Thursday, April 17
Fort Wayne, Ind.
3 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Northern Kentucky
Camden Karczewski
Norse Travel North to Face the Mastodons
4/16/2025 10:36:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne (6-28, 5-9 Horizon League) is back at Mastodon Field this week for a Horizon League series with Northern Kentucky (19-16, 8-7 Horizon League).
Who: Northern Kentucky
When: Thursday, April 17 | 3 p.m.
Friday, April 18 | 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 | 1 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Mastodon Field
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Northern Kentucky leads 28-19. The Norse took all three games in Highland Heights earlier this season. The series dates back to 1989 when both clubs were NCAA Division II members in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
About The Norse: Northern Kentucky leads the league with a team-batting average of .289. They also own a league-best 45 home runs. Logen Devenport is hitting .414, tops in the league with Gabe Miranda no far behind at .400. On the mound, Kaden Echeman owns a 4.21 ERA, second best in the league. He also leads the league in strikeouts (53).
Pitching Probables
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Dillon Fischer, LHP Zane Danielson, RHP Gavin Walters
Northern Kentucky: RHP Kaden Echeman, LHP Conner Linn, LHP Aaron Boster
'Dons & Ends:
- Brooks Sailors owns a 29-game on-base streak.
- Justin Osterhouse has a team-best 10 multi-hit games.
- Jackson Micheels and Justin Osterhouse are the only two Mastodons to start every game this season.
- Brooks Sailors is 4th in the league in walks (29).
- Zane Danielson's 5.44 ERA is 5th in the league, he is 5th in opposing batting average (.256).
- Dillon Fischer is 3rd in the league in innings pitched (48.2). He is 7th in strikeouts (34).
- In nine starts this season, Zane Danielson has allowed more than four earned runs only twice.
- Freshman Aidan Pearson has allowed one or zero earned runs in 10 appearances this season.
- Kevin Hall is batting .341 in league play this season with 15 hits, three doubles, one triple and one home run.
- Freshman Trent Murphy has allowed one or zero earned runs in 10 appearances this season. He tossed 3.2 innings of one-hit, shutout ball at Wright State on April 13. He has gone 3.0 innings or longer in five of his 13 appearances this season.
POTW: Purdue Fort Wayne earned both Horizon League weekly honors on April 1. Justin Osterhouse was the Batter of the Week. He had two home runs and got on base 10 times. Zane Danielson had nine strikeouts and allowed one unearned run in 6.0 innings vs. Oakland to get the Pitcher of the Week honor.
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 travel to Michigan State on Tuesday (April 22) and then head to Notre Dame the following day. The 'Dons won 3-2 at Michigan State in 2023.
Who: Northern Kentucky
When: Thursday, April 17 | 3 p.m.
Friday, April 18 | 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 | 1 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Mastodon Field
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Northern Kentucky leads 28-19. The Norse took all three games in Highland Heights earlier this season. The series dates back to 1989 when both clubs were NCAA Division II members in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
About The Norse: Northern Kentucky leads the league with a team-batting average of .289. They also own a league-best 45 home runs. Logen Devenport is hitting .414, tops in the league with Gabe Miranda no far behind at .400. On the mound, Kaden Echeman owns a 4.21 ERA, second best in the league. He also leads the league in strikeouts (53).
Pitching Probables
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Dillon Fischer, LHP Zane Danielson, RHP Gavin Walters
Northern Kentucky: RHP Kaden Echeman, LHP Conner Linn, LHP Aaron Boster
'Dons & Ends:
- Brooks Sailors owns a 29-game on-base streak.
- Justin Osterhouse has a team-best 10 multi-hit games.
- Jackson Micheels and Justin Osterhouse are the only two Mastodons to start every game this season.
- Brooks Sailors is 4th in the league in walks (29).
- Zane Danielson's 5.44 ERA is 5th in the league, he is 5th in opposing batting average (.256).
- Dillon Fischer is 3rd in the league in innings pitched (48.2). He is 7th in strikeouts (34).
- In nine starts this season, Zane Danielson has allowed more than four earned runs only twice.
- Freshman Aidan Pearson has allowed one or zero earned runs in 10 appearances this season.
- Kevin Hall is batting .341 in league play this season with 15 hits, three doubles, one triple and one home run.
- Freshman Trent Murphy has allowed one or zero earned runs in 10 appearances this season. He tossed 3.2 innings of one-hit, shutout ball at Wright State on April 13. He has gone 3.0 innings or longer in five of his 13 appearances this season.
POTW: Purdue Fort Wayne earned both Horizon League weekly honors on April 1. Justin Osterhouse was the Batter of the Week. He had two home runs and got on base 10 times. Zane Danielson had nine strikeouts and allowed one unearned run in 6.0 innings vs. Oakland to get the Pitcher of the Week honor.
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 travel to Michigan State on Tuesday (April 22) and then head to Notre Dame the following day. The 'Dons won 3-2 at Michigan State in 2023.
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