Florida 2014 Baseball World Series Capsule

Florida Gators
SEC (40-21, 21-9)

 

Big Wins: 3/29 LSU (6-2), 4/12 at South Carolina (4-3), 5/8 Vanderbilt (1-0)
Bad Losses: 2/27 Florida Gulf Coast (1-2), 2/28 Illinois (1-5), 4/1 Florida Atlantic (4-5)
Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan

Key Field Players:
Taylor Gushue. Junior, C, .323 BA, 6 HR, 49 RBI
Peter Alonso, Freshman, IF, .269 BA, 32 RBI
Casey Turgeon, Junior, IF, .250 BA, 32 RBI
Harrison Bader, Sophomore, OF, .333 BA, 24 RBI
Braden Mattson, Junior, C, .276 BA, 28 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Logan Shore, Freshman, P, 1.99 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 90.2 IP, 62 SO
Danny Young, Sophomore, P, 2.23 ERA, 5-0 W/L, 48.1 IP, 36 SO
Aaron Rhodes, Sophomore, P, 2.48 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 54.1 IP, 51 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .268 (168th in nation, 11th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.86 (88, 6)
Doubles per Game:  1.27 (250, 11)
Earned Run Average: 3.34 (62, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (39, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.45 (100, 7)
Scoring Offense: 4.7 (180, 11)
Slugging Percentage: .355 (173, 10)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.95 (158, 8)
Triples per Game: 0.14 (233, 11)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    Regional    lost to Austin Peay, eliminated by Valparaiso
2012    Regional    defeated Bethune-Cookman, defeated Georgia Tech, defeated Georgia Tech
2012    Super Regional    defeated North Carolina State, defeated North Carolina State
2012    CWS    lost to South Carolina, eliminated by Kent State
2011    Regional    defeated Manhattan, defeated Miami (FL), defeated Miami (FL)
2011    Super Regional    defeated Mississippi State
2011    CWS    defeated Texas, defeated Vanderbilt, defeated Vanderbilt
2011    Championship    eliminated by South Carolina
2010    Regional    defeated Bethune-Cookman, defeated Oregon, defeated Florida Atlantic
2010    Super Regional    defeated Miami (FL)
2010    CWS    lost to UCLA, eliminated by Florida State
2009    Regional    defeated Bethune-Cookman, defeated Miami (FL), defeated Miami (FL)
2009    Super Regional    eliminated by Southern Mississippi
2008    Regional    lost to Tulane, eliminated by Florida State
2005    Regional    defeated Stetson, defeated North Carolina, defeated Notre Dame
2005    Super Regional    defeated Florida State
2005    CWS    defeated Tennessee, defeated Nebraska, lost to Arizona State, defeated Arizona State
2005    Championship    eliminated by Texas

*all team stats through 5/18

 

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