2020_Purdue_Fort_Wayne_Mastodons_baseball_team

2020 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team

2020 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team

American college baseball season


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]

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]

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Roster

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Schedule

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Awards and honors

Weekly awards

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See also


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. Archived from the original on April 11, 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.[permanent dead link]

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