Texas A&M 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

Texas A&M Aggies
SEC (45-14, 20-10)
 
Big Wins: 3/24 LSU (6-1), 5/7 Vanderbilt (3-0), 5/20 Mississippi (11-5)
Bad Losses: 2/26 at Pepperdine (5-7), 3/19 at Auburn (7-9), 4/30 at Arkansas (5-9)
Coach: Rob Childress
 
Key Field Players:
Boomer White, Junior, IF, .395 BA, 42 RBI, 10 SB
J.B. Moss, Senior, OF, .332 BA, 5 HR, 42 RBI, 16 SB
Michael Barash, Senior, C, .321 BA, 36 RBI
Ryne Birk, Junior, IF, .318 BA, 7 HR, 41 RBI
Hunter Melton, Senior, IF, .309 BA, 11 HR, 65 RBI
Nick Banks, Junior, OF, .300 BA, 9 HR, 45 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Kyle Simonds, Senior, P, 2.79 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 3 CG, 87.0 IP, 69 SO
Brigham Hill, Sophomore, P, 1.88 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 86.1 IP, 87 SO
Jace Vines, Sophomore, P, 4.87 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 61.0 IP, 58 SO
Mark Ecker, Junior, P, 0.43 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 41.2 IP, 47 SO, 6 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .315 (13th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.56 (270, 14)
Doubles per Game: 1.94 (67, 3)
Earned Run Average: 3.14 (16, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .979 (9, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.94 (30, 1)
Scoring Offense: 7.1 (33, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .470 (23, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.24 (71, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.33 (42, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional           defeated Texas Southern, lost to California, defeated Coastal Carolina, defeated California, defeated California
2015    Super Regional eliminated by TCU
2014    Regional           lost to Texas, defeated George Mason, defeated Rice, defeated Texas, eliminated by Texas
2013    Regional           lost to UC Santa Barbara, defeated Texas-San Antonio, defeated UC Santa Barbara, eliminated by Oregon State
2012    Regional           defeated Dayton, lost to Mississippi, eliminated by TCU
2011    Regional           defeated Wright State, defeated Seton Hall, lost to Arizona, defeated Arizona
2011    Super Regional defeated Florida State
2011    CWS   lost to South Carolina, eliminated by California
2010    Regional           defeated Florida International, lost to Miami (FL), defeated Dartmouth, defeated Miami (FL), eliminated by Miami (FL)
2009    Regional           lost to Oregon State, defeated Wright State, eliminated by Oregon State
2008    Regional           defeated Illinois Chicago, defeated Houston, lost to Houston, defeated Houston
2008    Super Regional eliminated by Rice
2007    Regional           defeated Le Moyne, lost to Louisiana, defeated Ohio State, defeated Louisiana, defeated Louisiana
2007    Super Regional eliminated by Rice
 
*all team stats through 5/22