Tuesday, May 2
Dayton, OH
6 PM
Wright State University
vs
Ohio State
Photo by: Alex Underwood
Baseball hosts Ohio State for the first time since 1995 on Tuesday
5/1/2023 5:00:00 PM | Baseball
DAYTON — The Wright State baseball program will host Ohio State for the first time since 1995 on Tuesday night at Nischwitz Stadium. The midweek contest will start at 6 p.m. and broadcast live on ESPN+. Live stats will also be available.
Tuesday, May 2 - 6 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats
WSU RHP Garret Simpson (0-0, 10.38 ERA, 8.2 IP)
OSU LHP Jaylen Jones (0-1, 8.66 ERA, 17.2 IP)
LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders are coming off a series win at Oakland in conference play, taking two games on Saturday by scores of 11-1 and 2-0 before dropping the Sunday finale. The starting pitching trio of Jake Shirk, Sebastian Gongora, and Luke Stofel combined for 29 strikeouts in 22.1 innings, allowing only two earned runs on nine hits. Luke Arnold led Wright State at the plate, as he batted .455 with two doubles, one triple, one homer, three runs batted in, and three runs scored.
HISTORY VS. OSU
Wright State trails 19-25-1 in the all-time series but has gone an improved 6-5 versus the Buckeyes in home matchups. The Raiders have defeated OSU three times in seven meetings since 2000, most recently on March 21 of this season in a 3-0 shutout victory. Alex Theis fired six scoreless innings to earn the winning decision in Columbus. Tristan Haught blanked Ohio State and the seventh and eighth frames, while Jay Luikart worked a scoreless ninth to secure the save. Parker Harrison sparked the offense with his first collegiate homer. Julian Greenwell added a run of insurance on an RBI double.
SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES
Ohio State has gone 22-22 overall, 5-13 against Big Ten opponents, and 7-2 in midweek games this season. The Buckeyes are coming off a series win over Illinois at home, plating double-digit runs in both victories.
OSU averages 6.9 runs per game, good for ninth in the B1G. Cole Andrews has paced the Buckeye offense, as he is batting .304 with eight doubles, two triples, five homers, and 33 RBI in 34 games. Tuesday's projected starting pitcher Jaylen Jones possesses an 8.66 ERA in 17.2 innings of work.
CAREER OUTING
Jake Shirk fired a one-hit shutout in Wright State's series-clinching 2-0 victory at Oakland on Saturday, striking out a career-high 14 batters while allowing just an infield single in the first inning and walking none. The Fort Wayne, Indiana native had multiple punchouts in five different innings and fanned the side in the sixth frame. He retired his last 25 batters faced, with 13 going down on strikes in the stretch.
The junior right-hander's game score of 99 was the highest among all Division I pitchers that took the mound over the weekend. He was lauded as the Perfect Game USA Pitcher of the Week and a top weekend performer by D1Baseball.com and Baseball America.
LIVING UP THE TYPE
Starting pitcher Sebastian Gongora — the preseason Pitcher of the Year by D1Baseball.com and Perfect Game USA — is 6-1 with a 2.71 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 63.0 innings of work. The redshirt sophomore tops the HL in wins (T-1st), ERA, opposing batting average (.224), and fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.43). He has racked up five quality starts against conference opponents.
AP RAKES
Andrew Patrick has placed himself into contention for Horizon League Player of the Year, as he ranks second in the conference in homers (12), runs scored (46), triples (3), slugging percentage (.662), OPS (1.078), sacrifice flies (4), and stolen bases (18). The Hilliard, Ohio native has recorded a team-leading eight three-hit performances and three multi-homer games.
SPEED KILLS
The Raiders rank 33rd nationally and first in the Horizon League with 79 stolen bases. Andrew Patrick has swiped a team-high 18 bases, while Gehrig Anglin has stolen 12 bases in 30 games. Avery Fisher is a perfect 10-for-10 on stolen base attempts, and Dane Thomas is 9-for-10 in the category.
ARNOLD HEATING UP
Luke Arnold has slashed .474/.450/.947 with four doubles, one triple, one homer, eight RBI, and five runs scored in his last five games. He has recorded three multi-hit performances in the span, highlighted by a 4-for-4 showing at the plate with two doubles, 4 RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in Wright State's 17-6 victory at Purdue Fort Wayne.
LOTS OF POP
Wright State leads the Horizon League with 55 home runs. Five players have gone yard six-plus times, paced by Andrew Patrick with a team-leading 12 in the category.
TEAM GUYS
Wright State ranks 32nd in the country with 24 sacrifice flies. Andrew Patrick has totaled a team-best four sacrifice flies, while Sammy Sass, Gehrig Anglin, and Jay Luikart have three.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Five Raiders have collected Horizon League weekly honors through ten weeks in the 2023 campaign. Julian Greenwell was the most recent recipient, as he earned HL Batter of the Week on April 18 after slashing .455/.538/1.045 with five doubles, one triple, two homers, six runs batted in, and six runs scored over five games, helping the Raiders to a 4-1 record and a three-game sweep over Youngstown State.
Jake Shirk - Pitcher of the Week - 2/21/23
Gehrig Anglin - Batter of the Week - 3/14/23
Andrew Patrick - Batter of the Week - 3/28/23
Sebastian Gongora - Pitcher of the Week - 3/28/23
Julian Greenwell - Batter of the Week - 4/18/23
ACTIVE STREAKS
Sass » 17-game reached base streak
Greenwell » 16-game reached base streak
Smith » 11-game reached base streak
Greenwell » 3-game hitting streak
Arnold » 3-game hitting streak
"POWER 5" DOMINANCE
Wright State has knocked off a "Power Five" conference program 21 times since 2014, including twice this season.
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
VETERAN GROUP
WSU returns 16 letterwinners and 11 starters from last year's team, including eight All-Horizon League recipients. Gehrig Anglin and Julian Greenwell collected All-League First Team honors, while Jay Luikart, Jake Shirk, and Alex Theis were named to the Second Team. Sebastian Gongora, Andrew Patrick, and Justin Riemer earned spots on the All-Freshman Team.
Tuesday, May 2 - 6 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats
WSU RHP Garret Simpson (0-0, 10.38 ERA, 8.2 IP)
OSU LHP Jaylen Jones (0-1, 8.66 ERA, 17.2 IP)
LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders are coming off a series win at Oakland in conference play, taking two games on Saturday by scores of 11-1 and 2-0 before dropping the Sunday finale. The starting pitching trio of Jake Shirk, Sebastian Gongora, and Luke Stofel combined for 29 strikeouts in 22.1 innings, allowing only two earned runs on nine hits. Luke Arnold led Wright State at the plate, as he batted .455 with two doubles, one triple, one homer, three runs batted in, and three runs scored.
HISTORY VS. OSU
Wright State trails 19-25-1 in the all-time series but has gone an improved 6-5 versus the Buckeyes in home matchups. The Raiders have defeated OSU three times in seven meetings since 2000, most recently on March 21 of this season in a 3-0 shutout victory. Alex Theis fired six scoreless innings to earn the winning decision in Columbus. Tristan Haught blanked Ohio State and the seventh and eighth frames, while Jay Luikart worked a scoreless ninth to secure the save. Parker Harrison sparked the offense with his first collegiate homer. Julian Greenwell added a run of insurance on an RBI double.
SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES
Ohio State has gone 22-22 overall, 5-13 against Big Ten opponents, and 7-2 in midweek games this season. The Buckeyes are coming off a series win over Illinois at home, plating double-digit runs in both victories.
OSU averages 6.9 runs per game, good for ninth in the B1G. Cole Andrews has paced the Buckeye offense, as he is batting .304 with eight doubles, two triples, five homers, and 33 RBI in 34 games. Tuesday's projected starting pitcher Jaylen Jones possesses an 8.66 ERA in 17.2 innings of work.
CAREER OUTING
Jake Shirk fired a one-hit shutout in Wright State's series-clinching 2-0 victory at Oakland on Saturday, striking out a career-high 14 batters while allowing just an infield single in the first inning and walking none. The Fort Wayne, Indiana native had multiple punchouts in five different innings and fanned the side in the sixth frame. He retired his last 25 batters faced, with 13 going down on strikes in the stretch.
The junior right-hander's game score of 99 was the highest among all Division I pitchers that took the mound over the weekend. He was lauded as the Perfect Game USA Pitcher of the Week and a top weekend performer by D1Baseball.com and Baseball America.
LIVING UP THE TYPE
Starting pitcher Sebastian Gongora — the preseason Pitcher of the Year by D1Baseball.com and Perfect Game USA — is 6-1 with a 2.71 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 63.0 innings of work. The redshirt sophomore tops the HL in wins (T-1st), ERA, opposing batting average (.224), and fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.43). He has racked up five quality starts against conference opponents.
AP RAKES
Andrew Patrick has placed himself into contention for Horizon League Player of the Year, as he ranks second in the conference in homers (12), runs scored (46), triples (3), slugging percentage (.662), OPS (1.078), sacrifice flies (4), and stolen bases (18). The Hilliard, Ohio native has recorded a team-leading eight three-hit performances and three multi-homer games.
SPEED KILLS
The Raiders rank 33rd nationally and first in the Horizon League with 79 stolen bases. Andrew Patrick has swiped a team-high 18 bases, while Gehrig Anglin has stolen 12 bases in 30 games. Avery Fisher is a perfect 10-for-10 on stolen base attempts, and Dane Thomas is 9-for-10 in the category.
ARNOLD HEATING UP
Luke Arnold has slashed .474/.450/.947 with four doubles, one triple, one homer, eight RBI, and five runs scored in his last five games. He has recorded three multi-hit performances in the span, highlighted by a 4-for-4 showing at the plate with two doubles, 4 RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in Wright State's 17-6 victory at Purdue Fort Wayne.
LOTS OF POP
Wright State leads the Horizon League with 55 home runs. Five players have gone yard six-plus times, paced by Andrew Patrick with a team-leading 12 in the category.
TEAM GUYS
Wright State ranks 32nd in the country with 24 sacrifice flies. Andrew Patrick has totaled a team-best four sacrifice flies, while Sammy Sass, Gehrig Anglin, and Jay Luikart have three.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Five Raiders have collected Horizon League weekly honors through ten weeks in the 2023 campaign. Julian Greenwell was the most recent recipient, as he earned HL Batter of the Week on April 18 after slashing .455/.538/1.045 with five doubles, one triple, two homers, six runs batted in, and six runs scored over five games, helping the Raiders to a 4-1 record and a three-game sweep over Youngstown State.
Jake Shirk - Pitcher of the Week - 2/21/23
Gehrig Anglin - Batter of the Week - 3/14/23
Andrew Patrick - Batter of the Week - 3/28/23
Sebastian Gongora - Pitcher of the Week - 3/28/23
Julian Greenwell - Batter of the Week - 4/18/23
ACTIVE STREAKS
Sass » 17-game reached base streak
Greenwell » 16-game reached base streak
Smith » 11-game reached base streak
Greenwell » 3-game hitting streak
Arnold » 3-game hitting streak
"POWER 5" DOMINANCE
Wright State has knocked off a "Power Five" conference program 21 times since 2014, including twice this season.
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
VETERAN GROUP
WSU returns 16 letterwinners and 11 starters from last year's team, including eight All-Horizon League recipients. Gehrig Anglin and Julian Greenwell collected All-League First Team honors, while Jay Luikart, Jake Shirk, and Alex Theis were named to the Second Team. Sebastian Gongora, Andrew Patrick, and Justin Riemer earned spots on the All-Freshman Team.
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