South Florida Bulls
American (33-24-1, 13-11)
Big Wins: 2/13 vs Cal State Fullerton (2-1), 3/22 Illinois (8-5), 5/3 at UCF (9-3)
Bad Losses: 2/24 FGCU (2-6), 2/28 High Point (3-10), 3/31 at Stetson (3-6)
Coach: Mark Kingston
Key Field Players:
Kevin Merrell, Freshman, IF/OF, .348 BA, 20 RBI, 21 SB
Luke Maglich, Junior, OF, .306 BA, 8 HR, 38 RBI, 14 SB
Levi Borders, Junior, C/3B, .295 BA, 9 HR, 44 RBI
Kyle Teaf, Senior, IF, .294 BA, 23 RBI, 14 SB
Luke Borders, Sophomore, IF/OF, .269 BA, 43 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Jimmy Herget, Junior, P, 2.95 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 94.2 IP, 109 SO
Ryan Valdes, Junior, P, 3.16 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 77.0 IP, 70 SO
Casey Mulholland, Senior, P, 3.71 ERA, 5-8 W/L, 2 CG, 87.1 IP, 71 SO
Tommy Peterson, Sophomore, P, 2.06 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 43.2 IP, 50 SO, 15 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .263 (212th in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.76 (149, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.47 (211, 3)
Earned Run Average: 3.94 (92, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .968 (131, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 0.56 (128, 7)
Scoring Offense: 5.2 (177, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .369 (195, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.25 (81, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.16 (215, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2002 Regional lost to UCF, defeated Stetson, defeated UCF, eliminated by Florida State
2001 Regional defeated Winthrop, lost to East Carolina, eliminated by Winthrop
1997 Regional defeated UCF, lost to Auburn, defeated Western Carolina, eliminated by Florida State
1996 Regional defeated North Carolina State, defeated Massachusetts, lost to Florida, eliminated by Massachusetts
1995 Regional lost to North Carolina, eliminated by Miami (FL)
*all team stats through 5/17
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