BYU 2015 Softball World Series Capsule

BYU Cougars
West Coast (38-12, 12-2)

 

Big Wins: 2/13 vs Northwestern (5-1), 2/12 vs Hawaii (5-4), 3/12 vs Long Beach State (2-1)
Bad Losses: 2/7 vs Cal Poly (1-3), 2/19 vs Maryland (1-2), 4/16 Southern Utah (8-11)
Coach: Gordon Eakin

Key Field Players:
Gordy Bravo, Junior, OF, .465 BA, 30 RBI
Lacey Hofstedt, Senior, OF, .441 BA, 14, RBI, 23 SB
Sydney Broderick, Sophomore, C/OF, .351 BA, 7 HR, 44 RBI
Lauren Bell, Sophomore, IF, .329 BA, 29 RBI
Ashley Thompson, Sophomore, IF, P, .324 BA, 8 HR, 40 RBI
McKenzie St. Clair, Sophomore, OF/2B, .325 BA, 28 RBI
Mercedes O’Connor, Sophomore, C/OF, .302 BA, 37 RBI
Coco Tauali’i, Junior, IF/OF, .246 BA, 10 HR, 32 RBI

Key Pitchers:
McKenna Bull, Sophomore, P, 1.95 ERA, 33-7 W/L, 27 CG, 233.1 IP, 230 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .337 (20th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.38 (71, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.23 (143, 3)
Earned Run Average: 2.98 (61, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .953 (198, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.81 (119, 2)
Scoring Offense: 6.19 (38, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .492 (41, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.34 (59, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.21 (65, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    Regional    defeated Northwestern, lost to Washington, eliminated by Northwestern
2013    Regional    lost to Oregon, eliminated by Wisconsin
2012    Regional    defeated Mississippi State, lost to Oregon, defeated Portland State, lost to Oregon
2011    Regional    defeated Auburn, lost to Washington, defeated Auburn, eliminated by Washington
2010    Regional    defeated East Carolina, defeated Texas, defeated East Carolina
2010    Super Regional    eliminated by Arizona
2009    Regional    defeated Kentucky, lost to Ohio State, eliminated by Kentucky
2008    Regional    defeated North Carolina, lost to Georgia, defeated Campbell, eliminated by Georgia
2007    Regional    defeated Cal Poly, lost to Arizona State, defeated Southern Utah, eliminated by Arizona State

*all team stats through 5/3

 

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