UNC Greensboro 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

UNC Greensboro Spartans

Southern (35-22, 14-10)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/19 at South Carolina (1-0), 2/26 Michigan State (4-1), 4/30 at Mercer (12-3)
Bad Losses: 4/13 Wofford (4-13), 5/5 at VMI (3-7), 5/12 Citadel (2-5)
Coach: Link Jarrett
 
Key Field Players:
Caleb Webster, Freshman, IF, .397 BA, 38 RBI
Andrew Moritz, Sophomore, OF, .390 BA, 37 RBI, 16 SB
Ben Spitzagel, Senior, IF/OF, .362 BA, 31 RBI, 12 SB
Tripp Shelton, Junior, IF, .330 BA, 6 HR, 45 RBI
Austin Embler, Sophomore, IF, .329 BA, 35 RBI
Michael Goss, Senior, IF, .320 BA, 8 HR, 52 RBI
Cesar Trejo, Sophomore, IF/OF, .284 BA, 10 HR, 54 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Matt Frisbee, Sophomore, P, 4.37 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 90.2 IP, 72 SO
Bryce Hensley, Junior, P, 4.59 ERA, 7-7 W/L, 86.1 IP, 76 SO
Dan Loats, Junior, P, 5.33 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 76.0 IP, 73 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .324 (6th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.65 (213, 6)
Doubles per Game: 1.75 (127, 5)
Earned Run Average: 5.08 (167, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .978 (33, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.69 (151, 8)
Scoring Offense: 7.4 (18, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .468 (26, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.08 (96, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.58 (1, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
1997    Regional          lost to LSU, defeated Houston, eliminated by Long Beach State
1994    Regional          lost to USC, defeated Southeastern Louisiana, defeated Tulane, eliminated by USC
 
*all team stats through 5/21