Virginia Cavaliers
ACC (47-10, 22-8)
Big Wins: 3/23 North Carolina State (8-2), 4/20 Florida State (9-2), 5/16 at North Carolina (10-4)
Bad Losses: 3/10 Maryland (2-4), 3/31 Miami FL (3-4), 4/10 Radford (8-9)
Coach: Brian O’Connor
Key Field Players:
Mike Papi, Sophomore, OF/1B, .400 BA, 6 HR, 54 RBI
Branden Cogswell, Sophomore, IF, .346 BA, 22 RBI, 12 SB
Joe McCarthy, Freshman, OF/1B, .329 BA, 49 RBI, 10 SB
Brandon Downes, Sophomore, C/OF, .318 BA, 9 HR, 57 RBI
Nick Howard, Sophomore, IF/P, .311 BA, 36 RBI
Derek Fisher, Sophomore, OF, .315 BA, 7 HR, 44 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Scott Silverstein, Senior, P, 3.07 ERA, 9-1 W/L, 82.0 IP, 63 SO
Nick Howard, Sophomore, P, 3.38 ERA, 6-4 W/L, 61.1 IP, 52 SO
Brandon Waddell, Freshman, P, 4.02 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 78.1 IP, 73 SO
Kyle Crockett, Junior, P, 1.81 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 49.2 IP, 61 SO, 10 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .216 (9th in nation, 1st in conference)
Earned Run Average: 3.11 (29, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .969 (104, 7)
Scoring Offense: 8.3 (3, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.67 (41, 4)
Doubles per Game: 2.20 (12, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.54 (4, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.09 (126, 8)
Slugging Percentage: .469 (7, 1)
Double Plays per Game: 0.72 (177, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 | Regional | defeated Army, lost to Appalachian State, eliminated by Oklahoma |
2011 | Regional | defeated Navy, defeated St. John's, defeated East Carolina |
2011 | Super Regional | defeated UC Irvine |
2011 | CWS | defeated California, lost to South Carolina, defeated California, eliminated by South Carolina |
2010 | Regional | defeated VCU, defeated Mississippi, lost to St. John's, defeated St. John's |
2010 | Super Regional | eliminated by Oklahoma |
2009 | Regional | defeated San Diego State, defeated UC Irvine, defeated UC Irvine |
2009 | Super Regional | defeated Mississippi |
2009 | CWS | lost to LSU, defeated Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Arkansas |
2008 | Regional | lost to UCLA, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton |
2007 | Regional | defeated Lafayette, defeated Oregon State, lost to Oregon State, eliminated by Oregon State |
*all team stats through 5/19
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