Kent State 2017 Softball World Series Capsule

 
Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American (32-26, 15-9)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/11 vs Murray State (14-5), 4/2 at Central Michigan (3-2), 5/13 vs Ohio (3-0)
Bad Losses: 2/19 vs Saint Mary’s (0-4), 2/24 vs Albany (3-8), 3/24 at Eastern Michigan (5-6)
Coach: Eric Oakley
 
Key Field Players:
Maddy Grimm, Senior, IF, .340 BA, 19 HR, 55 RBI
Bailey Brownfield, Sophomore, UTL, .333 BA, 20 RBI
Ronnie Ladines, Senior, P, .292 BA, 11 HR, 39 RBI
Emily Dobbin, Junior, OF, .281 BA, 20 RBI
Holly Speers, Junior, IF, .336 BA, 14 HR, 35 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Ronnie Ladines, Senior, P, 1.88 ERA, 19-14 W/L, 28 CG, 231.0 IP, 210 SO
Janel Hayes, Senior, P, 3.32 ERA, 9-7 W/L, 7 CG, 101.1 IP, 46 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .233 (271st in nation in nation, 12th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.35 (86, 3)
Doubles per Game: 0.96 (228, 11)
Earned Run Average: 2.76 (72, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .945 (249, 11)
Home Runs per Game: 0.96 (27, 1)
Scoring Offense: 4.50 (114, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .388 (169, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.04 (291, 12)
Triples per Game: 0.06 (270, 10)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2008    Regional          lost to Notre Dame, defeated Wright State, defeated Notre Dame, eliminated by Michigan
2006    Regional          lost to Oklahoma, defeated Youngstown State, eliminated by Oklahoma
1990    Regional          defeated Ohio State, defeated Oregon, defeated Ohio State
1990    WCWS            lost to UCLA, eliminated by UNLV
 
*all team stats through 5/7