Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
Colonial (34-21, 15-9)
Big Wins: 2/26 vs Kentucky (4-3), 4/1 William & Mary (8-5), 5/7 at NC State (5-4)
Bad Losses: 3/5 Rider (3-4), 3/24 at James Madison (8-12), 4/22 at Elon (2-15)
Coach: Jim Sherman
Key Field Players:
Jeremy Ake, Senior, IF, .359 BA, 42 RBI
Doug Trimble, Senior, IF, .341 BA, 6 HR, 48 RBI
Jordan Glover, Senior, OF, .333 BA, 10 HR, 47 RBI, 21 SB
Calvin Scott, Junior, OF, .331 BA, 41 RBI
Brian Mayer, Senior, C, .331 BA, 11 HR, 39 RBI
Nick Patten, Sophomore, IF, .308 BA, 14 HR, 52 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Nick Spadafino, Junior, P, 4.67 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 71.1 IP, 48 SO
Kevin Milley, Senior, P, 4.71 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 63.0 IP, 51 SO
Ron Marinaccio, Junior, P, 1.85 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 58.1 IP, 65 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .314 (14th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.75 (146, 5)
Doubles per Game: 2.06 (30, 1)
Earned Run Average: 4.48 (120, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .966 (185, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 1.04 (49, 4)
Scoring Offense: 7.4 (20,1)
Slugging Percentage: .490 (11, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.02 (112, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.47 (7, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2001 Regional defeated Ohio State, lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Kent State
2000 Regional lost to UCLA, eliminated by Oral Roberts
1999 Regional lost to Arkansas, eliminated by Clemson
1998 Regional lost to Oklahoma, eliminated by Florida State
1996 Regional lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Indiana
*all team stats through 5/21