UCF Knights
American (40-20, 15-9)
Big Wins: 3/1 Florida (11-2), 4/1 Houston (6-1), 5/19 South Florida (9-1)
Bad Losses: 3/25 Dartmouth (1-4), 4/29 Memphis (4-9), 5/2 at North Florida (1-2)
Coach: Greg Lovelady
Key Field Players:
Eli Putnam, Senior, OF, .321 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI, 16 SB
Kyle Marsh, Sophomore, IF, .314 BA, 6 HR, 52 RBI
Rylan Thomas, Freshman, IF, .305 BA, 13 HR, 52 RBI
Luke Hamblin, Senior, OF, .301 BA, 34 RBI, 19 SB
Key Pitchers:
Robby Howell, Senior, P, 3.28 ERA, 10-0 W/L, 2 CG, 96.0 IP, 90 SO
Joseph Sheridan, Freshman, P, 3.25 ERA, 10-4 W/L, 72.0 IP, 64 SO
Chris Williams, Sophomore, P, 2.43 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 74.0 IP, 46 SO
Bryce Tucker, Sophomore, P, 1.75 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 36.0 IP, 53 SO, 9 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .284 (92nd in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.68 (203, 6)
Doubles per Game: 1.86 (89, 4)
Earned Run Average: 2.82 (5, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (111, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.80 (112, 5)
Scoring Offense: 6.4 (63, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .426 (82, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.80 (14, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.30 (53, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 Regional defeated Missouri State, defeated Stony Brook, lost to Stony Brook, eliminated by Stony Brook
2011 Regional lost to Alabama, defeated Bethune-Cookman, eliminated by Alabama
2004 Regional defeated Oklahoma State, lost to Florida State, defeated Oklahoma State, defeated Florida State, eliminated by Florida State
2002 Regional defeated South Florida, lost to Florida State, eliminated by South Florida
2001 Regional defeated Princeton, defeated South Carolina, lost to South Carolina, eliminated by South Carolina
2000 Regional defeated Evansville, defeated Florida State, lost to Florida State, eliminated by Florida State
*all team stats through 5/21