Georgia Southern Baseball 2022 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

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:
 
2014Regionaldefeated Florida State, lost to Kennesaw State, eliminated by Alabama
2011Regionallost to South Carolina, eliminated by North Carolina State
2009Regionallost to Gonzaga, eliminated by Utah
2002Regionallost to Clemson, defeated Elon, eliminated by East Carolina
2001Regionaldefeated Georgia, lost to Coastal Carolina, eliminated by Georgia
2000Regionallost to Georgia Tech, eliminated by Auburn
 
*all team stats through 5/22