Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball

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Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
Baseball current event.svg 2025 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team
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Founded1972 (1972)
Defunct2025
Conference history Great Lakes Valley (1996–2001)

Independent (2002–2008)
Summit League (2009–2020)

Horizon League (2021–2025)
University Purdue University Fort Wayne
Athletic director Kelley Hartley Hutton
Head coach Doug Schreiber (6th season)
Conference Horizon League
Location Fort Wayne, Indiana
Home stadium Mastodon Field
(Capacity: 200)
Nickname Mastodons
ColorsBlack and gold [1]
   

The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team was the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of Purdue University Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. The program's first season was in 1970, and it was a member of the NCAA Division I Horizon League since the start of the 2021 season. The program was discontinued in May 2025. [2] Its home venue was Mastodon Field, located on Purdue Fort Wayne's campus. Doug Schreiber was the team's head coach starting in the 2020 season.

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History

Early history

The program's first season of play was 1970.

Conference affiliations

Mastodon Field

The venue has a capacity of 200 spectators. [3] [4]

Prior to the 2011 season, the field's surface and pitcher's mound were renovated. It also features a brick backstop, dugouts, batting cages, and grandstand seating. [3]

Head coaches

Purdue Fort Wayne's longest tenured head coach was Bobby Pierce, who has coached the team from 2009 to 2019. [5] On July 23, 2019, Doug Schreiber was named the team's head coach. [6]

Head coaches records

Year(s)CoachSeasonsW–L–TPct
1970Larry Windmiller18–6.571
1971–1972Unknown219–13–1.591
1973Hal Prickett / Dave Hey1Unknown–
1974–1975Unknown222–38.367
1976Hal Prickett114–19.424
1977Phil Kennell118–16.529
1978Jeff White16–19.240
1979–1982Larry Windmiller430–61.330
1983William Bruening112–10.545
1984–1986Lee Deturk321–61.256
1987–1992Carl Wilcoxson642–138–1.235
1993–1994 Matt Kinzer 247–52.475
1995–1996Tom Muth241–36.532
1997–1998 Tony Vittorio 250–41.549
1999–2008 Billy Gernon 10124–217–2.364
2009–2019 Bobby Pierce 11192–395.327
2020–present Doug Schreiber 566–161.291
Totals1655712–1,283–4.357

Notable former players

Below is a list of notable former Mastodons and the seasons in which they played for Purdue Fort Wayne.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Purdue Fort Wayne Branding Released". GoMastodons.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Purdue Fort Wayne announces discontinuation of baseball and softball programs". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  3. 1 2 "Mastodon Field". GoMastodons.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "2012 IPFW Baseball Quick Facts" (PDF). GoMastodons.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Baseball coach resigns at PFW". www.journalgazette.net. www.journalgazette.net. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Sam King (July 22, 2019). "McCutcheon, ex-Purdue coach Doug Schreiber hired at Purdue Fort Wayne". www.jconline.com. USA Today. Retrieved July 23, 2019.


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