Georgia Southern Eagles
Sun Belt (40-18, 23-7)
Coach: Rodney Hennon
Key Field Players:
Jesse Sherrill, Junior, IF, .368 BA, 23 RBI, 13 SB
Noah Ledford, Junior, IF, .333 BA, 16 HR, 69 RBI
Jason Swan, Senior, IF, .319 BA, 43 RBI, 11 SB
Christian Avant, Senior, OF/C, .310 BA, 8 HR, 51 RBI
Jarrett Brown, Sophomore, IF, .310 BA, 36 RBI
Sam Blancato, Sophomore, IF, .299 BA, 7 HR, 31 RBI
Austin Thompson, Senior, IF, .259 BA, 10 HR, 40 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Ty Fisher, Sophomore, P, 2.87 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 78.1 IP, 54 SO
Jay Thompson, Junior, P, 3.66 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 71.1 IP, 59 SO, 6 SV
Jaylen Paden, Sophomore, P, 5.32 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 71.0 IP, 63 SO
Ben Johnson, Sophomore, P, 4.10 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 48.1l IP, 33 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .295 (55th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.73 (99, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.76 (169, 7)
Earned Run Average: 5.05 (99, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .982 (9, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 1.00 (120, 4)
Scoring Offense: 7.4 (60, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .448 (103, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.85 (183, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.22 (126, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 | Regional | defeated Florida State, lost to Kennesaw State, eliminated by Alabama |
2011 | Regional | lost to South Carolina, eliminated by North Carolina State |
2009 | Regional | lost to Gonzaga, eliminated by Utah |
2002 | Regional | lost to Clemson, defeated Elon, eliminated by East Carolina |
2001 | Regional | defeated Georgia, lost to Coastal Carolina, eliminated by Georgia |
2000 | Regional | lost to Georgia Tech, eliminated by Auburn |
*all team stats through 5/22