UCF 2012 Baseball World Series Capsule

UCF Knights
C-USA (41-14, 16-8)


 
Big Wins: 4/4 at Miami (4-1), 4/22 at Tulane (8-6), 5/18 Rice (8-6)
Bad Losses: 2/25 Boston College (8-7), 5/6 Presbyterian (2-7), 5/12 at Marshall (6-9)
Coach: Terry Rooney (4 seasons at UCF)

Key Field Players:
Travis Shreve, Senior, IF, .357 BA, 25 RBI, 15 SB
Alex Friedrich, Senior, OF, .329 BA, 37 RBI, 15 SB
D.J. Hicks, Junior, IF, .325 BA, 11 HR, 68 RBI
Chris Taladay, Junior, C/IF, .311 BA, 42 RBI
Ronnie Richardson, Junior, OF, .305 BA, 8 HR, 31 RBI, 22 SB
Darnell Sweeney, Junior, IF, .270 BA, 30 RBI, 20 SB
Ryan Breen, Junior, C, .273 BA, 24 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Chris Matulis, Junior, LHP, 3.23 ERA, 6-0 W/L, 64.0 IP, 57 SO
Ben Lively, Sophomore, RHP, 3.37 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 69.1 IP, 76 SO
Joe Rogers, Junior, LHP, 1.64 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 38.1 IP, 45 SO, 12 SV
Roman Madrid, Junior, RHP, 0.66 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 40l.2 IP, 44 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .295 (38th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Offense: 6.7 (27, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.85 (64, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.20 (166, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.69 (48, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .420 (49, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.58 (28, 1)
Earned Run Average: 3.27 (42, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (69, 5)
Double Plays per Game: 0.93 (48, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

2011Regionallost to Alabama, defeated Bethune-Cookman, eliminated by Alabama
2004Regionaldefeated Oklahoma State, lost to Florida State, defeated Oklahoma State, defeated Florida State, eliminated by Florida State
2002Regionaldefeated South Florida, lost to Florida State, eliminated by South Florida
2001Regionaldefeated Princeton, defeated South Carolina, lost to South Carolina, eliminated by South Carolina
2000Regionaldefeated Evansville, defeated Florida State, lost to Florida State, eliminated by Florida State

*all team stats through 5/20


 
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