# 2021 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team

The 2021 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball team was a baseball team that represented Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mastodons were members of the Horizon League and play their home games at Mastodon Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They were led by second-year head coach Doug Schreiber.

## Previous season

The Mastodons finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 5–10 overall (0–0 conference) and tied for first place in conference standings. The season was cut short in stages by March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Preseason Horizon poll

For the 2021 poll, Purdue Fort Wayne was projected to finish in fifth in the Conference.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Wright State | 49 (7) |
| 2 | UIC | 38 |
| 3 | Youngstown State | 34 |
| 4 | Milwaukee | 31 |
| 5 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 17 |
| 6 | Oakland | 14 |
| 7 | Northern Kentucky | 13 |

## Schedule

2021 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons baseball game log :
Regular season :
February (1–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
1February 26at Murray StateReagan Field • Murray, Kentucky10–6Miller (1–0)Gardner (0–1)None1001–0–
2February 26at Murray StateReagan Field • Murray, Kentucky5–9Wenninger (1–0)Boyd (0–1)None501–1–
3February 27at Murray StateReagan Field • Murray, Kentucky4–5Pennington (1–0)Fee (0–1)–1071–2–
4February 27at Murray StateReagan Field • Murray, Kentucky2–3Whaley (1–0)Madura (0–1)Holden (1)861–3– :
March (7–9)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
5March 5vs Youngstown StateDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio3–6Clark (1–2)Miller (1–1)Clift Jr. (3)01–40–1
6March 6vs Youngstown StateDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio0–3Floyd (1–1)Boyd (0–2)None01–50–2
7March 6vs Youngstown StateDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio1–0Myers (1–0)Cole (0–1)None02–51–2
8March 7vsYoungstown StateDefiance High School • Defiance, Ohio8–13Perez (1–0)Madura (0–2)None02–61–3
9March 12at ButlerBulldog Park • Indianapolis, Indiana6–3Miller (2–1)Schultz (0–1)Robison (2)1503–61–3
10March 13at ButlerBulldog Park • Indianapolis, Indiana0–2Myers (1–0)Boyd (0–3)Pilcher (1)1503–71–3
11March 14at ButlerBulldog Park • Indianapolis, Indiana9–6Myer (2–0)Vore (1–0)Robison (3)1504–71–3
12March 19OaklandMastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana3–9Deans (3–0)Miller (2–2)None894–81–4
13March 20OaklandMastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana5–4Robison (1–0)Hill (1–1)None1125–82–4
14March 20OaklandMastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana6–3Myer (3–0)Hill (1–2)Robison (4)1216–83–4
15March 21OaklandMastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana8–7Miller (3–2)Tucker (0–3)None1257–84–4
16March 26at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin3–6Neu (2–0)Robison (1–1)Blubaugh (1)3957–94–5
17March 27at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin6–5Wohlt (1–0)Myer (3–1)None4517–104–6
18March 27at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin2–5LaRock (1–1)Boyd (0–4)McCarthy (2)4517–114–7
19March 28at MilwaukeeRoutine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin3–14Mahoney (2–3)Pintarich (0–1)None3437–124–8 :
April (2–10)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
20April 1Northern KentuckyWorld Baseball Academy • Fort Wayne, Indiana14–0Pintarich (1–1)Gerl (1–2)None878–125–8
21April 2Northern KentuckyParkview Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana4–5Richardson (2–0)Myer (3–2)Noble (1)1218–135–9
22April 2Northern KentuckyParkview Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana10–11Klingenbeck (3–2)Miller (3–3)Ollier (3)–8–145–10
23April 3Northern KentuckyParkview Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana9–8Evenson (1–0)Ollier (0–2)None–9–146–10
24April 9at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OhioCanceled (COVID-19)
25April 10at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OhioCanceled (COVID-19)
26April 10at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OhioCanceled (COVID-19)
27April 11at Wright StateNischwitz Stadium • Dayton, OhioCanceled (COVID-19)
28April 16at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois0–1Key (4–2)Pintarich (1–2)None359–156–11
29April 17at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois0–2O'Reilly (2–5)Myers (3–3)Morris (1)769–166–12
30April 17at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois2–4Torres (3–1)Miller (3–4)Gosbeth (2)819–176–13
31April 18at UICLes Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois4–11Nicholson (1–0)Fee (0–2)None709–186–14
32April 23at OhioBob Wren Stadium • Athens, Ohio2–12Rock (7–1)Pintarich (1–3)None–9–196–14
33April 24at OhioBob Wren Stadium • Athens, Ohio2–5Kutt IV (5–2)Myer (3–4)None–9–206–14
34April 25at OhioBob Wren Stadium • Athens, Ohio1–9Jones (2–2)Miller (3–5)None–9–216–14
35April 30Wright StateMastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana1–9Schrand (4–4)Pintarich (1–4)None819–226–15 :
May (2–13)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordHorizon record
36May 1Wright StateMastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana2–22Brehmer (6–2)Myer (3–5)None989–236–16
37May 1Wright StateWorld Baseball Academy • Fort Wayne, Indiana7–28Shirk (3–0)Miller (3–6)None1119–246–17
38May 2Wright StateWorld Baseball Academy • Fort Wayne, Indiana6–29Cline (6–1)Boyd (0–5)None1479–256–18
39May 7at Youngstown StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio2–6Floyd (7–3)Fee (0–3)None2199–266–19
40May 7at Youngstown StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio4–15Clark (5–5)Pintarich (1–5)None2199–276–20
41May 8at Youngstown StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio3–1Miller (4–6)Clift Jr. (2–3)Boyd (1)21810–277–20
42May 8at Youngstown StateEastwood Field • Niles, Ohio5–7Coles (2–2)Boyd (0–6)None21810–287–21
43May 14UICMastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana7–22Key (6–3)Pintarich (1–6)None10110–297–22
44May 15UICMastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana2–20Torres (6–1)Myer (3–6)None16810–307–23
45May 15UICMastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana6–18O'Reilly (4–5)Miller (4–7)None17710–317–24
46May 16UICMastodon Field • Fort Wayne, Indiana0–10Conrad (1–0)Boyd (0–7)None14310–327–25
47May 21at OaklandOakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan12–4'Miller (5–7)Konitzer (3–2)None3311–328–25
48May 21at OaklandOakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan13–17Densmore (3–4)Armstrong (0–1)Paugh (1)3311–338–26
49May 22at OaklandOakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan5–6Nierman (4–6)Myer (3–7)None8811–348–27
50May 22at OaklandOakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan10–17Trovinger (1–0)Fee (0–4)None8811–358–28 :