Tennessee Tech 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Ohio Valley (48-9, 27-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/3 at Troy (10-6), 3/13 West Virginia (8-0), 5/8 at Vanderbilt (6-4)
Bad Losses: 3/10 Tennessee-Martin (3-4), 4/29 Southeast Missouri (6-10), 5/18 at Morehead State (7-8)
Coach: Matt Bragga
 
Key Field Players:
Kevin Strohschein, Junior, OF, .406 BA, 18 HR, 65 RBI
Alex Junior, Junior, OF, .326 BA, 7 HR, 34 RBI
David Garza, Senior, IF, .306 BA, 16 HR, 68 RBI
Chase Chambers, Senior, 1B, .400 BA, 15 HR, 76 RBI
John Ham, Junior, IF, .330 BA, 13 HR, 58 RBI
Trevor Putzig, Senior, IF, .313 BA, 16 HR, 67 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Travis Moths, Senior, P, 3.74 ERA, 13-2 W/L, 89.0 IP, 93 SO
Marcus Evey, Junior, P, 4.04 ERA, 7-0 W/L, 71.1 IP, 81 SO
Alex Hursey, 5.01 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 64.2 IP, 40 SO
Ethan Roberts, 2.25 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 60.0 IP, 85 SO, 14 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .347 (1st in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.74 (144, 8)
Doubles per Game: 2.43 (2, 1)
Earned Run Average: 5.03 (179, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (95, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 2.28 (1, 1)
Scoring Offense: 10.8 (1, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .610 (1, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.47 (283, 10)
Triples per Game: 0.30 (50, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017Regionaldefeated Florida State, lost to Auburn, eliminated by Florida State
2001Regionaldefeated Wake Forest, lost to Tennessee, eliminated by Wake Forest
1997Regionallost to Georgia Tech, defeated Ohio State, eliminated by Mississippi State
 
*all team stats through 5/20