Long Beach State 49ers
Big West (43-12, 16-5)
Big Wins: 2/9 vs James Madison (4-2), 3/3 vs Minnesota (1-0), 3/3 vs Oregon State (3-2)
Bad Losses: 3/9 vs San Jose State (3-7), 4/29 Cal Poly (1-4), 5/5 at UC Davis (1-2)
Coach: Kim Sowder
Key Field Players:
Naomi Hernandez, Freshman, OF, .388 BA, 36 RBI
Nichole Fry, Junior, IF, .372 BA, 7 HR, 39 RBI
Taylor Rowland, Sophomore, IF, .358 BA, 12 HR, 58 RBI
Julia Lombardi, Senior, IF, .322 BA, 5 HR, 19 RBI
Grayce Majam, Senior, IF, .293 BA, 14 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Cielo Meza, Sophomore, P, 1.48 ERA, 22-4 W/L, 16 CG, 170.0 IP, 217 SO
Jessica Flores, Senior, UTL, P, 2.93 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 8 CG, 107.2 IP, 69 SO
Devyn Magnett, Sophomore, P, 3.02 ERA, 10-6 W/L, 3 CG, 90.1 IP, 41 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .306 (27th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.43 (34, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.63 (8, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.15 (31, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (21, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.67 (99, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.61 (32, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .448 (58, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.45 (253, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.18 (102, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 | Regional | lost to Baylor, defeated Fordham, eliminated by Baylor |
2014 | Regional | lost to Notre Dame, defeated Southern Utah, eliminated by Notre Dame |
2011 | Regional | defeated San Diego State, lost to Arizona State, eliminated by San Diego State |
2009 | Regional | lost to UCLA, defeated UNLV, eliminated by Fresno State |
2008 | Regional | defeated Creighton, lost to Missouri, eliminated by Iowa |
2006 | Regional | defeated San Diego State, lost to UCLA, eliminated by San Diego State |
2005 | Regional | lost to Fresno State, eliminated by California |
*all team stats through 5/6