South Alabama 2016 Softball Postseason Capsule

South Alabama Jaguars
Sun Belt (33-18, 17-6)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/13 vs Central Arkansas (12-0), 4/2 Georgia State (7-0), 4/26 at Mississippi State (2-1)
Bad Losses: 2/20 SIUE (0-1), 2/27 Dartmouth (7-12), 4/17 at Georgia Southern (3-5)
Coach: Becky Clark
 
Key Field Players:
Emily Messer, Senior, OF/IF, .429 BA, 19 RBI, 15 SB
Kaleigh Todd, Sophomore, IF, .415 BA, 16 RBI, 22 SB
Haleigh Lane, Freshman, OF/IF, .315 BA, 26 RBI
Stephanie Pilkington, Senior, OF/C, .306 BA, 34 RBI
Amanda Minahan, Junior, IF/OF, .265 BA, 5 HR, 23 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Devin Brown, Sophomore, P, 1.66 ERA, 20-12 W/L, 27 CG, 206.2 IP, 324 SO
Destin Vicknair, Junior, P, 2.52 ERA, 13-5 W/L, 11 CG, 119.1 IP, 99 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .296 (87th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.14 (273, 9)
Doubles per Game: 1.28 (108, 2)
Earned Run Average: 2.13 (13, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .963 (105, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.28 (261, 8)
Scoring Offense: 4.96 (91, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .391 (174, 7)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.92 (136, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.20 (69, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional          defeated Chattanooga, lost to Auburn, defeated Tennessee Tech, eliminated by Auburn
2014    Regional          lost to South Carolina Upstate, defeated SIU-Edwardsville, defeated SC Upstate, eliminated by Alabama
2013    Regional          defeated Mississippi Valley State, lost to Florida State, defeated Mississippi State, eliminated by Florida State
 
*all team stats through 5/8