Southeast Missouri State 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Ohio Valley (39-19, 22-8)
 
Big Wins: 4/5 Arkansas State (4-2), 5/28 vs Austin Peay (10-4), 5/29 vs Jacksonville State (14-8)
Bad Losses: 4/29 Murray State (3-4), 5/6 at Tennessee Tech (2-7), 5/21 Belmont (5-6)
Coach: Steve Bieser
 
Key Field Players:
Chris Osborne, Junior, OF, .373 BA, 15 HR, 43 RBI
Garrett Gandolfo, Senior, OF/IF, .368 BA, 9 HR, 61 RBI
Branden Boggetto, Senior, IF, .335 BA, 5 HR, 60 RBI
Trevor Ezell, Sophomore, IF, .326 BA, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 23 SB
Dan Holst, Junior, OF, .322 BA, 7 HR, 38 RBI, 22 SB
Hunter Leeper, Senior, IF, .299 BA, 5 HR, 42 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Joey Lucchesi, Senior, P, 1.87 ERA, 10-4 W/L, 2 CG, 105.2 IP, 145 SO
Clay Chandler, Junior, P, 3.91 ERA, 4-5 W/L, 94.1 IP, 95 SO
Robert Beltran, Junior, P, 4.46 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 82.2 IP, 76 SO
Justin Murphy, Junior, P, 3.00 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 36.0 IP, 28 SO
Jacob Lawerence, Senior, P, 4.22 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 53.1 IP, 57 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .308 (21st in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 2.08 (38, 7)
Doubles per Game: 2.08 (38, 7)
Earned Run Average: 3.79 (68, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .966 (185, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 1.09 (18, 5)
Scoring Offense: 7.9 (10, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .476 (18, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.19 (82, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.34 (35, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2002    Regional           defeated Alabama, lost to Florida Atlantic, eliminated by Alabama
1998    Regional           lost to Wichita State, eliminated by Georgia Tech
2014    Regional           lost to LSU, defeated Bryant, eliminated by Houston
1994    Regional           lost to LSU, eliminated by North Carolina Greensboro
1992    Regional           defeated Hawaii, lost to Pepperdine, eliminated by Hawaii
 
*all team stats through 5/22