Texas Southern Tigers
SWAC (31-17, 16-7)
Big Wins: 2/21 Jackson State (7-3), 2/27 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-1), 4/21 Houston Baptist (5-2)
Bad Losses: 2/13 Jarvis Christian (4-8), 4/12 at Grambling State (7-8), 5/2 at Prairie View A&M (6-16)
Coach: Michael Robertson
Key Field Players:
Robert Garza, Senior, IF, .348 BA, 31 RBI, 13 SB
Christopher Scroggins, Junior, OF, .314 BA, 30 RBI
Horace Leblanc, Freshman, IF/C, .312 BA, 26 RBI, 10 SB
Jerry Ford, Senior, OF, .310 BA, 22 RBI, 29 SB
Javier Valdez, Junior, C, .306 BA, 31 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Frank Cruz, Senior, P, 3.97 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 77.0 IP, 62 SO
Robert Pearson, Junior, P, 5.25 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 61.2 IP, 48 SO
Ryan Rios, Sophomore, P, 2.92 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 49.1 IP, 37 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .293 (51st in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.71 (196, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.69 (131, 4)
Earned Run Average: 4.47 (150, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .953 (269, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 0.56 (130, 6)
Scoring Offense: 7.1 (19, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .415 (61, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 2.83 (1, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.42 (13, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2008 Regional lost to Texas A&M, eliminated by Rice
2004 Regional defeated Rice, lost to Texas A&M, eliminated by Rice
*all team stats through 5/17
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