Augusto Schroeder
Baseball Welcomes Central Michigan on Tuesday
3/31/2025 1:23:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodons put their three-game win streak on the line on Tuesday (April 1) when Central Michigan comes to Mastodon Field.
Game Day InformationWho: Central Michigan (10-18) at Purdue Fort Wayne (6-20)
When: Tuesday, April 1 | 3 PM
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Central Michigan leads 3-1. The two teams haven't played since 2006. The only meeting in Fort Wayne was an 11-6 Mastodon win on March 29, 2006.
Know Your Foe: Central Michigan has lost three straight games, falling in all three to Bowling Green over the weekend. Their last non-league game was a 26-1 win over Grace Christian. Aaron Piasecki leads the team in hitting at .312. They own a team ERA of 6.75.
'Dons & Ends
- Brooks Sailors (21) and Justin Osterhouse (14) own current double-digit on-base streaks.
- Justin Osterhouse has a team-best nine multi-hit games.
- Justin Osterhouse has a hit in 12 of his last 13 games, this includes seven multi-hit games this span.
- Jackson Micheels and Justin Osterhouse are the only two Mastodons to start every game this season.
- Brooks Sailors is third in the league in walks (21).
- Zane Danielson's 3.92 ERA is second in the league, he is third in opposing batting average (.227). He is first in innings pitched (39.0).
- Dillon Fischer is fourth in the league in innings pitched (35.2).
- Over the last 10 games, Kevin hall is hitting .419 (13-of-31) with five walks and eight runs.
- In seven starts this season, Zane Danielson has allowed more than four earned runs only once, which was five at LSU.
- Freshman Aidan Pearson has allowed only two total earned runs in his last five outings (7.0 innings), while recording six strikeouts and two walks.
- Trent Murphy has allowed one or zero earned runs in 7-of-10 appearances this year.
On That 20-16 Win: The Mastodons defeated Youngstown State 20-16 on March 23 in game two of a doubleheader. The 20 runs tied for 6th in Division I era program history for runs in a game. The 'Dons tied for 1st in the Division I era program history for walks in a game with 13. The 12 walks in game one of the doubleheader to start the day tied for second for most walks in a game.
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.
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, Ron, when Schreiber was an assistant at Ball State.
Up Next: The Mastodons host Milwaukee this week in league play.
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