Oklahoma 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Oklahoma Sooners

Big 12 (34-22, 12-11)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/17 Long Beach State (6-2), 3/31 Texas Tech (6-2), 5/14 TCU (10-9)
Bad Losses: 3/7 Wichita State (2-4), 4/11 at Oral Roberts (2-3), 5/6 at Kansas State (7-9)
Coach: Pete Hughes
 
Key Field Players:
Steele Walker, Sophomore, OF, .338 BA, 8 HR, 50 RBI
Renae Martinez, Senior, C, .328 BA, 7 HR, 37 RBI
Austin O’Brien, Senior, IF, .305 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI
Brylie Ware, Sophomore, IF, .304 BA, 5 HR, 29 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Jake Irvin, Sophomore, P, 3.50 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 64.1 IP, 71 SO
Devon Perez, Junior, P, 3.61 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 57.1 IP, 74 SO
JB Olson, Senior, P, 1.67 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 43.0 IP, 44 SO, 8 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .275 (138th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.81 (93, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.56 (216, 7)
Earned Run Average: 4.22 (88, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .978 (28, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.93 (69, 4)
Scoring Offense: 6.4 (65, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .423 (90, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.65 (235, 8)
Triples per Game: 0.26 (86, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2013    Regional                      defeated Coastal Carolina, defeated Connecticut, defeated Virginia Tech
2013    Regional                      lost to LSU, eliminated by LSU
2012    Regional                      lost to Appalachian State, defeated Army, defeated Virginia, defeated Appalachian State, defeated Appalachian State
2012    Super Regional            lost to South Carolina, eliminated by South Carolina
2011    Regional                      lost to Dallas Baptist, eliminated by Oral Roberts
2010    Regional                      defeated Oral Roberts, defeated North Carolina, defeated North Carolina
2010    Super Regional            defeated Virginia
2010    CWS                           defeated South Carolina, lost to Clemson, eliminated by South Carolina
2009    Regional                      defeated Wichita State, lost to Arkansas, defeated Washington State, eliminated by Arkansas
2008    Regional                      defeated Vanderbilt, lost to Arizona State, defeated Vanderbilt, eliminated by Arizona State
2006    Regional                      lost to TCU, defeated Houston, defeated TCU, defeated Wichita State, defeated Wichita State
2006    Super Regional            eliminated by Rice
 
*all team stats through 5/21