Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American (41-17, 24-3)
Big Wins: 2/17 vs Georgia Tech (5-0), 3/16 at Pepperdine (2-0), 4/17 Pittsburgh (6-5)
Bad Losses: 2/24 at Lipscomb (1-2), 4/13 at Bowling Green (5-6), 4/14 at Bowling Green (6-9)
Coach: Scott Stricklin (8 seasons at Kent State)
Key Field Players:
Nick Hamilton, Junior, IF, .377 BA, 35 RBI
George Roberts, Junior, IF, .368 BA, 7 HR, 57 RBI
Jimmy Rider, Senior, IF, .361 BA, 49 RBI
Evan Campbell, Junior, IF/OF, .346 BA, 6 HR, 37 RBI
T.J. Sutton, Sophomore, OF, .305 BA, 28 RBI
Sawyer Polen, Freshman, IF, .293 BA, 28 RBI
David Lyon, Senior, C, .288 BA, 10 HR, 40 RBI
Key Pitchers:
David Starn, Senior, LHP, 1.77 ERA, 10-3 W/L, 101.2 IP, 112 SO
Ryan Bores, Junior, RHP, 3.32 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 89.1 IP, 61 SO
Tyler Skulina, Sophomore, RHP, 3.94 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 89.0 IP, 88 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .309 (17th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Offense: 7.0 (14, 1)
Doubles per Game: 2.57 (2, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.26 (101, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.74 (34, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .455 (12, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.94 (150, 3)
Earned Run Average: 3.73 (76, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (75, 1)
Double Plays per Game: 0.46 (282, 12)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2011 | Regional | defeated Texas State, defeated Texas, lost to Texas, eliminated by Texas |
2010 | Regional | lost to UCLA, eliminated by UC Irvine |
2009 | Regional | lost to Arizona State, defeated Cal Poly, eliminated by Oral Roberts |
2007 | Regional | lost to Missouri, eliminated by Miami (FL) |
2004 | Regional | defeated Notre Dame, lost to Arizona, eliminated by Notre Dame |
*all team stats through 5/20
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