Bucknell 2014 Baseball World Series Capsule

Bucknell Bison
Patriot (30-19-1, 15-5)

 

Big Wins: 3/9 Illinois State (4-2), 3/15 Northwestern (6-5), 4/12 at Army (3-1)
Bad Losses: 2/22 at Delaware State (0-1), 3/2 Niagara (1-2), 4/20 at Lafayette (3-7)
Coach: Scott Heather

Key Field Players:
Corey Furman, Senior, OF, .388 BA, 24 RBI
Anthony Gingerelli, Junior, OF, .312 BA, 5 HR, 27 RBI
Joe Ogren, Sophomore, IF/OF, .324 BA, 28 RBI
Jon Mayer, Sophomore, C, .239 BA, 23 RBI
Rob Krentzman, Junior, IF, .250 BA, 20 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Dan Weigel, Senior, P, 2.94 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 3 CG, 88.2 IP, 46 SO
Xavier Hammond, Junior, P, 3.34 ERA, 3-5 W/L, 2 CG, 70.0 IP, 44 SO
Bryson Hough, Junior, P, 4.37 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 3 CG, 80.1 IP, 43 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .257 (222nd in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.68 (207, 3)
Doubles per Game:  1.13 (280, 4)
Earned Run Average: 3.52 (81, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .966 (147, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.21 (234, 3)
Scoring Offense: 4.5 (218, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .342 (202, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.51 (279, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.40 (10, 1)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2010    Regional    lost to South Carolina, eliminated by Virginia Tech
2008    Regional    defeated Florida State, lost to Tulane, eliminated by Florida State
2003    Regional    lost to Texas, eliminated by Arkansas
2001    Regional    lost to Miami (FL), eliminated by Stetson
1996    Regional    lost to Florida, eliminated by UCF

*all team stats through 5/18

 

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