Baseball takes a short trip to face Indiana Tuesday

Tuesday, March 10

Bloomington, IN

5 PM

Wright State University

Indiana

Photo by: Kathryn Skeean

3/9/2026 6:00:00 PM | Baseball

DAYTON- The Wright State baseball team (5-8) will take a short trip over to Indiana on Tuesday, March 10, for a midweek matchup with the Hoosiers. First pitch in Bloomington is slated for 5 p.m. The game will be available to stream on Big Ten Network plus and live stats will also be provided.

GAME INFORMATION
Tuesday, Mar. 10 – WATCH (BTN+($)) | LIVE STATS

PROJECTED STARTER
Saturday- Keegan, Holmstrom LHP

HISTORY VS. INDIANA
Tuesday evening's matchup will mark the 26th all-time meeting between Wright State and Indiana, a series the Hoosiers lead 17-8. The series between the Raiders and the Hoosiers dates all the way back to 1977, a matchup the Raiders won 4-1. Wright State also came out on top 15-4 when the two teams met at Indiana in 2019.

SCOUTING THE HOOSIERS
Indiana enters the weekend at 6-9 on the season and 1-2 in the Big 10. Last weekend, the Hoosiers went 1-2 against Washington, taking the series opener 4-2 before dropping the next two games 2-9 and 4-13.

LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders shutout No. 19 Tennessee 6-0 on Sunday afternoon to pick up a big win in the finale of the three-game set in Knoxville. It is the second ranked win for the Raiders this season after taking down No. 6 Georgia opening weekend.

Wright State got a quality start on the mound from junior Chet Lax in his home state Sunday afternoon. The Hendersonville, TN native twirled seven shutout innings, allowing just five hits while striking out four Volunteers. Lax commanded the strike zone, throwing 63 strikes on 84 pitches and allowing no walks on the afternoon. The left-hander picked up the win, moving him to 4-0 on the season

Tennessee threatened to strike first in the bottom of the third inning. With a runner on second base, Henry Ford delivered with a single out to left field. The Tennessee base runner would round third but was cut down at home when JP Peltier fired the ball home to Zac Butler, who laid the tag down to end the third inning.

After five scoreless frames, the Raiders would strike first with three runs in the top of the sixth. Peltier would get the party started with a two-run double up the left field line. Cy Turner would drive in Peltier a few batters later with a double of his own.

Peltier would add a run of insurance in the top of the eighth with a solo shot over the wall in left. The home run is Peltier's third of the season. Butler would give the Raiders even more insurance in the top of the ninth with a two-run shot out to left, his first homer of the season.

After his seven shutout frames, Lax would turn the ball over to Malachi Paplanus for the final two innings. The sophomore shut down Tennessee, allowing just one hit while striking out two Volunteers.

IRON SHARPENS IRON
Wright State will challenge itself in its non-conference schedule, with eight of its 12 opponents winning 30-plus games a season ago. The Raiders will also face off against four teams that made the NCAA Tournament in 2025, with Georgia and Tennessee each hosting a regional.

PRESEASON HYPE
D1Baseball placed four Raiders in its annual preseason positional rankings. Patrick Fultz led the bunch coming in as the 17^th-ranked third baseman. JP Peltier joined Fultz in the top 50, coming in as the 39^th-ranked first baseman. Cam Allen enters his junior campaign as the 115^th-ranked starting pitcher, and Cam Gilkerson rounds out the bunch as the #149^th-ranked outfielder.

BUY STOCK NOW
In its conference preview, D1Baseball selected a pair of Raiders to take home specialty awards in the Horizon League. JP Peltier was selected as the preseason Player of the Year, while Cam Allen was selected as the preseason Pitcher of the Year.

D1Baseball also identified 10 Raiders as top draft prospects out of the Horizon League for the 2025 and 2026 MLB Draft. Cam Allen was selected as the top prospect for the 2026 draft, along with Andrew Duncan, Griffen Paige, JP Peltier, Warren Hartzell, and Cam Gilkerson. Sophomores JJ Thompson, Abe Crall, and Malachi Paplanus were identified as top prospects for the 2027 draft.

RAIDERS RUNNING IT BACK
In the era of the transfer portal, where many teams lose so much talent year-to-year, Wright State has recruited talent and kept them in Dayton. The Raiders returned 65% of their total production from a season ago, when factored by total points (fantasy baseball points calculation done by D1Baseball), the Raiders rank ninth in total returning production. The Raidergang return 56% of their roster from a season ago, 64% of their plate appearances, and 55% of their innings pitched. Wright State has brought back six lineup mainstays from a season ago, as well as two of its three weekend starters.

SCOUTING THE 2026 SQUAD
The Raidergang returns 20 players from a season ago while adding 19 newcomers (10 transfers and nine true freshmen). The squad consists of five seniors, nine juniors, nine sophomores, and 16 freshmen.

The roster features a strong in-state contingent with 54% (21 players) coming from the state of Ohio. But the Raiders also recruit well nationally, with 13 other states being represented in the roster. The other 13 states include California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia.

LAST SEASON REWIND
Wright State is coming off a very successful 2025 campaign. The Raiders went 40-21 en route to capturing their seventh consecutive Horizon League regular season title and fourth trip to an NCAA regional in the last five seasons. Wright State made some noise on the national stage, knocking off #1 Vanderbilt on its way to a regional final appearance before falling to Louisville.

The Raiders set a new program record in 2025, earning 16 honors in last season's Horizon League All-League Awards, headlined by Freshman of the Year Hunter Warren and Coach of the Year Alex Sogard. Warren was also named to the All-League first team and the All-Freshman team. Wright State returns four Raiders selected to the All-League first team, two selected to the second team, and all four selected to the All-Freshman team.

UP NEXT
Wright State will return home to Nischwitz Stadium for its first home series of the year this weekend against Southeastern Missouri State. The two teams will meet at 3 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday.