UNC Wilmington 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

UNC Wilmington Seahawks
Colonial (39-17, 16-6)
 
Big Wins: 3/22 North Carolina State (6-4), 5/6 Charleston (8-3), 5/11 North Carolina (6-2)
Bad Losses: 4/1 Northeastern (4-9), 5/15 at James Madison (7-11), 5/20 at Delaware (7-11)
Coach: Mark Scalf
 
Key Field Players:
Steven Linkous, Senior, OF/IF, .386 BA, 41 RBI, 29 SB
Brian Mims, Sophomore, IF, .367 BA, 13 HR, 56 RBI
Robbie Thorburn, Junior, IF/OF, .358 BA, 25 RBI, 20 SB
Nick Feight, Sophomore, C, .358 BA, 21 HR, 90 RBI
Gavin Stupienski, Junior, C, .350 BA, 13 HR, 59 RBI
Casey Golden, Junior, OF, .321 BA, 9 HR, 29 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Ryan Foster, Senior, P, 2.41 ERA, 12-1 W/L, 2 CG, 104.2 IP, 66 SO
Alex Royalty, Freshman, P, 4.44 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 71.0 IP, 56 SO
Austin Magestro, Sophomore, P, 2.89 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 43.2 IP, 62 SO
Cory Gantz, Junior, P, 4.53 ERA, 4-0 W/L, 45.2 IP, 17 SO
Austin Easter, Sophomore, P, 3.46 ERA, 2-0 W/L, 41.2 IP, 40 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .324 (6th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.77 (138, 5)
Doubles per Game: 2.08 (36, 3)
Earned Run Average: 4.22 (105, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .962 (255, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 1.50 (2, 1)
Scoring Offense: 8.6 (2, 1)
Slugging Percentage: ,525 (2, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.40 (52, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.33 (51, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional           defeated Tulane, lost to LSU, defeated Tulane, eliminated by LSU
2013    Regional           lost to Elon, defeated Army, eliminated by Elon
2012    Regional           lost to Vanderbilt, defeated Sacred Heart, eliminated by North Carolina State
2008    Regional           defeated Elon, lost to North Carolina, defeated Elon, eliminated by North Carolina
2006    Regional           lost to Winthrop, defeated Maine, eliminated by Winthrop
2004    Regional           defeated Tennessee, lost to East Carolina, defeated Tennessee, eliminated by East Carolina
2003    Regional           lost to Tulane, defeated Northeastern, defeated Tulane, eliminated by LSU
 
*all team stats through 5/22