Friday, March 7
Cookeville, Tenn.
4 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Tennessee Tech
Kevin Hall
Tennessee Tech is Baseball's Next Stop
3/6/2025 1:59:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon baseball team hits the road to Tennessee Tech this weekend.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (1-10) at Tennessee Tech (10-4)
When:
Friday, March 7 | 4 PM ET
Saturday, March 8 | 3 PM ET
Sunday, March 9 | 2 PM ET
Where: Cookeville, Tenn.
Live Stats: GM1 | GM2 | GM3
Weather:
Friday: cloudy 61
Saturday: cloudy 50
Sunday: partly sunny 56
Series History: 'Dons trail 2-4. The two teams have played in 2002 and 2022.
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Dillon Fischer, LHP Zane Danielson, RHP Rex Stills
Tennessee Tech: RHP Jaxson Pease, LHP Jared Herzo, RHP Carter Casabella
Last Week at SEMO:
- Grant Sawa: home runs, triple, double, RBI and three runs
- Jackson Micheels: Home run, double, four RBI, three runs
- Ben Kasparie: Double, RBI, two runs, stolen base
- Camden Karczewski: Seven hits, three RBI
- Zane Danielson: 6.0 IP, two runs (one earned), two strikeouts
- Rex Stlls: 4.0 IP, one run
- Theo Nagy: 1.0 IP, no runs, one strikeout
Zane is the Tops: Zane Danielson is first in the Horizon League in ERA (3.86) and innings pitched (16.1). His .246 opposing batting average is second in the league.
Cam Can: Camden Karczewski's 13 hits on the year has him six in the league in total hits.
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 Ball State on Tuesday (March 11).
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (1-10) at Tennessee Tech (10-4)
When:
Friday, March 7 | 4 PM ET
Saturday, March 8 | 3 PM ET
Sunday, March 9 | 2 PM ET
Where: Cookeville, Tenn.
Live Stats: GM1 | GM2 | GM3
Weather:
Friday: cloudy 61
Saturday: cloudy 50
Sunday: partly sunny 56
Series History: 'Dons trail 2-4. The two teams have played in 2002 and 2022.
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Dillon Fischer, LHP Zane Danielson, RHP Rex Stills
Tennessee Tech: RHP Jaxson Pease, LHP Jared Herzo, RHP Carter Casabella
Last Week at SEMO:
- Grant Sawa: home runs, triple, double, RBI and three runs
- Jackson Micheels: Home run, double, four RBI, three runs
- Ben Kasparie: Double, RBI, two runs, stolen base
- Camden Karczewski: Seven hits, three RBI
- Zane Danielson: 6.0 IP, two runs (one earned), two strikeouts
- Rex Stlls: 4.0 IP, one run
- Theo Nagy: 1.0 IP, no runs, one strikeout
Zane is the Tops: Zane Danielson is first in the Horizon League in ERA (3.86) and innings pitched (16.1). His .246 opposing batting average is second in the league.
Cam Can: Camden Karczewski's 13 hits on the year has him six in the league in total hits.
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 Ball State on Tuesday (March 11).
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