Radford 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Radford Highlanders

Big South (27-30, 11-13)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/18 at North Florida (8-7), 5/25 vs High Point (6-3), 5/26 vs Winthrop (7-1)
Bad Losses: 3/25 Longwood (1-7), 4/23 at Charleston Southern (1-4), 4/28 VMI (5-7)
Coach: Joe Raccuia
 
Key Field Players:
Spencer Horwitz, Freshman, IF, .317 BA, 8 HR, 34 RBI
Kyle Butler, Sophomore, IF, .314 BA, 32 RBI
Jonathan Gonzalez, Senior, C, .286 BA, 12 HR, 44 RBI
Adam Whitacre, Sophomore, OF, .266 BA, 14 RBI
Luke Wise, Junior, OF, .240 BA, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 15 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Zack Ridgely, Junior, P, 2.84 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 95.0 IP, 85 SO
Danny Hrbek, Senior, P, 4.42 ERA, 5-5 W/L, 75.1 IP, 54 SO
Kyle Zurak, Senior, P, 2.28 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 55.1 IP, 69 SO, 9 SV
Austin Gerber, Freshman, P, 3.55 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 50.2 IP, 31 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .257 (239th in nation, 9th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.72 (167, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.53 (220, 9)
Earned Run Average: 4.70 (134, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .959 (256, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 0.77 (122, 4)
Scoring Offense: 5.3 (182, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .380 (198, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.38 (44, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.17 (190, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional          lost to Indiana, defeated Lipscomb, defeated Indiana, eliminated by Vanderbilt
 
*all team stats through 5/21