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.
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The season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
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.
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]
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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- 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 |
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2020 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball game log |
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# | 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 | – |
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# | 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) |
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# | 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) |
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# | 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) |
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Weekly awards
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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] |
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