Dallas Baptist Patriots
Missouri Valley (40-19, 16-5)
Big Wins: 2/27 Oklahoma (5-2), 3/13 at Oklahoma State (6-4), 5/8 at Texas Tech (10-4)
Bad Losses: 3/18 Brown (5-9), 4/17 at Texas-Arlington (2-7), 4/29 at Valparaiso (2-9)
Coach: Dan Heefner
Key Field Players:
Devlin Granberg, Senior, IF/OF, .426 BA, 11 HR, 65 RBI, 23 SB
Jameson Hannah, Junior, OF, .360 BA, 6 HR, 45 RBI
Jimmy Glowenke, Freshman, IF, .327 BA, 9 HR, 45 RBI
Kody Funderburk, Junior, UTL, .313 BA, 12 HR, 47 RBI
Tim Millard, Junior, IF, .275 BA, 14 HR, 59 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Trevor Conn, Senior, P, 2.92 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 64.2 IP, 50 SO
Luke Eldred, Freshman, P, 3.08 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 49.2 IP, 36 SO
Kragen Kechely, Sophomore, P, 3.99 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 49.2 IP, 51 SO
MacGregor Hines, Sophomore, P, 4.05 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 46.2 IP, 62 SO, 6 SV
Jarod Bayless, Junior, P, 2.36 ERA, 2-3 W/L, 49.2 IP, 65 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .290 (43rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.72 (157, 5)
Doubles per Game: 2.38 (4, 1)
Earned Run Average: 4.19 (89, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (26, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 1.23 (18, 1)
Scoring Offense: 7.2 (20, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .477 (13, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.17 (99, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.19 (179, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2017 | Regional | lost to Virginia, defeated Central Conn. State, defeated Virginia, eliminated by TCU |
2016 | Regional | lost to New Mexico, defeated Fairfield, defeated New Mexico, defeated Texas Tech, eliminated by Texas Tech |
2015 | Regional | lost to VCU, defeated Texas, defeated Oregon State, defeated VCU, eliminated by VCU |
2014 | Regional | lost to Sam Houston State, eliminated by Siena |
2012 | Regional | defeated UT-Arlington, defeated Oral Roberts, lost to Baylor, eliminated by Baylor |
2011 | Regional | defeated Oklahoma, defeated TCU, lost to Oral Roberts, defeated Oral Roberts |
2011 | Super Regional | eliminated by California |
2008 | Regional | lost to Houston, eliminated by Illinois-Chicago |
*all team stats through 5/20