Columbia 2015 Baseball World Series Capsule

Columbia Lions
Ivy League (31-15, 16-4)

 

Big Wins: 3/1 at Houston (12-7), 3/15 vs UNC Greensboro (8-7), 5/9 Dartmouth (7-2)
Bad Losses: 4/11 at Princeton (3-4), 4/15 at Rutgers (4-7), 4/25 Penn (3-4)
Coach: Brett Boretti

Key Field Players:
Joey Falcone, Senior, OF, .347 BA, 11HR, 52 RBI
Gus Craig, Senior, OF, .331 BA, 8 HR, 35 RBI
Jordan Serena, Senior, IF/OF, .314 BA, 20 RBI, 21 SB
David Vandercook, Senior, OF, .312 BA, 6 HR, 34 RBI
Robb Paller, Junior, OF, .270 BA, 7 HR, 31 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Kevin Roy, Junior, P, 2.66 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 2 CG, 61.0 IP, 45 SO
Mike Weisman, Senior, P, 3.47 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 46.2 IP, 23 SO
George Thanopoulos, Junior, P, 3.65 ERA, 5-5 W/L, 69.0 IP, 61 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .294 (46th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.91 (102, 1)
Doubles per Game: 2.07 (33, 2)
Earned Run Average: 4.01 (101, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .965 (169, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 1.02 (16, 1)
Scoring Offense: 6.6 (43, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .460 (16, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.34 (60, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.25 (115, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    Regional    lost to Texas Tech, eliminated by Bethune-Cookman
2013    Regional    lost to Cal State Fullerton, defeated New Mexico, eliminated by Arizona State
2008    Regional    lost to Coastal Carolina, eliminated by East Carolina

*all team stats through 5/17

 

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