Columbia 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

            

Columbia Lions

Ivy League (20-27, 13-8)

 

 
Big Wins: 3/3 at South Florida (4-3), 3/9 at Texas-San Antonio (9-3), 4/4 St. John’s (7-6)
Bad Losses: 4/8 at Dartmouth (4-10), 4/21 Princeton (5-10), 5/12 at Cornell (2-14)
Coach: Brett Boretti
 
Key Field Players:
Joe Engel, Junior, IF, .313 BA, 29 RBI
Liam McGill, Sophomore, C, .312 BA, 6 HR, 29 RBI
Randell Kanemaru, Senior, SS/3B, .303 BA, 16 RBI
Chandler Bengtson, Junior, 1B/OF, .253 BA, 10 HR, 29 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Harrisen Egly, Senior, P, 3.86 ERA, 3-3 W/L, 63.0 IP, 46 SO
Jordan Chriss, Sophomore, P, 5.47 ERA, 2-6 W/L, 52.2 IP, 37 SO
Ty Wiest, Senior, P, 6.11 ERA, 2-4 W/L, 53.0 IP, 43 SO
Ben Wereski, Sophomore, P, 6.66 ERA, 3-4 W/L, 44 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .262 (189th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.64 (212, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.56 (193, 4)
Earned Run Average: 6.15 (256, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (92, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.53 (195, 5)
Scoring Offense: 5.2 (195, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .370 (202, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.53 (270, 8)
Triples per Game: 0.29 (59, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015Regionaldefeated East Carolina, lost to Miami (FL), defeated FIU, defeated Miami (FL), eliminated by Miami
2014Regionallost to Texas Tech, eliminated by Bethune-Cookman
2013Regionallost to Cal State Fullerton, defeated New Mexico, eliminated by Arizona State
2008Regionallost to Coastal Carolina, eliminated by East Carolina
 
*all team stats through 5/20