Game Day Information
When:
Thursday, May 16 | 3 PM ET
Friday, May 17 | 3 PM ET
Saturday, May 18 | 1 PM ET
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Mastodon Field
Live Stats: Link
Weather: Thursday: High of 78, partly cloudy | Friday: High of 75, chance of rain 50 percent | Saturday: High of 50, partly cloudy
Series History: Oakland leads 26-18 – Oakland took 2-of-3 from the 'Dons April 13-14 at Oakland
Probable Starters:
Purdue Fort Wayne: RHP Mac Ayres, RHP Carter Sabol, TBD
Oakland: RHP Hunter Pidek, RHP Brandon Decker, RHP Shane McAlinden
Scouting the Golden Grizzlies: The Golden Grizzlies enter the weekend as the No. 3 seed but with the opportunity to move up to the No. 2 seed in the Horizon League Championship. They will need some help in the NKU-Wright State series to do so. Brandon Decker has thrown a league-high 96.0 innings. Brandon Heidal is sixth in the league with a .353 batting average.
Postseason View: The 'Dons could be anywhere from No. 4 to No. 6 in the Horizon League Championship next week depending on the results this weekend.
Saturday Is Senior Day: The 'Dons will honor 15 Mastodons (Mac Ayres, Kevin Fee, Cade Fitzpatrick, Ben Higgins, Caileb Johnson, Dalton Madsen, Kyle Maurer, Luke Miles, Tyler Nelson, Jake Paymaster, Carter Sabol, Brooks Sailors, Eli Tencza, Grant Thoroman and Jacob Walker) on Saturday prior to the game as part of Senior Day festivities.
'Dons & Ends:
- Jacob Walker leads the team with 65 hits and 19 doubles, ranking in the league's top 10 in both categories.
- Kevin Fee leads the Horizon League with a 3.42 ERA. Carter Sabol (6.29) is sixth. They are two of eight in the league holding opposing hitters below a .300 average among qualified pitchers.
- Kevin Fee is also tied for third in the league lead with six wins. He is also second in saves with five. His six wins has him tied for third in Division I era for pitching wins in a season in program history and his five saves has him tied for sixth.
- Jacob Walker and Nick Sutherlin are tied for the team lead in multiple hit games with 19.
- The 'Dons are 67-of-74 in stolen base attempts this season.
- Ten Mastodons have thrown 22 or more innings this season.
We Play The Hits: Jacob Walker's 65 has him tied for ninth all-time in program history for hits in a single season.
Leave 'Em Looking: Carter Sabol is fourth in the league with 20 strikeouts looking.
Answering the Call: Kevin Fee has set the program record for career pitching appearances with 86. Fee moved ahead of Adam Feris (2002-05) on the pitching appearance leaderboard. Feris finished his career with 78 visits to the mound.
Up Next: The 'Dons will open the 2024 Horizon League Baseball Championship on Wednesday.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
