2020 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team

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.

2020 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball
Conference	Summit League
2020 record	5–10 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach	Doug Schreiber (1st season)
Assistant coach	Gordon Cardenas (1st season)
Hitting coach	Ken Jones (1st season)
Pitching coach	Brent McNeil (1st season)
Home stadium	Mastodon Field

2020 Summit League baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Omaha  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	4		.714
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	9		.471
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	10		.375
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	10		.333
South Dakota State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	12		.294
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	13		.000
‡ – Tournament champion As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

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 Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College 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 U 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 U 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 U 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 U 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 U 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

• 2020 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

References

1. "Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. "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.
3. "Baseball coach resigns at PFW". www.journalgazette.net. www.journalgazette.net. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Derrick Sloboda (October 3, 2019). "Mastodons hire Auburn native Jones, fill out coaching staff". www.wane.com. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
7. "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.
8. "Purdue Fort Wayne sweeps first #SummitBSB weekly awards". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. February 17, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.