East Carolina 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

East Carolina Pirates
American (34-21-1, 15-8-1)
 
Big Wins: 2/27 at Virginia (6-1), 3/22 at Duke (8-6), 4/19 North Carolina State (15-3)
Bad Losses: 3/2 Elon (7-8), 4/17 at Memphis (5-6), 5/14 South Florida (1-5)
Coach: Cliff Godwin
 
Key Field Players:
Dwanya Williams-Sutton, Freshman, OF, .368 BA, 5 HR, 27 RBI
Travis Watkins, Junior, C, .314 BA, 32 RBI
Eric Tyler, Junior, C/OF, .297 BA, 34 RBI
Turner Brown, Freshman, IF, .287 BA, 31 RBI
Parker Lamm, Senior, OF, .286 BA, 25 RBI, 12 SB
Garrett Brooks, Senior, OF, .306 BA, 18 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Evan Kruczynski, Junior, P, 1.99 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 104.0 IP, 83 SO
Jimmy Boyd, Senior, P, 2.65 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 91.2 IP, 56 SO
Jacob Wolfe, Junior, P, 2.44 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 85.0 IP, 54 SO
Joe Ingle, Sophomore, P, 4.11 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 46.0 IP, 66 SO, 12SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .288 (75th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.87 (76, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.69 (144, 3)
Earned Run Average: 3.36 (32, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .970 (115, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.50 (172, 7)
Scoring Offense: 5.3 (159, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .393 (133, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.17 (92, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.17 (222, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional          lost to Columbia, eliminated by FIU
2012    Regional          lost to St. John's, defeated Cornell, eliminated by North Carolina
2011    Regional          lost to St. John's, defeated Navy, defeated St. John's, eliminated by Virginia
2009    Regional          defeated Binghamton, lost to South Carolina, defeated Binghamton, defeated South Carolina, defeated South Carolina
2009    Super Regional            eliminated by North Carolina
2008    Regional          lost to Alabama, defeated Columbia, defeated Alabama, eliminated by Coastal Carolina
2007    Regional          defeated Western Carolina, lost to North Carolina, eliminated by Western Carolina
2005    Regional          lost to Arizona State, eliminated by UNLV
 
*all team stats through 5/22