Long Beach State 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

Long Beach State 49ers
Big West (36-20, 15-9)
 
Big Wins: 3/5 Nebraska (3-1), 3/24 at Cal State Fullerton (5-4), 4/3 UCSB (2-0)
Bad Losses: 2/21 Holy Cross (2-3), 3/20 Columbia (6-8), 4/23 at UC Riverside (13-14)
Coach: Troy Buckley
 
Key Field Players:
Garrett Hampson, Junior, IF, .305 BA, 24 RBI, 21 SB
Brock Lundquist, Sophomore, OF, .314 BA, 35 RBI
Luke Rasmussen, Sophomore, 1B/OF, .293 BA, 5 HR, 44 RBI
Daniel Jackson, Junior, C, .329 BA, 5 HR, 30 RBI
David Banuelos, Sophomore, C, .327 BA, 25 RBI
Jarren Duran, Freshman, IF, .265 BA, 15 RBI
Zack Domingues, Senior, IF, .289 BA, 13 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Darren McCaughan, Sophomore, P, 1.98 ERA, 10-1 W/L, 104.1 IP, 79 SO
Chris Mathewson, Sophomore, P, 3.78 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 97.2 IP, 103 SO
Tanner Brown, Senior, P, 3.36 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 83.0 IP, 53 SO
Austin McGeorge, Junior, P, 0.91 ERA, 1-0 W/L, 49.2 IP, 73 SO
Chris Rivera, Freshman, P, 4.00 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 27.0 IP, 20 SO, 13 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .273 (146th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.70 (197, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.62 (172, 4)
Earned Run Average: 3.19 (23, 2)
Fielding Percentage: ,978 (16, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.49 (179, 2)
Scoring Offense: 5.4 (148, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .372 (180, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.15 (101, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (255, 9)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2014    Regional           defeated North Carolina, lost to Charleston, defeated North Carolina, eliminated by Charleston
2008    Regional           lost to Fresno State, defeated California, eliminated by San Diego
2007    Regional           lost to Illinois Chicago, defeated Pepperdine, defeated Illinois Chicago, eliminated by UCLA
2005    Regional           defeated Rhode Island, lost to California, eliminated by Pepperdine
2004    Regional           defeated St. John's, defeated Stanford, defeated Stanford
2004    Super Regional eliminated by Arizona  
2003    Regional           defeated Pepperdine, defeated Washington, defeated Washington
2003    Super Regional eliminated by Stanford
 
*all team stats through 5/22