2021 Wright State Baseball Game notes Media Relations Contact: Nick Phillips Assistant Athletic Director, Communications O: (937) 775-2816 • C: (828) 301-7919 [email protected] GAMes 3-5: wright state (0-2) at ALabama (4-1) SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE • Friday-Sunday, Feb. 26-28, 2021 • 4 p.m.(Fri.) | 3 p.m.(Sat.) | 2 p.m.(Sun.) • FEBRUARY (0-2) • TV: SEC Network+ (Friday-Sunday) • 19-21 #2 Vanderbilt canc.; L, 1-14; L, 0-1 • Tuscaloosa, AL • Sewell-Thomas Stadium (5,867) • 26-28 Alabama 3PM, 2PM, 4PM MARCH (0-0) FIRST PITCH BY THE NUMBERS 5-7 *No. Kentucky 3PM, 12PM, 3PM, 1PM LAST TIME OUT **National Rankings Entering Weekend Series 12-14 *Youngstown St. 3PM, 12PM, 3PM, 1PM Wright State finally took the field for the first time in the 19-21 *UIC 5PM, 1PM, 4PM, 1PM 2021 season on Monday afternoon, playing a pair against Vanderbilt after waiting throughout the weekend due to 26-28 *Youngstown St. 5PM, 1PM, 4:30PM, 1PM WRIGHT STATE inclement weather in the Nashville area. Statistic Natl. Ranking Value Batting Average 180 0.113 APRIL (0-0) Facing two of the better pitchers in the country on Doubles/Game T-80 1.50 9-11 *Fort Wayne 3PM, 12PM, 3PM, 1PM Monday, the Raiders dropped the opener 14-1 before Slugging Percentage 179 0.161 16-18 *Oakland TBA a tough, 1-0 loss in the second game. Wright State had On Base Percentage T-172 0.236 23-25 *No. Kentucky 12PM, 12PM, 3PM, 12PM its chances, stranding 12 runners in the first game and Scoring T-178 0.5 five more in the nightcap. Earned Run Average 165 8.44 Double Plays/Game T-4 1.50 MAY (0-0) K-to-BB Ratio T-28 4.00 A30-M2 *Fort Wayne 3PM, TBA, 12PM, 3PM PRESEASON ATTENTION Fielding Percentage T-1 1.000 7-9 *Milwaukee 3PM, 12PM, 3PM, 1PM Wright State was unanimously picked atop the Horizon 14-16 *Oakland 3PM, 12PM, 3PM, 1PM League preseason poll. The Raiders, who have won five Horizon League championships over the last 10 seasons ALABAMA and averaged 37 wins per year during that stretch, have Statistic Natl. Ranking Value 28-29 # Horizon League Tournament eight of the Horizon League’s top 20 2021 Draft pros- Batting Average 85 0.253 pects, according to D1Baseball.com. The publication Home Runs/Game 6 2.33 JUNE (0-0) also tabbed Tyler Black as its HL preseason player of the Doubles/Game T-146 0.67 3-6 NCAA Regional TBA year and RHP Justin Hornschemeier as its HL preseason Slugging Percentage 26 0.505 10-13 NCAA Super Regionals TBA freshman of the year ahead of the season. On Base Percentage 72 0.367 18-25 NCAA College World Series TBA Scoring 36 7.7 Perfect Game seems to agree with D1Baseball.com, also Stolen Bases/Game 135 0.33 labeling Black as its HL preseason player of the year and Earned Run Average 104 4.67 Hornschemeier as its HL preseason freshman of the Double Plays/Game T-63 0.67 Home contests in Bold year. Additionally, Perfect Game has four Raiders on its K-to-BB Ratio 31 3.89 * - Denotes Horizon League contest 15-player preseason all-conference team, calling Black Fielding Percentage 28 0.983 its top draft prospect in the Horizon League. Joining Black on the PG team were: Damon Dues, who had -All Horizon League series will consist of 4 games/weekend 28 stolen bases in 2019; Jake Schrand, who had a 1.26 -For Horizon League doubleheaders, the first game will be a ERA and has allowed just three earned runs in his last 7 inning game with the second game being a 9 inning game. 18 appearances; and Julian Greenwell, a two-way player -If game one of the doubleheader goes extra innings then who had 11 strikeouts in 6.2 innings in 2020 and also game two would be a 7 inning game. hit .270 in 37 at-bats. -The Horizon League Tournament will be a four-team BLACK’S GOLDEN SPIKES bracket, hosted by the No. 1 seeded team Tyler Black was named as one of the 55-players on the preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list by USA Baseball, becoming the third Wright State player to be recently featured on the Golden Spikes Award watch lists, joining former Raider infielder Jeremy Hamilton, who was on the preseason watch list in 2008, and former left-handed pitcher Danny Sexton, who was named to the midseason watch list in 2017. PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Wright State Raiders Day Name R/L Class Notes Fri. Sam Wirsing RHP So. 2 020: 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 2 starts (4 apps), 12.0 IP, 12 H, 5 BB, 8 K Sat. Austin Cline RHP RSr. 2 021: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 starts (1 app), 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 K Sun. Jake Schrand RHP Jr. 2 021: 0-1, 9.00 ERA, 1 start (1 app), 5.0 IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 7 K Alabama Crimson Tide Day Name R/L Class Notes Fri. Tyler Ras RHP Jr. 2 021: 0-0, 18.00 ERA, 0 starts (1 app), 3.0 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K Sat. Antoine Jean LHP So. 2 021: 0-0, 1.67 ERA, 1 start (1 app), 3.0 IP, 1 H, 4 BB, 4 K Sun. Dylan Smith RHP Jr. 2 021: 0-0, 1.29 ERA, 1 start (1 app), 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K 2021 wright state baseball • 1 • 2021 WRIGHT STATE ROSTER BY POSITION ROSTER DETAILS PITCHERS No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class Hometown (Prev. School) NUMERICAL ROSTER 44 Bradley Brehmer RHP R/R 6-6 So. Indianapolis, IN / Decatur Central 1 ______________________ Logan Castleman, OF 3 Austin Cline RHP R/R 6-0 R-Sr. East Liberty, OH / Ben Logan 2 _________________________Damon Dues, INF 4 Bradley Deboutte LHP L/L 5-11 R-So. Woodhaven, MI / Woodhaven 3 _________________________Austin Cline, RHP 5 Aaron Ernst RHP R/R 6-3 Jr. Carmel, IN / Carmel 4 _____________________ Bradley Deboutte, LHP 49 Sebastian Gongora LHP L/L 6-4 Fr.** Dayton, OH / Chaminade Julianne 5 _________________________ Aaron Ernst, RHP 12 Julian Greenwell LHP/OF L/L 5-11 Fr. Columbus, OH / Columbus East 37 Mitch Gremling RHP R/R 6-4 Sr. Vandalia, OH / Vandalia Butler 6 __________________________ Tyler Black, INF 43 Tristan Haught RHP R/R 6-3 So. Richmond, OH / Edison 7 _____________________ Justin McConnell, INF 45 Justin Hornschemeier RHP R/R 6-4 Fr.** Cincinnati, OH / Moeller 8 ________________________ Ryan Callahan, OF 13 Jay Luikart LHP L/L 6-0 Fr. Ashland, OH / Hillsdale 10 _____________________ Quincy Hamilton, OF 25 Brock Nartker RHP R/R 5-9 R-Fr. Waterville, OH / Anthony Wayne 11 ___________________________Sammy Sass, C 42 Donnie Nicodemus RHP L/R 6-2 Jr. Eaton, OH / Eaton 12 _________________ Julian Greenwell, LHP/OF 32 Riley Perlich RHP L/R 6-4 So. Fort Wayne, IN / Caroll 13 _________________________ Jay Luikart, LHP 18 Alec Sayre RHP/INF R/R 6-0 Fr. Dover, OH / Dover 14 ________________________ Dane Thomas, OF 38 Jake Shirk RHP R/R 6-2 Fr.** Fort Wayne, IN / Carroll 15 _____________________ Cameron Rountree, C 19 Jake Schrand RHP R/R 6-0 Jr. Cincinnati, OH / Colerain 35 Logan Tabeling RHP R/R 6-0 Fr.** Tuscola, IL / Tuscola 16 ________________________ Luke Arnold, INF 33 Alex Theis LHP L/L 6-0 So. New Riegel, OH / New Riegel 17 ____________________________Alex Neff, OF 22 Henry Von Hollen RHP R/R 6-7 R-So. Sunbury, OH / Big Walnut 18 ______________________Alec Sayre, RHP/INF 40 Sam Wirsing RHP R/R 6-6 So. Madeira, OH / Madeira 19 _______________________ Jake Schrand, RHP 22 ___________________ Henry Von Hollen, RHP CATCHERS 23 _________________________ Konner Piotto, C No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class Hometown (Prev. School) 25 ______________________ Brock Nartker , RHP 47 Drew Baker C R/R 5-11 Fr.** Danville, KY / Boyle County 27 __________________________Alex Alders, OF 41 Daniel Merlano C R/R 5-10 R-Jr. Cartagena, Colombia / Colegio Naval de Crespo 28 _______________________ Gehrig Anglin, INF 23 Konner Piotto C L/R 5-10 Sr. Abootsford BC, Canada / Yale Secondary School 15 Cameron Rountree C S/R 6-1 So. Springboro, OH / Springboro 30 _______________________ Drew Fleming, INF 11 Sammy Sass C R/R 6-1 Fr. Upper Arlington, OH / Upper Arlington 32 ________________________Riley Perlich, RHP 33 _________________________ Alex Theis, LHP INFIELDERS 35 _____________________ Logan Tabeling, RHP No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class Hometown (Prev. School) 37 _____________________ Mitch Gremling, RHP 28 Gehrig Anglin INF R/R 6-2 R-So. St. Clair, MI / St. Clair 38 __________________________Jake Shirk, RHP 16 Luke Arnold INF R/R 6-3 Fr.** Lebanon, Oh / Lebanon 39 _________________________Zane Harris, INF 6 Tyler Black INF L/R 6-2 So. Toronto, Canada / St. Andrews (Ontario) 40 _______________________ Sam Wirsing, RHP 2 Damon Dues INF L/R 6-0 R-So. Vandalia, OH / Vandalia-Butler 41 ________________________Daniel Merlano, C 30 Drew Fleming INF R/R 6-6 So.** Davison, MI / Davison (Mott. Comm. College) 39 Zane Harris 1B L/R 6-5 R-Jr. Mansfield, OH / Madison 42 __________________ Donnie Nicodemus, RHP 7 Justin McConnell NF R/R 6-1 R-So. Springboro, OH / Springboro 43 ______________________Tristan Haught, RHP 46 Justin Reimer INF S/R 6-0 Fr.** Arlington, VA / St. John’s College HS 44 ____________________ Bradley Brehmer, RHP 18 Alec Sayre RHP/INF R/R 6-0 Fr.