Virginia Cavaliers
ACC (44-13, 22-8)
Big Wins: 3/23 at Miami (8-3), 4/25 at Florida State (5-3), 5/11 Georgia Tech (3-1)
Bad Losses: 2/25 VMI (2-3), 4/5 at Pittsburgh (1-2), 5/16 at Wake Forest (5-6)
Coach: Brian O’Connor
Key Field Players:
Joe McCarthy, Sophomore, OF, .305 BA, 6 HR, 44 RBI
Mike Papi, Junior, OF, .289 BA, 10 HR, 47 RBI
Brandon Downes, Junior, C, .218 BA, 7 HR, 34 RBI
Kenny Towns, Junior, IF, .254 BA, 26 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Nathan Kirby, Sophomore, P, 1.48 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 91.1 IP, 93 SO
Brandon Waddell, Sophomore, P, 2.73 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 85.2 IP, 59 SO
Nick Howard, Junior, P, 2.22 ERA, 2-1 W/L, 18 SV, 28.1 IP, 50 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .279 (90th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.67 (215, 10)
Doubles per Game: 1.59 (131, 8)
Earned Run Average: 2.24 (7, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .982 (4, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.54 (63, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.5 (102, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .384 (88, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.06 (121, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.11 (260, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 Regional defeated Army, defeated Elon, defeated Elon
2013 Super Regional lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Mississippi State
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 5/18
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