North Dakota State 2014 Softball World Series Capsule

North Dakota State Bison
Summit (35-16, 13-3)

 

Big Wins: 2/8 vs Notre Dame (4-1), 2/22 Houston (3-1), 3/7 at Stanford (4-0)
Bad Losses: 2/15 vs Southern Miss (6-7), 3/8 vs UC Davis (2-4), 5/8 IUPUI (8-15)
Coach: Darren Mueller & Jamie Trachsel

Key Field Players:
Alex Sobrero, Junior, OF, .394 BA, 5 HR, 33 RBI
Logan Moreland, Sophomore, IF, .360 BA, 8 HR, 27 RBI
Jackie Stifter, Sophomore IF, .354 BA, 25 RBI
Amanda Grable, Junior, IF, .336 BA, 9 HR, 45 RBI
Cheyenne Garcia, Sophomore, IF, .331 BA, 5 HR, 44 RBI
Jenina Ortega, Senior, C, .303 BA, 9 HR, 39 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Krista Menke, Junior, P, 2.08 ERA, 28-7 W/L, 27 CG, 229.1 IP, 247 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .308 (40th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.24 (177, 1)
Doubles per Game:  1.40 (57, 3)
Earned Run Average: 2.73 (69, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (25, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.80 (89, 2)
Scoring Offense: 5.62 (43, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .459 (60, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.33 (54, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (159, 5)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2011    Regional    lost to Arizona State, eliminated by San Diego State
2010    Regional    lost to Washington, eliminated by Nebraska
2009    Regional    defeated Oklahoma, defeated Tulsa, defeated Tulsa
2009    Super Regional    eliminated by Arizona State

*all team stats through 5/4

 

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