Valparaiso Crusaders
Horizon (42-17, 19-5)
Big Wins: 3/6 vs New Mexico State (9-1), 4/29 vs Loyola (IL) (2-0), 5/12 vs. Loyola (2-1)
Bad Losses: 3/16 vs San Diego (0-1), 4/22 vs Illinois-Chicago (0-1), 5/10 vs. Butler (1-6)
Coach: Jordan Stevens (2 seasons at Valparaiso)
Key Field Players:
Jordan Rutkowski, Senior, C/OF, .428 BA, 14 HR, 60 RBI
Brittany Duncan, Freshman, IF, .388 BA, 9 HR, 51 RBI
Jessie Marinec, Sophomore, IF, .331 BA, 7 HR, 23 RBI
Kelsey Phalen, Senior, IF, .306 BA, 5 HR, 32 RBI
Joylyn Ichiyama-Drewry, Junior, IF, .299 BA, 8 HR, 44 RBI
Sara Strickland, Senior, OF, .298 BA, 26 RBI
Amanda Wisniewski, Sophomore, UTL, .262 BA, 9 HR, 25 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Alex Lagesse, Senior, Pitcher, 1.98 ERA, 22-9 W/L, 25 CG, 218.2 IP, 162 SO
Sam McGee, Senior, Pitcher, 2.81 ERA, 15-5 W/L, 10 CG, 132.0 IP, 79 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .308 (25th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Earned Run Average: 2.60 (73, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (14, 1)
Scoring Offense: 6.00 (14, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.98 (27, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.66 (3, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.17 (78, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.87 (141, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .487 (17, 1)
Double Plays per Game: 0.42 (20, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
None
*all team stats through 5/6
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