Army 2012 Baseball World Series Capsule

Army Black Knights
Patriot (41-13, 18-2)


 
Big Wins: 3/11 vs Sacred Heart (5-2), 3/16 vs Iowa (5-1), 4/29 at Holy Cross (4-3)
Bad Losses: 3/17 vs Illinois State (5-7), 3/28 at Columbia (5-7), 4/25 at Marist (3-6)
Coach: Joe Sottolano (13 seasons at Army)

Key Field Players:
Kevin McKague, Senior, IF, .389 BA, 44 RBI, 13 SB
Harold Earls, Freshman, IF, .347 BA, 22 RBI, 23 SB
Zach Price, Senior, IF, .324 BA, 24 RBI, 20 SB
J.T. Watkins, Senior, C, .318 BA, 31 RBI
Daniel Cortes, Freshman, OF, .274 BA, 23 RBI, 15 SB
Cody Murtle, Senior, OF, .251 BA, 41 RBI, 10 SB

Key Pitchers:
Chris Rowley, Junior, RHP, 1.97 ERA, 11-0 W/L, 91.1 IP, 76 SO
Logan Lee, Senior, LHP, 3.28 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 85.0 IP, 60 SO
Nick Dignacco, Sophomore, LHP, 3.38 ERA, 7-2 W/L, 66.2 IP, 58 SO
Gunnar Carroll, Sophomore, RHP, 2.45 ERA, 2-0 W/L, 51.1 IP, 40 SO, 8 SV

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .289 (78th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Offense: 5.8 (97, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.21 (277, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (241, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.28 (230, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .363 (191, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.94 (9, 1)
Earned Run Average: 3.20 (36, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (21, 1)
Double Plays per Game: 0.87 (81, 1)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2009Regionallost to Texas, defeated Texas State, defeated Boston College, eliminated by Texas
2005Regionallost to Florida State, defeated South Alabama, eliminated by Auburn
2004Regionallost to LSU, eliminated by Charleston
2000Regionallost to Rutgers, eliminated by Penn State

*all team stats through 5/20


 
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