Missouri State Bears
Missouri Valley (45-10, 18-3)
Big Wins: 3/31 at Arkansas (2-0), 4/3 Dallas Baptist (4-3), 4/21 at Missouri (9-8)
Bad Losses: 3/21 Indiana State (2-3), 4/17 Tennessee-Martin (2-6), 4/25 at Illinois State (1-4)
Coach: Keith Guttin
Key Field Players:
Jake Burger, Freshman, IF, .333 BA, 40 RBI
Dylan Becker, Senior, IF/OF, .318 BA, 37 RBI
Spencer Johnson, Junior, IF/OF, .316 BA, 5 HR, 41 RBI
Tate Matheny, Junior, OF, .294 BA, 37 RBI, 12 SB
Justin Paulsen, Sophomore, IF, .263 BA, 7 HR, 42 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Matt Hall, Junior, P, 2.17 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 108.0 IP, 152 SO
Jon Harris, Junior, P, 1.91 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 89.1 IP, 105 SO
Jordan Knutson, Sophomore, P, 3.11 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 75.1 IP, 53 SO
Bryan Young, Sophomore, P, 1.16 ERA, 7-0 W/L, 14 SV, 38.2 IP, 46 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .295 (43rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.73 (178, 4)
Doubles per Game: 2.06 (36, 2)
Earned Run Average: 2.85 (8, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (28, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.67 (90, 5)
Scoring Offense: 6.4 (59, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .428 (46, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.71 (234, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.25 (109, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 Regional lost to UCF, defeated Miami, eliminated by Stony Brook
2003 Regional defeated Coastal Carolina, defeated Nebraska, lost to Nebraska, defeated Nebraska
2003 Super Regional defeated Ohio State
2003 CWS lost to Rice, eliminated by Miami (FL)
2002 Regional lost to Marist, defeated Milwaukee, defeated Marist, eliminated by Nebraska
1999 Regional defeated Clemson, defeated Arkansas, lost to Clemson, eliminated by Clemson
1997 Regional lost to Rice, defeated Texas Tech, defeated Nevada, eliminated by Rice
1996 Regional defeated Long Beach State, defeated UCLA, lost to UCLA, eliminated by Miami (FL)
*all team stats through 5/17
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