North Carolina-Wilmington 2015 Baseball World Series Capsule

North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks
Colonial (39-16, 18-6)

 

Big Wins: 2/18 Wake Forest (10-3), 3/7 Maryland (11-7), 3/24 East Carolina (4-2)
Bad Losses: 3/13 UNC Greensboro (4-10), 3/29 at Towson (6-10), 4/24 at Elon (3-14)
Coach: Mark Scalf

Key Field Players:
Terence Connelly, Junior, IF, .354 BA, 25 RBI
Zach Shields, Junior, OF, .348 BA, 37 RBI, 17 SB
Gavin Stupienski, Sophomore, C, .337 BA, 6 HR, 34 RBI
Steven Linkous, Junior, OF/IF, .327 BA, 19 RBI, 30 SB
Corey Dick, Senior, IF, .325 BA, 6 HR, 39 RBI
Kennard McDowell, Sophomore, IF, .299 BA, 5 HR, 29 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Ryan Foster, Junior, P, 4.42 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 79.1 IP, 60 SO
Nick Monroe, Junior, P, 6.75 ERA, 3-3 W/L, 69.1 IP, 64 SO
Jordan Ramsey, Senior, P, 1.60 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 45.0 IP, 60 SO, 7 SV

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .302(16th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.85 (93, 6)
Doubles per Game: 1.81 (86, 6)
Earned Run Average: 4.46 (149, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .959 (237, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 0.79 (47, 3)
Scoring Offense: 7.1 (20, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .437 (39, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.46 (43, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.25 (115, 4)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    Regional    lost to Elon, defeated Army, eliminated by Elon
2012    Regional    lost to Vanderbilt, defeated Sacred Heart, eliminated by North Carolina State
2008    Regional    defeated Elon, lost to North Carolina, defeated Elon, eliminated by North Carolina
2006    Regional    lost to Winthrop, defeated Maine, eliminated by Winthrop
2004    Regional    defeated Tennessee, lost to East Carolina, defeated Tennessee, eliminated by East Carolina
2003    Regional    lost to Tulane, defeated Northeastern, defeated Tulane, eliminated by LSU

*all team stats through 5/17

 

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