Coastal Carolina 2012 Baseball World Series Capsule

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Big South (37-17, 18-5)


 
Big Wins: 3/18 vs UAB (7-0), 4/24 at Clemson (10-7), 5/5 Campbell (11-4)
Bad Losses: 3/9 Toledo (7-10), 4/3 at Citadel (0-3), 5/9 at Michigan (2-5)
Coach: Gary Gilmore (17 seasons at Coastal Carolina)

Key Field Players:
Daniel Bowman, Senior, OF, .383 BA, 6 HR, 38 RBI, 13 SB
Rich Witten, Senior, IF, .348 BA, 54 RBI
Alex Buccilli, Junior, OF, .323 BA, 35 RBI, 10 SB
Tucker Frawley, Senior, C, .308 BA, 25 RBI
Jacob May, Sophomore, OF/2B, .290 BA, 15 RBI, 24 SB
Justin Creel, Junior, IF, .266 BA, 19 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Tyler Herb, Sophomore, RHP, 2.56 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 81.0 IP, 63 SO
Josh Conway, Junior, RHP, 2.14 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 54.2 IP, 50 SO
Ryan Connolly, Junior, RHP, 2.49 ERA, 3-2 W/L, 61.1 IP, 43 SO, 11 SV
Aaron Burke, Junior, RHP, 1.22 ERA, 8-5 W/L, 66.2 IP, 33 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .283 (104th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Offense: 5.5 (131, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.59 (163, 8)
Triples per Game: 0.19 (191, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.39 (174, 9)
Slugging Percentage: .377 (158, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.54 (33, 2)
Earned Run Average: 2.49 (1, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .965 (163, 5)
Double Plays per Game: 0.80 (121, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011Regionaldefeated Connecticut, lost to Clemson, eliminated by Connecticut
2010Regionaldefeated Stony Brook, lost to Charleston, defeated Stony Brook, defeated Charleston, defeated Charleston
2010Super Regionaleliminated by South Carolina
2009Regionaldefeated Kansas, lost to North Carolina, eliminated by Kansas
2008Regionaldefeated Columbia, defeated Alabama, defeated East Carolina
2008Super Regionaleliminated by North Carolina
2007Regionaldefeated St. John's, lost to Clemson, defeated St. John's, eliminated by Clemson

*all team stats through 5/20


 
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