Friday, March 31
Highland Heights, KY
2 PM
Wright State University
at
Northern Kentucky
Photo by: Paige Benson
Baseball travels to Northern Kentucky for weekend series
3/30/2023 3:05:00 PM | Baseball
DAYTON — The Wright State baseball program travels to Northern Kentucky for a three-game series from March 31 to April 2 at the Bill Aker Baseball Complex. Live stats will be available for the entirety of the weekend slate.
Game 1 - Friday, March 31 - 2 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU RHP Jake Shirk (1-3, 7.28 ERA, 29.2 IP)
NKU RHP Clay Brock (3-1, 3.45 ERA, 28.2 IP)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 1 - 1 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU LHP Sebastian Gongora (3-1, 2.17 ERA, 29.0 IP)
NKU LHP Ben Gerl (2-2, 5.34 ERA, 28.2 IP)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 2 - 12 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU RHP Luke Stofel (1-2, 4.24 ERA, 23.1 IP)
NKU RHP Kaden Echeman (2-1, 5.14 ERA, 28.0)
LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders had their seven-game win streak come to an end on Wednesday, falling to Xavier 16-8 at home. Wright State tallied eight runs on 10 hits (5 for extra bases) and seven walks but gave up 12 earned runs and a season-high 18 hits. Sammy Sass paced the offense by batting 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Carson Clark finished with two singles, a sacrifice fly, and a walk. Joey Valentine and Garret Simpson recorded scoreless outings in relief.
HISTORY VS. NKU
The Raiders have won 19-straight games against Northern Kentucky dating back to 2019. Wright State went 6-0 versus NKU last season, outscoring the Norse 78-29 with four double-digit scoring games and two shutouts. Notably, Julian Greenwell batted .435 over the six games with nine runs batted in and two stolen bases. Jake Shirk compiled a 3-0 record with a 3.20 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 19.2 innings versus NKU in 2022.
SCOUTING THE NORSE
Northern Kentucky is 13-10 overall and sits in the Horizon League standings with a 4-2 record. The Norse opened conference play with a three-game sweep over Milwaukee but dropped two out of three games against Purdue Fort Wayne last weekend.
NKU boasts one of the top offenses in the HL, as they top the conference in runs per game (8.1), batting average (.299), doubles (54), on-base percentage (.409), slugging percentage (.471), walks (121), and stolen bases (39). Individually, five starters are batting above .300 on the year. The projected weekend rotation has compiled a 7-4 record over 20 starts.
AWARDS SWEEP
Andrew Patrick and Sebastian Gongora swept the latest Horizon League weekly awards. Patrick earned Horizon League Batter of the Week after slashing .350/.391/.800 with three doubles, two homers, eight RBI, and seven runs scored over five wins last week, tallying three multi-hit performances, three multi-RBI games, and a 3-for-3 mark on stolen bases. Gongora tossed eight shutout innings in Wright State's series-clinching 9-1 victory over Oakland (3/26), allowing just five hits while striking out seven batters en route to HL Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time in his collegiate career.
WINNING WAYS
Wright State opened the 2023 season 3-9 overall but has followed with ten wins in its last 12 games. The Raiders have outscored opponents 101-63 in the 12-game stretch, batting .307 with 27 doubles, five triples, and 12 home runs, while the pitching staff has carried a 4.00 team ERA and struck out 115 batters.
"POWER 5" DOMINANCE
Wright State has knocked off a "Power Five" conference program 21 times since 2014, including twice this season with victories at Kentucky and Ohio State.
2/16/14 — vs. Michigan State (Neutral Site) — W, 7-1
3/1/14 — at #4 Oregon State — W, 6-2
2/22/15 - at #18 Ole Miss — W, 3-1
3/1/15 — at #11 Miami — W, 12-6
5/31/15 — vs. Notre Dame (NCAA Regional) — W, 4-0
2/26/16 — at #8 NC State — W, 10-8
3/5/16 — at Georgia — W, 3-1
6/5/16 — vs. #20 Ohio State (NCAA Regional) — W, 7-3
2/17/17 — at #10 Clemson — W, 6-4
2/19/17 — at #10 Clemson — W, 9-2
2/26/17 — at #4 South Carolina — W, 5-1
3/5/17 — vs. Pittsburgh (Neutral site) — W, 3-1
2/16/19 — at #10 Ole Miss — W, 9-5
2/24/19 — at #19 Oklahoma State — W, 5-4
4/3/19 — at Indiana — W, 15-4
2/19/20 — at #1 Louisville — W, 10-3
3/6/20 — at #11 Tennessee — W, 5-4
3/8/20 — at #11 Tennessee — W, 6-3
3/4/22 — at Virginia Tech — W, 11-5
2/25/23 — at Kentucky — W, 12-9
3/21/23 at Ohio State — W, 3-0
TEAM GUYS
The Raiders rank 16th nationally with 16 sacrifice flies. Individually, Sammy Sass and Gehrig Anglin are tied for 61st in the country and first in the Horizon League with three sacrifice flies.
TRIPLES FOR DAYS
The Raiders rank 35th nationally and first in the Horizon League with eight triples. Andrew Patrick has led the team with a conference-high three triples.
MR. CONSISTENT
Gehrig Anglin holds team-best marks in home runs (5), runs batted (22), walks (17), and stolen bases (12) through 23 starts in 2023. Last season, he tied a single-season school record in home runs with 16 while also leading the Horizon League in slugging percentage (.598), OPS (1.022), and hit by pitch (14).
STAY HOT, AP
Andrew Patrick tops the Horizon League in doubles (10), triples (3), slugging percentage (.699), and OPS (1.154) while possessing top-five conference marks in runs scored (2nd, 25) batting average (3rd, .361), hits (3rd, 30), stolen bases (4th, 10), and home runs (5th, 4).
LIVING UP TO THE HYPE
Starting pitcher Sebastian Gongora — the preseason HL Pitcher of the Year by D1Baseball.com and Perfect Game USA — is 3-1 with a conference-low 2.17 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 29.0 innings of work. The redshirt sophomore has allowed two or fewer earned runs in five-plus innings in five of his six starts. He has limited opponents to a .196 batting average.
Game 1 - Friday, March 31 - 2 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU RHP Jake Shirk (1-3, 7.28 ERA, 29.2 IP)
NKU RHP Clay Brock (3-1, 3.45 ERA, 28.2 IP)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 1 - 1 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU LHP Sebastian Gongora (3-1, 2.17 ERA, 29.0 IP)
NKU LHP Ben Gerl (2-2, 5.34 ERA, 28.2 IP)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 2 - 12 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU RHP Luke Stofel (1-2, 4.24 ERA, 23.1 IP)
NKU RHP Kaden Echeman (2-1, 5.14 ERA, 28.0)
LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders had their seven-game win streak come to an end on Wednesday, falling to Xavier 16-8 at home. Wright State tallied eight runs on 10 hits (5 for extra bases) and seven walks but gave up 12 earned runs and a season-high 18 hits. Sammy Sass paced the offense by batting 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Carson Clark finished with two singles, a sacrifice fly, and a walk. Joey Valentine and Garret Simpson recorded scoreless outings in relief.
HISTORY VS. NKU
The Raiders have won 19-straight games against Northern Kentucky dating back to 2019. Wright State went 6-0 versus NKU last season, outscoring the Norse 78-29 with four double-digit scoring games and two shutouts. Notably, Julian Greenwell batted .435 over the six games with nine runs batted in and two stolen bases. Jake Shirk compiled a 3-0 record with a 3.20 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 19.2 innings versus NKU in 2022.
SCOUTING THE NORSE
Northern Kentucky is 13-10 overall and sits in the Horizon League standings with a 4-2 record. The Norse opened conference play with a three-game sweep over Milwaukee but dropped two out of three games against Purdue Fort Wayne last weekend.
NKU boasts one of the top offenses in the HL, as they top the conference in runs per game (8.1), batting average (.299), doubles (54), on-base percentage (.409), slugging percentage (.471), walks (121), and stolen bases (39). Individually, five starters are batting above .300 on the year. The projected weekend rotation has compiled a 7-4 record over 20 starts.
AWARDS SWEEP
Andrew Patrick and Sebastian Gongora swept the latest Horizon League weekly awards. Patrick earned Horizon League Batter of the Week after slashing .350/.391/.800 with three doubles, two homers, eight RBI, and seven runs scored over five wins last week, tallying three multi-hit performances, three multi-RBI games, and a 3-for-3 mark on stolen bases. Gongora tossed eight shutout innings in Wright State's series-clinching 9-1 victory over Oakland (3/26), allowing just five hits while striking out seven batters en route to HL Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time in his collegiate career.
WINNING WAYS
Wright State opened the 2023 season 3-9 overall but has followed with ten wins in its last 12 games. The Raiders have outscored opponents 101-63 in the 12-game stretch, batting .307 with 27 doubles, five triples, and 12 home runs, while the pitching staff has carried a 4.00 team ERA and struck out 115 batters.
"POWER 5" DOMINANCE
Wright State has knocked off a "Power Five" conference program 21 times since 2014, including twice this season with victories at Kentucky and Ohio State.
2/16/14 — vs. Michigan State (Neutral Site) — W, 7-1
3/1/14 — at #4 Oregon State — W, 6-2
2/22/15 - at #18 Ole Miss — W, 3-1
3/1/15 — at #11 Miami — W, 12-6
5/31/15 — vs. Notre Dame (NCAA Regional) — W, 4-0
2/26/16 — at #8 NC State — W, 10-8
3/5/16 — at Georgia — W, 3-1
6/5/16 — vs. #20 Ohio State (NCAA Regional) — W, 7-3
2/17/17 — at #10 Clemson — W, 6-4
2/19/17 — at #10 Clemson — W, 9-2
2/26/17 — at #4 South Carolina — W, 5-1
3/5/17 — vs. Pittsburgh (Neutral site) — W, 3-1
2/16/19 — at #10 Ole Miss — W, 9-5
2/24/19 — at #19 Oklahoma State — W, 5-4
4/3/19 — at Indiana — W, 15-4
2/19/20 — at #1 Louisville — W, 10-3
3/6/20 — at #11 Tennessee — W, 5-4
3/8/20 — at #11 Tennessee — W, 6-3
3/4/22 — at Virginia Tech — W, 11-5
2/25/23 — at Kentucky — W, 12-9
3/21/23 at Ohio State — W, 3-0
TEAM GUYS
The Raiders rank 16th nationally with 16 sacrifice flies. Individually, Sammy Sass and Gehrig Anglin are tied for 61st in the country and first in the Horizon League with three sacrifice flies.
TRIPLES FOR DAYS
The Raiders rank 35th nationally and first in the Horizon League with eight triples. Andrew Patrick has led the team with a conference-high three triples.
MR. CONSISTENT
Gehrig Anglin holds team-best marks in home runs (5), runs batted (22), walks (17), and stolen bases (12) through 23 starts in 2023. Last season, he tied a single-season school record in home runs with 16 while also leading the Horizon League in slugging percentage (.598), OPS (1.022), and hit by pitch (14).
STAY HOT, AP
Andrew Patrick tops the Horizon League in doubles (10), triples (3), slugging percentage (.699), and OPS (1.154) while possessing top-five conference marks in runs scored (2nd, 25) batting average (3rd, .361), hits (3rd, 30), stolen bases (4th, 10), and home runs (5th, 4).
LIVING UP TO THE HYPE
Starting pitcher Sebastian Gongora — the preseason HL Pitcher of the Year by D1Baseball.com and Perfect Game USA — is 3-1 with a conference-low 2.17 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 29.0 innings of work. The redshirt sophomore has allowed two or fewer earned runs in five-plus innings in five of his six starts. He has limited opponents to a .196 batting average.
Players Mentioned
INF
/ Baseball
INF
/ Baseball
LHP
/ Baseball
UTL
/ Baseball
OF
/ Baseball
C
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
LHP
/ BaseballBaseball Highlights vs. UCF (5/10/23)
Tuesday, May 30
Baseball Highlights vs. Dayton (5/9/23)
Tuesday, May 30
Baseball Highlights vs. Ohio State (5/2/23)
Tuesday, May 30
Baseball Highlights vs. Youngstown State (4/14/23)
Tuesday, May 30
