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The 2020 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Mastodons were members of the Summit League and played their home games at Mastodon Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana . They were led by first-year head coach Doug Schreiber .
The season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 2]
Previous season
The Mastodons finished the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season 7–45 overall (2–28 conference) and sixth place in conference standings. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Mastodons failed to qualify to play in the 2019 NCAA Tournament .
Preseason
On July 3, 2019, Bobby Pierce stepped down as the head coach at Purdue Fort Wayne.[ 3] On July 23, 2019, former Purdue University head coach, Doug Schreiber was named the Mastodons new head coach.[ 4] On August 28, 2019, Schreiber named Lafayette Aviators manager, Brent McNeil, the team's pitching coach.[ 5] On October 3, 2019, Schreiber finalized his staff with the hiring of Ken Jones and Gordon Cardenas.[ 6]
Preseason Summit poll
For the 2020 poll, Purdue Fort Wayne was projected to finish in sixth in the Conference.[ 7]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Oral Roberts
23 (3)
2
Omaha
19 (1)
3
South Dakota State
18 (2)
4
North Dakota State
16
5
Western Illinois
9
6
Purdue Fort Wayne
5
Roster
2020 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Home town
1
INF
Jacob Lawson
L/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
La Salle H. S.
Cincinnati, Ohio
2
C
Dylan Stewart
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Milford H. S.
Milford, Ohio
3
RHP
Trevor Armstrong
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Snider H. S.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
5
Garrett Mohler
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
New Haven H. S.
New Haven, Indiana
6
OF
Ryan Mollette
L/L
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Fr
Newton H. S.
Ludlow Falls, Ohio
7
OF
Drew Reich
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Charlestown Senior H. S.
Charlestown, Indiana
8
INF
Trenton Stoner
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Clay H. S.
Granger, Indiana
9
RHP
Chase Phelps
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Snider H. S.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
10
INF
Jack Lang
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Hamilton Southeastern H. S.
Fishers, Indiana
11
OF
Evan Huffman
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Ivy Tech Community College
Warren, Indiana
12
INF
Brian Erbe
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Fr
Oakwood H. S.
Dayton, Ohio
13
INF
Aaron Chapman
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Waterford Union H. S.
Waterford, Wisconsin
14
RHP
Brian Skelton
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Westfield H. S.
Westfield, Indiana
15
Charles Lyons
R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
RS Fr
Southfield A&T H. S.
Southfield, Michigan
16
Garett Lake
L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Pima Community College
Henderson, Nevada
17
INF
Travis Upp
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
LaPorte H. S.
LaPorte, Indiana
18
LHP
Justin Miller
L/L
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Homestead H. S.
Roanoke, Indiana
19
C
Jalen Hammond
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Adams Central H. S.
Monroe, Indiana
20
RHP
Cameron Boyd
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Fishers H. S.
Fishers, Indiana
21
Luke Miles
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Franklin Community H. S.
Morgantown, Indiana
22
OF
Lucas Kolovitz
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Fenwick H. S.
Oak Park, Illinois
23
RHP
Michael Madura
R/R
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS So
South Suburban College
Munster, Indiana
24
OF
Robert Young III
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
RS Sr
North Central H. S.
Indianapolis, Indiana
25
RHP
Cade Willard
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
Eastside H. S.
Butler, Indiana
26
RHP
William Wentz
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Kankakee Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana
27
RHP
Owen Pyatt
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Jefferson College
St. Louis, Missouri
28
Alex Evenson
L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Century College
Minnetonka, Minnesota
32
C
Alec Brunson
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
DeKalb H. S.
Auburn, Indiana
33
RHP
Nathan Hefle
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Germantown H. S.
Germantown, Wisconsin
35
RHP
Sean Ferguson
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Parkland College
New Haven, Indiana
37
RHP
Tyler Kissinger
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Florence–Darlington Technical College
Fort Wayne, Indiana
38
INF
Andrew Lawvere
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Jr
Eastbrook H. S.
Upland, Indiana
Head coach
Doug Schreiber
Assistant coach(es)
Hitting coach(es)
Ken Jones
Base coach(es)
Gordon Cardenas
Pitching coach(es)
Brent McNeil
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: March 8, 2019
Schedule
2020 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (3–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
Summit Record
1
February 14
at Longwood
Bolding Stadium • Farmville, Virginia
10–8
Boyd (1–0)
Berrier (0–1)
Ferguson (1)
283
1–0
–
2
February 15
at Longwood
Bolding Stadium • Farmville, Virginia
8–3
Phelps (1–0)
D'Ercole (0–1)
None
108
2–0
–
3
February 15
at Longwood
Bolding Stadium • Farmville, Virginia
11–0
Kissinger (1–0)
Potojecki (0–1)
None
108
3–0
–
4
February 16
at Longwood
Bolding Stadium • Farmville, Virginia
8–11
Gregory (1–0)
Miller (0–1)
Fuchs (1)
278
3–1
–
5
February 21
at Miami (OH)
Hayden Park • Oxford, Ohio
2–6
Bachman (1–1)
Boyd (1–1)
None
108
3–2
–
6
February 22
at Miami (OH)
Hayden Park • Oxford, Ohio
3–7
Bosma (1–1)
Phelps (1–1)
Webb (1)
209
3–3
–
7
February 23
at Miami (OH)
Hayden Park • Oxford, Ohio
8–18
Schmitt (1–0)
Kissinger (1–1)
None
180
3–4
–
8
February 28
at New Mexico State
Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, New Mexico
2–4
Hroch (2–0)
Boyd (1–2)
Allen (1)
1,046
3–5
–
9
February 29
at New Mexico State
Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, New Mexico
5–19
Fernandez (1–0)
Phelps (1–2)
Dickson Jr. (1)
723
3–6
–
10
February 29
at New Mexico State
Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, New Mexico
5–14
Barraza (1–0)
Kissinger (1–2)
None
735
3–7
–
March (2–3)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
Summit Record
11
March 1
at New Mexico State
Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, New Mexico
9–10
Reyes (2–1)
Lawvere (0–1)
None
622
3–8
–
12
March 6
vs Richmond
Shipyard Park • Charleston, South Carolina
4–13
Miller (2–0)
Kissinger (1–3)
None
102
3–9
–
13
March 7
vs Longwood
Shipyard Park • Charleston, South Carolina
9–4
Boyd (2–2)
Gregory (1–2)
Phelps (1)
123
4–9
–
14
March 8
vs Sacred Heart
Shipyard Park • Charleston, South Carolina
8–7
Miller (1–1)
Kramer (0–2)
Evenson (1)
132
5–9
–
15
March 10
at Ball State
Ball Diamond • Muncie, Indiana
4–9
Ruetschle (1–0)
Phelps (1–3)
Schweitzer (1)
268
5–10
–
16
March 13
at Western Illinois
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium • Macomb, Illinois
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
17
March 14
at Western Illinois
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium • Macomb, Illinois
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
18
March 15
at Western Illinois
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium • Macomb, Illinois
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
19
March 18
at Ball State
Ball Diamond • Muncie, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
20
March 20
at Omaha
J. J. Isaacson Field at Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, Nebraska
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
21
March 21
at Omaha
J. J. Isaacson Field at Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, Nebraska
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22
March 22
at Omaha
J. J. Isaacson Field at Seymour Smith Park • Omaha, Nebraska
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23
March 24
at Purdue
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
24
March 27
North Dakota State
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
25
March 28
North Dakota State
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
26
March 29
North Dakota State
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
27
March 31
Goshen
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April (0–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
Summit Record
28
April 1
at Dayton
Woerner Field • Dayton, Ohio
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
29
April 3
Western Illinois
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
30
April 4
Western Illinois
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
31
April 5
Western Illinois
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
32
April 7
Toledo
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
33
April 10
South Dakota State
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
34
April 11
South Dakota State
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
35
April 12
South Dakota State
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
36
April 15
at Toledo
Scott Park Baseball Complex • Toledo, Ohio
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
37
April 17
at Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
38
April 18
at Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
39
April 19
at Oral Roberts
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
40
April 22
Bowling Green
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
41
April 24
at North Dakota State
Newman Outdoor Field • Fargo, North Dakota
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
42
April 25
at North Dakota State
Newman Outdoor Field • Fargo, North Dakota
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
43
April 26
at North Dakota State
Newman Outdoor Field • Fargo, North Dakota
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
44
April 28
at Bowling Green
Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May (0–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
Summit Record
45
May 1
Omaha
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
46
May 2
Omaha
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
47
May 3
Omaha
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
48
May 8
Oral Roberts
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
49
May 9
Oral Roberts
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
50
May 10
Oral Roberts
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
51
May 12
Dayton
Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
52
May 14
at South Dakota State
Erv Huether Field • Brookings, South Dakota
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
53
May 15
at South Dakota State
Erv Huether Field • Brookings, South Dakota
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
54
May 16
at South Dakota State
Erv Huether Field • Brookings, South Dakota
Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
Awards and honors
Weekly awards
Weekly Awards
Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
Jack Lang
Summit Player of the Week
February 17, 2020
[ 8]
Tyler Kissinger
Summit Pitcher of the Week
February 17, 2020
[ 8]
See also
References
^ "Conference Standings" . D1Baseball.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020 .
^ "Purdue Fort Wayne Cancels All Athletic-Related Activities Through End of Academic Year" . www.gomastodons.com . Purdue University Fort Wayne. March 12, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
^ "Baseball coach resigns at PFW" . www.journalgazette.net . www.journalgazette.net. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .
^ Sam King (July 22, 2019). "McCutcheon, ex-Purdue coach Doug Schreiber hired at Purdue Fort Wayne" . www.jconline.com . USA Today. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
^ Mike Carmin (August 28, 2019). "Brent McNeil leaving Lafayette Aviators to join Purdue Fort Wayne program" . www.jconline.com . Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
^ Derrick Sloboda (October 3, 2019). "Mastodons hire Auburn native Jones, fill out coaching staff" . www.wane.com . Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
^ "ORU picked to return to the top of Summit League baseball" . www.thesummitleague.org . ORU picked to return to the top of Summit League baseball. February 6, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
^ a b February 17, 2020. "Purdue Fort Wayne sweeps first #SummitBSB weekly awards" . www.thesummitleague.org . The Summit League. Retrieved March 9, 2020 . {{cite web }}
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