Troy 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

            

Troy Trojans

Sun Belt (41-18, 19-11)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/2 Tennessee Tech (10-7), 4/13 Coastal Carolina (4-2), 5/15 Auburn (9-5)
Bad Losses: 3/30 Georgia State (2-5), 4/6 at Appalachian State (2-5), 4/29 Texas-Arlington (11-16)
Coach: Mark Smartt
 
Key Field Players:
Joey Denison, Senior, OF, .387 BA, 6 HR, 74 RBI, 19 SB
Matt Sanders, Senior, IF, .383 BA, 5 HR, 28 RBI, 26 SB
Rigsby Mosley, Freshman, OF, .330 BA, 5 HR, 45 RBI
Drew Frederic, Sophomore, IF, .327 BA, 5 HR, 50 RBI, 28 SB
Brody Binder, Senior, C, .311 BA, 34 RBI
Brandon Lockridge, Junior, OF, .298 BA, 37 RBI, 25 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Andrew Crane, Senior, P, 2.82 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 95.2 IP, 83 SO
CJ Carter, Junior, P, 3.34 ERA, 8-4 W/L, 64.2 IP, 86 SO, 8 SV
Daren Osby, Senior, P, 4.05 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 91.0 IP, 66 SO
Rush Hixon, Junior, P, 4.69 ERA, 3-2 W/L, 48.0 IP, 43 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .294 (30th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.77 (125, 7)
Doubles per Game: 2.04 (35, 2)
Earned Run Average: 3.75 (48, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (56, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.68 (145, 8)
Scoring Offense: 7.0 (25, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .441 (43, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.96 (8, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.48 (2, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2013Regionaldefeated Alabama, lost to Florida State, defeated Alabama, eliminated by Florida State
2011Regionaldefeated Oklahoma State, lost to Vanderbilt, eliminated by Belmont
2007Regionallost to Southern Miss, eliminated by Sam Houston State
2006Regionaldefeated Southern Miss, lost to Alabama, defeated Southern Miss, eliminated by Alabama
1997Regionallost to Alabama, eliminated by USC
1995Regionallost to Florida State, eliminated by Mississippi
 
*all team stats through 5/20