Wright State 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

            

Wright State Raiders

Horizon (39-15, 22-6)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/23 at Louisiana (8-2), 2/28 at Sam Houston State (10-6), 5/1 Kent State (8-6)
Bad Losses: 3/18 Oakland (5-6), 3/30 at Northern Kentucky (11-12), 5/6 Illinois-Chicago (4-7)
Coach: Jeff Mercer
 
Key Field Players:
Gabe Snyder, Senior, 1B, .363 BA, 15 HR, 72 RBI, 15 SB
Peyton Burdick, Sophomore, OF, .356 BA, 9 HR, 65 RBI, 15 SB
JD Orr, Junior, OF, .316 BA, 21 RBI, 34 SB
Chase Slone, Junior, IF, .288 BA, 46 RBI
Zach Weatherford, Junior, OF, .288 BA, 28 RBI, 18 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Ryan Weiss, Sophomore, P, 3.40 ERA, 9-2 W/L, 92.2 IP, 89 SO
Zane Collins, Junior, P, 4.18 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 66.2 IP, 48 SO
Derek Hendrixson, Senior, P, 3.37 ERA, 20-2 W/L, 34.2 IP, 37 SO, 8 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .296 (25th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.90 (39, 1)
Doubles per Game: 2.16 (18, 1)
Earned Run Average: 3.83 (59, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .983 (4, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.76 (108, 3)
Scoring Offense: 7.7 (9, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .444 (41, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.96 (10, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.35 (21, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016Regionallost to Ohio State, defeated Western Michigan, defeated Ohio State, eliminated by Louisville
2015Regionallost to Notre Dame, defeated Ohio, defeated Notre Dame, eliminated by Illinois
2011Regionallost to Texas A&M, eliminated by Arizona
2009Regionallost to TCU, eliminated by Texas A&M
2006Regionallost to Oregon State, eliminated by Hawaii
1994Regionaldefeated North Carolina State, lost to Arizona State, eliminated by North Carolina State
 
*all team stats through 5/20