East Carolina 2012 Baseball World Series Capsule

East Carolina Pirates
C-USA (34-20-1, 13-10-1)


 
Big Wins: 3/9 at Alabama (3-1), 3/25 at UCF (15-6), 4/22 at Rice (4-3)
Bad Losses: 3/7 at Troy (2-8), 3/21 at High Point (2-10), 4/17 North Carolina-Wilmington (1-10)
Coach: Billy Godwin (7 seasons at East Carolina)

Key Field Players:
John Wooten, Junior, IF, .336 BA, 8 HR, 35 RBI
Drew Reynolds, Sophomore, IF, .328 BA, 22 RBI
Tim Younger, Senior, IF, .314 BA, 25 RBI
Corey Thompson, Senior, 3B, .304 BA, 35 RBI
Jay Cannon, Junior, IF/OF, .302 BA, 20 RBI
Zach Wright, Senior, C, .293 BA, 36 RBI
Jack Reinheimer, Sophomore, IF, .289 BA, 21 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Kevin Brandt, Senior, LHP, 1.82 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 94.0 IP, 63 SO
Jharel Cotton, Junior, RHP, 3.22 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 67.0 IP, 59 SO
Drew Reynolds, Sophomore, RHP, 3.33 ERA, 3-0 W/L, 24.1 IP, 19 SO, 10 SV
Tyler Joyner, Junior, LHP, 2.75 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 85.0 IP, 64 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .291 (64th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Offense: 5.7 (107, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.42 (224, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.09 (277, 9)
Home Runs per Game: 0.49 (113, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .379 (146, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.73 (219, 9)
Earned Run Average: 3.09 (21, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (72, 6)
Double Plays per Game: 0.87 (73, 4)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011Regionallost to St. John's, defeated Navy, defeated St. John's, eliminated by Virginia
2009Regionaldefeated Binghamton, lost to South Carolina, defeated Binghamton, defeated South Carolina, defeated South Carolina
2009Super Regionaleliminated by North Carolina
2008Regionallost to Alabama, defeated Columbia, defeated Alabama, eliminated by Coastal Carolina
2007Regionaldefeated Western Carolina, lost to North Carolina, eliminated by Western Carolina
2005Regionallost to Arizona State, eliminated by UNLV

*all team stats through 5/20


 
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