Florida A&M 2017 Softball World Series Capsule

 
Florida A&M Lady Rattlers
MEAC (23-30-1, 14-2)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/18 vs Maryland (5-1), 2/28 Troy (6-5), 3/1 at Mercer (9-6)
Bad Losses: 3/17 vs Yale (6-7), 4/15 Savannah State (5-7), 5/12 vs Bethune-Cookman (1-2)
Coach: Veronica Wiggins
 
Key Field Players:
Alexis Day, Sophomore, OF, .335 BA, 29 RBI
Jamesia Stoudemire, Freshman, IF, .302 BA, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 18 SB
Toni Anderson, Junior, IF, .302 BA, 12 HR, 30 RBI
Amber Fullwood, Senior, IF, .287 BA, 6 HR, 31 RBI
Whitney Farris, Senior, OF, .268 BA, 9 RBI, 15 SB
Tashayla Irivs, Senior, OF, .255 BA, 7 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Kenya Pereira, Senior, P, 2.21 ERA, 11-11 W/L, 13 CG, 193.0 IP, 153 SO
Veronica Burse, Junior, P, 5.86 ERA, 4-15 W/L, 7 CG, 100.1 IP, 55 SO
Tahlia Snider, Sophomore, P, 3.18 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 2 CG, 72.2 IP, 64 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .257 (227th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.27 (162, 5)
Doubles per Game: 10.06 (186, 5)
Earned Run Average: 3.76 (162, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .937 (274, 9)
Home Runs per Game: 0.63 (113, 2)
Scoring Offense: 4.48 (116, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .383 (177, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.21 (89, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (50, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    Regional          lost to Florida State, eliminated by South Florida
2015    Regional          lost to Florida, eliminated by Florida Atlantic
2014    Regional          lost to Florida, eliminated by UCF
2009    Regional          lost to Florida, eliminated by Lehigh
2006    Regional          lost to Georgia Tech, defeated Mississippi Valley State, eliminated by Georgia Tech
2005    Regional          lost to Baylor, eliminated by Auburn
1999    Regional          lost to Fresno State, eliminated by South Carolina
 
*all team stats through 5/7