DePaul Blue Demons
Big East (41-9, 18-1)
Big Wins: 2/9 at Florida International (1-0), 2/16 vs Kansas (3-2), 4/4 Notre Dame (4-2)
Bad Losses: 2/7 vs Jacksonville (0-12), 3/14 vs UNLV (1-6), 5/3 at Butler (2-4)
Coach: Eugene Lenti
Key Field Players:
Mary Connolly, Junior, 1B, .407 BA, 13 HR, 41 RBI
Allie Branden, Senior, SS, .356 BA, 28 RBI
Dylan Christensen, Freshman, OF, .346 BA, 36 RBI
Nicole Pihl, Freshman, 1B, .293 BA, 5 HR, 24 RBI
Morgan Maize, Sophomore, IF, .314 BA, 28 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Kirsten Verdun, Senior, P, 1.72 ERA, 30-5 W/L, 26 CG, 220.0 IP, 265 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .311 (33rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.25 (167, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.56 (19, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.12 (28, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .961 (120, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.92 (52, 1)
Scoring Offense: 5.96 (30, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .491 (29, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.00 (104, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.25 (34, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 Regional defeated Massachusetts, lost to Missouri, eliminated by Illinois State
2011 Regional defeated Indiana, defeated Missouri, lost to Missouri, eliminated by Missouri
2010 Regional lost to Illinois, defeated Creighton, eliminated by Illinois
2009 Regional lost to Bradley, defeated Illinois, defeated Bradley, eliminated by Missouri
2008 Regional defeated Drake, lost to Northwestern, defeated Western Illinois, defeated Northwestern, eliminated by Northwestern
2007 Regional defeated Mississippi Valley State, defeated Missouri, defeated Missouri
2007 Super Regional defeated Oklahoma
2007 WCWS lost to Washington, defeated Arizona State, eliminated by Arizona
*all team stats through 5/4
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