Rice Owls
Conference USA (35-20, 22-8)
Big Wins: 3/28 Southern Miss (11-4), 4/14 Houston (11-0), 5/8 at FAU (6-0)
Bad Losses: 3/20 at Old Dominion (4-12), 3/25 at Sam Houston State (4-11), 4/19 UTSA (1-7)
Coach: Wayne Graham
Key Field Players:
Kirby Taylor, Senior, IF/OF, .339 BA, 29 RBI
Ford Stainback, Senior, IF, .336 BA, 29 RBI
Charlie Warren, Sophomore, OF, .330 BA, 28 RBI
John Clay Reeves, Senior, C, .324 BA, 8 HR, 55 RBI
Connor Teykl, Junior, IF, .308 BA, 25 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Kevin McCanna, Junior, P, 3.05 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 79.2 IP, 63 SO
Blake Fox, Junior, P, 3.34 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 72.2 IP, 49 SO
Austin Orewiler, Sophomore, P, 2.63 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 75.1 IP, 73 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .301 (22nd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.75 (158, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.45 (224, 8)
Earned Run Average: 3.23 (31, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .966 (160, 8)
Home Runs per Game: 0.30 (249, 12)
Scoring Offense: 5.8 (97, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .384 (152, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.51 (277, 11)
Triples per Game: 0.25 (123, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 Regional defeated George Mason, lost to Texas, eliminated by Texas A&M
2013 Regional defeated San Francisco, defeated Oregon, lost to Oregon, defeated Oregon
2013 Super Regional lost to North Carolina State, eliminated by North Carolina State
2012 Regional defeated Prairie View A&M, lost to Arkansas, eliminated by Sam Houston State
2011 Regional defeated Alcorn State, lost to Baylor, eliminated by California
2010 Regional lost to Louisiana, defeated Rider, defeated Louisiana, eliminated by Texas
2009 Regional defeated Sam Houston State, lost to Kansas State, defeated Xavier, defeated Kansas State, defeated Kansas State
2009 Super Regional eliminated by LSU
2008 Regional defeated Sam Houston State, defeated St. John's, defeated Texas
2008 Super Regional defeated Texas A&M
2008 CWS lost to Fresno State, eliminated by LSU
2007 Regional defeated Prairie View A&M, defeated TCU, defeated TCU
2007 Super Regional defeated Texas A&M
2007 CWS defeated Louisville, defeated North Carolina, lost to North Carolina, eliminated by North Carolina
*all team stats through 5/17
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