Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball

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Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
2022 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons wordmark.svg
Founded1972 (1972)
Conference historyGreat Lakes Valley (1996–2001)

Independent (2002–2008)
Summit League (2009–2020)

Horizon League (2021–present)
UniversityPurdue University Fort Wayne
Athletic directorKelley Hartley Hutton
Head coachDoug Schreiber (3rd season)
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationFort Wayne, Indiana
Home stadiumMastodon Field
(Capacity: 200)
NicknameMastodons
ColorsBlack and gold[1]
   

The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of Purdue University Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. The program's first season was in 1970, and it has been a member of the NCAA Division I Horizon League since the start of the 2021 season. Its home venue is Mastodon Field, located on Purdue Fort Wayne's campus. Doug Schreiber is the team's head coach starting in the 2020 season. The program has appeared in 0 NCAA Tournaments. It has won zero conference tournament championships and 0 regular season conference titles. As of the start of the 2020 Major League Baseball season, 0 former Mastodons have appeared in Major League Baseball.

History[]

Early history[]

The program's first season of play was 1970.

Conference affiliations[]

Mastodon Field[]

Main article: Mastodon Field

The venue has a capacity of 200 spectators.[2][3]

Prior to the 2011 season, the field's surface and pitcher's mound were renovated. It also features a brick backstop, dugouts, batting cages, and grandstand seating.[2]

Head coaches[]

Purdue Fort Wayne's longest tenured head coach was Bobby Pierce, who has coached the team from 2009 to 2019.[4] On July 23, 2019, Doug Schreiber was named the team's head coach.[5]

Current coaching staff[]

  • Head coach – Doug Schreiber
  • Pitching coach – Brent McNeil
  • Assistant coach – Ken Jones

Head coaches records[]

Year(s) Coach Seasons W–L–T Pct
1970 Larry Windmiller 1 8–6 .571
1971–1972 Unknown 2 19–13–1 .591
1973 Hal Prickett / Dave Hey 1 Unknown –
1974–1975 Unknown 2 22–38 .367
1976 Hal Prickett 1 14–19 .424
1977 Phil Kennell 1 18–16 .529
1978 Jeff White 1 6–19 .240
1979–1982 Larry Windmiller 4 30–61 .330
1983 William Bruening 1 12–10 .545
1984–1986 Lee Deturk 3 21–61 .256
1987–1992 Carl Wilcoxson 6 42–138–1 .235
1993–1994 Matt Kinzer 2 47–52 .475
1995–1996 Tom Muth 2 41–36 .532
1997–1998 Tony Vittorio 2 50–41 .549
1999–2008 Billy Gernon 10 124–217–2 .364
2009–2019 Bobby Pierce 11 192–395 .327
2020–present Doug Schreiber 2 16–45 .262
Totals 16 52 662–1,167–4 .362

Notable former players[]

Below is a list of notable former Mastodons and the seasons in which they played for Purdue Fort Wayne.

  • Ryan Steinbach (2004–2005)
  • Evan Miller (2015–2016)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Purdue Fort Wayne Branding Released". GoMastodons.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Mastodon Field". GoMastodons.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. ^ "2012 IPFW Baseball Quick Facts" (PDF). GoMastodons.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Baseball coach resigns at PFW". www.journalgazette.net. www.journalgazette.net. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  5. ^ 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.

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