Sam Houston State Baseball 2013 World Series Capsule

Sam Houston State Bearkats
Southland (37-20, 20-7)

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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:

2012Regionallost to Arkansas, defeated Prairie View A&M, defeated Rice, eliminated by Arkansas
2009Regionallost to Rice, eliminated by Xavier
2008Regionallost to Rice, eliminated by Texas
2007Regionallost to Mississippi, defeated Troy, defeated Southern Miss, eliminated by Mississippi
1996Regionaldefeated Miami (FL), lost to Texas, eliminated by UCLA
1989Regionallost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by New Orleans


*all team stats through 5/19

 

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