Valparaiso 2016 Softball World Series Capsule

Valparaiso Crusaders
Horizon (18-32, 8-14)
 
 
Big Wins: 3/11 vs DePaul (5-1), 5/12 vs Wright State (4-0), 5/13 at Illinois-Chicago (1-0)
Bad Losses: 2/27 vs Southeast Missouri (2-3), 4/22 Detroit (2-9), 5/1 Oakland (6-7)
Coach: Kate Stake
 
Key Field Players:
Carly Trepanier, Freshman, IF/OF, .341 BA, 13 RBI
Taylor Nadler, Sophomore, OF, .305 BA, 25 RBI
Sam Stewart, Junior, IF/C, .279 BA, 7 HR, 33 RBI
Kaitlyn Ranieri, Senior, OF, .279 BA, 5 HR, 28 RBI
Stephanie Moreno, Sophomore, IF, .274 BA, 5 HR, 15 RBI
Taylor Lawson, Junior, OF, 7 RBI, 22 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Taylor Weissenhofer, Senior, P, 4.25 ERA, 10-12 W/L, 11 CG, 163.0 IP, 161 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .263 (204th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.19 (236, 5)
Doubles per Game: 0.96 (243, 6)
Earned Run Average: 5.85 (261, 7)
Fielding Percentage: .961 (122, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.68 (114, 3)
Scoring Offense: 3.47 (243, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .385 (192, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.66 (208, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.09 (234, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2013    Regional          lost to Michigan, defeated Central Michigan, eliminated by California
 
*all team stats through 5/8