Tuesday, April 22
East Lansing, Mich.
6 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Michigan State
Kevin Hall
Baseball Plays at Michigan State and Notre Dame This Week
4/21/2025 2:14:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodons play a pair of non-league road games this week, heading to East Lansing, Michigan to play Michigan State on Tuesday before heading to Notre Dame on Wednesday.
Who: Michigan State (23-15)
When: Tuesday, April 22 | 6 p.m.
Where: East Lansing, Mich. | Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Michigan State leads 6-1. The 'Dons won 3-2 in 2023. The series dates back to 2001.
About The Spartans: The Spartans have won six in a row, including a sweep of Ohio State last weekend. Ryan McKay is hitting .345 with a 1.004 OPS. Michigan State has 41 home runs on the season.
Who: Notre Dame (20-17)
When: Wednesday, April 23 | 5:30 p.m.
Where: South Bend, Ind. | Frank Eck Stadium
Watch: ACCNX
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Notre Dame leads 8-0. Notre Dame won 15-5 last season.
About The Fighting Irish: Notre Dame has won four games in a row, including all three at Stanford last week. Parker Brzustewicz is hitting .302 with 20 walks.
'Dons & Ends:
- Brooks Sailors owns a 32-game on-base streak. It is the longest streak since Cade Nelis finished the 2023 season with a 37-game on-base streak.
- Jackson Micheels has a team-best 11 multi-hit games.
- Jackson Micheels is the only Mastodons to start every game this season.
- Brooks Sailors is 3rd in the league in walks (33).
- Zane Danielson's 5.47 ERA is 5th in the league, 5th in opposing batting average (.263) and 6th in strikeouts (40).
- Dillon Fischer is 2nd in the league in innings pitched (55.2).
- In 10 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 11 appearances this season.
- In league play, Camden Karczewski (.333) and Kevin Hall (.327) are hitting above .300.
- 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 14 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.
Karczewski Honor: Camden Karczewski was named a top 100 performer for his four hits (home run, two doubles and a single) against Northern Kentucky.
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 Youngstown State this weekend in a three-game league series.
Who: Michigan State (23-15)
When: Tuesday, April 22 | 6 p.m.
Where: East Lansing, Mich. | Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
Watch: B1G+
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Michigan State leads 6-1. The 'Dons won 3-2 in 2023. The series dates back to 2001.
About The Spartans: The Spartans have won six in a row, including a sweep of Ohio State last weekend. Ryan McKay is hitting .345 with a 1.004 OPS. Michigan State has 41 home runs on the season.
Who: Notre Dame (20-17)
When: Wednesday, April 23 | 5:30 p.m.
Where: South Bend, Ind. | Frank Eck Stadium
Watch: ACCNX
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Notre Dame leads 8-0. Notre Dame won 15-5 last season.
About The Fighting Irish: Notre Dame has won four games in a row, including all three at Stanford last week. Parker Brzustewicz is hitting .302 with 20 walks.
'Dons & Ends:
- Brooks Sailors owns a 32-game on-base streak. It is the longest streak since Cade Nelis finished the 2023 season with a 37-game on-base streak.
- Jackson Micheels has a team-best 11 multi-hit games.
- Jackson Micheels is the only Mastodons to start every game this season.
- Brooks Sailors is 3rd in the league in walks (33).
- Zane Danielson's 5.47 ERA is 5th in the league, 5th in opposing batting average (.263) and 6th in strikeouts (40).
- Dillon Fischer is 2nd in the league in innings pitched (55.2).
- In 10 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 11 appearances this season.
- In league play, Camden Karczewski (.333) and Kevin Hall (.327) are hitting above .300.
- 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 14 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.
Karczewski Honor: Camden Karczewski was named a top 100 performer for his four hits (home run, two doubles and a single) against Northern Kentucky.
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 Youngstown State this weekend in a three-game league series.
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