UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Big West (40-15-1, 16-8)
Big Wins: 2/21 Kentucky (11-0), 3/3 USC (3-2), 5/10 at Cal State Fullerton (3-2)
Bad Losses: 3/7 at Sacramento State (4-5), 3/13 at Wichita State (2-3), 4/25 at Hawaii (0-1)
Coach: Andrew Checketts
Key Field Players:
Cameron Newell, Senior, OF, .38- BA, 31 RBI
Andrew Calica, Sophomore, OF, .315 BA, 18 RBI, 14 SB
Peter Maris, Senior, IF, .300 BA, 24 RBI
Robby Nesovic, Junior, P/UTL, .344 BA, 39 RBI
Luke Swenson, Senior, OF, .307 BA, 29 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Shane Bieber, Sophomore, P, 2.26 ERA, 3 CG, 8-4 W/L, 111.1 IP, 95 SO
Justin Jacome, Junior, P, 2.53 ERA, 3 CG, 7-4 W/L, 110.1 IP, 91 SO
Dillon Tate, Junior, P, 2.08 ERA, 2 CG, 8-4 W/L, 95.1 IP, 100 SO
Robby Nesovic, Junior, P/UTL, 2.70 ERA, 1-0 W/L, 20.0 IP, 13 SO, 6 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .290 (62nd in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.70 (200, 6)
Doubles per Game: 1.47 (214, 5)
Earned Run Average: 2.39 (3, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (17, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.30 (249, 6)
Scoring Offense: 5.2 (172, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .376 (177, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.19 (97, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.26 (99, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 Regional defeated Texas A&M, lost to Oregon State, eliminated by Texas A&M
2001 Regional lost to Florida International, defeated Milwaukee, eliminated by Notre Dame
1996 Regional lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Florida State
1990 Regional lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by Penn State
1987 Regional lost to Wichita State, eliminated by Stanford
1986 Regional defeated Loyola Marymount, lost to Hawaii, eliminated by Loyola Marymount
*all team stats through 5/17
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