East Carolina 2015 Baseball World Series Capsule

East Carolina Pirates
American (40-20, 15-9)

 

Big Wins: 4/12 at South Florida (6-0), 4/25 UCF (3-2), 5/9 at Houston (4-1)
Bad Losses: 3/10 Campbell (4-9), 3/20 VCU (3-4), 3/25 High Point (2-13)
Coach: Cliff Godwin

Key Field Players:
Hunter Allen, Senior, IF, .353 BA, 17 RBI
Luke Lowery, Junior, C/1B, .313 BA, 12 HR, 49 RBI
Travis Watkins, Sophomore, C, .302 BA, 36 RBI
Charlie Yorgen, Sophomore, IF, .289 BA, 27 RBI
Eric Tyler, Sophomore, C, .273 BA, 25 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Evan Kruczynski, Sophomore, P, 3.06 ERA, 8-4 W/L, 2 CG, 94.0 IP, 70 SO
Reid Love, Senior, P, 2.84 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 88.2 IP, 77 SO
Jacob Wolfe, Sophomore, P, 3.35 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 88.2 IP, 54 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .285 (83rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.96 (37, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.27 (275, 7)
Earned Run Average: 3.42 (47, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (63, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.64 (102, 5)
Scoring Offense: 5.2 (174, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .389 (132, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.70 (236, 8)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (268, 8)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012    Regional    lost to St. John's, defeated Cornell, eliminated by North Carolina
2011    Regional    lost to St. John's, defeated Navy, defeated St. John's, eliminated by Virginia
2009    Regional    defeated Binghamton, lost to South Carolina, defeated Binghamton, defeated South Carolina, defeated South Carolina
2009    Super Regional    eliminated by North Carolina
2008    Regional    lost to Alabama, defeated Columbia, defeated Alabama, eliminated by Coastal Carolina
2007    Regional    defeated Western Carolina, lost to North Carolina, eliminated by Western Carolina
2005    Regional    lost to Arizona State, eliminated by UNLV

*all team stats through 5/17

 

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