Rice Baseball 2013 World Series Capsule

Rice Owls
Conference USA (41-17, 15-9)

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Big Wins: 2/15 Stanford (5-1), 4/5 at East Carolina (3-0), 4/21 at Houston (11-1)
Bad Losses: 2/19 Dallas Baptist (4-6), 4/12 UCF (1-5), 5/3 at UAB (9-10)
Coach: Wayne Graham

Key Field Players:
Michael Aquino, Junior, OF, .323 BA, 8 HR, 42 RBI
Keenan Cook, Junior, OF, .309 BA, 30 RBI
Ford Stainback, Sophomore, IF, .295 BA, 24 RBI
Geoff Perrott, Senior, C, .276 BA, 24 RBI
Michael Ratterree, Senior, OF/IF, .288 BA, 9 HR, 41 RBI, 12 SB
Christian Stringer, Senior, IF, .302 BA, 27 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Austin Kubitza, Junior, P, 2.03 ERA, 8-4 W/L, 93.0 IP, 119 SO
John Simms, Junior, P, 2.36 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 99.1 IP, 88 SO
Jordan Stephens, Sophomore, P, 2.70 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 103.1 IP, 84 SO
Zech Lemond, Sophomore, P, 1.19 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 60.1 IP, 59 SO, 14 SV

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .282 (96th in nation, 1st in conference)
Earned Run Average: 2.88 (20, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (37, 2)
Scoring Offense: 5.30 (132, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.43 (111, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.43 (213, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.19 (181, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.69 (246, 8)
Slugging Percentage: .372 (140, 3)
Double Plays per Game: 1.06 (12, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2012Regionaldefeated Prairie View A&M, lost to Arkansas, eliminated by Sam Houston State
2011Regionaldefeated Alcorn State, lost to Baylor, eliminated by California
2010Regionallost to Louisiana, defeated Rider, defeated Louisiana, eliminated by Texas
2009Regionaldefeated Sam Houston State, lost to Kansas State, defeated Xavier, defeated Kansas State, defeated Kansas State
2009Super Regionaleliminated by LSU
2008Regionaldefeated Sam Houston State, defeated St. John's, defeated Texas
2008Super Regionaldefeated Texas A&M 
2008CWSlost to Fresno State, eliminated by LSU
2007Regionaldefeated Prairie View A&M, defeated TCU, defeated TCU
2007Super Regionaldefeated Texas A&M
2007CWSdefeated Louisville, defeated North Carolina, lost to North Carolina, eliminated by North Carolina


*all team stats through 5/19

 

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