Western Michigan Broncos
Mid-American (22-32, 11-13)
Big Wins: 3/26 vs Bradley (6-3), 5/26 vs Miami OH (10-6), 5/29 vs Kent State (12-7)
Bad Losses: 4/16 Northern Illinois (3-17), 5/15 Ohio (5-7), 5/28 vs Central Michigan (10-3)
Coach: Billy Gernon
Key Field Players:
Connor Smith, Freshman, IF, .335 BA, 23 RBI
Grant Miller, Junior, IF, .330 BA, 36 RBI
Hunter Prince, Senior, IF, .296 BA, 31 RBI
Evan Nelson, Sophomore, OF, .285 BA, 20 RBI
Jesse Forestell, Freshman, C, .265 BA, 21 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Keegan Akin, Junior, P, 1.46 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 2 CG, 105.0 IP, 129 SO
Jacob Piechota, Sophomore, P, 3.36 ERA, 10-3 W/L, 56.1 IP, 36 SO
Jack Szott, Freshman, P, 7.53 ERA, 1-8 W/L, 57.1 IP, 30 SO
Derek Schneider, Senior, P, 7.73 ERA, 0-8 W/L, 64.0 IP, 57 SO
Jake Bartels, Sophomore, P, 3.72 ERA, 2-0 W/L, 36.1 IP, 18 SO, 6 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .274 (137th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.98 (27, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.47 (227, 6)
Earned Run Average: 6.01 (251, 11)
Fielding Percentage: .979 (10, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.18 (290, 11)
Scoring Offense: 4.2 (271, 10)
Slugging Percentage: .340 (259, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.59 (259, 10)
Triples per Game: 0.12 (265, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
1989 Regional defeated USC, lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by New Orleans
*all team stats through 5/22
