 and one of nine in the league holding opposing hitters below a .300 average.
- Kevin Fee picked up his fifth win on Wednesday and is now tied for the league lead with five wins.
- Jacob Walker leads the 'Dons with 17 multi-hit games.
- Ben Higgins has reached base in nine straight games.
- The 'Dons are 50-of-58 in stolen base attempts this season.
- Eight Mastodons have thrown 20 or more innings this season.
Wild Win: The Mastodons took down Toledo in 13 innings on a walk off wild pitch. The last time the 'Dons played a game of 13 innings or more was back on May 5, 2017 when the 'Dons lost to Omaha. The last Mastodon win in a game that long was a 9-8 win over Butler on April 16, 2005 in 13 innings.
Nine Times: In last weekend's series against Youngstown State, Ben Higgins reached base nine times in three games. In total, Higgins had five hits and four walks while driving in two runs and scoring three himself.
Answering the Call: Kevin Fee has set the program record for career pitching appearances at 81. Fee moved ahead of Adam Feris (2002-05) on the pitching appearance leaderboard. Feris finished his career with 78 visits to the mound.
Up Next: The 'Dons will host Milwaukee next weekend in Fort Wayne.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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