Saturday, May 4
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Indiana Tech)
1 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Milwaukee
Dylan Chargo
Schedule Adjusted for Home Series With Milwaukee
5/2/2024 10:13:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Mastodons (15-28, 8-13) will host Milwaukee (14-28, 9-12) this weekend in Fort Wayne for a three game Horizon League series. Note the adjusted weekend schedule to the forecast of rain on Friday.Â
Game Day InformationÂ
When:Â
Saturday, May 4 | 1:00 p.m. ET - Doubleheader
Sunday, May 5 | 1:00 p.m. ET
(schedule may still be adjusted)
Where:Â
Saturday: Indiana Tech's Warrior Baseball Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Sunday: Mastodon Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Weather:Â
Saturday: High of 78/low of 56
Sunday: High of 73/low of 57
Series History: Milwaukee leads 14-12. Purdue Fort Wayne took one of three games back in March when they traveled to Milwaukee. The Mastodons scored five runs in the sixth inning and Kevin Fee shut down the Panthers offense with 4.2 scoreless innings to get the win.
Probable Starters:Â
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol, RHP Brody Fine
Milwaukee: RHP Luke Hansel, LHP Adrian Montilva, TBD
Scouting the Panthers: Milwaukee took two of three games this past weekend against Northern Kentucky. They're 9-12 in the Horizon League and one game ahead of Purdue Fort Wayne in the league standings. Luke Hansel and Adrian Montilva are two of the best pitchers in the Horizon League ranking second and third in lowest ERA behind only Kevin Fee.
'Dons & Ends:
- Jacob Walker leads the team with 55 hits and 16 doubles ranking in the league's top 10 in both categories.
- Kevin Fee (3.12) leads the Horizon League with a 3.05 ERA. Carter Sabol joins Fee as two of five pitchers with an ERA under 6 and two of seven in the league holding opposing hitters below a .300 average.
- Kevin Fee is also tied for the league lead with five wins.
- Jacob Walker leads the 'Dons with 17 multi-hit games.
- Ben Higgins has reached base in 12 straight games.
- The 'Dons are 54-of-62 in stolen base attempts this season.
- Ten Mastodons have thrown 20 or more innings this season.
Abort Launch: The Mastodons pitching staff stifled a highly-ranked Toledo offense last week. Toledo ranks 29th in the nation for home runs, but in a 13 inning contest, four different Mastodon pitchers held them to just five hits and no homers.
He Gets On Base: Ben Higgins has reached base in 12 straight games coming into the weekend. In league games, Higgins leads the team with 17 walks and is second on the team with a .469 on-base percentage.
Answering the Call: As Kevin Fee has set the program record for career pitching appearances with 82. Fee moved ahead of Adam Feris (2002-05) on the pitching appearance leaderboard. Feris finished his career with 78 visits to the mound.Â
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Up Next: The 'Dons host Bowling Green in their final midweek matchup of the season on Wednesday (May 8) in a 3 p.m. start.
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Game Day InformationÂ
When:Â
Saturday, May 4 | 1:00 p.m. ET - Doubleheader
Sunday, May 5 | 1:00 p.m. ET
(schedule may still be adjusted)
Where:Â
Saturday: Indiana Tech's Warrior Baseball Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Sunday: Mastodon Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Weather:Â
Saturday: High of 78/low of 56
Sunday: High of 73/low of 57
Series History: Milwaukee leads 14-12. Purdue Fort Wayne took one of three games back in March when they traveled to Milwaukee. The Mastodons scored five runs in the sixth inning and Kevin Fee shut down the Panthers offense with 4.2 scoreless innings to get the win.
Probable Starters:Â
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol, RHP Brody Fine
Milwaukee: RHP Luke Hansel, LHP Adrian Montilva, TBD
Scouting the Panthers: Milwaukee took two of three games this past weekend against Northern Kentucky. They're 9-12 in the Horizon League and one game ahead of Purdue Fort Wayne in the league standings. Luke Hansel and Adrian Montilva are two of the best pitchers in the Horizon League ranking second and third in lowest ERA behind only Kevin Fee.
'Dons & Ends:
- Jacob Walker leads the team with 55 hits and 16 doubles ranking in the league's top 10 in both categories.
- Kevin Fee (3.12) leads the Horizon League with a 3.05 ERA. Carter Sabol joins Fee as two of five pitchers with an ERA under 6 and two of seven in the league holding opposing hitters below a .300 average.
- Kevin Fee is also tied for the league lead with five wins.
- Jacob Walker leads the 'Dons with 17 multi-hit games.
- Ben Higgins has reached base in 12 straight games.
- The 'Dons are 54-of-62 in stolen base attempts this season.
- Ten Mastodons have thrown 20 or more innings this season.
Abort Launch: The Mastodons pitching staff stifled a highly-ranked Toledo offense last week. Toledo ranks 29th in the nation for home runs, but in a 13 inning contest, four different Mastodon pitchers held them to just five hits and no homers.
He Gets On Base: Ben Higgins has reached base in 12 straight games coming into the weekend. In league games, Higgins leads the team with 17 walks and is second on the team with a .469 on-base percentage.
Answering the Call: As Kevin Fee has set the program record for career pitching appearances with 82. Fee moved ahead of Adam Feris (2002-05) on the pitching appearance leaderboard. Feris finished his career with 78 visits to the mound.Â
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Up Next: The 'Dons host Bowling Green in their final midweek matchup of the season on Wednesday (May 8) in a 3 p.m. start.
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