Sam Houston State Bearkats
Southland (36-18, 24-9)
Big Wins: 3/25 Texas State (5-2), 3/27 Dallas Baptist (5-3), 4/3 at Rice (2-1)
Bad Losses: 2/26 Louisiana-Monroe (6-8), 3/16 at Nicholls (3-7), 4/14 1t Lamar (2-5)
Coach: David Pierce (1 season at Sam Houston State)
Key Field Players:
Anthony Azar, Sophomore, C/IF, .383 BA, 33 RBI
Kevin Miller, Junior, IF, .326 BA, 28 RBI
Colt Atwood, Freshman, OF, .316 BA, 15 RBI, 11 SB
Ryan O’Hearn, Freshman, IF/OF, .305 BA, 29 RBI
Jake Arrington, Senior, OF, .297 BA, 32 RBI
Luke Plucheck, Sophomore, IF/OF, .295 BA, 25 RBI, 10 SB
Key Pitchers:
Caleb Smith, Sophomore, LHP, 2.64 ERA, 8-4 W/L, 88.2 IP, 79 SO
Justin Jackson, Senior, RHP, 3.26 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 80.0 IP, 57 SO
Cody Dickson, Sophomore, LHP, 2.89 ERA, 4-4 W/L, 65.1 IP, 45 SO
Michael Oros, Senior, RHP, 2.49 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 65.0 IP, 52 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .294 (48th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Offense: 5.3 (150, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.31 (258, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.44 (10, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.20 (262, 11)
Slugging Percentage: .378 (153, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.89 (164, 10)
Earned Run Average: 3.39 (53, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (65, 2)
Double Plays per Game: 0.76 (157, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2009 | Regional | lost to Rice, eliminated by Xavier |
2008 | Regional | lost to Rice, eliminated by Texas |
2007 | Regional | lost to Mississippi, defeated Troy, defeated Southern Miss, eliminated by Mississippi |
1996 | Regional | defeated Miami (FL), lost to Texas, eliminated by UCLA |
1989 | Regional | lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by New Orleans |
*all team stats through 5/20
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