Friday, May 12
Dayton, OH
1 PM
Wright State University
vs
Milwaukee
Photo by: Alex Underwood
Baseball closes regular season home schedule against Milwaukee
5/11/2023 5:00:00 PM | Baseball
DAYTON — The Wright State baseball concludes its regular season home schedule against Milwaukee from May 12-14 at Nischwitz Stadium. Admission will be free for all three games, while live stats will also be available.
Game 1 - Friday, May 12 - 3 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU LHP Sebastian Gongora (7-1, 3.01 ERA, 68.2 IP)
MKE LHP Riley Frey (4-2, 3.53 ERA, 58.2 IP)
Game 2 - Saturday, May 13 - 2 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU RHP Jake Shirk (4-4, 4.52 ERA, 69.2 IP)
MKE RHP Luke Hansel (4-3, 4.95 ERA, 60.0 IP)
Game 3 - Sunday, May 14 - 1 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU RHP Luke Stofel (3-4, 3.93 ERA, 55.0 IP)
MKE - TBD
LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders are coming off back-to-back midweek victories over Dayton and UCF by final scores of 11-2 and 11-7. Wright State raced out to a quick 8-0 lead by the third inning and held off a Flyers the rest of the way. WSU trailed the Knight 6-2 but erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to go up 9-6 and lead for the remainder of the game. WSU's offense combined for 22 runs on 23 hits (13 for extra bases) and 13 walks in the two wins.
Wright State secured a weekend sweep of Northern Kentucky last weekend, outscoring the Norse 26-12 over three games to move into sole first place in the Horizon League standings.
HISTORY VS. MKE
Wright State leads the all-time series 76-65. The Raiders were swept at Milwaukee in early April, losing two of the three games by three or fewer runs. WSU went 3-2 against MKE in 2022, capped off by back-to-back wins on the road to conclude the regular season.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Milwaukee is 22-24 overall and 10-13 against conference opponents under the guidance of 17th-year head coach Scott Doffek. The Panthers boast HL series wins over Wright State, Northern Kentucky, and Purdue Fort Wayne but have lost six of their last seven conference games. MKE defeated Northwestern 3-2 on Tuesday at home.
Aaron Chapman has been Milwaukee's top offensive threat, batting .355 with 11 doubles, seven home runs, and 22 RBI. The Panthers are 65-for-78 on stolen base attempts, led by Luke Seidel with 16 steals. On the mound, Riley Frey has gone 4-5 with a 4.93 ERA in 70.3 innings.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Wright State sits atop the Horizon League with an 18-6 record. Northern Kentucky is close behind in second at 15-9, followed by Oakland in third (13-11). Milwaukee (10-13) and Youngstown State (9-14) are battling for the fourth spot in the standings, while Purdue Fort Wayne is last at 6-18. The regular-season champion will receive hosting rights for the upcoming Horizon League Championship.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Joey Valentine is the reigning Horizon League Pitcher of the Week, earning the conference honor after going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and eight strikeouts in 5.0 innings over three appearances — all wins — for the Raiders last week. The Medina, Ohio native was the conference's first true freshman since 2019 to receive the weekly award.
PITCHING DOMINANCE
Wright State's pitching staff possesses a 3.56 ERA in its last 17 games. WSU has won 15 times in the span, tallying 169 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .222 batting average.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Six Raiders have collected Horizon League weekly honors through 12 weeks in the 2023 campaign. Joey Valentine was the most recent recipient, while Jake Shirk is one of two players in the conference to earn the weekly honor twice.
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
Jake Shirk - Pitcher of the Week - 5/2/23
Joey Valentine - Pitcher of the Week - 5/9/23
ACTIVE STREAKS
Sass » 23-game reached base streak
Greenwell » 22-game reached base streak
Smith » 16-game reached base streak
Gongora » 5-plus innings pitched in nine-straight starts
Shirk » 5-plus innings pitched in seven-straight starts
Valentine » 8-straight scoreless outings
Roder » 5-straight scoreless outings
LIVING UP THE HYPE
Starting pitcher Sebastian Gongora — the preseason Pitcher of the Year by D1Baseball.com and Perfect Game USA — is 7-1 with a 3.01 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 68.2 innings of work. The redshirt sophomore tops the HL in wins, ERA, opposing batting average (.235), and fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.47). He has racked up five quality starts against conference opponents.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR CONTENTION
Andrew Patrick has placed himself into contention for Horizon League Player of the Year. He is slashing 332/.422/.690 with 16 doubles, three triples, 15 homers, 45 RBI, 55 runs, and 24 stolen bases in 48 games as Wright State's primary leadoff hitter. The Hilliard, Ohio native leads the conference in home runs, multi-homer games (4), runs scored, stolen bases, total bases (129), and games with three-plus hits (10) while ranking second in slugging percentage (.690), OPS (1.112), hits (62), doubles (T-2nd), and triples (T-2nd).
LOTS OF POP
Wright State leads the Horizon League with 62 home runs. Six players have gone yard six-plus times, paced by Andrew Patrick with a team-leading 15 in the category. Jay Luikart and Gehrig Anglin have both homered eight times.
SPEED KILLS
The Raiders rank 23rd nationally and first in the Horizon League with 95 stolen bases. Andrew Patrick has swiped a team-high 24 bases on 26 attempts, while Gehrig Anglin has stolen 13 bases. Dane Thomas is 12-for-13 on stolen base attempts, while Avery Fisher is a perfect 10-for-10 in the category. Sammy Sass has added a career-high 10 stolen bases on 13 attempts this season.
TEAM GUYS
Wright State ranks 10th in the country with 30 sacrifice flies. Jay Luikart and Sammy Sass are tied for second in the HL with five sacrifice flies apiece.
"POWER 5" DOMINANCE
Wright State has knocked off a "Power Five" conference program on 22 occasions since 2014, including three times 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
5/2/23 vs. Ohio State — W, 3-1
Game 1 - Friday, May 12 - 3 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU LHP Sebastian Gongora (7-1, 3.01 ERA, 68.2 IP)
MKE LHP Riley Frey (4-2, 3.53 ERA, 58.2 IP)
Game 2 - Saturday, May 13 - 2 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU RHP Jake Shirk (4-4, 4.52 ERA, 69.2 IP)
MKE RHP Luke Hansel (4-3, 4.95 ERA, 60.0 IP)
Game 3 - Sunday, May 14 - 1 p.m. - Live Stats
WSU RHP Luke Stofel (3-4, 3.93 ERA, 55.0 IP)
MKE - TBD
LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders are coming off back-to-back midweek victories over Dayton and UCF by final scores of 11-2 and 11-7. Wright State raced out to a quick 8-0 lead by the third inning and held off a Flyers the rest of the way. WSU trailed the Knight 6-2 but erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to go up 9-6 and lead for the remainder of the game. WSU's offense combined for 22 runs on 23 hits (13 for extra bases) and 13 walks in the two wins.
Wright State secured a weekend sweep of Northern Kentucky last weekend, outscoring the Norse 26-12 over three games to move into sole first place in the Horizon League standings.
HISTORY VS. MKE
Wright State leads the all-time series 76-65. The Raiders were swept at Milwaukee in early April, losing two of the three games by three or fewer runs. WSU went 3-2 against MKE in 2022, capped off by back-to-back wins on the road to conclude the regular season.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Milwaukee is 22-24 overall and 10-13 against conference opponents under the guidance of 17th-year head coach Scott Doffek. The Panthers boast HL series wins over Wright State, Northern Kentucky, and Purdue Fort Wayne but have lost six of their last seven conference games. MKE defeated Northwestern 3-2 on Tuesday at home.
Aaron Chapman has been Milwaukee's top offensive threat, batting .355 with 11 doubles, seven home runs, and 22 RBI. The Panthers are 65-for-78 on stolen base attempts, led by Luke Seidel with 16 steals. On the mound, Riley Frey has gone 4-5 with a 4.93 ERA in 70.3 innings.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Wright State sits atop the Horizon League with an 18-6 record. Northern Kentucky is close behind in second at 15-9, followed by Oakland in third (13-11). Milwaukee (10-13) and Youngstown State (9-14) are battling for the fourth spot in the standings, while Purdue Fort Wayne is last at 6-18. The regular-season champion will receive hosting rights for the upcoming Horizon League Championship.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Joey Valentine is the reigning Horizon League Pitcher of the Week, earning the conference honor after going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and eight strikeouts in 5.0 innings over three appearances — all wins — for the Raiders last week. The Medina, Ohio native was the conference's first true freshman since 2019 to receive the weekly award.
PITCHING DOMINANCE
Wright State's pitching staff possesses a 3.56 ERA in its last 17 games. WSU has won 15 times in the span, tallying 169 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .222 batting average.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Six Raiders have collected Horizon League weekly honors through 12 weeks in the 2023 campaign. Joey Valentine was the most recent recipient, while Jake Shirk is one of two players in the conference to earn the weekly honor twice.
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
Jake Shirk - Pitcher of the Week - 5/2/23
Joey Valentine - Pitcher of the Week - 5/9/23
ACTIVE STREAKS
Sass » 23-game reached base streak
Greenwell » 22-game reached base streak
Smith » 16-game reached base streak
Gongora » 5-plus innings pitched in nine-straight starts
Shirk » 5-plus innings pitched in seven-straight starts
Valentine » 8-straight scoreless outings
Roder » 5-straight scoreless outings
LIVING UP THE HYPE
Starting pitcher Sebastian Gongora — the preseason Pitcher of the Year by D1Baseball.com and Perfect Game USA — is 7-1 with a 3.01 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 68.2 innings of work. The redshirt sophomore tops the HL in wins, ERA, opposing batting average (.235), and fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.47). He has racked up five quality starts against conference opponents.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR CONTENTION
Andrew Patrick has placed himself into contention for Horizon League Player of the Year. He is slashing 332/.422/.690 with 16 doubles, three triples, 15 homers, 45 RBI, 55 runs, and 24 stolen bases in 48 games as Wright State's primary leadoff hitter. The Hilliard, Ohio native leads the conference in home runs, multi-homer games (4), runs scored, stolen bases, total bases (129), and games with three-plus hits (10) while ranking second in slugging percentage (.690), OPS (1.112), hits (62), doubles (T-2nd), and triples (T-2nd).
LOTS OF POP
Wright State leads the Horizon League with 62 home runs. Six players have gone yard six-plus times, paced by Andrew Patrick with a team-leading 15 in the category. Jay Luikart and Gehrig Anglin have both homered eight times.
SPEED KILLS
The Raiders rank 23rd nationally and first in the Horizon League with 95 stolen bases. Andrew Patrick has swiped a team-high 24 bases on 26 attempts, while Gehrig Anglin has stolen 13 bases. Dane Thomas is 12-for-13 on stolen base attempts, while Avery Fisher is a perfect 10-for-10 in the category. Sammy Sass has added a career-high 10 stolen bases on 13 attempts this season.
TEAM GUYS
Wright State ranks 10th in the country with 30 sacrifice flies. Jay Luikart and Sammy Sass are tied for second in the HL with five sacrifice flies apiece.
"POWER 5" DOMINANCE
Wright State has knocked off a "Power Five" conference program on 22 occasions since 2014, including three times 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
5/2/23 vs. Ohio State — W, 3-1
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