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. 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.
History
Early history The program's first season of play was 1970.
Conference affiliations Great Lakes Valley Conference (1996–2001) Independent (2002–2008) Summit League (2009–2020) Horizon League (2021–2025)
Mastodon Field
The venue has a capacity of 200 spectators.
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.
Head coaches Purdue Fort Wayne's longest tenured head coach was Bobby Pierce, who has coached the team from 2009 to 2019. On July 23, 2019, Doug Schreiber was named the team's head coach.
Head coaches records 1970 Larry Windmiller 1 8–6 1971–1972 Unknown 2 19–13–1 1973 Hal Prickett / Dave Hey 1 Unknown 1974–1975 Unknown 2 22–38 1976 Hal Prickett 1 14–19 1977 Phil Kennell 1 18–16 1978 Jeff White 1 6–19 1979–1982 Larry Windmiller 4 30–61 1983 William Bruening 1 12–10 1984–1986 Lee Deturk 3 21–61 1987–1992 Carl Wilcoxson 6 42–138–1 1993–1994 Matt Kinzer 2 47–52 1995–1996 Tom Muth 2 41–36 1997–1998 Tony Vittorio 2 50–41 1999–2008 Billy Gernon 10 124–217–2 2009–2019 Bobby Pierce 11 192–395 2020–2025 Doug Schreiber 5 77–203
Notable former players Below is a list of notable former Mastodons and the seasons in which they played for Purdue Fort Wayne.
Ryan Steinbach (2004–2005) Evan Miller (2015–2016)
See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
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