Western Carolina Catamounts
SoCon (30-29, 15-9)
Big Wins: 3/12 at Indiana (4-1), 5/14 UNC Greensboro (19-8), 5/29 vs Mercer (4-2)
Bad Losses: 3/24 East Tennessee State (8-14), 4/19 UNC Asheville (0-8), 4/24 at Citadel (4-6)
Coach: Bobby Moranda
Key Field Players:
Matt Smith, Junior, OF/1B, .387 BA, 10 HR, 52 RBI
Bryson Bowman, Junior, OF, .336 BA, 19 HR, 58 RBI
Kramer Ferrell, Senior, OF, .332 BA, 8 HR, 63 RBI
Garrett Brown, Senior, OF, .325 BA, 34 RBI, 34 SB
Danny Bermudez, Senior, C, .295 BA, 6 HR, 36 RBI
Caleb Robinson, Sophomore, IF, .291 BA, 5 HR, 35 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Colton Davis, Senior, P, 4.85 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 65.0 IP, 87 SO
Brendan Nail, Sophomore, P, 5.27 ERA, 4-6 W/L, 82.0 IP, 62 SO
Bryan Sammons, Junior, P, 5.51 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 98.0 IP, 88 SO
B.J. Nobles, Junior, P, 3.32 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 38.0 IP, 43 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .304 (27th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.83 (95, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.51 (211, 9)
Earned Run Average: 6.17 (259, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .964 (209, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 1.30 (7, 4)
Scoring Offense: 7.4 (22, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .475 (19, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.57 (26, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (142, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2007 Regional lost to East Carolina, defeated Jacksonville, defeated East Carolina, eliminated by North Carolina
2003 Regional lost to VCU, defeated Le Moyne, eliminated by VCU
1997 Regional lost to Auburn, defeated Marist, eliminated by South Florida
1994 Regional lost to Arizona State, eliminated by Tennessee
1993 Regional lost to LSU, defeated Miami (FL), eliminated by Kent State
*all team stats through 5/22
