Southern Illinois Salukis
Missouri Valley (33-22, 17-8)
Big Wins: 2/18 vs Michigan State (4-2), 4/9 at Northern Iowa (7-6), 5/12 at Illinois State (2-0)
Bad Losses: 3/11 vs New Mexico State (4-7), 2/17 vs North Dakota (3-5), 4/28 at Indiana State (1-2)
Coach: Kerri Blaylock
Key Field Players:
Shaye Harre, Senior, IF, .348 BA, 8 HR, 40 RBI
Eyrika Brandenburg, Sophomore, OF, .308 BA, 23 RBI
Susie Baranski, Freshman, OF, .295 BA, 14 RBI
Merri Anne Patterson, Senior, OF, .295 BA, 7 HR, 39 RBI
Sydney Jones, Junior, C/IF, .245 BA, 9 HR, 24 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Brianna Jones, Sophomore, P, 2.18 ERA, 18-12 W/L, 21 CG, 209.0 IP, 128 SO
Savanna Dover, Junior, P, 2.87 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 7 CG, 90.1 IP, 56 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .259 (220th in nation, 7th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.10 (285, 10)
Doubles per Game: 1.13 (148, 4)
Earned Run Average: 2.71 (69, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (8, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.71 (78, 4)
Scoring Offense: 4.29 (131, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .398 (139, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.85 (147, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (171, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2007 Regional lost to Missouri, defeated Mississippi Valley State, eliminated by Missouri
2006 Regional lost to Northwestern, defeated UC Santa Barbara, eliminated by Notre Dame
2005 Regional defeated Missouri, lost to Stanford, eliminated by Missouri
2004 Regional defeated Fresno State, lost to Hofstra, defeated Southern Miss, defeated Pacific, eliminated by Hofstra
2003 Regional defeated Massachusetts, defeated Stanford, lost to Alabama, defeated Massachusetts, eliminated by Alabama
*all team stats through 5/7
