Sam Houston State Bearkats
Southland (41-20, 24-6)
Big Wins: 3/19 Northwestern State (2-0), 5/17 at Texas A&M (5-0), 5/29 vs Southeastern Louisiana (7-4)
Bad Losses: 4/10 at Stephen F. Austin (4-8), 5/7 at Texas A&M-CC (1-2), 5/13 at Lamar (8-9)
Coach: Matt Deggs
Key Field Players:
Bryce Johnson, Sophomore, OF, .347 BA, 29 RBI, 20 SB
Zach Smith, Senior, IF, .298 BA, 7 HR, 41 RBI
Lance Miles, Junior, IF, .292 BA, 23 RBI
Robie Rojas, Junior, C, .285 BA, 29 RBI
Andrew Fregia, Freshman, IF, .268 BA, 8 HR, 36 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Heath Donica, Junior, P, 3.23 ERA, 10-3 W/L, 4 CG, 108.2 IP, 93 SO
Riley Gossett, Freshman, P, 2.57 ERA, 7-0 W/L, 91.0 IP, 60 SO
Mac Odom, Freshman, P, 2.33 ERA, 7-0 W/L, 88.2 IP, 62 SO
Greg Belton, Senior, P, 3.29 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 54.2 IP, 56 SO, 13 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .290 (67th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.66 (222, 10)
Doubles per Game: 1.84 (91, 4)
Earned Run Average: 3.96 (79, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .967 (159, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.50 (172, 6)
Scoring Offense: 6.0 (95, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .408 (102, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.30 (60, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.34 (39, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 Regional defeated Dallas Baptist, lost to TCU, defeated Siena, eliminated by TCU
2013 Regional defeated Louisiana Lafayette, lost to LSU, eliminated by Louisiana Lafayette
2012 Regional lost to Arkansas, defeated Prairie View A&M, defeated Rice, eliminated by Arkansas
2009 Regional lost to Rice, eliminated by Xavier
2008 Regional lost to Rice, eliminated by Texas
2007 Regional lost to Mississippi, defeated Troy, defeated Southern Miss, eliminated by Mississippi
1996 Regional defeated Miami (FL), lost to Texas, eliminated by UCLA
1989 Regional lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by New Orleans
*all team stats through 5/22