Kentucky 2012 Softball World Series Capsule

Kentucky Wildcats
SEC (29-27, 15-13)


 
Big Wins: 3/30 vs Tennessee (5-3), 4/14 vs Georgia (4-0), 4/29 vs Florida (5-1)
Bad Losses: 2/25 vs Georgia Southern (1-2), 3/2 vs Texas A&M C.C. (2-3), 3/13 vs Western Illinois (4-5)
Coach: Rachel Lawson (5 seasons at Kentucky)

Key Field Players:
Kara Dill, Junior, IF, .367 BA, 17 RBI, 19 SB
Brittany Cervantes, Senior, C/IF, .308 BA, 12 HR, 34 RBI
Griffin Joiner, Freshman, C, .280 BA, 18 RBI
Rachel Riley, Senior, IF, .260 BA, 7 HR, 30 RBI
Alice O’Brien, Junior, OF, .256 BA, 14 RBI
Lauren Cumbess, Sophomore, IF, .260 BA, 18 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Chanda Bell, Senior, Pitcher, 2.49 ERA, 16-10 W/L, 16 CG, 163.0 IP, 194 SO
Rachel Riley, Senior, Pitcher, 3.25 ERA, 8-7 W/L, 8 CG, 120.2 IP, 78 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .257 (177th in nation, 8th in conference)
Earned Run Average: 2.97 (111, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .950 (219, 11)
Scoring Offense: 3.68 (174, 10)
Home Runs per Game: 0.77 (71, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.27 (56, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.11 (174, 11)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.88 (136, 9)
Slugging Percentage: .402 (108, 8)
Double Plays per Game: 0.27 (138, 6)


 
Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011Regionaldefeated Notre Dame, defeated Michigan, defeated Michigan
2011Super Regionaleliminated by California
2010Regionaldefeated Ohio State, lost to California, eliminated by Ohio State
2009Regionallost to BYU, defeated Canisius, defeated BYU, eliminated by Ohio State

*all team stats through 5/6


 
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