Columbia 2014 Baseball World Series Capsule

Columbia Lions
Ivy League (29-18, 15-5)

 

Big Wins: 3/8 at Kennesaw State (9-3), 4/9 at Rutgers (13-2), 4/16 St. John’s (11-4)
Bad Losses: 4/1 Yale (3-0), 4/5 at Dartmouth (2-3), 4/25 at Penn (4-12)
Coach: Brett Borett

Key Field Players:
Rob Paller, Sophomore, OF, .287 BA, 34 RBI
David Vandercook, Junior, IF, .255 BA, 5 HR, 34 RBI
Gus Craig, Junior, OF, .276 BA, 6 HR, 25 RBI
Jordan Serena, Junior, IF/OF.302 BA, 13 RBI, 25 SB

Key Pitchers:
David Speer, Senior, P, 1.86 ERA, 7-2 W/L, 6 CG, 87.0 IP, 75 SO
Kevin Roy, Sophomore, P, 3.02 ERA, 6-4 W/L, 62.2 IP, 48 SO
George Thanopoulos, Sophomore, P, 2.81 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 48.0 IP, 40 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .268 (163rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.68 (206, 4)
Doubles per Game:  1.66 (103, 3)
Earned Run Average: 3.55 (87, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .975 (27, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.43 (112, 5)
Scoring Offense: 5.0 (157, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .375 (113, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.41 (52, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.27 (75, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    Regional    lost to Cal State Fullerton, defeated New Mexico, eliminated by Arizona State
2008    Regional    lost to Coastal Carolina, eliminated by East Carolina

*all team stats through 5/18

 

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