Mercer 2015 Baseball World Series Capsule

Mercer Bears
SoCon (35-21, 16-7)

 

Big Wins: 3/14 Bradley (3-2), 3/24 at Georgia (12-8), 5/14 Samford (14-5)
Bad Losses: 3/10 at Florida A&M (2-14), 3/29 at Furman (4-8), 4/11 Western Carolina (0-3)
Coach: Craig Gibson

Key Field Players:
Kyle Lewis, Sophomore, OF, .373 BA, 17 HR, 56 RBI
Jackson Ware, Freshman, IF, .325 BA, 5 HR, 24 RBI
Danny Edgeworth, Sophomore, IF, .296 BA, 6 HR, 42 RBI
Devin Bonin, Senior, IF, .290 BA, 10 HR, 40 RBI
Charlie Madden, Sophomore, C, .258 BA, 9 HR, 48 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Eric Nyquist, Senior, P, 3.22 ERA, 9-2 W/L, 86.2 IP, 69 SO
Grant Papelian, Senior, P, 4.90 ERA, 4-4 W/L, 68.0 IP, 33 SO
Morgan Pittman, Senior, P, 2.56 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 59.2 IP, 59 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .283 (98th in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.69 (205, 7)
Doubles per Game: 2.02 (45, 2)
Earned Run Average: 4.76 (176, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (46, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 1.21 (4, 2)
Scoring Offense: 6.8 (31, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .460 (15, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.48 (281, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.15 (225, 8)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    Regional    lost to South Alabama, eliminated by Central Arkansas
2010    Regional    lost to Georgia Tech, defeated Elon, eliminated by Alabama

*all team stats through 5/17

 

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