LSU 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

LSU Tigers
SEC (42-18, 19-11)
 
Big Wins: 3/25 at Texas A&M (3-2), 4/29 at Mississippi (6-3), 5/19 Florida (7-3)
Bad Losses: 2/24 at Lamar (11-12), 2/27 Sacramento State (4-5), 3/11 Ball State (1-7)
Coach: Paul Mainieri
 
Key Field Players:
Antoine Duplantis, Freshman, OF, .340 BA, 36 RBI
Cole Freeman, Junior, IF, .325 BA, 25 RBI, 24 SB
Jake Fraley, Junior, OF, .321 BA, 31 RBI, 26 SB
Kramer Robertson, Junior, IF, .316 BA, 36 RBI
Bryce Jordan, Sophomore, C/IF, .307 BA, 5 HR, 31 RBI
Greg Deichmann, Sophomore, IF, .263 BA, 7 HR, 44 RBI
Jordan Romero, Junior, C, .301 BA, 9 HR, 41 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Alex Lange, Sophomore, P, 3.56 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 2 CG, 98.2 IP, 107 SO
Jared Poche’, Junior, P, 3.61 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 84.2 IP, 67 SO
John Valek, Senior, P, 4.13 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 61.0 IP, 49 SO
Hunter Newman, Junior, P, 2.12 ERA, 1-0 W/L, 34.0 IP, 37 SO, 6 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .298 (40th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.64 (233, 10)
Doubles per Game: 1.68 (145, 10)
Earned Run Average: 4.02 (90, 9)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (20, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.66 (101, 10)
Scoring Offense: 6.7 (47, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .426 (66, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.54 (32, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.36 (27, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional           defeated Lehigh, defeated North Carolina Wilmington, defeated North Carolina Wilmington
2015    Super Regional defeated Louisiana Lafayette
2015    CWS   lost to TCU, defeated Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by TCU
2014    Regional           defeated Southeastern Louisiana, defeated Houston, lost to Houston, eliminated by Houston
2013    Regional           defeated Jackson State, defeated Sam Houston State, defeated Louisiana Lafayette
2013    Super Regional defeated Oklahoma, defeated Oklahoma
2013    CWS   lost to UCLA, eliminated by North Carolina
2012    Regional           defeated Louisiana-Monroe, defeated Oregon State, defeated Oregon State
2012    Super Regional defeated Stony Brook, lost to Stony Brook, eliminated by Stony Brook
2010    Regional           defeated UC Irvine, lost to UCLA, eliminated by UC Irvine
2009    Regional           defeated Southern, defeated Baylor, defeated Minnesota
2009    Super Regional defeated Rice
2009    CWS   defeated Virginia, defeated Arkansas, defeated Arkansas
2009    Championship   defeated Texas
2008    Regional           defeated Texas Southern, defeated Southern Mississippi, defeated Southern Mississippi
2008    Super Regional defeated UC Irvine
2008    CWS   lost to North Carolina, defeated Rice, eliminated by North Carolina
2005    Regional           defeated Marist, lost to Rice, defeated Northwestern State, eliminated by Rice
2003    Regional           defeated Northeastern, defeated Tulane, defeated North Carolina Wilmington
2003    Super Regional defeated Baylor 
2003    CWS   lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by South Carolina
 
*all team stats through 5/22