Sam Houston State Bearkats
Southland (37-20, 20-7)
Big Wins: 2/26 at Texas (5-3), 3/26 Rice (9-3), 4/16 Texas A&M (9-8)
Bad Losses: 2/22 Louisiana-Monroe (1-2), 3/1 Arkansas State (3-5), 3/14 at Dallas Baptist (4-18)
Coach: David Pierce
Key Field Players:
Kevin Miller, Senior, IF, .338 BA, 37 RBI
Jessie Plumlee, Senior, IF, 3.13 BA, 26 RBI
Carter Burgess, Sophomore, IF, .318 BA, 27 RBI
Anthony Azar, Junior, C/IF, .309 BA, 45 RBI
Colt Atwood, Sophomore, OF, .306 BA, 25 RBI
Luke Plucheck, Junior, IF/OF, .297 BA, 8 HR, 40 RBI, 11 SB
Key Pitchers:
Caleb Smith, Junior, P, 3.23 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 86.1 IP, 68 SO
Tyler Eppler, Sophomore, P, 3.41 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 68.2 IP, 44 SO
Andrew Godail, Sophomore, P, 3.42 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 73.2 IP, 62 SO
Jason Simms, Junior, P, 2.98 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 42.1 IP, 41 SO, 9 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .295 (46th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Earned Run Average: 3.74 (81, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .971 (75, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.80 (80, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.54 (72, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.69 (118, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.26 (98, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.80 (216, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .405 (58, 2)
Double Plays per Game: 0.56 (273, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 | Regional | lost to Arkansas, defeated Prairie View A&M, defeated Rice, eliminated by Arkansas |
2009 | Regional | lost to Rice, eliminated by Xavier |
2008 | Regional | lost to Rice, eliminated by Texas |
2007 | Regional | lost to Mississippi, defeated Troy, defeated Southern Miss, eliminated by Mississippi |
1996 | Regional | defeated Miami (FL), lost to Texas, eliminated by UCLA |
1989 | Regional | lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by New Orleans |
*all team stats through 5/19
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