Friday, April 25
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Noon
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Youngstown State
Mastodon Field Plays Host to the Penguins This Weekend
4/24/2025 3:36:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodons, fresh off a victory over Michigan State on Tuesday, return to Horizon League play this weekend against Youngstown State. The 'Dons took 2-of-3 in Youngstown earlier this year. The start of Friday's game has been moved up to noon to avoid rain later in the day.
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (7-32, 5-12 Horizon League) vs. Youngstown State (10-30, 7-11 Horizon League)
When: Friday, April 25 | noon
Saturday, April 26 | 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 27 | 1 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Mastodon Field
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Youngstown State leads 22-12
About The Penguins: Youngstown State took 2-of-3 at Milwaukee last weekend, including a 20-14 marathon. They came back from down 10-4 after four innings. Kyle Fossum is hitting .384 with a 1.316 OPS. He has a league-best 17 home runs. Jacob Gehring owns a 5.89 ERA, sixth best in the league, over 55.0 innings. He has 48 strikeouts, fourth in the league.
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: LHP Tyson Greenwood, RHP Gavin Walters, RHP Rex Stills
Youngstown State: TBA
'Dons & Ends:
- Kevin Hall hit a home run at both Michigan State and Notre Dame this week.
- Brooks Sailors owns a 34-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 12 multi-hit games.
- Jackson Micheels is the only Mastodon to start every game this season.
- Brooks Sailors is 4th in the league in walks (33). His total ranks 80th in the nation.
- 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 (56.2).
- 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 12 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 by DI Baseball 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 travel to Rochester, Michigan to play Oakland May 2-4.
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (7-32, 5-12 Horizon League) vs. Youngstown State (10-30, 7-11 Horizon League)
When: Friday, April 25 | noon
Saturday, April 26 | 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 27 | 1 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Mastodon Field
Live Stats: Link
Series History: Youngstown State leads 22-12
About The Penguins: Youngstown State took 2-of-3 at Milwaukee last weekend, including a 20-14 marathon. They came back from down 10-4 after four innings. Kyle Fossum is hitting .384 with a 1.316 OPS. He has a league-best 17 home runs. Jacob Gehring owns a 5.89 ERA, sixth best in the league, over 55.0 innings. He has 48 strikeouts, fourth in the league.
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: LHP Tyson Greenwood, RHP Gavin Walters, RHP Rex Stills
Youngstown State: TBA
'Dons & Ends:
- Kevin Hall hit a home run at both Michigan State and Notre Dame this week.
- Brooks Sailors owns a 34-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 12 multi-hit games.
- Jackson Micheels is the only Mastodon to start every game this season.
- Brooks Sailors is 4th in the league in walks (33). His total ranks 80th in the nation.
- 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 (56.2).
- 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 12 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 by DI Baseball 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 travel to Rochester, Michigan to play Oakland May 2-4.
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