Florida Atlantic Owls
Conference USA (40-19, 22-8)
Coach: John McCormack
Key Field Players:
Eric Rivera, Junior, OF/IF, .340 BA, 6 HR, 45 RBI, 11 SB
Francisco Urbaez, Junior, IF, .330 BA, 10 HR, 41 RBI
Joe Montes, Senior, IF, .323 BA, 8 HR, 51 RBI
Mitchell Hartigan, Freshman, OF/P, .321 BA, 6 HR, 33 RBI
Pedro Pages, Junior, C, .313 BA, 6 HR, 43 RBI
Andru Summerall, Sophomore, IF, .305 BA, 8 HR, 55 RBI
Bobby Morgensen, Junior, OF, .302 BA, 7 HR, 37 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Blake Sanderson, Senior, P, 3.93 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 91.2 IP, 72 SO
Mike Ruff, Junior, P, 5.49 ERA, 6-4 W/L, 80.1 IP, 93 SO
Zach Schneider, Senior, P, 3.20 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 50.2 IP, 52 SO, 15 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .298 (26th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.78 (77, 9)
Doubles per Game: 1.82 (93, 6)
Earned Run Average: 4.89 (146, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (92, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 1.02 (54, 2)
Scoring Offense: 7.1 (34, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .443 (48, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.35 (294, 12)
Triples per Game: 0.18 (191, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2018 | Regional | lost to Jacksonville, defeated Columbia, defeated Jacksonville, eliminated by Florida |
2016 | Regional | lost to Long Beach State, defeated Stetson, eliminated by Long Beach State |
2015 | Regional | lost to South Florida, defeated Florida A&M, defeated South Florida, eliminated by Florida |
2013 | Regional | lost to Towson, defeated Canisius, defeated Towson, defeated North Carolina, eliminated by North Carolina |
2010 | Regional | lost to Oregon State, defeated Bethune-Cookman, defeated Oregon State, eliminated by Florida |
2005 | Regional | lost to Mississippi State, defeated VCU, eliminated by Mississippi State |
2004 | Regional | lost to North Carolina State, defeated St. Bonaventure, defeated North Carolina State, eliminated by Miami (FL) |
2003 | Regional | defeated Florida, lost to Miami (FL), eliminated by Florida |
2002 | Regional | defeated Auburn, defeated Southeast Missouri State, lost to Alabama, defeated Alabama |
2002 | Super Regional | eliminated by Georgia Tech |
*all team stats through 5/19