Fresno State 2017 Softball World Series Capsule

 
Fresno State Bulldogs
Mountain West (34-21, 14-9)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/18 vs Cal State Fullerton (12-11), 3/10 BYU (6-1), 3/11 Oregon State (6-2)
Bad Losses: 2/18 vs Texas Tech (6-9), 3/26 Boise State (1-2), 4/1 Nevada (4-8)
Coach: Linda Garza
 
Key Field Players:
Morgan Howe, Sophomore, OF, .438 BA, 6 HR, 39 RBI
Malia Rivers, Senior, IF, .355 BA, 11 RBI
Vanessa Hernandez, Sophomore, OF, .301 BA, 7 HR, 39 RBI
Savannah McHellon, Junior, P, .300 BA, 10 HR, 44 RBI
Lindsey Willmon, Senior, IF, .267 BA, 9 HR, 35 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Kamalani Dung, Sophomore, P, 2.17 ERA, 25-13 W/L, 29 CG, 238.1 IP, 202 SO
Savannah McHellon, Junior, P, 4.32 ERA, 5-7 W/L, 4 CG, 79.1 IP, 46 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .289 (86th in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.10 (285, 9)
Doubles per Game: 1.12 (159, 7)
Earned Run Average: 2.97 (92, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .959 (148, 6)
Home Runs per Game: 0.77 (67, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.31 (41, 4)
Slugging Percentage: 0.444 (49, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.42 (255, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.31 (13, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    Regional          lost to Cal State Fullerton, defeated Cal State Bakersfield, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2015    Regional          lost to North Dakota State, eliminated by BYU
2011    Regional          defeated Nebraska, lost to Stanford, eliminated by Nebraska
2010    Regional          lost to San Diego State, defeated St. Mary's, defeated San Diego State, eliminated by UCLA
2009    Regional          defeated UNLV, lost to UCLA, defeated Long Beach State, eliminated by UCLA
2008    Regional          defeated Sacramento State, lost to California, defeated San Diego State, defeated California, eliminated by California
2007    Regional          defeated Stanford, lost to LSU, eliminated by Stanford
 
*all team stats through 5/7