South Alabama Jaguars
Sun Belt (40-20, 21-9)
Big Wins: 2/26 at Georgia (3-1), 3/1 Southern Miss (9-3), 5/13 Louisiana (3-2)
Bad Losses: 3/4 Middle Tennessee (4-7), 4/5 at Alabama State (7-12), 4/15 at Appalachian State (3-4)
Coach: Mark Calvi
Key Field Players:
Cole Billingsley, Junior, OF, .301 BA, 37 RBI, 31 SB
Jared Barnes, Sophomore, C/OF, .299 BA, 6 HR, 33 RBI
Drew LaBounty, Sophomore, IF, .294 BA, 42 RBI
Travis Swaggerty, Freshman, OF, .294 BA, 25 RBI, 19 SB
Ben Gann, Senior, IF, .234 BA, 5 HR, 28 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Randy Bell, Junior, P, 2.38 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 4 CG, 79.1 IP, 52 SO
Kevin Hill, Senior, P, 2.53 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 4 CG, 117.1 IP, 125 SO
Hunter Soleymani, Senior, P, 3.71 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 77.2 IP, 44 SO
Austin Bembnowski, Senior, P, 3.72 ERA, 6-4 W/L, 67.2 IP, 50 SO
Shane McKinley, Senior, P, 3.16 ERA, 1-2 W/L, 25.2 IP, 15 SO, 8 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .265 (184th in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.71 (184, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.64 (163, 6)
Earned Run Average: 3.45 (37, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (18, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.52 (169, 8)
Scoring Offense: 6.3 (75, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .374 (176, 7)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.79 (8, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.21 (162, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 Regional defeated Mercer, lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Central Arkansas
2006 Regional defeated Tulane, lost to Mississippi, eliminated by Tulane
2005 Regional lost to Auburn, eliminated by Army
2003 Regional defeated Rutgers, defeated Florida State, lost to Florida State, eliminated by Florida State
2002 Regional defeated Kent State, lost to Notre Dame, eliminated by Ohio State
2001 Regional lost to Seton Hall, defeated William & Mary, eliminated by Seton Hall
*all team stats through 5/22
