McNeese State Cowgirls
Southland (42-16, 24-3)
Big Wins: 3/2 vs BYU (6-3), 3/2 at San Diego State (7-6), 3/3 vs San Jose State (15-11)
Bad Losses: 4/1 at Northwestern State (0-1), 4/14 at Nicholls State (3-4), 4/21 Lamar (1-6)
Coach: James Landreneau
Key Field Players:
Justyce McClain, Sophomore, OF, .447 BA, 22 RBI, 27 SB
Erika Piancastelli, Junior, C/IF, .375 BA, 12 HR, 48 RBI, 25 SB
Morgan Catron, Junior, OF, .328 BA, 9 HR, 43 RBI
Hailey Drew, Junior, IF, .292 BA, 6 HR, 34 RBI
Tori Yanitor, Senior, OF, .285 BA, 6 HR, 39 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Rachel Smith, Senior, P, 2.35 ERA, 17-7 W/L, 14 CG, 151.2 IP, 91 SO
Alexsandra Flores, Freshman, P, 1.50 ERA, 11-4 W/L, 8 CG, 102.2 IP, 58 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .298 (58th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.29 (144, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.38 (57, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.54 (54, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .954 (194, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.85 (45, 1)
Scoring Offense: 6.05 (16, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .462 (34, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 2.29 (7, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.18 (97, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 Regional defeated Arizona State, lost to LSU, eliminated by Arizona State
2010 Regional lost to LSU, eliminated by Texas A&M
2005 Regional lost to Texas A&M, defeated Centenary, eliminated by Penn State
1994 Regional lost to Louisiana, eliminated by Princeton
*all team stats through 5/7