UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Big West (37-18-1, 13-11)
Big Wins: 2/26 vs Kentucky (11-4), 4/2 at Long Beach State (3-1), 5/22 at UC Irvine (9-5)
Bad Losses: 4/9 at Charleston (3-10), 4/22 at Cal Poly (0-7), 5/8 at UC Davis (3-13)
Coach: Andrew Checketts
Key Field Players:
JJ Muno, Sophomore, IF, .282 BA, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 16 SB
Clay Fisher, Sophomore, IF, .273 BA, 16 RBI
Austin Bush, Sophomore, 1B, .267 BA, 7 HR, 43 RBI
Andrew Calica, Junior, OF, .262 BA, 23 RBI
Dempsey Grover, Sophomore, C, .292 BA, 29 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Shane Bieber, Junior, P, 2.96 ERA, 11-3 W/L, 4 CG, 112.1 IP, 91 SO
Joe Record, Sophomore, P, 3.83 ERA, 5-5 W/L, 84.2 IP, 61 SO
Noah Davis, Freshman, P, 4.55 ERA, 5-4 W/L, 65.1 IP, 50 SO
Kyle Nelson, Sophomore, P, 2.27 ERA, 7-2 W/L, 63.1 IP, 73 SO, 8 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .263 (199th in nation, 9th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.73 (171, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.71 (136, 2)
Earned Run Average: 3.96 (80, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .973 (51, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.48 (184, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.6 (128, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .376 (170, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.33 (58, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.27 (96, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2015 Regional lost to San Diego State, eliminated by USC
2013 Regional defeated Texas A&M, lost to Oregon State, eliminated by Texas A&M
2001 Regional lost to Florida International, defeated Milwaukee, eliminated by Notre Dame
1996 Regional lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Florida State
1990 Regional lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by Penn State
1987 Regional lost to Wichita State, eliminated by Stanford
1986 Regional defeated Loyola Marymount, lost to Hawaii, eliminated by Loyola Marymount
*all team stats through 5/22
