Jackson State Tigers
SWAC (31-23, 9-15)
Big Wins: 3/4 South Alabama (5-4), 3/11 at Louisiana-Monroe (9-6), 5/18 vs Alabama State (9-8)
Bad Losses: 4/12 at Alabama A&M (9-13), 4/19 at MVSU (3-5), 5/3 Alcorn (2-10)
Coach: Omar Johnson
Key Field Players:
Melvin Rodriguez, Junior, IF, .310 BA, 45 RBI
Tilur Smith, Junior, IF, .344 BA, 27 RBI
Nick Marigny, Senior, IF, .308 BA, 24 RBI
Jose Cruz, Senior, C, .280 BA, 28 RBI
Bryce Taylor, Senior, OF, .253 BA, 44 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Desmond Russell, Senior, P, 3.50 ERA, 9-4 W/L, 8 CG, 100.1 IP, 83 SO
Alexander Juday, Junior, P, 4.17 ERA, 5-7 W/L, 2 CG, 90.2 IP, 65 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .273 (132nd in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.96 (34, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.80 (59, 1)
Earned Run Average: 4.16 (145, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .954 (274, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.30 (178, 7)
Scoring Offense: 6.3 (32, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .367 (132, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.54 (32, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.15 (221, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 Regional lost to LSU, eliminated by Louisiana Lafayette
2000 Regional lost to LSU, eliminated by New Orleans
1989 Regional lost to Texas A&M, eliminated by UNLV
1986 Regional lost to LSU, eliminated by Louisiana Tech
*all team stats through 5/18
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