Friday, February 28
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
4 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
SEMO
Rex Stills
'Dons Travel to SEMO This Weekend
2/27/2025 11:44:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team (0-7) heads to SEMO (3-4) this weekend for four games. SEMO won two of three at future Horizon League foe Northern Illinois last weekend.
Game Day Information
When:
Friday, Feb. 28 | 4:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 1 | 1 p.m. ET (doubleheader)
Sunday, March 2 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Where: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Live Stats: GM 1 | GM2 | GM 3 | GM 4
Weather:
Friday: 66/39 - sunny
Saturday: 46/24 - partly cloudy
Sunday: 43/31 - sunny
Series History: SEMO leads 14-1
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Dillon Fischer, LHP Zane Danielson, RHP Rex Stills, TBD
SEMO: TBD
Last Week at Austin Peay:
- Freshman Sage Adams went 4-of-6 with three walks.
- Camden Karczewski had four hits and drove in two runs.
- Jackson Micheels knocked a home run.
- Zane Danielson allowed just one run in 5.2 innings at Austin Peay last week.
Top 5: Zane Danielson is fourth in the league in innings pitched at 10.1. Dillon Fischer (10.0) is fifth in the league.
House Call: Justin Osterhouse returns for his sophomore season after earning All-Horizon League Second Team accolades last year. He slashed .355/.424/.609 with nine home runs and 38 RBI for the 'Dons in 2024. He had a busy summer as well. He was an all-star in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League for Muskegon and then was on the winning Home Run Derby X team in August at the home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps.
Two For the 'Dons: Justin Osterhouse and Nick Hockemeyer were 2024 Preseason All-Horizon League picks by Perfect Game. Hockemeyer is a Fort Wayne native and Homestead High School graduate who spent last season at Dallas College Richland. He was a standout for the Thunderducks in junior college, earning National Junior College Athletic Association Division III First Team All-American honors. He slashed .383/.458/.574 with 26 extra base hits and nine stolen bases. In the nation he ranked sixth in doubles (20), ninth in hits (70), 10th in total bases (102) and 13th in RBI (58).
A Few to Watch: D1baseball.com picked Justin Osterhouse as the No. 3 prospect in the Horizon League in the 2026 MLB Draft. Drew Helton (No. 3), Trent Murphy (No. 4) and Tyson Greenwood (No.8) were picked as Impact Freshman in the league.
Nice to Meet You: This season isn't the first time Kevin Hall and Nick Hockemeyer are teammates. They spent the summer of 2024 playing for the Elizabethton River Riders of the Appalachian League. Hall had a .453 OBP in 26 games for the River Riders. Hockemeyer hit .296 in 18 games.
Blood Lines: Mastodon head coach Doug Schreiber coached Trent Murphy's father, Rob, when Schreiber was an assistant at Ball State.
CSC Pick: Owen Willard (Butler, Ind. / Eastside HS) was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection in 2024 after throwing 34.2 innings with 20 pitching appearances. This season he returns seeing some time in the field and at the plate by pitching and playing infield for the 'Dons as he did in high school.
Up Next: The 'Dons are at Tennessee Tech March 7-9.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Game Day Information
When:
Friday, Feb. 28 | 4:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 1 | 1 p.m. ET (doubleheader)
Sunday, March 2 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Where: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Live Stats: GM 1 | GM2 | GM 3 | GM 4
Weather:
Friday: 66/39 - sunny
Saturday: 46/24 - partly cloudy
Sunday: 43/31 - sunny
Series History: SEMO leads 14-1
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Dillon Fischer, LHP Zane Danielson, RHP Rex Stills, TBD
SEMO: TBD
Last Week at Austin Peay:
- Freshman Sage Adams went 4-of-6 with three walks.
- Camden Karczewski had four hits and drove in two runs.
- Jackson Micheels knocked a home run.
- Zane Danielson allowed just one run in 5.2 innings at Austin Peay last week.
Top 5: Zane Danielson is fourth in the league in innings pitched at 10.1. Dillon Fischer (10.0) is fifth in the league.
House Call: Justin Osterhouse returns for his sophomore season after earning All-Horizon League Second Team accolades last year. He slashed .355/.424/.609 with nine home runs and 38 RBI for the 'Dons in 2024. He had a busy summer as well. He was an all-star in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League for Muskegon and then was on the winning Home Run Derby X team in August at the home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps.
Two For the 'Dons: Justin Osterhouse and Nick Hockemeyer were 2024 Preseason All-Horizon League picks by Perfect Game. Hockemeyer is a Fort Wayne native and Homestead High School graduate who spent last season at Dallas College Richland. He was a standout for the Thunderducks in junior college, earning National Junior College Athletic Association Division III First Team All-American honors. He slashed .383/.458/.574 with 26 extra base hits and nine stolen bases. In the nation he ranked sixth in doubles (20), ninth in hits (70), 10th in total bases (102) and 13th in RBI (58).
A Few to Watch: D1baseball.com picked Justin Osterhouse as the No. 3 prospect in the Horizon League in the 2026 MLB Draft. Drew Helton (No. 3), Trent Murphy (No. 4) and Tyson Greenwood (No.8) were picked as Impact Freshman in the league.
Nice to Meet You: This season isn't the first time Kevin Hall and Nick Hockemeyer are teammates. They spent the summer of 2024 playing for the Elizabethton River Riders of the Appalachian League. Hall had a .453 OBP in 26 games for the River Riders. Hockemeyer hit .296 in 18 games.
Blood Lines: Mastodon head coach Doug Schreiber coached Trent Murphy's father, Rob, when Schreiber was an assistant at Ball State.
CSC Pick: Owen Willard (Butler, Ind. / Eastside HS) was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection in 2024 after throwing 34.2 innings with 20 pitching appearances. This season he returns seeing some time in the field and at the plate by pitching and playing infield for the 'Dons as he did in high school.
Up Next: The 'Dons are at Tennessee Tech March 7-9.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
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