Friday, March 14
Highland Heights, Ky.
3 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Northern Kentucky
Tyson Greenwood
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3/12/2025 12:37:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Horizon League baseball schedule is here. The Mastodons travel to Northern Kentucky this weekend to face the Norse.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (1-14) at Northern Kentucky (9-6)
When:
Friday, March 14 | 3 PM ET
Saturday, March 15 | 1 PM ET
Sunday, March 16 | 1 PM ET
Where: Highland Heights, Ky.
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+ (Friday)
Weather:
Friday: 75, sunny
Saturday: 75, rain possible
Sunday: 54, rain possible
Series History: Northern Kentucky leads 26-19
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Dillon Fischer, LHP Zane Danielson, TBD
Northern Kentucky: TBD
Know Your Foe: Northern Kentucky leads the league in hitting at .313. Logen Devenport is hitting a league-best .451 with five home runs. Conner Linn owns a 5.51 ERA, second in the league.
Horizon League rankings:
- Grant Sawa is seventh in the Horizon League in slugging percentage (.583)
- Zane Danielson leads the league with a 4.03 ERA. He is fourth in opponent batting average (.263). He is first in the league in innings pitched (22.1). Dillion Fischer is second at 20.0 innings pitched.
- Camden Karczewski has a league-best 38 assists.
Last Weekend at Tennessee Tech:
- Drew Helton had five hits.
- Colton Shirley hit his first career home run.
- Rex Stills threw three shutout innings vs. Tennessee Tech. He has given up just one run in his last 7.1 innings.
Fischer Honor: Dillon Fischer was picked as a top 100 pitcher from the fourth weekend of the season by DI Baseball. Fischer allowed no runs in 6.1 innings at Tennessee Tech.
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 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 Bowling Green on Tuesday.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (1-14) at Northern Kentucky (9-6)
When:
Friday, March 14 | 3 PM ET
Saturday, March 15 | 1 PM ET
Sunday, March 16 | 1 PM ET
Where: Highland Heights, Ky.
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+ (Friday)
Weather:
Friday: 75, sunny
Saturday: 75, rain possible
Sunday: 54, rain possible
Series History: Northern Kentucky leads 26-19
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Dillon Fischer, LHP Zane Danielson, TBD
Northern Kentucky: TBD
Know Your Foe: Northern Kentucky leads the league in hitting at .313. Logen Devenport is hitting a league-best .451 with five home runs. Conner Linn owns a 5.51 ERA, second in the league.
Horizon League rankings:
- Grant Sawa is seventh in the Horizon League in slugging percentage (.583)
- Zane Danielson leads the league with a 4.03 ERA. He is fourth in opponent batting average (.263). He is first in the league in innings pitched (22.1). Dillion Fischer is second at 20.0 innings pitched.
- Camden Karczewski has a league-best 38 assists.
Last Weekend at Tennessee Tech:
- Drew Helton had five hits.
- Colton Shirley hit his first career home run.
- Rex Stills threw three shutout innings vs. Tennessee Tech. He has given up just one run in his last 7.1 innings.
Fischer Honor: Dillon Fischer was picked as a top 100 pitcher from the fourth weekend of the season by DI Baseball. Fischer allowed no runs in 6.1 innings at Tennessee Tech.
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 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 Bowling Green on Tuesday.
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