Northwestern 2012 Softball World Series Capsule

Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten (27-27, 14-10)

 
Big Wins: 2/12 vs Texas A&M (6-3), 2/26 vs Missouri (7-1), 5/12 vs Illinois (10-2)
Bad Losses: 3/17 vs Chattanooga (2-6), 4/15 vs Minnesota (3-6), 4/24 vs Loyola (IL) (0-1)
Coach: Kate Drohan (11 seasons at Northwestern)

Key Field Players:
Marisa Bast, Sophomore, IF, .414 BA, 13 HR, 63 RBI
Emily Allard, Junior, IF/OF, .375 BA, 22 RBI, 35 SB
Adrienne Monka, Senior, IF, .324 BA, 13 HR, 52 RBI
Kristin Scharkey, Junior, OF, .301 BA, 6 RBI, 15 SB
Olivia Duehr, Freshman, OF, .252 BA, 7 HR, 36 RBI
Amy Letourneau, Freshman, 1B, .248 BA, 7 HR, 33 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Amy Letourneau, Freshman, Pitcher, 4.94 ERA, 11-9 W/L, 6 CG, 113.1 IP, 109 SO
Megan Lamberth, Junior, Pitcher, 3.48 ERA, 12-12 W/L, 13 CG, 150.2 IP, 75 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .284 (76th in nation, 6th in conference)
Earned Run Average: 4.11 (214, 9)
Fielding Percentage: .957 (156, 7)
Scoring Offense: 5.43 (30, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.96 (29, 2)
Doubles per Game:  0.84 (240, 12)
Triples per Game: 0.14 (118, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.59 (29, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .433 (66, 5)
Double Plays per Game: 0.29 (110, 8)

 
Recent Postseason Appearances:

*all team stats through 5/6

 
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