Iowa 2015 Baseball World Series Capsule

Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten (39-16, 19-5)

 

Big Wins: 3/27 Indiana (2-0), 4/11 at Maryland (3-1), 4/26 Nebraska (5-1)
Bad Losses: 3/14 at Houston Baptist (1-7), 4/1 at Western Illinois (5-16), 4/18 Northwestern (1-4)
Coach: Rick Heller

Key Field Players:
Tyler Peyton, Junior, P/1B, .352 BA, 30 RBI
Eric Toole, Senior, OF, .309 BA, 28 RBI, 27 SB
Jake Mangler, Senior, IF, .303 BA, 33 RBI
Nick Roscetti, Junior, IF, .302 BA, 25 RBI
Kris Goodman, Senior, OF, .274 BA, 26 RBI, 10 SB

Key Pitchers:
Calvin Mathews, Junior, P, 2.67 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 67.1 IP, 40 SO
Blake Hickman, Junior, P, 2.90 ERA, 9-2 W/L, 80.2 IP, 49 SO
Tyler Peyton, Junior, P/1B, 3.18 ERA, 6-4 W/L, 87.2 IP, 69 SO
Nick Hibbing, Senior, P, 1.74 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 41.1 IP, 35 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .278 (122nd in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.79 (127, 9)
Doubles per Game: 1.56 (180, 10)
Earned Run Average: 2.90 (10, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .979 (7, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.23 (271, 13)
Scoring Offense: 5.3 (171, 8)
Slugging Percentage: .361 (209, 11)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.46 (43, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.31 (56, 3)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
1990    Regional    lost to Maine, eliminated by North Carolina

*all team stats through 5/17

 

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