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Raiders close regular season at Youngstown State
5/17/2023 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
DAYTON — The Wright State baseball program concludes its regular season with a three-game series at Youngstown State from May 18-20. Live stats will be available for all three games at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio.Â
Game 1 - Thursday, May 18 - 3 p.m. - Live Stats
Game 2 - Friday, May 19 - 11 a.m. - Live Stats
Game 3 - Saturday, May 20 - 1 p.m. - Live Stats
FIVE-PEAT
The Raiders swept Milwaukee last weekend to clinch their fifth consecutive Horizon League title (excluding the Covid-shortened 2020 season). Wright State will host the 2023 Horizon League Baseball Championship as the top seed at Nischwitz Stadium from May 24-27, with the League's six schools represented in a double-elimination bracket.Â
LAST TIME OUT
WSU is coming off a perfect 5-0 week at Nischwitz Stadium, taking down Dayton and UCF in midweek action to go along with a weekend sweep of Milwaukee. The Raiders outscored opponents 48-22 in the stretch, with eight-plus runs in every game. The pitching staff finished with a 3.20 ERA and 39 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .241 batting average.
HISTORY VS. YSU
Wright State leads the all-time series 93-39. The Raiders have won eight in a row versus Youngstown State dating back to the 2022 season. WSU swept YSU at home in the first series between the two teams in April 2023. WSU earned an 11-6 win in the series opener and a 10-6 win in the finale. Bottom Smith's two-out, two-run walk-off double lifted Wright State to a 4-3 victory in the second game of the series.
SCOUTING THE PENGUINS
Youngstown State is 17-34 overall and fourth in the Horizon League standings with an 11-15 record against conference opponents. The Penguins have won ten times in their last 12 games, highlighted by three-game sweeps against Milwaukee and Purdue Fort Wayne and a series victory at Northern Kentucky. YSU also boasts non-conference wins at Memphis, Baylor, and Pittsburgh.Â
The Penguins return several starters from a year ago, including Steven D'Eusanio, who is batting .307 with a conference-best 20 doubles. Trey Law has gone .375 at the plate with 26 RBI and 46 runs scored. Friday starter Travis Perry has compiled a 5-5 record with a team-low 4.83 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 63.1 innings pitched.
HOME RUN KING
Andrew Patrick belted two long balls in WSU's weekend sweep of Milwaukee to become the program's single-season school record holder in home runs with 17. He bested the previous record of 16 shared by Nick Shields (2001), Bryan Vickers (2004), and Gehrig Anglin (2022).
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Wright State sits atop the Horizon League with a 21-6 record, followed by Northern Kentucky and Oakland in a tie for second at 16-11. Youngstown State (11-15) and Milwaukee (10-16) are batting the fourth spot in the standings, while Purdue Fort Wayne is last at 6-20. The top-two seeds will receive a day-one bye at the upcoming Horizon League Baseball Championship.Â
WINNING STRETCH
The Raiders have gone 18-2 in their last 20 games, highlighted by an active nine-game winning streak. Wright State's offense has slashed .296/.406/.562 with 103 extra-base hits and 50 stolen bases in the stretch. The pitching staff has a 3.48 ERA over the 20 games, tallying 192 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .227 batting average.Â
PITCHING EXCELLENCE
Wright State's pitching staff leads the Horizon League in ERA (5.10), strikeouts (454), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.38), strikeouts per nine innings (9.0), WHIP (1.46), saves (16), opponent batting average (.264), fewest hits allowed per nine innings (9.34), and fewest walks allowed per nine innings (3.80).
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Seven Raiders have collected Horizon League weekly honors through 13 weeks in the 2023 campaign. Andrew Patrick and Tristan Haught were the most recent recipients, as the two swept the Horizon League's latest weekly award. Patrick and Jake Shirk have taken home weekly honors twice this season.Â
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
Andrew Patrick - Batter of the Week - 5/16/23
Tristan Haught - Pitcher of the Week - 5/16/23
ACTIVE STREAKS
Greenwell » 24-game reached base streak
Smith » 19-game reached base streak
Arnold » 12-game reached base streak
Patrick » 10-game reached base streak
Gongora » 5-plus innings pitched in 10-straight starts
Shirk » 5-plus innings pitched in eight-straight starts
Valentine » 9-straight scoreless outings
Roder » 5-straight scoreless outings
Haught » 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 8-1 with a 3.01 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 74.2 innings of work. The redshirt sophomore tops the HL in wins, ERA, opposing batting average (.229), and fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.71). 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 .340/.433/.716 with 17 doubles, three triples, 17 homers, 49 RBI, 60 runs, and 25 stolen bases in 51 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 (141), and games with three-plus hits (10) while ranking second in slugging percentage (.716), OPS (1.149), hits (67), doubles (T-2nd), and triples (T-2nd).
LOTS OF POP
Wright State leads the Horizon League with 68 home runs. Six players have gone yard six-plus times, paced by Andrew Patrick with a team-leading 17 in the category. Jay Luikart, Gehrig Anglin, and Julian Greenwell have homered eight times.
SPEED KILLS
The Raiders rank 27th nationally and first in the Horizon League with 96 stolen bases. Andrew Patrick has swiped a team-high 25 bases on 27 attempts, while Gehrig Anglin has stolen 13 bases. Dane Thomas is 12-for-13 on stolen base attempts and 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 eighth in the country with 33 sacrifice flies. Sammy Sass is tied for first in the Horizon League with six sac flies. Jay Luikart and Andrew Patrick are tied for second in the conference with five.Â
"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 - Thursday, May 18 - 3 p.m. - Live Stats
Game 2 - Friday, May 19 - 11 a.m. - Live Stats
Game 3 - Saturday, May 20 - 1 p.m. - Live Stats
FIVE-PEAT
The Raiders swept Milwaukee last weekend to clinch their fifth consecutive Horizon League title (excluding the Covid-shortened 2020 season). Wright State will host the 2023 Horizon League Baseball Championship as the top seed at Nischwitz Stadium from May 24-27, with the League's six schools represented in a double-elimination bracket.Â
LAST TIME OUT
WSU is coming off a perfect 5-0 week at Nischwitz Stadium, taking down Dayton and UCF in midweek action to go along with a weekend sweep of Milwaukee. The Raiders outscored opponents 48-22 in the stretch, with eight-plus runs in every game. The pitching staff finished with a 3.20 ERA and 39 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .241 batting average.
HISTORY VS. YSU
Wright State leads the all-time series 93-39. The Raiders have won eight in a row versus Youngstown State dating back to the 2022 season. WSU swept YSU at home in the first series between the two teams in April 2023. WSU earned an 11-6 win in the series opener and a 10-6 win in the finale. Bottom Smith's two-out, two-run walk-off double lifted Wright State to a 4-3 victory in the second game of the series.
SCOUTING THE PENGUINS
Youngstown State is 17-34 overall and fourth in the Horizon League standings with an 11-15 record against conference opponents. The Penguins have won ten times in their last 12 games, highlighted by three-game sweeps against Milwaukee and Purdue Fort Wayne and a series victory at Northern Kentucky. YSU also boasts non-conference wins at Memphis, Baylor, and Pittsburgh.Â
The Penguins return several starters from a year ago, including Steven D'Eusanio, who is batting .307 with a conference-best 20 doubles. Trey Law has gone .375 at the plate with 26 RBI and 46 runs scored. Friday starter Travis Perry has compiled a 5-5 record with a team-low 4.83 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 63.1 innings pitched.
HOME RUN KING
Andrew Patrick belted two long balls in WSU's weekend sweep of Milwaukee to become the program's single-season school record holder in home runs with 17. He bested the previous record of 16 shared by Nick Shields (2001), Bryan Vickers (2004), and Gehrig Anglin (2022).
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Wright State sits atop the Horizon League with a 21-6 record, followed by Northern Kentucky and Oakland in a tie for second at 16-11. Youngstown State (11-15) and Milwaukee (10-16) are batting the fourth spot in the standings, while Purdue Fort Wayne is last at 6-20. The top-two seeds will receive a day-one bye at the upcoming Horizon League Baseball Championship.Â
WINNING STRETCH
The Raiders have gone 18-2 in their last 20 games, highlighted by an active nine-game winning streak. Wright State's offense has slashed .296/.406/.562 with 103 extra-base hits and 50 stolen bases in the stretch. The pitching staff has a 3.48 ERA over the 20 games, tallying 192 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .227 batting average.Â
PITCHING EXCELLENCE
Wright State's pitching staff leads the Horizon League in ERA (5.10), strikeouts (454), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.38), strikeouts per nine innings (9.0), WHIP (1.46), saves (16), opponent batting average (.264), fewest hits allowed per nine innings (9.34), and fewest walks allowed per nine innings (3.80).
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Seven Raiders have collected Horizon League weekly honors through 13 weeks in the 2023 campaign. Andrew Patrick and Tristan Haught were the most recent recipients, as the two swept the Horizon League's latest weekly award. Patrick and Jake Shirk have taken home weekly honors twice this season.Â
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
Andrew Patrick - Batter of the Week - 5/16/23
Tristan Haught - Pitcher of the Week - 5/16/23
ACTIVE STREAKS
Greenwell » 24-game reached base streak
Smith » 19-game reached base streak
Arnold » 12-game reached base streak
Patrick » 10-game reached base streak
Gongora » 5-plus innings pitched in 10-straight starts
Shirk » 5-plus innings pitched in eight-straight starts
Valentine » 9-straight scoreless outings
Roder » 5-straight scoreless outings
Haught » 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 8-1 with a 3.01 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 74.2 innings of work. The redshirt sophomore tops the HL in wins, ERA, opposing batting average (.229), and fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.71). 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 .340/.433/.716 with 17 doubles, three triples, 17 homers, 49 RBI, 60 runs, and 25 stolen bases in 51 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 (141), and games with three-plus hits (10) while ranking second in slugging percentage (.716), OPS (1.149), hits (67), doubles (T-2nd), and triples (T-2nd).
LOTS OF POP
Wright State leads the Horizon League with 68 home runs. Six players have gone yard six-plus times, paced by Andrew Patrick with a team-leading 17 in the category. Jay Luikart, Gehrig Anglin, and Julian Greenwell have homered eight times.
SPEED KILLS
The Raiders rank 27th nationally and first in the Horizon League with 96 stolen bases. Andrew Patrick has swiped a team-high 25 bases on 27 attempts, while Gehrig Anglin has stolen 13 bases. Dane Thomas is 12-for-13 on stolen base attempts and 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 eighth in the country with 33 sacrifice flies. Sammy Sass is tied for first in the Horizon League with six sac flies. Jay Luikart and Andrew Patrick are tied for second in the conference with five.Â
"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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