Friday, May 10
Highland Heights, Ky.
2 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Northern Kentucky
Mac Ayres will get the ball in game one on Friday.
Mastodons Travel South to Northern Kentucky
5/9/2024 10:00:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne (16-31, 9-15) hits the road to Northern Kentucky (28-20, 15-9) this weekend to face the second-place Norse.
Game Day Information
When:
Friday, May 10 | 2 PM ET
Saturday, May 11 | 1 PM ET
Sunday, May 12 | Noon ET
Where: Highland Heights, Ky. | Bill Aker Baseball Complex
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+ (Friday) | ESPN+ (Saturday)
Weather: Friday: High of 59, partly cloudy | Saturday: High of 57, chance of rain 70 percent | Sunday: High of 63, partly cloudy
Series History: Northern Kentucky leads 24-18
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol, TBD
Northern Kentucky: TBA
Scouting the Norse: Liam McFadden-Ackman leads the league with a 1.304 OPS and 18 home runs. Trevin Moss has a league-best 72 hits. Tanner Gills owns a 5.51 ERA, fifth best in the league among qualified pitchers. He has limited opponents to a .244 batting average. The Norse took 2-of-3 from Youngstown State last week after losing four straight Horizon League series.
'Dons & Ends:
- Jacob Walker leads the team with 60 hits and 18 doubles ranking in the league's top 10 in both categories.
- Kevin Fee leads the Horizon League with a 3.04 ERA. Carter Sabol (5.71) joins Fee as two of six pitchers with an ERA under six. They are two of seven in the league holding opposing hitters below a .300 average among qualified pitchers.
- Kevin Fee is also tied for second in the league lead with five wins. He is also second in saves with five. His five wins has him tied for sixth in Division I era for pitching wins in a season in program history and his five saves has him tied for sixth.
- Jacob Walker and Nick Sutherlin are tied for the team lead in multiple hit games with 18
- The 'Dons are 65-of-74 in stolen base attempts this season.
- Ten Mastodons have thrown 20 or more innings this season.
We Play The Hits: Jacob Walker's 60 hits has him nearing the top 10 in program history for hits in a season. If he gets to 65 he will reach tie for ninth.
Leave 'Em Looking: Carter Sabol is second in the league with 20 strikeouts looking.
Answering the Call: Kevin Fee has set the program record for career pitching appearances with 84. 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 welcome Oakland next week to close out the regular season. The series is set for Thursday-Friday-Saturday.
Game Day Information
When:
Friday, May 10 | 2 PM ET
Saturday, May 11 | 1 PM ET
Sunday, May 12 | Noon ET
Where: Highland Heights, Ky. | Bill Aker Baseball Complex
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+ (Friday) | ESPN+ (Saturday)
Weather: Friday: High of 59, partly cloudy | Saturday: High of 57, chance of rain 70 percent | Sunday: High of 63, partly cloudy
Series History: Northern Kentucky leads 24-18
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol, TBD
Northern Kentucky: TBA
Scouting the Norse: Liam McFadden-Ackman leads the league with a 1.304 OPS and 18 home runs. Trevin Moss has a league-best 72 hits. Tanner Gills owns a 5.51 ERA, fifth best in the league among qualified pitchers. He has limited opponents to a .244 batting average. The Norse took 2-of-3 from Youngstown State last week after losing four straight Horizon League series.
'Dons & Ends:
- Jacob Walker leads the team with 60 hits and 18 doubles ranking in the league's top 10 in both categories.
- Kevin Fee leads the Horizon League with a 3.04 ERA. Carter Sabol (5.71) joins Fee as two of six pitchers with an ERA under six. They are two of seven in the league holding opposing hitters below a .300 average among qualified pitchers.
- Kevin Fee is also tied for second in the league lead with five wins. He is also second in saves with five. His five wins has him tied for sixth in Division I era for pitching wins in a season in program history and his five saves has him tied for sixth.
- Jacob Walker and Nick Sutherlin are tied for the team lead in multiple hit games with 18
- The 'Dons are 65-of-74 in stolen base attempts this season.
- Ten Mastodons have thrown 20 or more innings this season.
We Play The Hits: Jacob Walker's 60 hits has him nearing the top 10 in program history for hits in a season. If he gets to 65 he will reach tie for ninth.
Leave 'Em Looking: Carter Sabol is second in the league with 20 strikeouts looking.
Answering the Call: Kevin Fee has set the program record for career pitching appearances with 84. 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 welcome Oakland next week to close out the regular season. The series is set for Thursday-Friday-Saturday.
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