Massachusetts Minutewomen
Atlantic 10 (35-11, 19-0)
Big Wins: 2/24 vs Michigan (1-0), 2/25 vs Georgia Tech (1-0), 4/22 vs Temple (9-0)
Bad Losses: 3/17 vs Illinois (2-7), 3/20 vs Northwestern (5-13), 4/3 vs Connecticut (3-5)
Coach: Elaine Sortino (32 seasons at Massachusetts)
Key Field Players:
Cyndil Matthew, Junior, OF, .408 BA, 19 RBI, 31 SB
Quianna Diaz-Patterson, Freshman, SS, .359 BA, 4 HR, 40 RBI
Lindsey Webster, Sophomore, OF, .318 BA, 4 HR, 28 RBI
Katie Bettencourt, Junior, OF, .306 BA, 5 HR, 25 RBI
Sara Plourde, Senior, P, .294 BA, 11 HR, 30 RBI
Kyllie Magill, Senior, 2B, .271 BA, 22 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Sara Plourde, Senior, Pitcher, 1.76 ERA, 33-9 W/L, 39 CG, 274.0 IP, 487 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .279 (93rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Earned Run Average: 2.35 (52, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .967 (58, 2)
Scoring Offense: 4.89 (58, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.82 (54, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.27 (58, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.20 (50, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.36 (49, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .437 (58, 1)
Double Plays per Game: 0.09 (279, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2010 | Regional | lost to LIU-Brooklyn, eliminated by Boston University |
2009 | Regional | defeated Cornell, lost to Washington, defeated Sacred Heart, defeated Washington, eliminated by Washington |
2008 | Regional | defeated Princeton, lost to Stanford, defeated Lehigh, defeated Stanford, eliminated by Stanford |
2007 | Regional | defeated LIU-Brooklyn, lost to Oklahoma, defeated LIU-Brooklyn, eliminated by Oklahoma |
2006 | Regional | defeated Albany, defeated Lehigh, defeated Lehigh |
2006 | Super Regional | eliminated by Northwestern |
*all team stats through 5/6
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