2023 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team explained

The 2023 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team is a baseball team that represents Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mastodons are members of the Horizon League and play their home games at Mastodon Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They are led by fourth-year head coach Doug Schreiber.

Previous season

The Mastodons finished the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season 18–36 overall (13–15 conference) and fourth place in the conference standings, qualifying for the 2022 Horizon League Baseball Tournament, where they were eliminated in the play-in round after going 0–1.

Preseason Horizon poll

For the 2023 poll, Purdue Fort Wayne was projected to finish in sixth in the Conference.^[1]

Media poll
1	Wright State	41 (5)
2	Oakland	29
3	Milwaukee	28
4	Youngstown State	24
5	Northern Kentucky	21 (1)
6	Purdue Fort Wayne	19

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season|- valign="top"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1 || February 17 || || at || Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, Alabama || 0–13^[2] || Melendez (1–0) || Deany (0–1) || None || 457 || 0–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2 || February 18 || || at Alabama State || Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, Alabama || 4–3^[3] || Reid (1–0) || Quiles (0–1) || Miller (1) || 65 || 1–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3 || February 18 || || at Alabama State || Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, Alabama || 4–18^[4] || Mendez (1–0) || Stills (0–1) || None || 70 || 1–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4 || February 19 || || at Alabama State || Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, Alabama || 11–13^[5] || Se. Colon (1–0) || Bauer (0–1) || Sh. Colon (1) || 85 || 1–3 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5 || February 24 || || at || Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, Florida || 8–13^[6] || Perez (1–1) || Fine (0–1) || None || 122 || 1–4 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6 || February 25 || || at Bethune–Cookman || Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, Florida || 5–9^[7] || Santos (1–0) || Myer (0–1) || York (1) || 133 || 1–5 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7 || February 25 || || at Bethune–Cookman || Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, Florida || 4–7^[8] || Michaud (1–0) || Stills (0–2) || Gonzalez (1) || 161 || 1–6 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8 || February 26 || || at Bethune–Cookman || Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, Florida || 0–10^[9] || Gaviria (1–0) || Ayres (0–1) || None || 101 || 1–7 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9 || March 3 || || at #2 Wake Forest || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 0–11^[10] || Lowder (3–0) || Hayden (0–1) || None || 358 || 1–8 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10 || March 4 || || vs || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 6–3^[11] || Deany (1–1) || Hamill (0–2) || Fine (1) || 167 || 2–8 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 11 || March 4 || || vs || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 0–11^[12] || Johnson (2–1) || Stills (0–3) || None || 253 || 2–9 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12 || March 5 || || vs Ball State || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 9–13^[13] || Weatherly (1–1) || Reid (1–1) || None || 167 || 2–10 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13 || March 8 || || at || Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, Indiana || 1–15^[14] || Bothwell (2–1) || Bauer (0–1) || None || 1,118 || 2–11 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14 || March 10 || || vs || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana || 0–9^[15] || Holt (2–0) || Deany (1–2) || None || 137 || 2–12 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 15 || March 10 || || at Austin Peay || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana || 5–6^[16] || Robinson (1–1) || Stills (0–4) || Pollard (1) || 137 || 2–13 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16 || March 11 || || at Austin Peay || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana || 5–3^[17] || Fee (1–0) || Crawford (0–1) || None || 157 || 3–13 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 17 || March 11 || || at Austin Peay || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, Indiana || 2–4^[18] || Kush (1–1) || Fine (0–3) || Magrans (1) || 157 || 3–14 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"| – || March 14 || || at Ball State || Ball Diamond • Muncie, Indiana ||colspan=7| Game cancelled|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18 || March 17 || || at || Nischwitz Stadium • Fairborn, Ohio || 12–10^[19] || Martens (1–0) || Valentine (0–1) || Ayres || 178 || 4–14 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 19 || March 18 || || at Wright State || Nischwitz Stadium • Fairborn, Ohio || 2–6^[20] || Gongora (2–1) || Hayden (0–2) || Theis (1) || 187 || 4–15 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 20 || March 19 || || at Wright State || Nischwitz Stadium • Fairborn, Ohio || 4–13^[21] || Gallagher (1–0) || Myer (0–2) || None || 289 || 4–16 || 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21 || March 21 || || at || Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio || 6–8^[22] || Penrod (4–0) || Fee (1–1) || Recker (2) || 203 || 4–17 || 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22 || March 24 || || || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 6–5^[23] || Ayres (1–1) || Brock (3–1) || Deany (1) || 134 || 5–17 || 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23 || March 26 || || Northern Kentucky || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 9–5^[24] || Deany (2–2) || Mulhern (0–1) || None || 219 || 6–17 || 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 24 || March 26 || || Northern Kentucky || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 1–10^[25] || Echeman (2–1) || Willard (0–1) || None || 189 || 6–18 || 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 25 || March 28 || || Bowling Green || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 4–7^[26] || Ramos (1–1) || Fee (1–2) || Turner (1) || 120 || 6–19 || 3–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26 || March 31 || || at Youngstown State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 12–9^[27] || Deany (3–2) || Perry (3–2) || Miller (2) || 103 || 7–19 || 4–3|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28 || April 1 || || at Youngstown State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 14–15^[28] || Misik (1–2) || Reid (1–2) || None || 102 || 7–20 || 4–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29 || April 2 || || at Youngstown State || Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio || 9–3^[29] || Fine (1–3) || Misik (1–3) || None || 124 || 8–20 || 5–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30 || April 4 || || || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 8–9^[30] || McAninch (1–0) || Martens (1–1) || None || 172 || 8–21 || 5–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 31 || April 6 || || at || Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan || 9–14^[31] || Fekete (1–1) || Martens (1–2) || Decker (1) || 121 || 8–22 || 5–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 32 || April 7 || || at Oakland || Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan || 2–7^[32] || Pidek (1–1) || Willard (0–2) || Stants (2) || 143 || 8–23 || 5–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33 || April 8 || || at Oakland || Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan || 6–7^[33] || Densmore (3–3) || Myer (0–3) || Decker (2) || 129 || 8–24 || 5–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 34 || April 11 || || at || Emory G. Bauer Field • Valparaiso, Indiana || 3–9^[34] || Krier (1–0) || Stills (0–5) || None || 123 || 8–25 || 5–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 35 || April 12 || || at Dayton || Woerner Field • Dayton, Ohio || 3–8^[35] || Claybourne (1–0) || Enas (0–3) || None || 107 || 8–26 || 5–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36 || April 14 || || || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 7–4^[36] || Ayres (2–1) || Frey (4–4) || Miller (3) || 188 || 9–26 || 6–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 37 || April 15 || || Milwaukee || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 6–7^[37] || Hansel (5–1) || Myer (0–4) || DeYoung (7) || 265 || 9–2 || 6–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 38 || April 15 || || Milwaukee || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 8–15^[38] || Turnquist (3–2) || Willard (0–3) || None || 221 || 9–28 || 6–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 39 || April 19 || || at Michigan State || Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, Michigan || 3–2^[39] || Reid (2–2) || Berghorst (1–1) || Miller (4) || 503 || 10–28 || 6–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 40 || April 21 || || || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 4–6^[40] || Theis (3–3) || Fee (1–3) || Luikart (5) || 145 || 10–29 || 6–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41 || April 22 || || Wright State || Wildcat Baseball Field • Marion, Indiana || 6–17^[41] || Shirk (3–4) || Fine (1–4) || None || 78 || 10–30 || 6–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 42 || April 23 || || Wright State || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana|| 5–11^[42] || Stofel (2–3) || Willard (0–4) || Laisure (1) || 101 || 10–31 || 6–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 43 || April 26 || || Dayton || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 10–11^[43] || Claybourne (2–0) || Reid (2–3) || None || 118 || 10–32 || 6–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 44 || April 28 || || at Northern Kentucky || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || 8–13^[44] || Werrmann (6–1) || Ayres (2–2) || None || 89 || 10–33 || 6–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 45 || April 29 || || at Northern Kentucky || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || 15–23^[45] || Lopez (2–2) || Fee (1–4) || None || 212 || 10–34 || 6–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 46 || April 30 || || at Northern Kentucky || Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky || 12–18^[46] || Massie (1–2) || Fee (1–5) || None || 234 || 10–35 || 6–15|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 47 || May 5 || || Youngstown State || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 4–9^[47] || Perry (5–4) || Ayres (2–3) || None || 102 || 10–36 || 6–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 48 || May 6 || || Youngstown State || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 3–12^[48] || Gebhardt (1–3) || Fine (1–5) || Perez (1) || 128 || 10–37 || 6–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 49 || May 7 || || Youngstown State || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || 10–14^[49] || Cam Marshalwitz (2–2) || Myer (0–5) || None || 142 || 10–38 || 6–18|- align="center" bgcolor=| 50 || May 12 || || Oakland || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 51 || May 13 || || Oakland || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 52 || May 14 || || Oakland || Mastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 53 || May 16 || || at Toledo || Scott Park Baseball Complex • Toledo, Ohio || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 54 || May 18 || || at || Franklin Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 55 || May 19 || || at Milwaukee || Franklin Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|- align="center" bgcolor=| 56 || May 20 || || at Milwaukee || Franklin Field • Franklin, Wisconsin || – || – || – || – || – || – || –|}